Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus' Face did Shine as the Sun

¹And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, ²And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. ³And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. ⁴Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁵While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. ⁶And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. ⁷And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. ⁸And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. ⁹And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. ¹⁰And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?  ¹¹And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. ¹²But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. ¹³Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. -Matthew 17:1-9 Bible, King James Version

 

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling

CHAPTER 129.

¹¹Then Jesus, taking Peter, James and John, went forth unto a mountain top to pray. ¹²And as he prayed a brilliant light appeared; his form became as radiant as a precious stone; ¹³His face shone like the sun; his garments seemed as white as snow; the son of man became the son of God. ¹⁴He was transfigured that the men of earth might see the possi­bilities of man. ¹⁵When first the glory came the three disciples were asleep; a master touched their eyes and said, Awake and see the glory of the Lord. ¹⁶And they awoke, and saw the glory of the Lord; and more, they saw the glory of the heavenly world, for they beheld two men from thence stand forth beside the Lord. ¹⁷And Peter asked the master who awakened them, Who are these men who stand beside the Lord? ¹⁸The master said, These men are Moses and Elijah, who are come that you may know that heaven and earth are one; that masters there and masters here are one. ¹⁹The veil that separates the worlds is but an ether veil. For those who purify their hearts by faith the veil is rolled aside, and they can see and know that death is an illusive thing. ²⁰And Peter said, Praise God! And then he called to Jesus and he said, My master and my Lord, this is the gate of heaven, and it is well that we remain. ²¹May we go down and bring three tents; a tent for you, a tent for Moses, and for Elijah one? But Jesus answered not. ²²And Moses and Elijah talked with Jesus on the mount. They talked about the coming trial of the Lord; ²³About his death, his rest within the tomb; about the wonders of the resurrection morn; the trans­mutation of his flesh, and his ascen­sion on the clouds of light; ²⁴And all symbolic of the path that every man must tread; sym­bolic of the way the sons of men become the sons of God. ²⁵The three disciples were amazed, and suddenly the ethers were surcharged with song, and forms as light as air, moved all about the mountain top. ²⁶And then from out the glory of the upper world they heard a voice that said, ²⁷This is the son of man, my chosen one to manifest the Christ to men. Let all the earth hear him. ²⁸When the disciples heard the voice they were afraid; they fell upon the ground and prayed. ²⁹And Jesus came; he touched them and he said, Arise, fear not; lo, I am here. ³⁰Then they arose, and as they looked about they saw no one; the men had gone. The master only stood with them. ³¹As Jesus and the three came from the mountain top they talked about the meaning of the scene, and Jesus told them all; and then he said, ³²Till I have risen from the dead tell not to any one what you have seen. ³³But the disciples could not comprehend the meaning of the words, Till I have risen from the dead. ³⁴And Jesus told them once again about his death, and rising from the grave; about the kingdom of the soul that was to come in glory and in power. ³⁵But Peter said, The scribes have taught that e’er the king shall come Elijah must appear. ³⁶And Jesus said, Elijah has already come; but scribes and Phari­sees received him not; ³⁷And men reviled him, bound him, cast him in a prison cell, and shouted with a fiend’s delight to see him die. ³⁸What men have done to him, that they will do to me. ³⁹Then the disciples under­stood that Jesus spoke of John whom Herod slew.

In 1948, through the Saint Germain Foundation, the Beloved Master Jesus talks about this experience: "I had hoped in that Experience, that the four whom I took to watch with Me, might receive the Understanding of what was to occur; but since the vibratory action was such in their own outer selves, as to not observe that which took place in My Form, then this Greater Knowledge could only be given, as the centuries rolled on. Now the centuries have rolled; and the Great Cosmic Law has seen fit, thru your Beloved Saint Germain, to release to you Our use of the Violet Consuming Flame, so It might consume your human creation; and raise the vibratory action of the energy of the outer self..." (The Voice of the I AM  1948 January p27) Jesus goes on to explain how this was accomplished: "On the Night of the Transfiguration the Power was completely concentrated from My Higher Mental Body into the physical flesh!" (p28) Beloved Mighty Helios teaches us: "The Flame of the Transfiguration is the Purifying Power of the Violet Consuming Flame in Its Everlasting Love!" (The Voice of the I AM 1949 June p9)