What is significant about Moses and Elijah's appearance at the Transfiguration?
What is significant about Moses and Elijah's appearance at the Transfiguration?
In Matthew 5:17, Jesus says, “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them.” The Law and the Prophets are the two main aspects of the Old Covenant, and Moses represents the Law, while Elijah represents the Prophets.
ABOUT MOSES ABOUT PROPHET ELIJAH
Was the Holy Spirit present at the Transfiguration?
Yes, all three Persons of the Most Blessed Trinity were present at the Transfiguration. St. Thomas Aquinas said, "The whole Trinity appeared: the Father in the voice; the Son in the man; the Spirit in the shining cloud."