Excerpt from The Silver Lining: Messages of Hope and Cheer When thou wast under the fig-tree I saw thee. But was there any special significance in this? There must have been something of very deep significance, for it inspired Na thaniel to an outburst of joyful faith: Thou art the Son of God. Perhaps there was something in the tone in which the words were spoken; for revelations are not always contained in the literal words, they are Often found in the way in which they are spoken. It is possible to say to a sorrowful and mourning widow, I saw you, and the words will suggest nothing more than bare recognition; and one may use the same phrase and it would be weighted with warm and helpful sympathy. There was surely something in the tone of the Master which called forth the exuberant response of Nathaniel's heart. But there was more than this. Under the fig-tree, was a phrase which. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.