After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Relax man we just having fun lol.The statue is not holy, it's just an idol. We don't know what God looked like.
It's the tallest structure in the area, it makes perfect sense that lightning would strike it.