PPT-At the Transfiguration, Moses represented the law and Elijah represented the prophets.

St Thomas Aquinas devotes an entire section in his Summa theologiae to the Transfiguration His treatment offers some answers Aquinas says that it was fitting that Christ be manifested in his glory because those who are walking an arduous path need a clear sense of the goal of their journey The arduous path is this life with all of its attendant sufferings failures setbacks disappointments and injustices And its goal is heavenly glory which is fullness of life with God the transformation of our bodies. RKQ573476DQGIRUG The Elijah Task brPage 2br Introduction RKQ573476DQGIRUG57347DQG57347KLV57347OLMDK57347RXVH57347PRYHPHQW KDYH 57347JUHDWO LPSDFWHG57347ZKDW 57347ZDV IRUPHUO57347NQRZQ57347DV57347WKH 57349FKDULVPDWLF57347FKXUFK5734957347LQ57347PHULFD Malachi 4:5-6. Matthew 11:11-13. Matthew 17:10-13. Malachi 4:5-6. 5 . “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the . Lord. comes. . 6 . He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.”. Watch the video. . Tell your partner what happened, in detail.. Check the story in your gospel Ch.9:2-8. What did the film “make up” that is not in the gospel?. Describe the Story: Key phrases.. Jesus + Peter, James, John. 1 Kings 17:2-7. 1 Kings 17:2-7. Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the . Kerith. Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.”   So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the . Year A. Exodus 24:12-18. Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 . 2 Peter 1:16-21. Matthew 17:1-9. . . Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire …. Jesus’ . Transfiguration . Matthew 16:13-16. When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” . They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” . Elijah. . Elijah. & Moses were at the transfiguration of Christ. The first person raised from the dead was through the hands of . Elijah. Elijah. James 5:17 “Elijah was a man with a . nature. Praying into God’s Purposes. Elijah and A Test of Rain. Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower. So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth, and put his face between his knees… . What is prophet??. Famine took over the land of . gilead. …….wait what is famine ???. Is there any trees or plant?. Is there any food we can eat?. Is there . any rain?. That’s how dried land look like!!!. James 5:16-18. Elijah’s Previous Prayers. Elijah prayed . some . amazingly effective prayers!. For a dead child’s soul to return to him . (. 1 Kings 17:21-22). He was transfigured before them. metamorphoo. . “. to change into another form, to transfigure, transform” (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon). . From which we get the English word “metamorphosis.”. He was transfigured before them. The Old Testament prophets . spoke. God’s messages to encourage, warn, and guide us!. Jeremiah 1:9-10 . 9 . Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “. I have put my words in your mouth.. Common Thought: . Old Testament Is Still Binding. Only binding in part – don’t practice sacrifices, offerings & feasts. Especially – 10 commandments are for today. And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he [Jesus] explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:27, 32).