That His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment became like light;

And ... there appeared Moses and Elias talking with Him ... A bright cloud overshadowed the disciples; and a voice was heard out of the cloud, saying This is my beloved Son ... hear ye Him. Matt. xvii 1-5.

I have been informed that the Lord on this occasion represented the Word. His face, which shone as the sun, represented His Divine Good; His raiment, which became like light, His Divine Truth. Moses and Elias represented the historical and the prophetical Word-Moses, the Word written by him, and in general the historical Word; and Elias, the prophetical Word. The bright cloud, which overshadowed the disciples, represented the Word in the sense of the Letter. Therefore, out of this cloud a voice was heard, saying, This is my beloved Son ... hear ye Him, as all declarations and responses are only made by means of ultimates such as are in the sense of the Letter of the Word; for they are made in fulness from the Lord.