Theme: The transfiguration of Christ was an experience of divine transcendence. The Spirit gifts his children with glimpses of the transcendent Christ and the life to come.

COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Exodus 24:12-18
God instructs Moses to ascend Mount Sinai to receive the law of the Lord. The glory of God appeared to the people on top of the mountain as a consuming fire. Moses enters the mysterious cloud and approaches the fire to receive the divine revelation.

Old Testament: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
In the vision of Daniel, the Lord God sits in judgment on the heavenly court. All power and glory are conveyed by the Almighty to the messianic king who will reign forever.

Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16-21
Peter asserts that Christianity is not based on cleverly devised myths but on eyewitness account…