In Matthew 13, Jesus explains a parable wherein he mentions that the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." 37 He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Jesus could be referring to Moses, when he came down from Sinai. Exodus 34:29-35.
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. 30 Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. 32 Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. 33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
34 Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, 35 the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
But there is a key difference between the Matthew passage and the Exodus passage. Moses does shine, but he does not shine like the sun. Moses shone on Mount Sinai, but in the passage in Matthew, they shone in the kingdom of God.
There is a passage in the 2 Enoch, wherein, Enoch, in God's throne room, is given clothes, and shines like the sun.
2 Enoch 22:6-10.
6 And Michael, the Lord's Archangel, lifted me up and brought me in front of the face of the Lord. And the Lord said to his servants, sounding them out, "Enoch join in and stand in front of my face forever! 7 And the Lord's glorious ones did obeisance and said, "Let Enoch yield in accordance with your Word, O Lord!" 8 And the Lord said the Michael, "Go, and extract Enoch from his earthly clothing. And anoint him with my delightful oil, and put him into the clothes of my glory 9 And so Michael did, just as the Lord had said to him. He anointed me and clothed me. And the appearance of that oil is greater than the greatest light, and its ointment is like sweet dew, and its fragrance myrrh; and it is like the rays of the glittering sun. 10 And I looked at myself, and I had become like one of his glorious one, and there was no observable difference.
These glorious ones are mentioned later in 2 Peter 10 and Jude.
Was Jesus referencing 2 Enoch??
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." 37 He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Jesus could be referring to Moses, when he came down from Sinai. Exodus 34:29-35.
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. 30 Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. 32 Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. 33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
34 Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, 35 the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
But there is a key difference between the Matthew passage and the Exodus passage. Moses does shine, but he does not shine like the sun. Moses shone on Mount Sinai, but in the passage in Matthew, they shone in the kingdom of God.
There is a passage in the 2 Enoch, wherein, Enoch, in God's throne room, is given clothes, and shines like the sun.
2 Enoch 22:6-10.
6 And Michael, the Lord's Archangel, lifted me up and brought me in front of the face of the Lord. And the Lord said to his servants, sounding them out, "Enoch join in and stand in front of my face forever! 7 And the Lord's glorious ones did obeisance and said, "Let Enoch yield in accordance with your Word, O Lord!" 8 And the Lord said the Michael, "Go, and extract Enoch from his earthly clothing. And anoint him with my delightful oil, and put him into the clothes of my glory 9 And so Michael did, just as the Lord had said to him. He anointed me and clothed me. And the appearance of that oil is greater than the greatest light, and its ointment is like sweet dew, and its fragrance myrrh; and it is like the rays of the glittering sun. 10 And I looked at myself, and I had become like one of his glorious one, and there was no observable difference.
These glorious ones are mentioned later in 2 Peter 10 and Jude.
Was Jesus referencing 2 Enoch??