Once more the devil conveyed him to an exceedingly high mountain and showed him all the realms of the world and their grandeur;

Yes, forsooth," he added, "you set aside what God commands, so as to maintain your own tradition.

Now our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, whereas you Jews declare the proper place for worship is at Jerusalem."

"Woman," said Jesus, "believe me, the time is coming when you will be worshipping the Father neither on this mountain nor at Jerusalem.

never let your zeal flag; maintain the spiritual glow; serve the Lord;

Attend to your prayers, maintain your zest for prayer by thanksgiving;

they must maintain the divine truth of the faith with a pure conscience.

(men who serve a mere outline and shadow of the heavenly ??as Moses was instructed, when he was about to execute the building of the tabernacle: see, God said, that you make everything on the pattern shown you upon the mountain).

(for they could not bear the command, If even a beast touches the mountain, it must be stoned) ??21 indeed, so awful was the sight that Moses said, I am terrified and aghast.

the sky was swept aside like a scroll being folded up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.

The second angel blew, and what looked like a huge mountain on fire was hurled into the sea; a third of the sea turned blood,

So he carried me off, rapt in the Spirit, to a huge, high mountain, where he showed me the City, the holy Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven,