28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. 34 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
Having Jesus go off to pray was par for the course; what happened there was not. Moses and Elijah, two men representing the Law and the Prophets, showed up. Not only that - these two servants of God had not left this earth in the usual manner: Moses went up on the mountain and God buried Him, not the Israelites; Elijah was taken up in the chariot. These two came to discuss with Jesus his "departure", His exodus from earth. The three apostles knew this, yet they were more taken with what they saw, like we are. Peter wanted to capture the experience, but missed the point. God speaks, and Peter finally shuts up. We need to do that more often: stop and listen to what God is telling us through His Son.
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