The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-15
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international sunday school Lesson
for April III, 1sOS.


Mark 9.2-29. Luke s2s-42.
GOLDEN TE<T.-We beheld His glory.
the glory as OF the only begotten OF the
Father-John IA
TIME-Autumn OF A. d. %; vsek /
after the laSt IL sson; In the night. probably |
toward morning
PLAcE.-Probably Mount Hermon. or
one Of It's spurs in the vicinity or Cesarea' |
where Jesus and His disciples were inc
week before. though tradition dating from
before the fourth century places IL on
Mount Tabor in Galilee.
LESSON NOTES
l. The Prayer Meeting on the Noun
tain.--N. /. \ week after the conversa-
ton recorded in our last lesson, in which
Jesus made known to His disciples that
He must ere long suffer and die, and be
raised again, a revelation that shocked
the disciples and threw them into the
gloom of the dungeon of giant despair,
Jesus taketh Peter, James and John
apart into high mountain. 1t was the
same favored three who had gone with
Jesus into the room where He raised
Jarus' daughter. A few months later
they were nearest to Him as He prayed
| in Gethsemanee, and still later were
recognized as pillars" OF the church
(Gal 2:9). There was no favoritism in
this selection. He simply advanced to
higher studies those who, by faithful
ness in the lower, had made il possible
for them to understand and use the
higher. "
III. The Answer. The Transfgura-
tion.-V.2 The word rendered trans
figured" implies not merely q change OF
outward form, as when Satan took the
appearance of an angel of light, but
real, essential change. "a foreshadow-
ing or prophecy of his true form-His
distinctive character-comes out in his
transfguration;" "a revelation OF
Deity breaking out in that gloritied
face, which appealed to something
deeper than sense."-M. II. Vincent. 1t
was the true nature of Jesus, as de-
scribed by Paul in Acts o:3 and by John
in Revelations 1916, shining through
His flesh and His garments, as by n light
from within, as the sunlight shining
through dull stained glass windows re-
veals the true nature of the picture. And
II was in their presence, while they were
awake, as Luke expressly says duke
0:32). And His face did shine as the sun.
Nothing less than the brightest and
most glorious of all objects within hui
man knowledge-so bright that it de-
stroys the eye to gaze directly upon it
could express the radiant glories OF
Jesus face, when His Heavenly nature
shone through the veil of his flesh.
III. The Conference of the Three
Glorified Ones.-V. 3. "And, behold,
there appeared unto them ii. e., the dis
: ciples) Moses and Elias:" the Greek
form of Elijah. These persons were real
ly present. 1t was not vision, as IL
!, plain from the account of Luke. The
representatives of the law, the prophets
and the Gospel conversed together. The
, subject of their conversation is reported
/, by Luke. They spoke of His decease
: His departure, Greek, exodus which
: included His death, resurrection, ant
: ascension. This conversation woult
enable the disciples to see the i'm
: portance and necessity of that which
: they most dreaded, and which was t.
them the greatest mystery. The atone
ment on the cross, followed by the res
!, direction, was the great event OF thu
worlds history; this was the culmina
ton of the salvation brought by tn
Messiah; this was the great act to which
:, all the sacrifices appointed by Nose
looked forward, and which gave then
!. meaning and value.
Nv. The Three Witnesses. V.
''Then answered Peter" After the.
), had looked on awhile, ard the heavenl.
!. guests were departing. Peter answered
:, not to any question. but the feeling
i and questionings that the scene awab
:, ened in his mind. and said unit
I. Jesus" Anxious 10 continue in sue
:. heavenly company. but mot knowin
:, what lie said" (Lukc). not realizing tn
~ full meaning of his proposal or its ei
:. feet upon the mission of Jesus and upo
"a the disciples themselves. Lord, 1T
n good for us to be here" The exper
10 cnce was good, and would make hir
10 a better and more useful man all tn
~ rest of his life 1t widened his outlool
Jesus made no answer. The event
n. that followed we're the answer. 1t wa
NJ not good TO remain there. There wa
M need for them all in the world bclov
.. Working for Jesus was better tina
g standing and gazing at His glory.
g. v. The Divine Testimony.-Ns. 5
III Even while Peter was speaking ID
10 hold. a bright cloud overshadowe
he them; and behold n voice out OF II
n. cloud, which said: This is my believe
II Son. in whom am we'll pleased; he'
C. We Him" And the disciples fell on the
re, face, and were sore afraid. The gre
er manifestations Of Gods power close
in hand fill the soul. conscious OF wea
ness and sin. with dread solemnit
he But with brotherly tenderness, Jes
N came and touched them, and sal
ms "Arisc, and be not afraid"
re vi. The Return to the World.--Ns.
Ter 0. And when they had lifted up Tho
le- eyes, they saw no man. save Jesus on
ter And as they came down from the mou
pie tain, Jesus charged them, saying: IT
tiy the vision to no man, until the Son
ue Man he risen again from the dea'
We, Until the resurrection the discip
Zee could not fully understand the mes