In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God, Amen.
“Come,” calleth out the Lord, “Come with me,
O Peter, Prince of the Apostles, with the sons of Zebedee,
Come and let us ascend Tabor to pray.”
And the Three mutter to one another,
as they begin their ascent,
“We are honoured, again, by the Teacher:
We shall now sit, enthroned, with him.”
Now the Lord beginneth to shine,
with more brilliance than they ought bear,
as the Light of God burneth away their presumption,
“Dare not I, my Lord, to sit beside thee,” crieth Peter,
“For no man shall see thee and live.
I am unmade and as naught: none may approach thy glory.”
As in answer to the Prince, there appeareth two more,
Who talk with the Lord of the New Exodus to be fulfilled
At the sound of their words he dareth a gaze
which, feareth he, might destroy,
Yet at the sight of Moses and Elias, he reasoneth in his heart,
“Man may stand before the Lord and live,
Here is the Mountain of God
and I shall call the Assembly of the people.
I shall establish this place and all shall dwell here with the Lord.”
“Lord, it is good for us to be here;” he calleth out,
“if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles;
one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.”
And the Lord regardeth him with compassion,
and giveth the answer to all,
“Now is not the hour,” sayeth he, “when my glory
is made manifest to the world.
Now is the hour when ye behold my glory,
That when ye shall see me lifted up,
Ye shall know I do so willingly.”
And in confirmation of these words
the Holy Spirit envelopeth them,
And the voice of the Father proclaimeth,
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;
hear ye him.”
O Lord, who for my sake was transfigured in glory before thy disciples: glory to thee! Amen.
Brethren, be more zealous to confirm your call and election, for if you do this you will never fall; so there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Therefore I intend always to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to arouse you by way of reminder, since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, ” we heard this voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
— Second Peter 1:10–19
At that time, 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. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is raised from the dead.”
— Matthew 17:1–9