The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-07-28

EXPOSITION. II. Jesus. Moses
and Elijah, II. This experience was
not granted to Peter and James and
John for their own blessing alone,
but that they might become channels
OF blessings to others; we have strik-
ing proof that it made a profound
impression upon their minds John
1:14; Pet. 1:17, 1S); it qualified
them to be more efficient witnesses
for Christ. Jesus went up into the
mountain to pray (Luke 9:2S) and
took them along rs companions. as in
Mark 5:37; Matt. 26:3T. IS. He was
"transfigured Lefore them''-the lat
ter part of the Greek word transla-
ted "transfsured" has the same root
rs the word translated form in
Phil. 2:6. Z. There also we see n
TRANSPORTATION, Jesus taking of the
form or figure" of God and taking
on the form" and figure" of n SER
want. Here we have the reverse pro-
cess-the figure of a servant being
changed into the glorious appearance
of the Son of God. If things had
been allowed to take their course,
Jesus would have been Clorified right
then and there with the glory which
He had with the Father before the
world was tJohn 15:O. But things
"i ~ iol tiio"Su " take lnelr course.
The work of redemption was not vet
accomplished. Not only the incarna-
ton, but also the crucifixion. was nee
essary for our salvation (Heb. 9:22;
Eph. 1:O: so He who had already
turned His back upon the divine
glory and been made in the likeness
of men (Phil. PC. - again turned
His back upon 1t and dcscends from
that mountain to die on Calvary (v
12). Not until upon the cross OF
Calvary He can utter the triumphant
cry, 1T is finished" will He consent
to resume the glory that He laid
aside to redeem us C. Cor. SD.
Having finished that atoairg work,
He will not he transit cured alone.
but in due time we shall ne trans
hgured togethe: with Hin (Phil. 3:@l :,
r. "; Col. .. i. Il. W. There is
for us an apticinatory transfgura-
ton in the life that rOw is (Rom.
1913. the GrreN word for trans
formed is the same as translated,
tranShSuGcd' in V. II. The details
OF the transformation should he
noted. His face die shine as the
sun; Ills garments became white rs
liSnt;' il Mark His garments be-
came clustering; exceeding white, so
as no fuller on earth could whiten
them" ii Luke The fashion of His
countcnance was altered and His
raiment became white ana daZzling."
This all gives us some idea OF how
He and we will appear in the resu:-
rection glory. The highest splerdor
OF earth seems dim indeed compared
with this. II all occurred as "he
prayed" Guke 9:20. Nothing,
even in the life that now is trans
nnnrpG like Ac
Sazed upon their glorified Lord, they
Deheld two others talking with Him,
Moses and Elijah, the two great rem
resentativeS OF the law and the pronh-
cts. Moses had died (Deut. 34:5,
g., and the theory Of non-existence
or non-conscious existence Of the
holy dead until their resurrection at
the second coming of Christ goes 10
pieces on this rock. 1t was no mere
ly subjective vision that the three saw
(2 Pet. 1:1G-1S). The word trans
lated vision" in v. . means thing
SEEM just as 1t does chronological
1t is translated sight" III Acts II:
u. The three disciples We're not
dreaming. but fully awake" Uuke
S:32, Il. W. Moses and Elijah "aD-
peared in glory" huhe 9:32). Moses
longing TO enter the promised land
once denied him is now satisfied. at
last he is there. Tho disciples evil
IDENTIFY recognized Moses and Elijah.
whom they had never seen in the
flesh. and that ought to settle the
question whether we will recognize
in glory those whom we have known
on earth. TIE one sub iect that en-
gagged the attention OF Moses and Eli
Jah and Jesus on this wonderful cc-
casion with His ''decease" Lukc 9:
21). the atoning death is n subject OF
great interest to the heavenly world
(cf. 1 Pet. 1:1c-12D.
III. Jesus Only, 5-S. God now de-
scends upon the mount - cloud
overshadows the disciples: fear falls
upon them il that awful presence.
God speaks (cf. Luke $3.50. Who
can measure the depth of Gods joy
in that Son who again turns His
back on the glory and chooses the
cross. God passed by Moses and Eli
Jah, great as they were, and points
out Jesus as the one Son and SAYS,
Hear ye Him." Destruction awaits
the one VINO will not hear Him (Acts
3:22. %; Heb. 12:25l.
iii. AT the Foot OF the Mountain.
1f-20. 1t was we'll that Peters sug-
gestion that they remain in the noun
tain was not followed, there is work
to do in the valley. The disciples gec
into difficulty as soon as Jesus was ab-
sent Tvs. 14-16). They were in
great extremity, but Jesus comes on
the scene at this moment Of their
defeat and distress (cf. Mark OLA.
15). The moment he sees the Lord,
the father of the demoniac boy for
sakes the disciples and runs and
kneels to Ein. The boy screly need
ed mercy. The devil had tried TO do
his worst with him. ". Is: CT. Mark
9:1T, IS: Luke 9:39). The conGi-
tion OF this boy gives us a mint as 10
what the condition of this world will
be when the devil has unrestricted