Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-20
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TABoR's PARAeoLIs VISION


am we'll pleased hear We him.
Six days after our Lords words
concluding our last study. he took
Peter, James and John, three of his
favorites among the disciples, into
high mountain. There he was trans
figured before them; that is to say,
his appearance changed. his face
shone like the sun. his garments were
white like the light. Then the vision
grew and Moses and Elijah appeared
to be holding conversation with the
transtigured Jesus. The impulsive
ST. Peter. anxious to serve, inquired
whether or not it was the Masters
will that they build three tabernacles;
one for him, one for Moses and one
for Elijah, 'on the top of the noun
tain. One of the evangelists says,
He knew not what he said" Another
account shows that the three disci-
pies were for time overwhelmed by
something like drowsiness but later
became fully awake.
1t was on this occasion that they
heard voice from the heavens. say
ing, This is my beloved Son in whom
| am we'll pleased: hear ye him" 1t
required our Lords kind words and
touch to relieve the Apostles oftheir
fright. and looking up they saw no
one but Jesus. His TRANSPORTATION
had vanished. and it was the Master.
just as before. If. momentarily. they
| thought that Jesus had entered into
glory, they now perceived that they
were mistaken. Another account tells
us that as they were coming down the
mountain side Jesus charged them that
they should not tell the vision to any
one until after his resurrection from
the dead He thus explained to them
that the whole matter was a vision. an
Iapparjtjon This was fulfillment
of what he had told them in his last
words of our lesson of d week ago.
There be some standing here which
shall not taste of death till they see
the Son of man coming in his King
dom" These three disciples had been
standing in his presence at the time
those words were uttered, and now
they had seen the Son of man in his
Kingdom glory-in vision. The real
| itv of that vision has not yet come to
pass, although it is surely nigh, even
at the door.
| st. Peter himself declares that they
accepted the vision as corroboratlon
of our Lords assurance OF his coming
Kingdom In his Epistle he says,
We have not followed cunningly de-
vised fables, when we made known
unto you the power and coming of our
Lord Jesus, but were eye witnesses or
his majesty (hs kingdom). when we
were with him in the holy mount.
GI Peter 1:16, 1s). Yet the Apostle
proceeds to tell us that this vision,
helpful as it was at the time, became
secondary as he came to better un-
derstanding of the prophecy which
more particularly describes our Lords S
second coming and Kingdom. he
says. I'VE have more sure word OF
prophecy "a more sure evidence than
the visjon to which we do well to
take heed as unto a lamp that shines
in a dark place until the day dawn
until the milliennial morning dawn.
IL Peter 1:19.
Before leaving the story of the
transformation. which symbolized our
Lords Kingdom glory, we note his
gracious words to the affrighted dis
| ciples. Arise. and be not afraid. On
several occasions he thus addressed
them. 1t would appear that by nature
many Of us have consciousness OF
our own imperfections and a reallza- :
| ton of our unworthiness of Divine
favor: and fears are likely to grasp
us and torture us. This is because we
do not know our heavenly Father.
The more we learn of him the more
does the love of God cast out fear
from our hearts. and assure us that he
| who created us is sympathetic towards
all who are striving for righteousness.
He is a great God. not a little one.
True he will not give his greatest
| blessings to any except those who
come into harmony with him. but. on
| the other hand. he is not demon that