Moses Elijah And Jesus Why Are They All Together At The Traditionally, the presence of moses and elijah in the transfiguration has been read as summarizing “the law and the prophets” now being fulfilled in and by jesus’ life, the messiah. moses is. Moses and elijah’s presence affirms jesus’ authority and mission, while pointing forward to his redemptive work on the cross, his second coming, and his ultimate victory over sin and death.
Moses Elijah And Jesus Why Are They All Together At The Elijah and moses appeared for two main reasons—as representations of the old testament and precursors of the coming messiah. several times in the new testament, we find the phrase “the law and the prophets.” one example is when jesus proclaims the greatest commandment to the pharisees. The appearance of moses and elijah during the transfiguration of jesus is rich with theological significance and symbolism. moses, representing the law, and elijah, representing the prophets, together encompass the entire old testament witness to god’s plan of salvation. More than once, jesus reminded them that god is the god of the living and not the dead (matt 22:32; mark 12:27; luke 20:38), so even though moses and elijah died thousands of years ago, they are still living and in the presence of the lord. The conversation about jesus’ departure, which mirrors the sacrificial law established by moses and echoed by the prophets like elijah, illustrates that jesus is central to god’s redemptive plan.
Jesus Moses And Elijah Religious Stained Glass Window More than once, jesus reminded them that god is the god of the living and not the dead (matt 22:32; mark 12:27; luke 20:38), so even though moses and elijah died thousands of years ago, they are still living and in the presence of the lord. The conversation about jesus’ departure, which mirrors the sacrificial law established by moses and echoed by the prophets like elijah, illustrates that jesus is central to god’s redemptive plan. The identity of moses and elijah at the transfiguration of jesus could have been revealed in the same way as the identity of jesus was—through the revelation of the father. second, and more probable, the identity of the two men talking with jesus was discovered as they talked with the lord. This fresco can be seen in a friars' cell at the dominican convent of san marco, in florence.(slideshow) moses, elijah, and jesus: why are they all together at the transfiguration?. (slideshow) moses, elijah, and jesus: why are they all together at the transfiguration? raphael began working on this painting in 1518. he worked on this piece for 2 years, until his death. in. Moses, during the exodus and elijah on an enacted exodus recorded in 1 kings 19. and it was the exodus they talked to jesus about – or its fulfillment to come in jerusalem – as luke says in his record of the transfiguration.