554. From the day Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Master “began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things. . . and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”290 Peter scorns this prediction, nor do the others understand it any better than he.291 In this context the mysterious episode of Jesus’ Transfiguration takes place on a high mountain,292 before three witnesses chosen by himself: Peter, James and John. Jesus’ face and clothes become dazzling with light, and Moses and Elijah appear, speaking “of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem”.293 A cloud covers him and a voice from heaven says: “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!”294
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316. Who can receive the sacrament of the anointing of the sick?
128. Why is the Resurrection at the same time a transcendent occurrence?
334. Is it necessary to be celibate to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders?
214. In what does the final judgment consist?
436. What does “Decalogue” mean?
357. How is the Christian moral life bound up with faith and the sacraments?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
What does Hosea 7:14-16 reveal about God’s judgment against hypocrisy?
What is Jeremiah’s message about God’s unconditional love?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
What is God’s judgment on corruption and oppression according to Micah 3:1-4?
