Matthew 4:8

Verse 8. Shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; and as Saint Luke says, in a moment of time. We cannot comprehend how this could be done from any mountain, or seen with human eyes. Therefore many think it was by some kind of representation; or that the devil shewing a part, by words set forth the rest. Witham.—He shewed him the different climates in which each country was situated. S. Chry.