In His transfiguration, how did Christ appear?

Answer

"His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light." Matt. 17: 2.

How was the earth itself affected by Adam's sin ?
Did Christ know beforehand the treatment He was to receive?
In what literal language is this persecution of the people of God further described?
What is Noah called?
What is said concerning the captivity and downfall of the Papacy?
What were to be the signs on earth of Christ's coming?
For what purpose was the earth created?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle