Luke 9:30

And Behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah.

This is one of the most remarkable things in Scripture. The men mentioned here had been dead for centuries, but they appeared on this mountain and spoke with Jesus. This speaks volumes on the subject of immortality. The righteous dead have not perished; they are safe.

Significantly, these departed saints were very interested in the atoning death of Christ, as the next verse shows; and as Ryle put it, "The saints in glory take a deep interest in Christ's atoning death."[4] The reason for this, of course, was that their own eternal justification depended, finally, upon what Jesus would do.