Why Were Moses and Elijah at the Transfiguration?

[@capecodder04]

I'm a 59 year old cradle Catholic and I never knew the significance of Moses and Elijah showing up at the transfiguration. I loved your conversion story BTW; the one titled 3 reasons why I became Catholic (or similar wording). I've watched it several times over the past few years and have sent it to many people. Dominus Vobiscum Pax

[@jeffstumpf9129]

Thank you, Dr. John. It makes sense now. Why hasn't this understanding been taught to the laity, before? We are hungry for deeper insight from our Church.

[@emilialyngdoh5490]

I always like to listen to you Dr John Bergsma

[@SheldonDsouza126]

Wow!!! Dr. Bergsma... Love that allusion and allegory.

[@sarasofiacastro6750]

Thank you, Dr. Bergsma! And Thank you St. Paul Center! God bless all who hear the Word through you. 🙏🙏🙏

[@kelly17333]

Cosmic royalty....that is beautiful. This teaching blew my mind. Thank you

[@angier.4826]

Thank you Dr. Bergsma. Godshine on you and on St. Paul Center.

[@joolz5747]

I love the Transfiguration. Thank you for your teaching.

[@humphreyobanor866]

God bless you Dr Bergsma

[@stephenler3850]

Thank You Dr John. God Bless You 🙏

[@lisam731]

Thank you very much for this clear and great explanation. I went to catholic school up until 9th grade and this is the very first time that I hear the Transfiguration explained this way. Thank you again and God bless.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Great insights!

[@carolplan171]

The Transfiguration - meditating on this my favorite miracle, I imagine myself in the presence of the three biblical, cosmic royalty, I would be frightened too as the three disciples who accompanied Jesus to Mt. Tabor.

[@emilialyngdoh5490]

I waited for this feast the whole year, but in the end, on the very day of this beautiful feast of Light, I missed all its essence. I was suddenly lazy to pray and to connect myself that day.

[@mazikode]

Thank you Dr Bergsma!! Happy feast of the Transfiguration and God bless you

[@raphaelpetersamat9897]

Thank you so much for the insight Dr.John n St.Paul Centre.. GOD Bless..all the way from Borneo,Malaysia.🙏

[@margaretbearsley7439]

And from Wellington New Zealand 🎉❤❤❤

[@sumnerwaite6390]

“Cosmic Royalty”, well said.

[@marieleahy7033]

Thank you so much for this explanation of the Transfiguration. It is great to see how the Old and the New Testaments are intertwined in this episode in the life of Christ. Greetings from Ireland. 🇮🇪

[@hallower1980]

Many things in the Bible have significance on multiple levels. The "Son of Man" seems to be such a title. It not only fulfills messianic prophecy but emphasizes the God took on human nature for our sake. That form is a consequence of (derivative of = "Son of") His great love for us. I often see this mistake among theologians. They claim Jesus says something only to fulfill prophecy. But nothing the Lord does is an empty gesture, going through the motions merely to confirm a prediction. The actions have meaning in themselves, even apart from prophecy.

[@erikatapia221]

Beautiful! Thank you Dr. John 🙏🏻🙌🏼 God bless

[@MsHburnett]

Interesting. Th comparison between Jesus between 2 saints in the transfiguration and Jesus between 2 sinners. on calvary .

[@exotericidymnic3530]

Dr. Bergsma, regarding the assumption of Moses, the time honored tradition has been that Deuteronomy 33:21 refers to Moses being buried in the land of Gad.

[@AJKPenguin]

I'd like to think Christ's conversation with Moses and Elijah was the perfect example of the perfect man receiving intercession from two saints; they, in a sense of their interceding, helped prepare him, and hence the world, for the crucifixion and resurrection and glorification of the Truth. I first heard about the Transfiguration as the guide for asking the saints their prayers a few years ago. I only pray the idea isn't too novel, but rather closer to antiquity in age. : )

[@ileana1143]

Thank you Dr Bergsma! Amazing explanation. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@CatholicKen.]

These videos are truly excellent. Concise and full of inisght. A great blessing for us.

[@castoreyes]

They were all previous pontifs (bridge builders) from what I learned from Christopher Carstens. And Jesus was about to build the ultimate bridge by his Crucifixion and Redirection.

[@romanmarquez4551]

So amazing understanding the mean of each event from the bible.

[@ApostoladoPetrino]

Great explanation

[@ernestoespiritu5429]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. Thanks much, Dr. Bergsma.👍🙏❤️

[@kjlkathandjohn6061]

They were on the Mount because they each climbed their mountain in their respective times to meet with the LORD, and this is the meeting they had with the LORD before they returned down their mountain. Moses was slow walking, hearing something behind him about Jesus being said to the three disciples, so when he got back down he told Israel, "A prophet like me will be raised up; 'Listen to Him'." You experience the same 'presence' at Mass.

[@reemsuekar8112]

AMEN. Thank you.

[@rayc76knoxville]

Excellent. God Bless.

[@ln1186]

Excellent explanation dr. Bergsma. I never understood the meaning of the “Transfiguration” before. Makes sense now, Mose being about the law and Elijah about prophets. Thank you!

[@standupstathentes6842]

I had taken the experience, for a long time, longer than I can remember when it started, that what the 3 Apostles saw on the Mount was a transcending of Space/Time where they beheld the opposite end of the visions/experiences of both Moses and Elijah meeting with Christ in their own lives. Thoughts?

[@karenbrooks4189]

Thank you for this teaching, illuminating! God Bless from New Zealand 🙏✝️

[@margaretbearsley7439]

YES!!! From another New Zealand listener ❤

[@thomasjorge4734]

Thus the Bodies already in Heaven are: Enoch, Moses, Elijah, Jesus and Mary.

[@helenleach8491]

The apostles recognized Moses and Elijah from their conversation with Jesus, because I guess they wouldn't know what they looked like? So even before the Ascension there were saints in Heaven? In some bodily form?

[@bobgriffin8306]

Elijah's and Enoch's bodies can't be. They have not yet died, but will at the end of time when the AntiXP kills them, before they are resurrected and then taken up to heaven. How can an imperfect body be in the Presence of God, as yet undead? I suppose God could purify them , but perhaps they await in limbo for their return at the end

[@wreloise1]

Reminded me … “THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY Fourth Mystery of Light: The Transfiguration. "And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light" (Mt 17:1-2). “

[@chete4479]

If you take the meaning of Transfiguration as : _Going Beyond Human Body own's limits_ You can consider then , at least , 5 times Jesus is Transfigurated : 1)mount Tabor , already seen. 2) &3) after his resurrection , meets 2 times his apostles reunited , with Thomas later, going through the walls while the doors are closed. 4) when Jesus walks over the Sea. 5) according to Maria Valtorta : Jesus is Born crossing through Mary's womb walls to her own hands. That's why Mary is Virgin : before , during and after Jesus is Born.

[@michaelmicek]

But on point 5, Valtorta's work has been condemned by the Church. And I would say she's using an obsolete definition of "virgin".

[@flyesouisi]

Is there a parallel between Moses' receiving the Law which the people must "listen to," and which soon after was broken, and the Transfiguration?

[@lindacowles756]

G'day, Lawrence Fortune! I understand what you mean, i.e., the Shema (Hear, O Israel) and "Listen to Him", meaning Jesus.

[@nakagoseiryu6921]

Because Elijah and Moses will be the 2 witnesses in the future just like writren in Book of Revelation

[@nba2k11allstar]

Bingo‼️💯

[@smeatonlighthouse4384]

There is a two fold reason why Moses and Elijah were at the transfiguration. Firstly, Moses represents the Law and Elijah represents the Prophets and when the disciples were trying to put them on a 'par' with the Lord Jesus by building them 3 tabernacles, then God intervened, covered them with His presence in the cloud and the Law and the Prophets disappeared, leaving the Son of God, Jesus Christ, supreme and the disciples were told to 'hear ye Him'. The Law and the Prophets were given only UNTIL the Son came and they now have no significance as regards hearing from God. We now have 'the Word' made flesh. Secondly - Moses is a type of those who have died, while Elijah is a type of those who will be caught up at the rapture to meet the Lord in the air. The transfiguration is a picture of the Lord coming in glory and those that love Him, meeting Him in the air.

[@momochago2136]

Your vídeo image says why are you here. Then your title talks about the transfigiration. I liked the teaching. Specially the info about son of man. but i was mislead by the title as to what the topic would be. I felt duped.

[@bobgriffin8306]

How could Mouses and Elijah enter Heaven before Our Lord in Triumph? I reckon Elijah is in limbo of some kind, undead, awaiting the end of time, while Moses is dead in limbo, soon to enter heaven with our Lord.

[@capecodder04]

What's up with that forced smile at the end John?

[@javiergilvidal1558]

That "smile" at the very end put me off for good!