DAY 23 of #100daysofJesus
The transfiguration of Jesus Christ is a sacred event recorded in the New Testament.
We don't use the word "transfiguration" much, so let me define it. From the Guide to the Scriptures: "The condition of persons who are temporarily changed in appearance and nature—that is, lifted to a higher spiritual level—so that they can endure the presence and glory of heavenly beings."
Jesus went "up into a high mountain apart" with his closest apostles, Peter, James and John. While there, Jesus was transfigured and "his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light." Moses and Elias (Elijah), great prophets of the Old Testament, appeared and ministered to Him, and the voice of God was heard declaring to the three apostles, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him."
This sacred event was a true passing of the torch from ancient prophets and an old law to a new order of Christ. Priesthood keys, or authority to preside in this new kingdom, were passed from Moses and Elijah down to Peter, James, and John. A powerful witness, never to be forgotten, was also received, a witness that would sustain these apostles through the difficult years to come.
The Jewish people, which included these apostles, had, up to this point, focused their religious devotion on hearing and following the words of the ancient prophets, including Moses and Elijah. Now God himself had made it clear that it was Jesus whom they should "hear." That same declaration applies to us today: as our Prophet President Nelson has repeatedly exhorted, we must "Hear Him!"
(References: Matthew 17:1-9, Guide to the Scriptures: "Transfiguration", Jesus the Christ by James E Talmage Ch 23 "The Transfiguration", General Conference April 2020 "Hear Him" by Russell M Nelson)
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