[AnAmericanMother]

Here's an interesting question:

At the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:3, Mark 9:4, Luke 9:30) was Jesus talking to "dead men"? Or were Moses and Elijah resurrected specifically for that occasion?

[wideawake]

Well, we know that Elijah was assumed body and soul into heaven - which is why he was revered among the Pharisees as the herald of the resurrection. And it was an open question at the time of what exactly happened to Moses since although he died the Lord concealed his burial place from men.

So we know Elijah was physically present at the Transfiguration and we can only speculate as to whether Moses was physically present as well as spiritually present at the Transfiguration.

It would seem that he was, since to the Apostles his appearance conformed to that of Elijah and Jesus. I don't know the answer.

[Frank Sheed]

Here is another interesting question:

2 Kings 2:11 And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Gen. 5:24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

If these two were assumed into Heaven (we presume although some will fight this saying only Christ was assumed into heaven), why do some protest that Mary could never have been assumed into heaven? The Catholic principle is established. Some figures can be assumed into heaven bodily.

Scripture does not say that Mary WAS assumed. However, it also does not say she WAS NOT. No relics of her are ever claimed to exist.

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Frank