²⁸Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. ³⁰Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. ³¹They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. ³²Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. ³³Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” —not knowing what he said. ³⁴While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. ³⁵Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” ³⁶When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.

-This is a rich passage to tear into.  There is a lot there.  It is hard to know where to start and what to focus on.  However, decisions need to be made.  I am struck by the similarity between this text and the apocolpyse in Luke 21.  Some of the words are the same but even when they are not the ideas can be seen as the same.  In some way what we have here on the Mount of Transfiguration then is a window into the final coming of Jesus.  Certainly, this is not the only interpreation but as we are on the brink of Lent I think this interpretation offers some food for thought.  Now what to say about it other than that…