The Yale expositor., 1910-07-22
The
TRANSPORTATION
'sndsy School Lesson for July "a. 1910
specially Arranged for This Paper

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after six days" Luke counts the parts
OF days before and after these six.
| These six days were q period OF incu-
baton. OF capitalization, OF the sud-
den revelation OF the way Jesus must
act his part as the Messiah, and that
they must share a cross instead OF q
throne; which threw them into the
gloom of the dungeon of Giant De
spair.
Jesus taketh Peter, James, and
John" II was the same favored three
| who q few months later were nearest
to him as he prayed In Gethsemane,
and still later were recognized az pill
lars" OF the church (Gai. 2:s).
Luke (9:2S-2s) tells us that Jesus
went up into the mountain to pray;
and that the TRANSPORTATION took
place while he prayed.
What did they pray for? 1t must
have been for light. for strength. for
guidance for help.
The answer-Through the Trans
| figuration.-Vs. "a. While he was
praying O4uke) and In answer to his
| them.
"And his face did shine as the sun"
Nothing less than the brightest and
most glorious of all objects within
knowledge-so bright that Il destroys
the eye to gaze directly upon it-could
express the radiant glories of Jesus
face. when his heavenly nature shone
through the veil OF his fesh,-one OF
the few hints as to our resurrection
bodies. Compare the description OF
Jesus in Acts 9:3 and in Rev. 1:16.
And his raiment was white as the
light" l. e., LUMINOSITY white, "as no
fuller on earth can white them"
MARK l. e., with a supernatural
whiteness; white and clustering"
ULuke).
Then answered Peter" not TO any
question, but TO the feelings the scene
awakened. Lord. It IL good for ne 10
be here" Peter spoke the truth. The
experience was good, and would make
him a better and more useful man all
the rest of his life. IL widened his
outlook. II gave him a new idea OF
the glory that awaited the faithful
II exalted his knowledge OF Jesus
power and glory. and gave strength
10 his trust In him.
THE Divine Testimony."-Vs. SIS.
while he yet spake," was speaking.
"A bright cloud. revealing the divine
presence, an incarnation OF the inef-
fable light OF God. yelling its glory.
yet making Il visible 20 man, as the
clouds that ven the sun enable us who
cannot gaze into his face yet 10 see
his beauty and glory"
And behold a voice out OF the
cloud" The same voice which had
been heard once before at his baptism.
This is my beloved son." Adding
the voice of God 20 the attestation of
the scene itself, and interpreting the
scene. This truth must be impressed
upon the disciples SO that they should
never lose their faith even In the
while others were calling Jesus a
criminal and blasphemer the disciples
could always see him In his true
glory. Hear ye him." For he is the
ambassador OF God. bringing the mes
sage OF love from heaven. Hear"
implies faith and obedience.
Some lessons from the Transngura-
toni. Our richest and most heaven
ly experiences come in and through
prayer. and often from united prayer.
Tell me your prayers and I will
write the history OF soul"
Coming Down from the Mountain;
and the Work Awaiting Them There.
VS.. s-1S. On the way down the dis
ciples asked Jesus about a subject
which perplexed them. They could
not understand how II could be true
that Elijah was a glorified spirit. and
Jesus the Messiah. and yet the prom
Use be fulfilled that Elijah must come
before the Messiah. Jesus explained
that John the Baptist. coming in the
spirit and power of Elijah, was the
fulflment OF that prophecy.
Jesus forbade them to tell the WIS.,
ion they had seen.
Conclusion. A lesson on Faith.
VS.. 1920. Then came the disciples
to Jesus apart" In the house MARK,
away from all that were curious and
1aulIn0Qluk. mluisttIs bonueuDco
proclaim to the world the faults OF
the church to be overcome. when they
should discuss them with the church |
alone.
why could not we cast him outT
They were puzzled. and disappointed.
especially as he had conferred on
item authority TO heal
20. And Jesus said 20. Be-
caus, OF your unbeiief." r. ". your
little faith"
Illustration. God says 10 a man.
do the work of a thousand men. But
that is harder than to remove noun
tains. Yet Christian civilization has
invented machinery by which any
man can do II. The faith on this
low plane. that has worked patiently.
steadily. with Gods physical powers.
and wrought seeming impossibilities.
Ia An Illustration of the power OF spir- |