While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, 6 then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
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7 When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid.
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But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and do not be afraid.”
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And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
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8 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, “Do not tell the vision 9 to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
The vision you’re referring to is God the Father. Context is everything.
“The vision you’re referring to is God the Father. Context is everything.”
A vision created by God to reveal his Son as the Messiah, and to prepare for the crucifiction.