Mount Hermon—the Mount of the Transfiguration
"Master," he said, "this is a good place for us to stay in. If you are willing, I will make here three tents; one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
He thought that the two prophets, Moses and Elijah, had come back to stay upon the earth; and that if tents were made for them, they would live upon that mountain.
While Peter was speaking a bright and glorious cloud came over them all, over Jesus, over the two prophets and over the three disciples, who were filled with fear as they found the cloud around them. And a greater fear came upon them as they heard the voice of God out of the cloud saying:
"This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight. Listen to him!"
And as they heard these words, knowing that God had spoken them, they fell down upon their faces in great terror. Jesus came to them and touched them gently, saying:
"Rise up, and do not be afraid."
Then they looked up. The bright cloud had passed away, the two prophets were no longer to be seen, and Jesus was standing alone over them, some of the glory still remaining upon his face.
As they were walking down the mountain, Jesus said to his three disciples, Peter, James and John:
"Tell no one what you have seen this night, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."