his glory and reign as princes with
him. And so they must have been greatly troubled by his words. To
encourage and comfort them, therefore, he told them that, before they
died, some of them should "see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

And then, some days after this, he took three of his disciples, the
favored John and James and Peter, and went up with them "into a
mountain, apart by themselves, and was transfigured before them." We
are not told what mountain it was that was thus honored. Mount Tabor,
near Nazareth, on the borders of the Plain of Esdraelon, has long
been regarded as the favored spot. But, in our day, many persons
think that it was not on the top of Tabor, but on one of the summits
of Mount Hermon, where this wonderful event took place. One of the
principal objections to supposing that Tabor was the place is, that
in those days there was a large fortress on the top of this mountain,
and this, they think, would interfere with the privacy that would be
desired on such an occasion. But, for myself, I still incline to
think that Tabor was the mountain chosen. I went to the top of this
mountain, when in Palestine. And though there is a large convent
there now, yet the summit of Tabor covers a wide space of ground. And
outside of the walls of the convent, and even out of sight of its
walls, I saw a number of retired, shady places that would be
particularly suitable for such a scene as this.

But, it is impossible to decide positively which was the Mount of
Transfiguration. And it is not a matter of much consequence. Those
who think it was Hermon are at liberty to think so; and those who
think it was Tabor, have a right to their opinion, for none can prove
that they are mistaken in thinking so.

And when we come to consider this great event in the life of our
Saviour, there are _two_ things to speak of in connection with it;
these are the _wonders_ we see in it; and the _lessons_ we may learn
from it. Or, to express it more briefly--The Transfiguration--its
wonders, and its lessons.

There are three wonders to be spoken of, and three lessons to be
learned from this subject.

_The first wonder is_--THE WONDERFUL CHANGE--that took place in the
appearance of our Lord on this occasion.

Jesus went up the mountain with his disciples. It was probably at the
close of one of his busy days that he did this. It would seem from
St. Luke's account,--chap. ix: 32--that Peter and his companions were
weary with