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the snows of Hermon in the sun. They also saw two men with Him whom they seemed to know were Moses and Elias, who had gone to heaven centuries before. They also heard them talking with Jesus, and they spoke of the same thing that had troubled Peter when Jesus had spoken of it--that He should die at Jerusalem. They awoke out of sleep, but the vision did not pass away like a dream, they still saw it all. But as it began to melt away, Peter said, hardly knowing what he said, "Master, it is good for us to be here, and let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias." Then the glory around Jesus grew until it seemed like a bright cloud at sunset, and it came and wrapt them around in its soft brightness, and they were afraid. In the silence they heard a Divine voice, saying, "This is My beloved Son; hear Him." When the voice was passed they looked up and saw Jesus there alone. He was bending over them, touching them tenderly, and saying, "Arise, and be not afraid." As they came down the mountain He told them to tell no one of the vision until after He had risen from the dead. It seemed to the disciples, no doubt, like coming down from heaven to earth when after a long walk and talk with Jesus in the summer morning they came near the village they had left, and found the people--among them some Jewish lawyers--disputing with the group of disciples there. As soon as they saw Jesus they all ran to Him, and greeted Him. One of the men explained what they were disputing about. "Master," he said, "I have brought unto thee my son which hath a dumb spirit," and he described the frightful state into which it had brought his boy, and added that the disciples could not cast it out. "Bring him to me," said Jesus, and they brought him, the evil spirit within him throwing him into convulsions as they laid him at Jesus' feet. "How long is it ago since this came to him?" said Jesus. "Of a child," said the father, "and ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him, but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us." Jesus said, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." Then the poor father cried out with tears, "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief!" The Lord did not wait for greater faith than this. He charged the evil spirit to come out of the boy, and after a great struggle it left hi
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