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Lzssox TEXT Matt l7;l-i3
GOLDEN TExr-And there came > voico
ous Of the cloud, saying. This u my beloved
Son. hear him. Luke y.35-
CxSrRAL TEUTH--The glorious nature Of
our Saviour Jesus Thirst.
TIxk summer Of A. d. -, week after
the last lesson In the night
PLkcE-Probably Mount Hermon, near
Ccsarca PhilippL
Parallel Accorxrs-Mark 9s2-i3; Luke
9.3S8
IxTRoDrcrIox-In our last lesson Jesus
had told the disciples Of His humiliation, His
suffering and death The announcement
disappointed their expectations OF kingiy
Messiah, and discouraged them; nor could
they understand what He said about His
resurrection In to-day's lesson Jesus shows
them His real glory, furnishes testimony 70
HIS divine nature, gives them examples Of
the resurrection, and BY the conversation
with Moses and Elijah. shows them that His
death was the central point OF His mission
Heirs ovER HARD PLAcEs-1. 1Ji<r az
dayr Luke says, aboaf eight dsys. He
counts the two parts Of days It each ex-
IRENE. and says, about, because il was six
| whole and two parts Of days Peter, yan<s
I and JohA the three disciples most advanced
n tn. knoxwI<3oe ~ lean. an, II. In s,d<.-,
| Apxrf. from the other di.-.inle. ) Iyc.
| ngxr<,f: CHANGED 81 apDcarance Il form
| The heavenly cIorv n His nature which
I wac still concealed under H,s earfhlv a.
4 pearance, now broke forth The fashion OF
I His countenance was altered luke By be-
! ing lighted with radiance both from with
out and within. Luke says He went up into
wax Gods answer u His nraver ~ AZ.
raiD~rf ar Z, ~ ROM. Mari saw .hi.s.c
exc1rd,so rA.r a. s,or- 4 49,, the oive5
az the law. and the founf3er ~ the "a al
pensation which WAS soon "a blossom ont
into the new. ELL. Greek Tor Elii.h the
REPRESENTATIVE az the pror,hefs and The fore
runner a. cbrist 49,, go H,m. ~.
subir.f AZ their s,onverxafion N vive, A
Luke 9sl. II WAS a the decease 1erodps-
der.rtnre rrferr,no ~ u;s de,fh ~ -,
csr~sa.s ,,h;.h - sno,,15 s'...ssa.',s .s ).
Ie-,,~sier, hi. x,.s ~ 1890 s,-sass ~ -.
rorid,s historv. fb;s 80 tbe re.l fo.,nd,rg
~ ire Tin gdom ~ Ca. ~. 49, ~. --,,i-
minarion ~ the salv.f;on bronch, ~ fhs
Ne~.iah ana forefold ~ The r,rcrhe,s. ira
80 RE great ~, u ,~h;ch III ~ ss,.r;s,.~s
arr,o;rted Nv No-ee loolre8 fcrw.rd and
wb;ch c.ve them mean,ng ma v.,nc q
Tn as,r~rrd P<f<r- 81 ! beu,iIdered NV
Marx e.sl Thrs~ f..1-r.,e,r.. hoosh. a. ~
bu~hes sh.x orexr an thu ,r,onpt II .eD,nel
~ Rim sh.f The hour ~ ire Icny lcolra.a- ~,
re;cn h.d come rrom .ha slenes ~ Her
J | mo- ha rrould have has ,he ,arrrs - ! -.
IN r-dou ,.vrrl.;r,ad 81 80, ~ ~, r,i~h
, | re.,<,Cn,rc the frue ues.iah attended ~ ~.
: renresentativ ~ the IA d;-rensss;or
: 3. M ~ ri,ic.. the sicht the srertaele \
, ~ .nna NJ II would moi ~ unidentified iii
D | afrer His death and resurrecfion- M T7;a
0zlfiahl ~...<.s 80 ~.,n<- frov,, NJ, Ak y
Th-.r ernr..ted Fliiah Rut E,;.h -. -
~ come now could Iesus - ire We.eiat
,rb.r ~ h.5 ror xct .,cr,es r. n ~. 81
. prarance We III sornin-- how could ~
q nreach that Je4ns xras fbe Messiah ana q,
, tell men fhat they had seen Eliiab Who ~
Z .,orne. JeSus ernlaIns that John "a .orr
- the shirt ana r.oyver Of EIiizb sI.ul
= IAN.
8 Coxxrxrs-In this l<sson we are told .
another instance where the vail betwee
q the other world ana this was broke
= through. Jesus had taken three OF III
disciples into 4 high mountain apart. Al
= while there, He was for while utterl
changed IN His appearance. A heavenly Al
exceedingly pure and bright light shou
forth fr..-. His lace and His rarnlcnts- a
= the discip,es LOGGED on with great astonlsl
ment Moses and Elijah came from Hcave
a and held : conversation with Jesus Chris
6 The three apostles were 50 delighted 70 |
n in such GLORIOUS company that they wou]
: fain have stayed there. But soon ! clou
D. overshadowcd them, and . voice spoke. q,
r. ing: This IS my beloved Son. in whom
q am well pleased; hear ye Him" As Il
q cloud came over them. and they heard II
= voice, he diciples were very much fright
e ened But Jesus spoke to them and calme
Z their fears.
X If you were away from your own hom
= would You not long to hear from there otter
q And II the home you had left was peculiarl
= lovely. and the place to which you had gor
- was peculiarly repllsive, would not that d
10 sire Be- all the stronger. A letter would /
70 good, but better still would be the prcsens
st 81 some Of those you had left there. Jul
q. presume. Jesus felt. when He left H
& GLORIOUS and pure home in Heaven. to con-
- down 70 this wicked world. His soul mus
III have been refreshed by the visits Of a
ID from that world, or the testimony Of II
n Heavenly father. Now God did testif
II more than once, through just such mirac
y lous events Is that oi.this lesson, that Jes'
was more than . m1n, and He also in ID
50 Way comforted Jesus and strengthened Hi
~ - III l...I..<x- n 81