Transfiguration of our Lord is the climax of His sermon. For the three best disciples no more doubt left Who He Is. For the others He will reveal Himself a bit later, when reviving Lazarus. Since only the chosen can see the uncreated Light, those who have faith and awe. “With the fear of God and faith draw near…”
Every year on this day, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate celebrates the Divine Liturgy in their monastery on the top of Mount Tabor in Israel. And every year, around the time of serving Holy Communion, a miraculous cloud appears all of a sudden (from a crystal clear night usual for Israel summer).