INNER CIRCLE OF JESUS Matt. 17:1-13;2Peter 1:16 The transfiguration of Christ is a most unusual experience, but Christ and the disciples needed unusual strength to face the future. The future held the cross for both.Christ had just entered the last stage of training for the disciples.It was most important that they grasp God’s plan for the world: He was the Messiah and He was to save the world through death and not through earthly power and conquest.He was to bear the cross for the sins of the world, but they too were to bear the cross if they were to follow Him. In the transfiguration of Christ, we get a glimpse of Jesus Christ in his power and his glory. This same power is available to you, no matter what kind of adversity you face.