Luke 9:28-36 The Transfiguration of Jesus

                                                  The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ

 ²⁸And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

 ²⁹And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.

 ³⁰And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

 ³¹Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

 ³²But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

 ³³And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

 ³⁴While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

 ³⁵And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

 ³⁶And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. Luke 9:28-36 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 thru the Saint Germain Foundation 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) 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)

Arcana Coelestia, by Emanuel Swedenborg, [1749-56], tr. by John F. Potts [1905-10], at sacred-texts.com

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...[11] From all this it can now be seen what is signified by Moses and Elias, who were seen in glory, and who spoke with the Lord when transfigured, of His departure which He should accomplish at Jerusalem (Luke 9:29-31); namely, that they signified the Word ("Moses" the historic Word, and "Elias" the prophetic Word), which in the internal sense throughout treats of the Lord, of His coming into the world, and of His departure out of the world; and therefore it is said that "Moses and Elias were seen in glory," for "glory" denotes the internal sense of the Word, and the "cloud" its external sense (see the preface to Genesis 18, and n. 5922, 8427).