Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES. FEB. 8.

LESSON v, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 8.
Text OF the Lesson, Luke tx, es-36-Mcln-
DRY Verses, as-s1-Golden Text, sIatii.
xvii. documentary by the Rev. d. NJ.
Stearns-
days after these sayings He took Peter and
John and James and went up into a
mountain to pray After telling them Of
His sufferings and death and of the neces-
sity of His followers denying self and tax
ing up the cross daily as in the last lesson
He added that some of those standing
about Him should not taste death till they
had seen the kingdom of God tversc ga.
Both in Matthew and Marx as well as'ia
Luke this statement is Immediately fol
lowed by the record of the TRANSPORTATION
tMath. xvi. IS; xvii, 1; Mark TX, l, y,
which leads us to conclude that whatever
He meant by the kingdom of God was
shown forth in the events and facts of the
TRANSPORTATION. When Matthew and Mark
say after six days, they evidently refer
to the intervening days, while Luke in
cludes the day on which He spoke of the
cross and tho day of the sransfigurat;on.
29. And as He prayed the fashion OF
His countenance was altered, and His raj
mcnt was white and glistening Mat
thew says that His face did shine rs the
sun and His raiment was white as this
light tMath. xvii, % Mark says His raj
ment became shining, exceeding white as
! snow Mark tx, 81. Luke alone speaks of
His praying at the time. When John SAW
Him on Patmos full 60 years after this,
His countenance was as the sun shinatl
in His strength (Rev. i, 16). So that we
have here the outshining of the glory that
was concealed within that mortal body,
las the glory over the mercy scat in tho
holy of holies was concealed by the veil
which was symbol of His body Heb X,
20). When the face of Noses shonc as he
came down from the mount, twas not from
within, but the reflected glory upon which
He had been locking SO long FIX. xxxiv,
20, 800. Compare ii Cor. ill., Is.
80. And, behold, there talked with
Him two men, which were Moses and
Elias. Moses is suggestive of tho law
and Elias of tho prophets, for both law
and prophets spakc CT Him, and He ful-
flied all written in each { Luke XIV %,
40. But Moses is also suggestive of tho
risen saints and Elijah Of the translated
saints who shall meet Him on His way as
He returns to the earth and return with
Him when He comes IN power and glory
as Israels Messiah and King Of kings II
Thess. iv, 1913; Col. ill, A. The three
apostles gre suggestive of Israel, who shall
see Him, and being convicted of sin and
converted like Saul of Tarsus on the way
to Damascus shall welcome Him rs their
Messiah, saying "Lo this is our God. We
have waited for Him, and He will save as.
81. WHO appeared in glory and spake
Ct His decease which He should accomplish
ct Jerusalem. 1t was by virtue of this
death about to be accomplished at Jcrus,.-
J lem that Moses had for 1, 200 years and
Elijah for SEQ years been enjoying the
glories of heaven. BY the same blood had
Abel entered glory and all from him to
the present time and on to the end for
without shedding of blood there Is no re-
mission of sins, for it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the soul (Heb
tx, %; Lev xvii, III. The saints in glory
sing, Thou art worthy, for thou vast
slain and hast redeemed us to Cod By thy
blood, " while all on earth and in heaven
sing, unto Him that loved us and washed
us from our sins in His own blood" (Rcv.
v. 8; i, %.
80. but Peter and they that were with
Him were heavy with sleep, and when
they were awake they saw His glory and
the twomen that stood with Him" Israel
shall be heavy with sleep when He comes,
for all tho virgins are said to be slumber-
ing and sleeping when tho Bridegroom
comes with His bride (Math. XIV, /, Nul-
gate and Syriac versions), and this agrees
with the call from the prophet, Arise,
shine, for thy light is come, and the glory
of .he Lord is risen upon thee and the
sentiles shall come to thy light and king3.
to the brightness of thy rising lisa k.
1-3). Tho Lord awaken us to behold His
glory by faith
33. And it came to pass as they de-
parted from Him Peter said unto Jesus,
Master, it is good for us to be here and
let us make three tabernacles, ono for
Thee, and one for Moses, and one for ELIAS,
not knowing what he said 7 They seem
to have known Moses and Elijah, though
they had never seen them before. 1t may
be that in the glory we shall need no in
Productions, but know each orc instantly
and be known by him. When we have
como to n mount of blessing, it is natural
that we should want to stay, as Peter did
but there is work to he done and suffering
ones to be attended to-
"a. "While He thus spakc there came
cloud and overshadowod them, and they
feared as they entered into the cloud"
Matthew says that it was bright cloud
The cloud is often associated with His
presence, as when the pillar of cloud led
Israel all through the wilderness, and
VIXEN He assembled from Olivot u cloud re-
ceived Him out of their sight When He
shall come again, it will be in the clouds
Of heaven with power and great glory. In
Nahum j, B. we read that the clouds are
the dust of His feet. They were afraid be
cause of the cloud. Ever since Adam was
afraid and hid from God In Eden man has
been easily made afraid, and like the dis.
ciplcs In the boat we are often afraid when
it is Himself
80. And there came voice out of the
cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son.
Hear Him." Matthew says that the voice
added, SIN whom l am well pleased"
Here, as at the baptism, is "a clear distinc
ton between the Father and the Son, and
also az there the Fathers testimony to
His pleasure In the Son. Now, when we
are well pleased with Jesus and heartily
hear and receive Him, the Father becomes
well pleased with us for Jesus sake. How
Important ltc WORDS, near 1lmi IL Is
not hear what this or that one says about
Him, but hear Him. In this connection
read and observe Deut. xviii, IS, 10.
36. And when the voice was past Jesus
was found alone. And they kept it close
and told no man in those days any Of
those things which they had seem" Mat
thew says that Jesus told them to tell tho
vision to no man till after His resurrection
tMath xvii, 81. He had given them ey-
cry possible proof that He was their Mes,
tiah, but they only rejected Him, and now
He is jonrneying to the crGciflxion and ia
,ho grave, the resurrection from which will
DC the erowning proof of His divinity. "a
With us who believe in Him 1t doth not
yet appear what we shall be, but we knew
that when He shall appear we shall be like
Him. The one thing to do meanwhile il
to sec no man save jesus only (Matk.
xvii, 81 My SOUL, wait thou only upon
God, for my expectation Is from Him (Ps.
xii. 81