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Lord's temptation, and the spot where Satan affected to 

 shew him all the kingdoms of the world, and their 

 glory. Mount Tabor was without doubt signalized by 

 the splendid event of his transfiguration; and within 

 sight of this, on the mount of the Beatitudes, the mul- 

 titude assembled to hear him pronounce that most 

 beautiful summary of moral duties from which its name 

 is derived. On mount Calvary, the Redeemer expired, 

 and from mount Olivet he ascended to heaven. Finally, 

 in the day when Israel's desolations are to be repaired, 

 his feet shall again stand upon this mountain to execute 

 the wonders of the Millenial age. (Zech. xiv.) And in 

 that day the mountain of the Lord's house, as again 

 erected upon mount Zion, shall be exalted above the 

 hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. (Isaiah ii. 2.) 

 At that period which will be pregnant with mighty 

 events to the Church of God in general, and to the 

 world at large, it seems probable that Paganism, 

 Mahometanism, and Popery shall every where receive 

 a fearful overthrow, as the Prophet laaiah declares, ii. 

 18. They who have been worshippers of idols shall 

 cast them to the moles and to the bats ; and so con- 

 founded shall they be with the fearful judgments around 

 them, that *' they shall go into the clefts of the rock, 



