Emperor of Rome, and Philippi after Herod Philip. When they were going
to Caesarea Philippi, Jesus talked quietly to His disciples, and said,
'Whom do you say that I am?' Peter almost always spoke first, before
the others had time to say anything, and he said quickly, 'THOU ART THE
CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.' Jesus was very much pleased with
that answer.

Then Jesus called the people who stood near, and His disciples too, and
He told them that if they followed Him, they too might have to die for
His sake. But He told them that they must not mind that, because
heaven is better than this world. And He told them that if they were
ashamed of Him, He should be ashamed of them before His Father and the
holy angels. Dear children, I hope, when you go to school, or are with
your little friends, that you will never be ashamed of Jesus.

About a week after that talk with His disciples, Jesus took Peter, and
James, and John into a high hill alone to pray. There is a splendid
high mountain near Caesarea Philippi, called Hermon. All at once, as
Jesus was praying, the disciples saw that His face shown like the sun,
and His clothes were white and shining like the light. And as the
disciples looked, they saw two men talking with Jesus, called Moses and
Elijah, two holy men who went to heaven long, long ago. We do not know
how long they talked. Peter, and James, and John were men, so they
could not look very long at those heavenly visitors; soon their eyes
closed, and they fell fast asleep. When they woke up, Moses and Elijah
were still there, and when the disciples saw Jesus again, looking so
bright and beautiful, they were very much afraid.

When they came down from the mountain, they saw a crowd down below.
Jesus had left nine of His disciples behind when He went up Mount