Newark post., 1910-07-20
Sunday School Lesson !
By K. S. Holmes
Lesson ".
July II, 1910.

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(Matt. ": I-S, I4-2o)
Golden Tet: This is my beloved
Son, in whom ! am well leased; hear
ye him" Matt. u: 5.
Six days. Far in the northeast the
weary. disappointed, heart-hungry man
tarried little ere he began that jour
ney to Jerusalem which caused his dis
&cipes to wonder, that with such zeal
ard fearlessness he could go again
into the midst OF his enemies. He had
come unto his own, and his own (had)
received him not There, in prepara-
ton for the ordeal through which he
had said he must go, he took the
three who were nearest to him INTO
a high mountain apart.
THE LESSON.
vs.. I. We have often wondered
why Andrew was omitted from this
band. James and John were brothers.
and no doubt the elder OF the two
John was very dear to Jesus. Peter
WAS the Rock" The immediate days
after the resurrection and ascension
: showed James to have been man of
bower. But why not Andrew? Three
forms OF character were represente,
Cn the mount oi TRANSPORTATION, inn
pulse, administrative capacity, and
owe. These were the forces by which
the Church was to be made a power
In the heather world. These are the
forces by which to-day the world is
beng brought to Christ.
vs.. 2 Do not waste time talking
hbout the mountain. Get up upon its
summit, in spirit, and see the Christ
transhgured ii you can. "Trans-hgur-
I'D" Trans" means across Jesus
WAS carried across from his ordinary
appearance into the form of a spirit
hal being. His lace shone. So did
his clothes. 1t was the glorious light
from his body that shone through that
made his clothes seem white. This
VERSE is wonderful Those three men
saw divine glory. Only two, or per-
haps three men. have seen such
Sight. Paul, or Saul OF Tarsus, saw
Christ glorihed near Damascus. John
: saw him in the same way in Patmos,
and probaly the martyr, Stephen, saw
him as he himself died. The Scrip
ture tells us we shall see him so. Let
lis live so tnat we may.
vs. 3. This verse stands as part OF
sober history Moses and Elijah APP
peared. Three men saw them. How
they knew them is not told. But they
saw them talking with him. Moses
was not dead then. Elijah was not
dead. We know how Moses went into
Mount Nebo. and was never seen
again by his generation We kno"
how Elijah was caught away into the
clouds. Ages had passed Now here
+ they were Where had they been
+ How did they come back? When they
+ Vanished. where did they go: Are
i Sthese spirits all about us now?
VS. L. Peter could not keep still
He lust had to speak. That was the
createst experience he had ever had
land he meant to have it last. Three
rents would keep the heavenly trio
4 scomfortable. and he and James an.
4 >n would perhaps make a iourtl
for themselves. He was hanny
this is good" he said I'VE vii
ke the booths and we will all stay.
course Jesus would find it good te
e these heroes OF past ages will
How like Peter that wGs. :.
Is. : But they hod not seen all
had not finished speaking when
lliant cloud settled down; and thei
heard voice. That must have
de Moses think OF Mount Sinai HI
seen clouds like that But ther'
more. \ voice was heard speak
out OF the cloud. They heard II
was direct testimony from the sup
Natural realm as to whom this Jesu
Notice. Son The voic,
opts the man Jesus. My beloved.
be voice gives the relation OF Jesu
him who was apeakinP. wei
ii pleased" The satisfaction OF th
81 speaker with his son. Hear him.
# The voice lays a commandment ol
u them. Wonder not at what followed
al vs.. 8. These three men ieil OF
III their faces. They hid their eyes iron
II the sight. They were filled with fea
a at the sound. Perhaps they becam
u unconscious That would not hav'
81 been strange. ! think if any OF Il
III should even now see such a sight, W
~ should. like them, be filled with fear
vs.. 7. And Jesus touched. Arse
u Be not afraid" Gods voice need no
/. be dreaded when he comes speakin
IL in love. How long they lay upon tn
ground no one knows. What happen
ed during the time Jesus never tolc
They lost it all. But 'esus was yer
tender toward them. He had give
them privileges such as no other me
ever enjoyed together. Paul only say
the sight at Damascus, John was a
alone at Patmos. But here the thre
were together, and they saw the elori
fed Christ, and saw and heard Nose
Y and Elijah talk. and they heard tn
q voice OF God.
i vs.. 8. They looked up when Jesu
d spoke He was alone. Where wer
the rest2 Where was the cloud
Where was the shining saviour? A
gone. They saw no man, save Jesu
only" And. come to think OF it, tina
was enough They knew now what h
was. To see Jesus, alone, after sue
an experience should be enough. 7
see Jesus now, by faith, is all a huma
soul needs. Let us pray that we ma
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