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to see it TRANSPORTED.
That scene had its merciful minis
tratiou for Jesus self as well as His
apostles. 1t was not merely scenic
aud pictorial; it was of substantial
comfort to Him who was touched
with feeling of infirmity, and temp
ted.
1t has been well said that He who
for MS is to enter by a voluntary death
into giOrification. must first learn
and actually experience in regard to
himself, otherwise than by the know
ledge arising from faith, that the
glory of light and life is already pres
ent in his humanity; that it can break
forth in him, and radiate from him,
even, even without his passing
through death.
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The descent from the Mount of
TRANSPORTATION was like a second de
scent from heaven-Jesus' earthly
life in mianiture. We see whence He
came, what glory He laid aside when
He humbled Himself and took the
form of Il servant.
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We have all example of the honor
and JOY of the ministering spirit sent
forth to minister. What unapproach-
able dignity-to hold high converse
with the man of Galilee, soothe and
fortify Him as He approached His
crucial experience.
These ministrants came from the
grave, but from the grave conquered.
Elijah experienced the change
which those who are alive at Jesus
second coming shall undergo Moses
died, but his body was probably i'm
mediately raised alive again. SO the
two are samples of the paradsaic
form and appearance.
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The TRANSPORTATION scene, aside
from its relation to Jesus Himself,
may well be considered a revelation
ofthe resurrection body. We see, as
in mirror, the nature and appear
ance of it. This transient transfer
nation was prelude to the perman-
ent. 1t was glimpse of what Jesus
shall be like in the eternal world. And
all shall finally be like him.
The doctrine of evolution has SO
far prevailed that it is now conceded
that there has been an age long and
aspiration and struggle of
life from lowest and low forms to
higher and highest The resurrec-
ton body may be considered in a
sense, the last step in the ascent ofman
The old form in which the doctrine
was presented was that upon a fixed,
but distant day. there should be a
and simultaneous resurrec-
ton. The new form asertsa an instan-
taneous clothing of the spirit in the
hour of death with a new body which
shall be suited to the new sphere.
The bodily appearance of Moses and
Elijah at the TRANSPORTATION fayors
this latter view. They were appar-
emily not in any intermediate state, "
certainly there, was no "soul-sleep-
ing for them.
The new body with which the spirit
will clothe itself is as st. Paul desert
bes it, incorruptible, glorious, power
full, spiritual, and immortal. We may
fairly believe it will in appearance be
like the transtigured body of Jesus.
There is always a vision for the pre-
pared and receptive mind. These men
were apart by themselves" The
vision of to-day comes in the prayer
closet. 1t make one inspirationaI and
masterful with his fellows.
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Jesus and the disciples went into
the mountain for the express purpose
of praying. They sought further
light and instruction upon this spe-
citic question of his humiliation and
death to be accomplished at Jerusa-
lem.
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