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with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.” om. x. 10,

fess Him as boldly, as the Apostle
Peter did; “for with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and

 

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ah LITTLE time after this,

Jesus called Peter, and
a\\)| James, and John, and
took them to the top of a
mountain, to pray. And
as Jesus prayed, He was transfigured,
—that is, He appeared changed, and
did not look as He did before. His
face shone like the sun, and His
raiment was bright, like the light,
so bright that the disciples could
hardly look upon it. Peter, and
James, and John, were heavy with
sleep; for the sight was too much
for them to bear; but when they
were awake, they saw the glory of
Jesus, and He gave them power to
look upon it. And they then saw
two men talking with Jesus. Who
were they? Not men like them-
selves in poor perishing bodies, but
glorified saints from Heaven. They
were Moses and Elijah. These two
holy men had left this world long
before. Moses died upon Mount
Pisgah, and the Lord Himself buried
him. And Elijah was taken up to
Heaven in a chariot of fire, without
dying, many years after the death
of Moses. Moses and Elijah had
long been with God in Heaven;
and now they were allowed to come
down, for a little time, to earth
again, to see Jesus in His glory, and

 
    

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to talk with Him upon the mount,
What did they talk about? Of the
death which Jesus would soon die
at Jerusalem. Moses and Elijah
had believed in Jesus as their Sa-
viour, when they were on earth.
They knew that He was to come
down from Heaven, and die for sin-
ners; and when they had offered
the sacrifices, they had looked to
Him in faith, as “the Lamb of God
which taketh away the sins of the
world.” And now the time was
nearly come when that Lamb should
really be offered up; and Moses and
Elijah rejoiced that it was; for they
knew that the sacrifice of Jesus
alone could save sinners, and that
it was needful for Him first to sul-
fer, and then to enter into His
glory.

When the disciples looked up, and
saw Jesus, and Moses, and Elijah,
and heard the blessed things they
said, Peter cried, “Lord, it is good
to be here; and let us make three
tabernacles: one for thee, and one
for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not
knowing what he said. While he
spoke, a bright cloud came and
overshadowed them; and the dis-
ciples were afraid as they entered
into the cloud. But they had no
need to fear, for Jesus was still there