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Happy Feast of Transfiguration . And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Mark 9:7 . “On hearing that voice, after seeing three persons, there was Jesus alone; at the beginning, they saw three, but at the end they saw only one. By perfect faith, all will will be one, as requested by Jesus from the Father; “that they all be one” (Jn. 17: 21); Not only Moses and Elijah, to be one in Christ, but we also, to be one in the body of the One Christ (Rom. 12: 5) … That, may also refer to the fact, that the law (Moses) and the prophets (Elijah), have their origin in the Word. …; As the goal of the law is Christ “for righteousness to everyone who believes” (Rom. 10: 4) ]. Therefore the goal of the transfiguration, is for all believers, to gather as members in the one body, through abiding in Christ, and enjoyment of membership in His one body; thus to be counted truly, as beloved children of God, glorified in Him.” St Ambrose #FeastofTransfiguration #ThisisMyBelovedSon #HearHim #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

Happy Feast of Transfiguration . And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, …

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