The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-16

7 1M1~FU~&4N44~@ 49,
MAY ~. 1900.
Especially arranged from = 3. QUARTERLY
IEssox TExr-Lukc .. =
Golden TExr-And there came . voice out
Of the cloud. saying. This Is my beloved son
hear him. Luke vsao.
CENTRAL TRUTH The glorious nature o. ous
Saviour Jesus Christ.
Summer OF A.D. -. Several weeks
after the last lesson.
PtAcr-Probably Mount Hermon, near cc>a'
rca Phiiippi.
PAnAlirL ACCOUNTS Matt is:i.is; Mark .;
elO.
INTERVIEWING HIsroRy-Mark. chs. Z. &
Walking on the sea. The tour ~ Tyre, Sidon
and Dccapolis Several miracles. Return 20
the Sea Of Galilee. and journey northwa ard, cast
Of the Jordan 10 ccsarea PhilippL
THf WEEK or GLooN-on the journey Jesus
revealed 70 His disciples for the FIRST time that
lie must die upon the cross. and be raised
again. They seem 10 have been greatly
shocked. almost stupefed. Their Master was
70 10. their hopes Of d kingiy Messiah aud .
worldly kingdom were shattered. They could
not see beyond. After q week. 81 this gloon tho
TRANSPORTATION took place. (See Luke s.ee "a;
Matt. id:ei2S).
HELPS OVER HARD PL.AcEs-2S about an
ff7nfdUys Qr = tho above conversation. Mat
thew calls II six complete days. Luke counts In
tAN IUAt ~ " q ~ N"f' 49,
UP me a m,safiia 10 pray: the ranslguratisn
was an answer TO prayer. NY the answer we
can Judge what lie prayed for. Doubtless all
of them prayed. ~. IN fashion tappcarancc)
ofhis c0uaffadnc~ ir6s ulfrrtd: He was trans
figured. SO that His face did shine as the sun
tMntt.1. His heavenly nature shonc through
Ills body. And n 4 rasmsaf srls srhif> ind oiis.
trim l. e.. flashing like lightning. Mark says
It was white Is snow. This gives a hint o. our
resurrection bodies. which are 70 be like
Chrlsts glorious body - aud we are 10 "shine
forth as the sun" ~. Nos .: the giver Of the
law. and the founder OF the old dispcnsation
which was soon 10 blossom out into the new.
Elias; Greek for Elijah. the representative Of
the prophets and the forerunncr Of Christ. 81.
Mo appedrrd IN giorp: In their resurrection
bodies. Both died a peculiar death. and their
bodies were doubtless changed. as those alive
at the day OF resurrection Will be changed
II Cor. IS: 81. hol. and sp1k< or His dsc<as<.
His exodus, departure. referring 10 His death.
resurrection and ascension. This was tho
great event Of the worlds history this was tho
real founding OF the Kingdom OF God; this was
the elimination Of the salvation brought By tho
Messiah, and forctoid by the prophets; this
was the great act 10 which all the sacrifices up
pointed hy Moses looked forward. and which
gave them meaning and value. e. ~ hsdry
NTH strip; and uh<R n<y w<re dr1k<: the last
expression means that they kept awake in
spite OF their drowsiness. What they saw was
. reality, not a vision or a dream. 81. Let ~
male three fG5frnGcl<s: booths. OF the bushes
that grew on the mount. IL seemed to him
that the hour for the long-iooked-for reign had
come. From the slope. OF Hcrmon he would
have had the laws 81 . new kingdom pro-
claimed. 50 that all men might recognize tho
true Messiah attended by the representatives
81 the old dispensation- ~. And K<v k>pf u
fios<. at Jesus NINA Matt) till after HIS
remuneration For : an than sh.x~ rrrs.fI xM< -
derstand II enough 10 make the right use Of II,
and His enemies would use II 70 injurc Him
and His cause.
BLESSING or THE Observation-Disclosures
experience which was good FOR Peter Is good
Tor US We all necd The highest and sweetest
experiences ~ the love u Christ. 20 see Him In
Ills beauty and glory. 70 glance through the
ajar. 70 feel the breath Of Heaven and
hear the voice ~ God. Hl 1t widens the out
look, giving earthly things their fruer place in
life. i2l II gives a clearer view Of the end to
which we are working. OF the state to which
God would bring al men. 90 1t helps US bear
cur burdens. overcome our temptations. do our
work. We are amid sin. but we have
seen the glory 81 the Master able 20 conquer IL;
dwell amid sorrows. but we know Him who
has power 70 transform them: We see the work
70 be done. but here Is new inspiration and
hope. Light. victory. glory. Heaven, shino
on all the dark earth. a. II helps
10 change US into the image OF Christ. 80 IL
ysycs q permanent uplifting 70 our character. .
continued consciousness Of a higher and better
ifc.
CoMMESrs-When the interview be-
tween the Saviour and the two visitors
was At an end. the disciples looked up
found that there was no one there
cut the Master only. Here 1t is that
Mr.. Spurgeon makes several SUPPOSE
that are exceedingly suggestive.
He says: Suppose that when the dis
had lifted up their eyes they had
Dchsld Moses only, and that Christ and
Elijah had been the ones who returned
10 Heaven. Would that have been :
On some u it would
seem TO be . most desirable thing for
Jews to have their grand old law
back once more. Through him
hey had received more OF Divine truth
han through any other man. III now
could come back they might receive
rom him much additional light upon re-
igious things, for he had been in
for centuries. But on second
thought 1t Is apparent hat . change
rom Christ to Moses would have been q
oss and not a gain. For the law came
~ Moses but grace and truth came BY
Iesus Christ. and grace and ruth are
,etter for sinners than the law. Great
$ Moses was, Christ was greater.
One Of the Saviour's claims was
hat Moses testified Of Him, and IL
he great leader OF Israel had come to
,car public witness to the Messiahship
II Christ, would it not have been an in
advantage to Christ? At first
light 1t certainly appears as though this
would have been the case. hut on more
thought. We think that we shall
'cc that even this arrangement would
had its serious drawback. There
would at once have been parties among
he Jews, and one would have said: NJ
I'm OF Noses" and another would have
II am Of Elijah and another:
y am Of Christ" Division would have
sprung up and the old fight have been
'enewcd.-Rev. A. Il. Schaufier.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
]. The greatest spiritual blessings
only TO those who have lived near
1T to Jesus.
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