“And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.”
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead — the Messianic Secret applied to the transfiguration: silence about what they have seen until after the resurrection. The until the Son of Man had risen from the dead is the first time a time limit is placed on the Messianic Secret — the silence is temporary, not permanent. The resurrection is the event after which the full disclosure of Jesus' identity is appropriate. The transfiguration preview of Jesus' glory must wait for the cross to give it its full meaning.
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