Why does God allow Pain and Suffering?.......................................
The Transfiguration of Christ:
This is the one and only time during His earthly life that Jesus’ Divinity was fully revealed and made manifest. His entire Body was bathed in Divine Glory affirming that He is both fully God and fully Man — the ‘God-Man.’ This Theophany on Mount Tabor also foreshadowed the Glory of Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension that were to follow shortly, and thus the fulfillment of the very purpose of the Incarnation — to restore fallen humanity and all creation to their original goodness and glory as originally created by the Holy Trinity through the Logos/Word. And this is the vision of Christ’s Transfiguration, which is precisely the invisible spiritual reality made visible in authentic Orthodox icons, and apprehended by us while yet on earth.
First of all, please notice Matthew 17:9 because the transfiguration was a 'VISION' and Not a real happening.
God sent pre-human heavenly Jesus to Earth for us. Jesus did Not send himself.
Also, God resurrected the dead Jesus out of hell/biblical grave - Acts 2:27; 3:15; Col. 2:12
Jesus used the opportunity at John 10:36 to truthfully say who he is: The Son of God.
Yes, Jesus was God's spokesman/ Word/Logos - John 5:38
Remember: 'No man has seen God' - John 5:46; John 1:18; John 6:46; 1st John 4:12 - but people saw Jesus.
Also, God can't die because He is from and to everlasting according to Psalm 90:2
So, only God was 'before' the beginning of anything.
Whereas, pre-human heavenly Jesus was 'in' the beginning, but Not 'before' the beginning as his God was - Rev. 4:11.
A reason why God allows 'pain & suffering' is found in the book of Job - Job 2:4-5
Sinner Satan Not only challenged Job but all of us.
' Touch our flesh.....' ( loose physical health ) and we would Not serve God under bad condtions.
Both Job and Jesus under adverse conditions proved Satan a liar and so can we.