The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-04-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL ".
Subject; Jesus TraDsfigured, Mark tx. 2.
13-Golden Text, Mark TX, s-Memory
Verses, 2-4-Commentaryo on the Days


13-Golden Text, Mark TX, S-Memory
Verses. 2-4-Commentary on the Days
Lesson.
7. The Transfguration Tvs. 2. -. 2. "Af.
Ter six days That is, six days after the
sayings OF the last lesson. Luke says,
About eight days after" There were six
full days and the fractional days at the be.
ginning and the end, making about eight.
Edershelm supposes the great confession
| occurred on the sabbath. and the trans.
liguration on the night after the Sabbath
one week later. There is no intimaton
as TO how the intervening week was spent.
Peter, and James. and john" These
same apostles witnessed His agony in the
| garden. He took these three l) because
lie needed witnesses to prove the fact
| when the time came to reveal His glory to
the world, and (2) for the purpose of en-
| couraging and establishing them in the
truths OF His kingdom. Into; mountain" :"
The place of the transiguration scene is
unknown, but it was probably Mount Her.
mon, not far from Caesarea Philippi. This
| IS the opinion OF nearly all modern author.
| tiles. WAS transhgmed." Matthew saws:
His face did shine as the sun" 1T would
appear that the light shone out of Him
from within; it was one blaze Of dazzling
| celestial glory; it was Himself glorified
| The face OF Moses had shone but as the
| moon, with q borrowed, reflected light;
| but Christ's shone as the sun, with an in.
nate, inherent light, May this not be
| hint as to the appearance of our resur.
rectlon bodies? 3. "Raiment; shining,
| etc. His face shone with divine majesty,
and all His body was SO irradiated by it,
| that His clothes could not conceal His
glory, but became white and giistened a.
the very light with which lie covered Him
sell as with garment.
ii. Heavenly visitants Tvs. 4-6). 4.
| Elias. Inc Greek form of Elijah.
| With Moses Moses was a representa-.
tive OF the law; he was the founder of the
! Jewish dispensation, which for centuries
| had been preparing the way for Christ;
he was type OF Christ and had foretold
| His coming lieut.. IS: 1919; and through
| him had been instituted the sacrifices
which Christ fulfilled and which explained
| His coming death which SO troubled the
disciples. Elijah was the representative
OF the prophets. They had foretold the
| coming and the suffering of Christ, and
| Elijah was the one who was to prepare the
way OF the Lord by his character and
| spirit reappearing in John the Baptist, the
forerunner of Jesus. Were talking" Luke
tells US what this conversation was about
to which they were permitted to listen.
| They 'spake OF His decease which He
would accomplish at Jerusalem" They
| were talking OF Christ's departure from the
world, including, no doub,, His DEATH res.
| direction and ascension. This would en-
| able the disciples to see the importance
et the suiferings and death of their blessed
Master which was to them the deepest
mystery.
3. Peter; said" Eager and impulsive
| as always Peter spoke Just as the heav.
enly visitants were about to leave. 1t was
for him too brief glimpse OF the heavenly
glory. Good; to be here" Peter spoke
! the truth. The apostles would be strong
er and more useful because of the divine
manifestations. 1t is always good for us
when the Lord especially manifests Him
self 70 us. Three tabernacles." Or
booths from the bushes on the mountain;
such as were made at the feast of Taber-
nacles. He greatly desired to have the
heavenly visitants remain with them. q.
"Wist not" Knew not. How many times
do we speak unwisely because we do not
stop to consider our words. Sore afraid.
They trembled in the presence of the di.
vine manifestations.
III. The voice from the cloud Tvs. 7, 81.
7; "A cloud overshadowed them Mat:
thew says bright cloud. A cloud had
frequently been the symbol of the divine
presence. "A voice" The voice of God
the Father. 1t revealed nothing new, but
voice which had been heard at Christ's
baptism. This would show to Peter and
the apostles present that they did not need
to, ,detain Moses and Elijah in order to
add to their happiness. This is My be-
loved Son" Matthew adds, "In whom
them, and He was more than all the hosts
OF heaven would be without Him. Hear
Him. lie Is superior even to Moses the
great lawgiver. Moses himself had made
such a statement. See Deut. Is: 10. He
is superior to Elijah and the prophets,
and is the one to whom they -ointed.
$. Looked round about" Matthew
tells us that when the disciples heard the
voice they fell on their faces, and were
sore, afraid; then, recovering from the
shock, they suddenly gazed all around
them and saw no person but Jesus. They
feared as they entered into the cloud, but
when they heard the voice OF God, prob
ably as loud as thunder (see John u: 29),
and full of divine majesty such as mortal
ears were unaccustomed 20 hear, they fell
fiat to. the ground on their faces. being
sore afraid. In this condition the three
disciples lay until Jesus touched them and
raised them up, dispelling their fears.
~. The divine charge Tvs. Q, l0). 9.
Tell no man. The charge which Jesus
gave them would prohibit their telling
even the other apostles.
10. Questioning, etc How could they
properly preach a cruciied and risen Sa.
viour, when they were resolutely opposed
| to His death and questioned what the ris.
ing from the dead might mean? Silence
and discipline were their present duty.
| Had they preached Him as a glorious Mes
| siah, superior to Moses and Elias, as set
| forth in his TRANSPORTATION, the Jewish
authorities would have held them guilty
OF treason.
v. A question Tvs. lib. Il. "why say
the scribes, etc" What foundation have
the scribes for saying that Elijah must
come before the Messiah; "rhe scribes
and Pharsees may have urged as a capi.
tai objection against the Messiahship of
their Master that no Elijah went before
Him" u. "Cometh first" Christ can
not mean here, and in Matt. II: IL, as
some understand these passages, that Eli
jah is to'come before the second advent.
'Restoreth all things" To restore is
strictly to bring back to lost perfection,
then to develop. raise, to introduce a pur-
er, nobler epoch; here specially to proclaim
the kingdom OF God. "And how is it writ.
ten, etc." (R. W Elijah cometh first and
restoreth all things. But how or to what
purpose is it written of the Son of man
! that he oometh; la order that He may
suffer not conquer like a mighty prince.
| IS. 'ls indeed come" In the person OF
Johr the Baptist, They listed" What
soeyer they chose or desired.