Mark 9:3
There are several places in Scripture where God allows the natural authors of the Bible, being human, to attempt to explain something supernatural using human terms. We have to understand that this is how the Bible is written, divinely inspired, and through human authors. As a result, we see verses such as this one.
Mark compares the whiteness of the Lord’s garments to the bleaching process used on clothing. No one on earth would be able, no matter how expert they were, to bleach something as white as how the Lord’s garments appeared at this time.
Another good illustration of this might be the phenomenon of black light. We are familiar with how fluorescent colors glow in a very special way when exposed to black light. In the same way, Jesus garments on this occasion glowed in a different way than what was normally seen.
The comparison with snow is also quite appropriate. Snow, without being mixed with dirt or anything else, is more white than just about anything. And so we see that this change in the garment of Christ was not due to tricky lighting, or some anomaly. Instead, it was a reflection of his glory.
Heavenly Father, thank you for this wonderful day that you’ve given us! Thank you for your glorious Son! Our Lord Jesus is truly radiant in so many ways. He is merciful, he is kind, he is just, he is good. Thank you for the righteousness that we may have through him. Thank you for making it possible for us to one day join Christ in heaven as shining ones. We will live our lives in praise to Him, to reflect the great beauty of his glory. May we never do anything to dishonor his holy name. I will praise him for all of my life. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.