, 1873-08-23

! nloHes, W1o WAS tito arGuBhtcr OF tho jewish
constitution, aud Elijah, tho zoalous defender OF
TINT cousttution. Ono Ind died 1000 yoa,s bo-
fore, and the other was translated 300 years be-
foro,, yct their glorilcd bodfa aro tho eane,
".Behod, . show you mystery" nsys Panl.
changed in, u, moment, in tho twinkling Of On
oyo, at tho Inst trump, for tho trumpet shall
Ionnd and tho dond sliall bo raised ineorrupt-
abo aud ta no shall n,o,,, bo changed Or
fot that in oiinging to onrss they wore orc forsat3 s
inR tho GID church. But horo. on tho Mount.
thoy find that tho now church is to bo that OF
Abraham, Mosos, and EliaB. Lot us look at
thcBo ollaracters d lttlo moro cloBoly John, tho
contdant of Christ has his counterpart in Arosos,
| tho friond Of God. Peter, tho nun of impulse,
Inns big counterpart in Elijah, who p!ows5o rropll-
oss Of Daal, aud tho martyr, James, haa his
counterpart in Christ, tho "1Lnmb Of dod, slain
from the foundation Of the world" 11cro wo
hayo contemplation Of the truth, dofonsc OF tho
truth, and martyrdoln for tho truth, doub1y rop-
resented from earth and Heaven. Moses and
Jows, horo hand thoir commissions to Christ,
who hands thom to the DiBoipleBt who, ut tho
voice Of God, have fallen to tho Garth. Yet tho
latter arc creator than the former for hc that is
! 1oast in the Kingdom Of 11enyen Ii greator than
| John the Baptist, who Was greatest of all tho
! prophets.
And what does Moses and Elias talk about
With Christ They would talk about tho central
accomplish at Jerusalem. The groatost of all
Ohrsta achievements was not in Ills raising Of
tho dead, or other aeta Of power, bnt Els s,bnis-
sion to death upon tho cross. Christ wag crucinod
for blAshphnsuy for thinking himself equal
with God" Hero VIC have Moses, who condemned
baaphemers to death, and Eliiah, who slow $50
false prophets of Baal speaking with Christ
about his death. Moses WAS still Interested in
prophecies and thoy wore talking with Christ
| about his death at Jerusalom, for that alone
wonll fulfill both. Here they talh about that
shameful death which caused the disciplos to
moudoth his 1ovo toward us in Tint, wlliIo VIC
we're yet sinners, Christ died for 49,"
OF oourHo, Peter must speak out his mind; 20
ho proposed that tlreo tabernaclos DO 1nado-
tho now kingdom had como: ohriat did not @
moan what He said when He talked about being
slain at JoruBalenl. Ills proposal involved that
Moses and Ellas should loavo Heavens splendor
ten the central theme Of that couvorsation,-
Christ'a death. He wished to separate from tle
world upon the principles of monastioia,n, aud
not by that spirit which ia In tho world and not
Of t; Thus spako Petor, type Of that Church
recorded, after the Day Of pontecost, when the
spiritual kingdom was nnherod in that he twist
not what ho eaid." Romo is not OF reaHon; not
Of wisdom. Notice that while Peter WAS malk-
ing this foolish suggestion bright cloud ovor-
shadowed thonl, md voice out Of tho cloud
said: "Hoar 80 Him."
When God manifested himself undor tho old
dfsponsation it was in . dark cloud. And Mosos
drew near to the thick darkness where God was
But this waH bright cloud and Fathers voice.
MoaoB was hero, but not aa upon Sinai. This
was tho voice Of the Father installing" his Son
in universal supremacy. But whore are tho dis
upon the earth dbrst in tho os wsderness e had
boon promised all tho Kingdoms Of tho world II
1le would fau down and worship Satan. Now Ho
received MI Kingdoms from better hantls.
Christ was in His nature Brightness. Thore
10 would willingly stay. But where wero tho
discipIos At ChriBt's baptism thoro was the d.
vino Toco declaring to tho multitude, stThiB ia
ny beloved i L.. Son, in whom I am we'll
ago forgotten this. Ho had taken those three
witnesses Of this aamo declaration. But whoro
werethey? They aro enitteu to tho earth by tho
divine voice. Unless Christ alall come botweon
these prost!!ato 4! disciples and God they will
God. sour God ia consuming fire." Christ
loft Moses and Elias, and tho celestial glorieB
to como to the relief Of the disciples. Moaos
was thore, Elijah was thore, God was there
but they could not help tho trembling disciples.
Christ alonc could bring them roliof; the un-
transagurod Christ.
Thoro ia horo also shown the insoparable con-
motion at between between g!ory and suffering Christ
ciples with him. They, too, must trend tho path
consecrated Calvary. rho l,rirttnnsa ~ tha
fornnor denncna tl,c 7orl1nnoo ~ tIa in4.os ~ J J
In that talk about i1a deatb villa tronso,,tnd au1
tharn waa fnrntasto ~ that c,n vh,rl, +. a.,
garden liz would Inyo to nass hg "'A''A4 :" su'
mt Christ and Hia diaonIaa ,Sara M, ~ ~o
mali, on the brisht mountain. Tin 1nuatc IL ti,o H.,
nnrnlexni fnthor. a,,11 thn confonnaI J;sc,r1ao o
wore at tho base Of tha maintain ~ s1p;us Ghr;us
could not stay in Heaven nossoasod tSi u.nr1i
neeuod lin. po''''eo> "oi'e
Logeons: The Old Testament and thu New
sro in harmony. Tie iead live and aro ;ntor' ~"
ostoi in III. Not Chriet's ciaracter q nor uili III
resurrection arc The ohiof foatnros "f 1T;a nas
eion, but lis death. HUear We lin" Tha raa
tho same voice which spoke ,ipon Sinai. oIr;Rt IL
Lord Of all.
TIE Eyprryo srny,or
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