Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MAYS.
Lesson Text: "The TransHguratiop,"
Luke TX, 2s.36-Golden Text
Luke TX, 35-Coinmentary
on the Lesson.

ter from verses IS to 81, including the testi-
mony of Peter concerning Christ, Christ's
own testimony concerning His approaching
sufferings and death and resurrection. and
that those who follow Him must be content
to suffer with Him; but that there is future
glory awaiting all such which will more than
recolnpense for all the suffering, and that
some Of them would not die till they had
seen the glory Of that kingdom. He also tes-
world they would lose the world to come, but
if willing to renounce this world for His sake
they would receive and forever enjoy the
glory of the kingdom Of God.
.He took Peter and John and James, and
went up into mountain to pray These are
the three whom He took with Him to see
Jarius's daughter raised to life, and the same
three He took nearest to Him in the garden
of Gethsemane He saw fit to elect these to
be with Him on these occasions, lie elected
twelve out Of all His followers whom
BE might qualify for special service He
has an elect nation through whom He yet
world, Ho is now gathering an elect church
out Of all nations which shall reign with Him
as priest-kings when through His elect Israel
He will subdue the world unto Himself.
Election. when understood, is glorious.
20. "And rs He prayed, the fashion Of His
countenance was altered, and His raiment
was white and glistening." Matthew and
Mark say that He was TRANSPORTED; Matthew
says that His face did shine as the sun; Mark
says that His raiment became shining, es-
ceeding white as snow, as no fuller on earth
can white them; Matthew says His rament
was white as the light. Here was for brief
season the outshining of that glory which
was hidden in that mortal body during His
humiliation, reminding us of the Garden of
Eden when man made in the image OF God
was clothed with light as with garment;
and pointing us forward to the resur-
rection and the time Of the King
dom, when we shall be like Him, for
we shall see Him as He is; and the righteous
shall shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom
Of their Father Il. John iii, 2; Matt xiii, 49;
Dan. xii, 81.
two men, which were Moses and Elias"
Moses, the servant of the Lord, died on
Mount Nebo 14SO years before this, and the
Lord buried him in valley in the land OF
Moab (Deut xxxiv). It was about 900 years
since Elijah was translated without dying
III. Ri. ill; and yet here are both alive and
well, and il Jude tx, refers to the resurrec-
ton of Mosess body then both stood here IN
their immortal bodies Blessed be God for
the life eternal and for the assurance that il
we are in Christ we shall be alive and well
1000 years hence, 1000 years hence yes, to all
eternity, in increasing fellowship with Him;
81. "Who appeared in glory, and spaEe OF
His decease which he should accomplish OF
Jerusalem This verse and the next are
peculiar TO Luke, Matthew and Mark, simply
saving that Moses and Elijah talked with
Jesus, and emitting all reference to the dis
cples oeing asayy WY Ss q sner
versaton for it must be the most important
of all events that they speak of. Thoy do
not speak of the great Roman empire, nor of
the worlds progress; they do not even speak
of the condition of Israel, nor Of the birth or
baptism Of Jesus, but of His death which is
soon to take place at Jerusalem. That death
of which He had Himself been speak
ing to the disciples only a week be-
fore: The sufferings of which He spake
after His resurrection as being fore
told by the prophets Lu. xiv, 1921, a.
AZ Moses and Elijah, had already enjoyed
hundreds of years Of rest and bliss by virtue
of these sufferings about to be accomplished.
Every redeemed soul from Abel down had
been redeemed, not by blood Of animals slain
shed, the precious blood of Christ as of
Lamb without blemish and without spot.
All Scripture may be summed up under two
heads, 1.-THE sufferings Of Christ, and the
glory that shall follow" u. Pet. l., liz. The
great event of the past is His death and res
direction. The great event Of the future IS
His coming in power and glory.
49, ''But Peter and they that were with
Him were heavy with Sleep" Here in the
presence of His glory they are so drowsy that
they can hardly keep awake; and in Gethse-
name, in the presence of His agony, they
actually Sleep and yet these three were the
most highly favored of the twelve The man
of sorrows could not find sympathy enough
even in His most intimate friends to keep
them awake either in the presence Of His SUI
ferings or His glory
"And when they were awake, they saw
His glory, and the two men that stood with
Him." He was gracious unto them ana SUI
fered them not to lose all.
49, "And it came to pass, as they departed
from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it
is good for us to be hers; and let US make
three tabernacles; not knowing
what he said.n Had he been wide awake
and heard the conversation between Jesus,
Moses and Elijah he would probably. have
talked more wisely and have known what he
was talking about.
"a. "While He thus spake, there came
cloud, and overshadowed them, and they
feared as they entered into the cloud" All
through the wilderness ''the Lord went pc
fore them in pillar Of cloud" When the
Tabernacle was erected "a cloud covered the
rent of the congregation, and the glory Oh Tue
Lord filled the Tabernacle" and when the
Temple was dedicated the house was filled
with cloud and with the glory OF the LORD
Eek xiii, 81; H, 81; II. Chr. ", 10, 14.) In
the vision Of Isaiah wi, A. the house was
filled with smoke, and Ezekiel d., J saw
great cloud, and fire Unfolding itself, and
Brightness about it. At His ascension
cloud received Him. and when lie comes
ngain 1t will be in the clouds OF heaven
facts l., 9; Matt. XVI, 64l. So also when the
risen and translated saints meet Him IN the
air, it shall be in the clouds 4. Til. w., ~.
SIS. "And there came voice out OF the
cloud, saving, This is My beloved Son; hear
Him. Matthew adds "In whom am well
pleased.n The R. ". says, This is my Son,
INV chosen; hear We Bim.' At His baptism
the voice from Heaven said, ''1his is my BE- e,
loved Son. in whom I am well pleased :"
Matt. iii, II; Mark T., II; Luke III, ~
On third occasion when Jesus prayed. ia
ther, glorify Thy name,n the voice from
Heaven said, ~ have both gloriiied IT and
will glorify it again" John xii. 2s). So that
we have three distinct Testimonies from Inc
Father concerning His Son.
So. "And when the voice was past, Jesus
was found alone" Matthew says that when
the disciples heard the voice they fell on their
face and were sore afraid; but Jesus came
and touched them and said, "Arise and be
not afraid,n and when they. lifted up their
ewes they saw no man save Jesus only NOT
even Moses or Elijah may be put on level
with Jesus. There is no salvation IN elther
Of them. Moses aud the prophets wrote OF
Him hut he is the end of the law for right
eousness to every one that believeth, and In, IN
Him in His first and second comings is the
fulfllment Of all prophecy. To Jesus only
mist we look for salvation; to Jesus only
for grace to help in every time OF need.
Jesus only is to be our patience, our wisdom,
And they kept it close, and told no man
had seem Matthew and Mark say that lie lie
charged them to tell the vision tono man TIL
the Son of Man should be risen from tho
dead. To those who would not receive hnn
he would give no such tokens Of His glory as
this: these revelations were only for those
who had accepted Him, and only Tor lew
even of such.-Lesson Helper.