Tertullian On Fasting Deservedly, therefore, even while in the flesh, did the Lord show Himself to him, the colleague of His own fasts, no less than to Elijah.[42] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII For when they saw Jesus transfigured before them so that "His face shone," etc., "they saw the kingdom of God coming with power."[201] But since here it is written in the three Evangelists, "They shall not taste of death,"[220]