(I didn't know there was an Ebonics translation of the Bible...) No, it doesn't say he was in the sky, and there are a few paintings that do show him and Moses and Elijah on the ground--but as you say, most have them floating in the air.
There is some really stunning artwork of the Transfiguration, especially Byzantine. The Wikipedia page on the Transfiguration has several here and there on the page and then a bunch at the bottom. Here's my favorite, a portable icon done in mosaic, c. 1200: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Transfiguration_Christ_Louvre_ML145.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Transfiguration_Christ_Louvre_ML145.jpg Click underneath the picture for larger sizes (it really needs to be seen larger). And there was the transfiguration, some time before crucifixion, in which Peter, James and John saw Jesus in his glory with Moses and Elijah at his side and a booming voice from the sky saying "this is MY son in whom I am be pleased"( a touch of Ebonics). I'm not sure if the Bible actually says they were floating in the sky or if it's that just about any painting you see, depicting this event, has them in the sky. From: "authfriend@..." <authfriend@...> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row She saw him risen from the grave, but not risen into the sky. The Ascension didn't take place for another 40 days, and only the remaining disciples witnessed it. << authfriend wrote: > I don't believe Mary Magdalen was "the first > to see the Jesus rise up into the sky," either. > Maybe it's time to get all our ducks in a row: Mary Magdalene was the first person to see the risen Christ. >> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:03 PM, <authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@...> wrote: I don't believe Mary Magdalen was "the first to see the Jesus rise up into the sky," either. << Wait- on! Wait- on! Mike wasn't insinuating anything about Jesus being indifferent towards any sin. Jesus came not to judge but to serve( Isaiah 53) as the *suffering servant*, showing mankind how to live life. "Judge not , lest ye be judged" , "Do unto others..." etc. Jesus said He has the power to forgive sin, doesn't mean He's in favor of it. >> From: "awoelflebater@..." <awoelflebater@...> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:38 PMSubject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row ---In FairfieldLife@{{emailDomain}}, <punditster@...> wrote: On 12/29/2013 2:40 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote: I don't think "a couple of spiritual teachers" talking about "indifference" relates to anything Mike was posting about.Maybe not, but I think Mike's point was that Jesus was indifferent to social mores concerning adultery. From what I've read, hardly anybody back then was indifferent to having multiple wives - they were all in favor of it. So, if Jesus was forgiving about adultery, I wonder if he was also in favor of polygamy? And, I don't think any spiritual teachers back then were in favor of polyandry, except maybe over in India. But, I guess it all depends on what you mean by "spiritual teachers". According to Robin, Saul had a spiritual experience on the road to Damascus when he thought he had seen the risen Christ for the first time; but everyone knows that Mary Magdalene was the first to see the Jesus rise up into the sky. Obviously the New Testament was written by men. Go figure. I don't care what you think and I wasn't talkin' to you. Keep your pie hole shut and give the little lady a chance to speak for herself. She's not quite a corpse yet. Go figure.
