The Red Cloud chief., 1912-11-21
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlNYS01OOL
LESSON
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER "a
THE TRANSPORTATION.
By r. o. SELLERS Director Of Eve,
ming Department The Moody Bible In
stitute Of Chicago.)

confession 10 connected closely with
the lesson for today. There is no rec
ord Of the intervening six days" We
are left to surmise what Of fear and
perplexity filled the minds Of the dis.
ciples after listening to the words OF
Jesus found in Mark S:34 and 9:1.
These words must certainly have
0lled them with doubt and dismay.
As II to meet this condition OF mind
Jesus takes Peter, James and John,
those three partners in business, who
we're also present In the home Of
Jairus, and later went with him into
the garden, and withdrew to a noun.
.ain, probably Mt. Hermon. Here he
VAS transformed, i.e., metamorphosed.
completely changed in appearance;
read carefully the parallel accounts.
PauI's Inspired Words.
Joined with Jesus there stood
Moses the law-giver and Elijah the
great reform prophet. What a com.
mentary as to the interest of heaven
In q dying Messiah and in the glory
Of that death.
VO ACCu W iCou oui AhbPiICS
words (Phil. 2:6.7) in this conneo
ton. He who thought 1t not priz,
to be grasped after to be- equal with
God, yet took upon himself the form
Of slave and was made In the habit
or fashion Of man. Upon the noun
tain Jesus reversed the figure and the
"servant"-the Son of Man revealed
hn oil
pearance Of the Son Of God. The dis
ciples there caught faint glimpse OF
that glory which he had with the
Father before the world was (Johr
1850. But the work Of redemption
vas not yet accomplished, and st
once more he turns back upon tha,
glory. Small wonder, though, that az
they beheld these heavenly visitors
Peter should exclaim: rabbi, it is
good for us to be here; let US make
three tabernacles (booths), one for
thee, one for Moses and one for Ell
jah." Notice, however, that PeteI
spako "for he wist not what to say
". g.. Mark alone records these
words, and Mark largely received his
gospel from Peter.
Three Heavenly Voices Heard.
We have only to read Peter. 1916
18 to answer any question rs to this
being q vision in the modern accept.
ance Of that term. We are also told
that the word "vision" found in verse
Q of the lesson can be translated,
things seen." Indeed the disciples
were fully awake" luke 9:32 r. W.
The question as to how the disciples
could recognize Moses and Elijah
whom they had never seen, is not a,
oil difficult for the believer. They ap
peared lin glory" and when the glory
was withdrawn they saw mo man
save Jesus"
This also serves to help answer the
question, Shall we recognize in glory
those whom we have lost awhile?"
Three heavenly voices were heard
Jesus voice In prayer, his compan
Ions conversing Of that great even,
yet to be accomplished (Luke 9:31)
and the voice of God, This Is my be
loved (only begotten) Son; hear nim.'
What matters the opinions Of earth'i
greatest lawyers and prophets. or thu
suggestions Of our dearest friends.
Fear fell upon them and they fel
upon their faces IL humiliation, bu,
with tender compassion Jesus sale
'arise and be not afraid" It almost
seems like o rebuke to Peter, who had
60 freely protested against tho sugges
ton Of the manner Of his death
Jesus' TRANSPORTATION and the words
Of his companion, as we'll as the com
mand of the Father, were q vindica
tion of his authority and a revelation
In advance Of the supreme wonder Of
the cross. Arising they saw no man
save Jesus" 1t is far better to "see
him" than to see, hold converse with.
or have communion with, the great
est Of eMth, past or present.
2. The descent, v. 9:13.-As they
descended from the mountain Jesus
charged them to tell no man. Very
different from our modern method.
But tho need is clearly shown as we
read Peters words e Peter. 1:15-21),
Peter places great emphasis upon the
Importance of this experience, declar
ing himself as an eyewitness Of his
majesty" as we'll as the "honor and
glory" Peter and the others could
not talk ihtelligently OF this expert
ence until after Christ's work wal
finished" upon Calvary. vindicated al
the tomb and glorifled on the day Of
Pentecost. Hence they kept that
saying with themselves" obeying hii
Injunction of silence.
The TRANSPORTATION is a glorious
fact; It is o wondrous light upon the
scandal Of the cross;" wonderful
revelation Of the glory which he hat
before the world" and 1t is Q
prophecy Of the glory yet to be re
vealed. It served to help the dis
ciples during those days OF darkness
and doubt through which they were
about to pass and It has been an In
spiratlon to the Christian church