[81] The 3 Tents of the Transfiguration

There are 3 parallel accounts of the transfiguration, in Matthew, Mark, Luke. There is also a reference to the transfiguration in2 Peter. The 3 gospel accounts represent full transfiguration visions to the churches of FDS1, FDS2 and FDS4 and 2 Peter symbolises a less detailed vision to the Watchtower, the church of FDS3.

Matthew 17:1-8 and Mark 9:2-8 and Luke 9:28-36 are parallel (and Matthew 17:9-13 and Mark 9:9-13). But 2 Peter 1:17 is not. 

The event symbolism of the transfiguration unveiling is the whole plan of Christianity. Moses preceded John the Baptist who Preceded Jesus. And people went from the law to the baptism to the sanctification. This is a shadow of the journey we all make from the faith covenant to the church covenant to the angelic covenant. The 3 master covenants are the 3 tents of the transfiguration. We start in the tent of Moses. which is the tent of Abraham, the tent of the 1AC. We then move into the tent of Elijah, which is the tent of Isaac, the tent of the ICC. We then move into the tent of Jesus, which is the tent of Jacob, the tent of the JAC. Then if we pass the respective baptism test we enter first into the tent of Melchizedek, the FRC, then into the tent of Gabriel, the CRC, then into the tent of Michael, the ARC.

The word symbolic meanings of the 3 parallel gospel account refer to 3 churches in each case. We have the progression from the law of Moses to the water baptism of Elijah to the new covenant saints in TCC1. We have the progress from the law of FDS1 to the water baptism of TCC2 to the EHC and HHC saints in TCC2. Finally we have the progression from the law of FDS3, to the water baptism of TCC4 to the sanctification into the 2NC. 

1 And after 6 days, Jesus took along Peter [saints] and James [water baptised] and John [faith baptised], his brother and brought them up into a lofty mountain privately.
2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as [wV] the sun [the kingdom is far more enlightening that this system, which shines as the moon], and his outer-garments became white as [wV] the light [the saints are righteous by heavenly standards shining the same enlightenment as Jesus].
3 And, look! there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, conversing with him [The Jews speak to the water baptised Christians and these both speak to the saints].
4 Responding Peter [saints] said to Jesus: Lord, it is fine for us to be here. If you wish, I will erect 3 tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.
5 While he was yet speaking, look! a bright cloud [representing the holy spirit or God's acceptance of a temple] overshadowed them, and, look! a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is the Son, of me, the beloved, in whom I have delighted, listen to him.
6 And hearing [this] the disciples fell upon their face and became-fearful very much
7 And Jesus approached and touching them said: Get up and be not fearful.
8 But having raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus himself only (Matthew 17).

9 And [epi - at the time] of their descending out of the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying: Tell the vision to no one until the Son of the man is raised up from the dead [ones].
10 However, the disciples inquired of him, saying: Why, therefore, are the scribes saying that it is necessary for Elijah to come first?
11 The [one] answering said: Elijah, indeed, is coming and will restore all [things].
12 However, I am saying to you that Elijah has already come and they did not recognize him but did with him as many [things] as they wanted. Thus also the Son of the man is about to suffer by them.
13 Then the disciples perceived that he spoke to them about [peri] John, the Baptist (Matthew 17).

16 For it was not by following artfully contrived myths that we acquainted you with the power and presence of our Lord, Jesus Christ, but by having become eyewitnesses of the magnificence of that [one].

17 For he received honour and glory beside God, [ the] Father, [epi - at the time] of [the] voice of the same having been carried to him by the magnificent glory: This is my son, my beloved, [pronoun balance] into whom I have delighted.

18 Yes, this [was] the voice we heard carried out of heaven [whilst] we were with him in the holy mountain (2 Peter 1).

2 And after 6 days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and brought them up into a lofty mountain to themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,
3 and his outer-garments became an exceedingly glistening white, which [oioV] a bleacher upon the earth would not thus be able to whiten.
4 Also, Elijah with Moses appeared to them, and they were conversing with Jesus.
5 And responding Peter said to Jesus: Rabbi, it is fine for us to be here, and let us erect 3 tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.
6 Because, he did not know how he should respond, since they became frightened.
7 And a cloud came to be, overshadowing them, and a voice came to be out [ek] of the cloud: This is the Son of me, the beloved [pronoun imbalance, but God actually said: My son and my beloved - see 2 Peter 1:17] listen to him.
8 And suddenly, they looked around and saw no one with them any longer, except Jesus alone (Mark 9).

9 And [epi - at the time] of their going down out [ek] of the mountain, he ordered them to relate to nobody what they saw, until after the Son of the man had risen from the dead [ones].
10 And they remembered the word, discussing among themselves what this rising from the dead [ones] was.
11 And they began to question him, saying: Why are the scribes saying that Elijah must come first?
12 But the [one] said to them: Elijah indeed comes first and restores all [things]; but how is it that it is written about the Son of the man that he should suffer many [things] and be treated contemptuously?
13 But I say to you that Elijah, has already come, and they did to him as many [things] as they wanted, just as [kaqwV] it is has been written about him (Mark 9)

28 But it happened approx [wsei] 8 days [as if, or like in the sense of 'approximately', since it was actually 6 days after he told them they would not see death before seeing the Kingdom. 6 days exclusively is 7 days inclusively which is approximately 8 days???] after these words, that he took along Peter and John and James and went up up into the mountain to pray.
29 And whilst he was praying, the appearance of his face [became] different and his clothing [became] glitteringly white.
30 Also, look! 2 males were conversing with him, who were Moses and Elijah.
31 The [ones] appeared in glory and were talking about his departure which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.
32 Now Peter and the [ones] with him were weighed down with sleep; but having awakened fully they saw his glory and the 2 males, the [ones] standing with him.
33 And it happened that whilst these were being separated from him, Peter said to Jesus: Instructor, it is fine for us to be here, and let us erect 3 tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah, not realizing what he was saying.
34 But when he was saying these [things] a cloud came to be and began to overshadow them. And in their entering into the cloud, they became fearful.
35 And a voice came to be out of the cloud, saying: This is my Son, the chosen [one]. Listen to him.
36 And in/with the voice occurring, Jesus was found alone. But they became silent and reported to nobody in those days any of what they had seen (Luke 9).

There have to be 3 threads, because the 3 accounts are certainly parallel and tent appears 3 times. So if there were two threads, then tent would only ever mean a canvas temporary accommodation unit. 
Tent (3), Moses (6), Elijah (6), Peter (7), James (3), John (3).

The first thing to realise here is that Peter was fully awake 'having awakened fully' (Luke 9:32). So this was not a dream it really happenned. The next thing to realise is that Moses was therefore alive. But more he was speaking to Elijah as a matter of course so he had not just been resurrected into human form for the transfiguration. He was not saying woow! Where am I ? Who is this Elijah chap and who is Jesus? So Moses had already been resurrected as an angel under the JAC. He could not be resurrected until after John the baptist had died and given his associated angel as the validation sacrifice for the JAC. John was beheaded by Herod happened 62 weeks of Daniel 9 after he started his ministry we presently think. But certainly he died before the transfiguration. Plainly the sons of the JAC who were sanctified in holy spirit, born again, but not baptised into death like the sons of the 1NC and the 2NC kings, could not be resurrected until after the validation sacrifice for the JAC had occurred! - see U9.

In the first word symbolic meaning Moses, the leader of the previous religion to that of Jesus, stands for the mediator of an old covenant for saints, and Jesus stands for the mediator of a new covenant for saints and Elijah stands for the mediator of a water baptism covenant. Peter asking to erect 3 tents one for each of Moses, Jesus and Elijah is a binary question. He does erect 3 tents in the two word symbolic meanings, since he did not erect them in the literal meaning - see Binary Questions.

The Watchtower did not get much decoded understanding. They did not get much of a transfiguration. The also only had two tents, that of Jesus for the 1NC and that of Russell, their Elijah for the 3EC. They had no mediator of a subcovenant of the JAC, so beloved son of that status. It is quite a large realisation that TCC1 had two sanctified groups within it and that Moses was resurrected as an angel before Jesus died. This is perhaps the greater meaning of the argument between Peter and Paul...

12 For before the arrival of certain men from James, he used to eat with people of the nations; but when they arrived, he went withdrawing and separating himself, in fear of those of the circumcised class.
13 The rest of the Jews also joined him in putting on this pretense, so that even Barnabas was led along with them in their
pretense (Galatians 2).

The scriptures show us that Abraham Isaac and Jacob are all living to God, i.e. born again. In fact all mediators of covenants are living to God. For the God of the living does not make covenants with the dead. The whole line to Jesus on both sides is living. Joseph was born again, Mary was born again - we know this from the greater meaning of Matthew 1 - see U254.