The experience in the ninth chapter of Luke is called "The Transfiguration Experience of our Lord Jesus," and is recorded in two other gospels - Matthew and Mark. Preachers, teachers, scholars, and theologians are all aware that something significant happened. I'll join with the ignorant and say like most of them that I don't know what happened, but something special and very unique made an indelible impression upon the minds of those who experienced it. It is as if there is almost a shroud of mystery surrounding this experience. What did it mean to Jesus? What did it mean to the disciples both then and later on? What did it mean to God who is the true actor in this scene?

Jesus had just told his disciples for the very first time that he was going to die. For the first time, they understo…