allowed to share in His glory, and join the happy company, and feel that we shall go out no more from the joy of our Lord ? These are questions that no man can answer. The happiness of that great day of gathering together is one that we cannot now conceive. The feelings of which Peter had a little foretaste, will then be our's in full experience. We shall all say with one heart and one voice, when we see Christ and all His saints, " It is good to be here."
The last thing which demands our notice in this passage is the distinct testimony which it bears to Christ's office and dignity, as the promised Messiah. We see this testimony first in the appearance of Moses and Elias, the representatives of the law and the prophets. They appear as witnesses that Jesus is He of whom they spoke in old times, and of whom they wrote that He would come. They disappear after a few minutes, and leave Jesus alone, as though they would show that they were only witnesses, and that our Master having come, the servants resign to Him the chief place. — We see this testimony, secondly, in the miraculous voice from heaven, saying, " This is my beloved Son : hear Him." The same voice of God the Father, which was heard at our Lord's baptism, was heard once more at His transfiguration. On both occasions there was the same solemn declaration " This is my beloved Son." On this last occasion, there was an addition of two most important words, " Hear Him."
The whole conclusion of the vision was calculated to leave a lasting impression on the minds of the three dis- ciples. It taught them in the most striking manner, that their Lord was far above them and the prophets,
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