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Thou didst ask as to the transfiguration of Jesus,
with Moses and Elias and the Heavenly Father on Mount
Tabor, as referred to in the Bible. This occurrence was perceived
by the disciples with their inner eye, wherefore it
was a secret hidden away, and was a spiritual discovery of
theirs. Otherwise, if the intent be that they witnessed
physical forms, that is, witnessed that transfiguration with
their outward eyes, then there were many others at hand on
that plain and mountain, and why did they fail to behold it?
And why did the Lord charge them that they should tell no
man? It is clear that this was a spiritual vision and a scene of
the Kingdom. Wherefore did the Messiah bid them to keep
this hidden, `till the Son of Man were risen from the dead,'1
--that is, until the Cause of God should be exalted, and the
Word of God prevail, and the reality of Christ rise up.
1. Matthew 17:1-19; Mark 9:2-9; Luke 9:28-36
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