The term "glistering" is used in the Bible to describe a radiant, shining, or dazzling appearance, often associated with divine or heavenly glory. This term captures the brilliance and majesty that accompany the presence of God or His messengers, reflecting His holiness and power.

Biblical References:

1. Transfiguration of Jesus:
The most notable use of "glistering" is found in the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus. In this event, Jesus' appearance is transformed, and His clothes become exceedingly white and radiant. The Gospel of Luke describes this moment: "As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning" (Luke 9:29). This glistering appearance signifies the divine nature of Christ and His glory, witnessed by Peter, James, and John.

2. Heavenly Beings:
The term is also associated with the appearance of heavenly beings, such as angels, who often appear in a radiant form. This radiance serves to emphasize their connection to the divine and their role as messengers of God. While the specific term "glistering" may not be used in every translation, the concept is evident in descriptions of angelic appearances throughout Scripture.

Theological Significance:

The use of "glistering" in the Bible underscores the transcendence and holiness of God. It serves as a visual representation of His glory, which is beyond human comprehension. The dazzling appearance of Jesus during the Transfiguration is a foretaste of His resurrected glory and a confirmation of His divine sonship. This event also foreshadows the glorification that believers will experience in the presence of God.

Symbolism:

In biblical symbolism, light and radiance often represent purity, truth, and the presence of God. The glistering appearance of Jesus and heavenly beings is a powerful reminder of the purity and truth that emanate from God. It calls believers to live in the light of His presence, reflecting His glory in their lives.

Application for Believers:

For Christians, the concept of glistering serves as an encouragement to seek the presence of God and to be transformed by His glory. As believers behold the glory of the Lord, they are changed into His likeness, as described by the Apostle Paul: "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 3:18). This transformation is both a present reality and a future hope, as believers anticipate the fullness of God's glory in eternity.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glister.GLISTERING

glis'-ter-ing (pukh, "dye" (spec. "stibium"), "fair colors"; stilbonta): " `Glistering stones' (1 Chronicles 29:2) is better

than the `inlaid' of the Revised Version (British and American); for some kind of colored, brilliant stone seems meant" (HDB, II, 182); compare Isaiah 54:11 Revised Version, margin. The term is employed in Mark 9:3 to denote the white, lustrous appearance of Christ's garments at the transfiguration. It occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. For once the Divine effulgence shone through the veil of the humiliation (compare John 1:14).

6320. puk -- antimony, stibium
... fair colors, glistering, painted. From an unused root meaning to paint; dye
(specifically, stibium for the eyes) -- fair colours, glistering, paint(-ed) (-ing). ...
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Jesus was Transfigured --"As He was Praying. "
... so that even their base thoughts and false dogmas seem to be beautified by their
fulling, so to speak; but He who shows His own garments glistering to those ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/39 jesus was transfiguredas he.htm

Prayer Incidents in the Life of Our Lord (Continued)
... mountain to pray. "And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,
and his raiment was white and glistering. "And, behold ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/ix prayer incidents in the.htm

Knox on the Anabaptists: his Appeal to England: 1558-1559
... that the repentance of England "requireth two things," first, the expulsion of
"all dregs of Popery" and the treading under foot of all "glistering beauty of ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter ix knox on the.htm

The Transfiguration.
... St Luke says that "the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was
white and glistering." St Matthew says, "His face did shine as the sun, and ...
/.../macdonald/miracles of our lord/xii the transfiguration.htm

Man's Chief End
... We glorify God, when we are God-admirers; admire his attributes, which are the
glistering beams by which the divine nature shines forth; his promises which are ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/1 mans chief end.htm

Christ's Transfiguration
... to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,
and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering. And, behold ...
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Would that the Memory of the Fathers Would Exhale from the Tombs
... For the veil of prophecy, full as it was of the mysteries; to them was a covering
of thy glistering faces: they thought that thou wast other [than thou art], O ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn vi would that the.htm

Third Withdrawal from Herod's Territory.
... raiment was white as the light. ^b glistering, exceeding white; so as no
fuller on earth can whiten them. [We may conceive of the ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lxx third withdrawal from herods 4.htm

The Transfiguration.
... And as he was praying he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as
the sun, and his garments became glistering, white as the light, so as no ...
//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/the transfiguration.htm

An Hymn of Heavenly Love
... beget. An infinite increase of Angels bright,. All glistering glorious in their
Maker's light. To them the heaven's illimitable height. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/iv an hymn of heavenly.htm

Glistering (3 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Glister. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GLISTERING. glis'-ter-ing
(pukh, "dye" (spec. ... Multi-Version Concordance Glistering (3 Occurrences). ...
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Glitter (3 Occurrences)

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Onyx (16 Occurrences)
... silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood
for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and ...
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Glistening (4 Occurrences)

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Transfiguration
... While praying Jesus was "transfigured," "his face did shine as the sun," "and his
garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can ...
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Raiment (75 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). Luke 9:29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,
and his raiment was white and glistering. (KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV). ...
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Prayed (97 Occurrences)
... Luke 9:29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,
and his raiment was white and glistering. (KJV DBY WBS). ...
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Countenance (67 Occurrences)
... (ASV RSV). Luke 9:29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,
and his raiment was white and glistering. (KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV). ...
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Fashion (24 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). Luke 9:29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,
and his raiment was white and glistering. (KJV ASV DBY WBS). ...
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Lebanon (66 Occurrences)
... the valley of the Orontes is soon obscured by intervening peaks, but to the Southwest
the valley of the Litany closes up only where the glistering peak of Mt. ...
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