Breathitt County news. [volume] (Jackson, Ky.) 190?-19??, 1904-04-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON III. SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL ~.


Mark Ia, documentary Prepared
by Rev. ID. VI. stearns.
Copyright. 1904. by American Press Association.
This lesson seems TO follow immcdi-
a!cly upon the last In the regular order
OF events and. like the last, is recorded
both by Matthew aud Luke. The first
verse OF this chapter should certainly
be included in our lesson, as II Is the
key to the lesson. and the transngura-
ton is the unfolding aud fultillment
of His saying In that verse. The fact
that each of the evangelsts records the
TRANSPORTATION Immediately after that
saying concerning the kingdom OF God
Is sufficient evidence that they 80 un-
derstood It, Peter also. speaking of this
event. calls II 1.-THE power and coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ al Pet. l. 10
iSl. The favored three who were With
Him when He raised TO life the rulers
daughter. aud afterward In His agony
In Geihscmane. were privileged on this
occasion 10 be eyewi,nesses OF His
majesty Why these three instead or
the others aud why John should come
nearer than James or Peter We may
not perhaps know. but we do know
that few seem willing TO be His choice
ones. His Nazarites. although. ms In re
dcnptlon. Il seems To he for whose
ever win" The old question still stands.
"Who. then. Is willingT q Chrou.
xxx. -.
Luke SAYS that lie went mp into n
mountain To pray, and as lie prayed
tie fashion 81 His countenance was
altered. aud His raiment was white
and clustering. our lesson says shin
Ing. exceeding white as snow" ana
Matthew says white ns the light" and
that Ills face did shine as the sun. Some
what thus lie appeared 60 Daniel long
before lie came In the flesh and many
years after His ascension TO john In
Patmos dan. \. g; Rev. |. Ia. The
miracle was not 81 much that lie was
thus TRANSPORTED. but rather that such
glory could thus I've veiled those thirty
three years In a mortal body What an
inspiration to look forward TO the time
when these bodies Ia which we now
live shall Dee Immortal. lncorruptible.
fashioned like unto His glorious body.
when the righteous shall shiue forth
as the sun Ia the kingdom 81 their
Father, Uhll. III. Fl: Matt Xiii, 49, The
TRANSPORTATION took place on a high
mountain apart by themselves, aud 81
we must have our seasons apart with
Him In PRAYER II we would see and
know anything OF His glory.
our Lord always lived In the realities
of the unseen God the Father. the
holy angels the redeemed from the
earth. were al more real la Him than
the people aud things which our nat
ural eyes see. and now here are two
men. Moses and Elijah. who had been
absent from the earth ut least 400
and 500 years respectively. and they
are alive and well and talking with
Jesus of that most Important ~ all
events up 20 that time. Ills decease
which lie should accomplish nj Jeru-
salem" luke tx. 3D. Although the dis
clples were heavy with sleep. they KEEP,
awake ana saw His glory aud the two
men that stood with Him. We are not
told how they recognized Moses aud
Elijah nor if the Lord Jesus introduced
them. but II Is probable that la the
glory one shall know another without
any introduction. and we may see
new meaning in the words. Then shall
| know even as also am known" u
Cor. xiii. l2l. IL the atoning sacrifice of
Christ was 10 Moses and. Elijah aud
Christ so all Important theme. how
can anything else be more important 10
us?
Peter. overcome by what he saw and
no; knowing what To say. suggested
TINT they make tabernacles aud abide
there. aud 50 we. too. would faiu abide
at some conference or convention or In
some happy frame OF mind on some
mountain top Of spiritual experience
But the kingdom Is not yet. and there
are many on the lower level Of the
world. oppressed by the devil and few
even among the disciples seem able 10
bring relief because there Is so little
prayer and fasting Verse 29D. 50 little
whole heartedness for God. SO little |
value seemingly attached TO the pre-
ciOus blood. which alone can cleanse /
from all sin.
As Peter spoke cloud OvershadOwed !
them. and voice from the cloud said. |
This Is my beloved Son. in whom |
am well pleased: hear ye Him" Mat, |
xvii. -. This Is still Gods word "
zach OF us. and there is no way by
which we can he pleasing TO tod ex
sept through Jesus Christ and no other
way by which we can have fellowship
With God. When we heaT(the wyr1s
II Christ. we hear the words OF God = /
Father. for the Father told Him will I
% say John xii. ~. 40: xiv. AOD. All 4;
when we have ears for Jesus Christ we
viii certainly have none for any WHO ,
lishonor Him or His word. Md NV ?
lere Is a great word for our heard s.
They saw no man any more sal :.
Iesns only with themselves" II
minds us Of other words such as Ind
The Lord alone shall he exalta
Cease yc from man. Behold
Lord" The Lord shall be king over
he earth: IN that day there shall
me Lord. aud His name one" Elsa
Il. IL. %; III. l; Zech. xiv. ~.
We may anticipate In our daily
md experience the kingdom. when
hall be all In all. but II must bel
hiding In Christ now our all In al!
" seeing no one but Jesus only Il
", 2S; Col. III, III. II they had sin
'elieved- Ills word, they need not :
what He meant 10y Hhe ~
ng from the dead. for had theyJ wv
ust looked upon, a representatiy hav
hose who die and rise from the RI
nd also of those Who shall be cha "A "a
Without dyingf May we see Jesns Inv