28 And it came to pan about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
29 ^d as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his oeoease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy witn sleep : and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
33 And it came to pass, as they
departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three taberna- cles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias : not knowing what he said.
34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them : and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying. This is my beloved Son : hear him.
36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
The event described in these verses, commonly called "the transfiguration," is one of the most remarkable in the history of our Lord's earthly ministry. It is one of those passages which we should always read with peculiar thankfulness. It lifts a comer of the veil which hangs over the world to come, and throws light on some of the deepest truths of our religion.
In the first place, this passage shows us something of the ghry which Christ mil have at His second coming. We read that "the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistering," and that the disciples who were with Him "saw His glory."
We need not doubt that this marvellous vision '^as meant to encourage and strengthen our Lord's disciples. They had just been hearing of the cross and passion, and