The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-06-14
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sundaysshO LsssOnIOr Junei7.i 1906



LESSON TExr.-Luks .. as-@. Mean
ors verses 30, 81.
SON hear him Luke p 80
TIME Autumn OF A. ID 20 week
after last lesson.
pIACE. one Of the. spurs az Mount
uctmon. "a the rcsiQn of casacrea run
| npni
sCnirTuRE REFERENCES 20 Tine
place OF prnvcr tn Christ's life, Luke
s.2i. 22 6i2 u.s. 8.ie. Matt it.2s-lsi John
I N ft-U IL D ilb. Luke o. 1910, Mark lA.t--
e. Luke 20 ~. W Matt ~ co. ilNn 90.
The special relation % feieI John' anu
iaulrs TO Christ. Marx a.si, Matt loll'
| Matt "a 1i-l3. luke g .ii John 1909, -
la. m.1N Luke % 30. 81. Mark IT'S. 81.
-iohn tS.lp. a. %. Mark ls3. John -li@. ~
- i-ll ilcvlcv the greet cYen,s 81 ""
Bible that took place on nouuthinat
Sinat nor. Ncbo. olives. Piagah, SER.
Zion. Tabof Fbai. uefixini Dhboa.
iiorns of liaitin. Carmel. oucr descrp-
lions of the glory OF christ. John lfli,
"A o., Acts %. sSi1. Rev fil'ie. ooicr
n,sariu when tha fatlcr was heard
speHkius 90 Christ. Matt jiih, a. John
le fsD Peters topllnia,eusc OF thus
evcnii Pei 90. .D The sequel 10 the
io't Mark ss.l4
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
n IS. About an eight days. Mat
lhcw says that six fuil days. inter
yencd Luke. counting The day on
| Witch the conversation referred 70
took place and the day on which Jesus
aud the three went up the mount.
rctkous the time as about eight
DAYS These sayings Jesus words
concerning his death and subsequent
glory Peter and John ana James
The inner group "a closest sympathy
wiih their Master Into e momtaia-
Christ has glorihed many mountains ia
Palestine with memories of his prayer
Gal presence To pray. Another
glimpse OF Jesus habit ol prayer a.
would bo hard 10 Imagine a huslor ne
than our Lord lived; Set he spent
much time "a prayer he ordinarily
chose the night tor this purpose This
fact ss we'll as the df0wsinesa nf tho
disciples leads us TO think % pro1abie
The tlansnsuFaiion occurred in the
night
y 20 Fashion b.. altered. In
other records % Is said lie was
tmnaagircd before them that 81. he
vas changed IN bis appearance Luke
specifies that The ohanec related 20
his face and his olothins Matthew
says "his face al shine ss the sun
White and Clustering Literally.
"liehieuins forth" n was becaufe tho
inward radiance ehone through
y sn Two men They WrFe by
some means recognised as Moses and
Elas
v 80 appeared In glory Ia their
glorinel bodies "spahe OF his de-
cease literally bis exodus Ie-
sus departure from lbs World BY way
81 me cross 4 lew days before MS.
when Jesus told aunui biz inisntinn
20 - Ia the cross. the apostles we're
surprised aud ieFunci q wouJd un-
doubiedly change their feeling 90 know
hoe these things Werr eoneiderca b.
the heavenly hosts. Bui what more
nttlng theme ior conversation could
there have hecnf f0r WIS not chrlsts
death The hour n his supreme TIT
umph bis day of erowuinsT
v sg Heavy with Sleep They
are nor 20 10 condemned for thcis
drowsiness Their bodies were Ia
iigued hy mountain climbing % was
probably nigh time
v ~. "As they departed lwere de-
parting As Moss and Elijah indi-
Gated that they we're about to rciurn
20 heaven Peter faid. impllsive
Peter made this move 10 deisin he
heavenly visitors 81 " good Peter
could well feel that % was q good
place Tor him and ihe othcf Disciples.
aud doubtless this vision proved a
great encouragement 20 Them I'm he
days 10 come. ~Tsbernacles' BQoths
Of irccs such as lsrarliles were accus-
TONED 10 makc fnr themselves az The
fine ~ no Feast ~ Tabcfnlcirs.
Not knowing what he said. SIC ala
not sc.,iite az he time though proh-
ably he AID later that hits WIS fool
ish suggestion. Tel
v "a There came a cloud A
bright cloud. whieh frequently vas a
token Of Irhoyah's presence fEx. i3,ei.
%. 40 80 "OVershadowrd Envel-
oped them. They feared a. they en-
tered into the cloud u was not an
ordinary mountain mist. bur some
ihTnr felt 10 be supernatural hence
awesome
y -. "A voice out 81 the fioudiT
The voice Of God the Father. heard on
Two other occasions u.ike 3.2s John
is;2N icstifying 10 his love for hts
only-bcgotten son
v 80 Voice was past When the
voice had ceased. Here Matthew tells
ms Jesus camo and touched them. say
ing. arise. be not afraid Jesus
was found alone" How long the glori-
acation Of Jesus continued y not
known though Luke tells vs. he did
not lead his disciples down the noun
tain unlii next day However u Is
more than probable thai the radiant
appearance OF The saviour lasSed for
e1me Tine AFTER Moses and Elias had
gone. Kept Il close Jesus babe
Thorn tell OF this scene 10 no man until
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