Why did Moses and Elijah appear at the Lord’s Transfiguration?

• a. He called Moses from the tomb and Elijah from the heavens to witness the divine wedding contract with humanity on behalf of heaven and earth.

• b. With the appearance of Moses, who had not been allowed to enter the Promised Land, the Lord announced that by His coming, the gates of paradise would be thrown open and the consequences of sin would be removed, so that the faithful might again have a share in eternal glory.

• c. The Lord declares that He has concluded the law and prophecy so that the disciples may receive the preaching of the gospel. The Bridegroom opened up His treasures to be offered by His disciples in His name to humanity.

The disciples heard the conversation between the Savior and the two prophets about the cross, and Simon asked on behalf of all three disciples whether he should make three tabernacles; for their souls were gratified to be in the presence of the heavenly Bridegroom.

But the Father sent a single cloud to overshadow them to assure them that the Church is one and includes the people of God in both Testaments, made as one in the Lord Christ.

May the Lord grant us to walk in faith that works through love, that we may ascend by His Holy Spirit into the presence of the Savior in fellowship with the saints, so that the Lord may reveal to us and to all humanity the splendor of His glory in our hearts, and so that the world may be transformed into an icon of heaven, where love, joy, and peace reign.