And when they had lift up their eyes
And "looked round about", as Mark says, to see whether the same
objects still continued, as Moses and Elias; and the bright
cloud:
they saw no man;
neither Moses nor Elias, who were both gone: signifying, that
though the law and the prophets were till this time, they were
now finished and completed, and the Mosaic economy was to be no
more; as these men appeared no more after, nor will they till the
second coming of Christ. And Mark has it, "they saw no man any
more"; that is, these men any more, neither then, nor afterwards,
"save Jesus only". Mark adds, "with themselves"; in the same form
as before his transfiguration. Christ is the only Mediator,
Saviour, and Redeemer; the only Prophet, Priest, and King; and
who only is to be, and can be beheld as such; and who does, and
will abide with his people; and helps, comforts, and saves them,
when none else can. Luke observes, that "when the voice was past,
Jesus was found alone"; which was so ordered, that it might be a
clear case, that this voice was only concerning Christ, and not
either Moses or Elias.