Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light
Matthew 17:1-2
Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!” All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.
Mark 9:7-8
Deep into the night, the sky begins to darken,
Glimmers of hope start filling the midnight sky.
I lift up my eyes, my spirit begins to hearken,
For One who shepherds the stars, reigns on high.
Like a flock, You lead forth the vast starry host,
Calling out each one by name as their Maker.
In the Name of the living God, will I boast,
Possessor of great strength and absolute power.
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Jesus, You shine with radiance, clear and bright,
More brilliant than the sun, moon, and stars of light.
Praise and glory to You in the highest height,
Mighty Savior, God of uncreated Light.
Who has measured the great waters in his hand?
Who has weighed the mountains upon a scale?
Yet, it’s my name You call, my destiny You’ve planned;
Shepherding with a love that does not fail.
C.A. TAYLOR
Shepherd of the Stars
Who can adequately speak of the great scene on the Holy Mount, when heaven and earth met and became one, and the body of Jesus shone with a dazzling brightness; of the glory which came down from heaven and covered the Savior and His companions; and of the voice that came out of the excellent glory and proclaimed the Son of Man to be the Son of God? It must be admitted that these things are far above our loftiest conceptions.
All the bright and blessed things God’s people know on earth are but feeble foretastes of the joys of heaven. Yes, I have a word of comfort for thee, aged pilgrim. Thine eyes, often so tear-stained, red with weeping, weary with anxiety, perhaps half-blinded with infirmity, or dim with age, thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty.
When Simeon beheld the infant Savior in the Temple, he said, “Lord, now lettest thou Thy servant depart in peace…For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation.” To the pure in heart, it is promised that they shall see God. When our Lord prayed for His elect before his Passion, He said, “Father, I will that they also, whom Thou has given me, may be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me.” And John says, “Now are we the sons of God; and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.” To see Him, then, is the final consummation of all. There is nothing more held out to man, as nothing higher could be. For this great vision our whole life here is but a preparation. This is the end of creation, the end of redemption, the end of struggle and victory. They to whom it is vouchsafed will have reached the greatest height and the most perfect bliss that any creature can attain.
JAMES HASTINGS
Greatest Texts in the Bible -Isaiah
It is when I have lifted up mine eyes that I am impressed with the solitary majesty of the Son of Man; it is in the elevation of my own moral view that I see Him to be what He is—the King of kings. When my moral view was not lofty, I thought of Him as of other men; I would have built for Moses and Elijah tabernacles by His side. But when the transfiguration glory touched me, I awoke to His glory—His solitary, unrivaled glory. I saw Him to be the chief among ten thousand, and fairer than the children of men. Moses and Elijah faded from the mountain’s brow, and He stood alone in peerless unapproachable splendour; I saw no man there save Jesus only.
GEORGE MATHESON
