The events that are occurring at this time are spectacular, and awesome in the older sense of awe/fear of the almighty. With so much going on, it would appear that most of the Lamanites present had turned their attention to their own safety. This Nephite-become-Lamanite not only looks to Nephi and Lehi, but notices that their faces shown, “even as the faces of angels.” With his Nephite background he understands the connection of these men to God, and the supernatural meaning of this visual transfiguration. He therefore calls the attention of the others in the vicinity to this remarkable phenomenon.