The Red Cloud chief., 1918-04-18
IMPROVED UMFoRM INTERNATIONAL
NNDNSGIOOL
LESSON
(By REV. T. H.. FITHWArER, n. II.
Teacher of English Bible in the
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago)
UCoPyright. 1918. Western Newspaper UnionD
LESSON FOR APRIL Fl
JESUS TRANSPORTED, OR A
PORCELAIN OF THE KINGDOM
OF GOD.
LESSON TEXT-Mark s.2.2s

$50 80
GOLDEN TEXT-This is my beloved
Son hear we Him. -Mark 81
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i7:i-90. Luke s:2S-
90 n Peter l:l-2t.
PRIMARY ToPIC-with Jesus on the
mountain.
INTERMEDIATES T~oPIc-MeetIns dIt-
hcuitas with prayer.
ADDITIONAL MATER1AL-James SIS
SENIOR AND ADULT roPIc-visIon
anu service,
The hopes Of the disciples were
crushed when Christ announced his
death on the cross. They were unable
To soc how victory could issue from
death. Jesus took with him Peter,
James and John, and went into the
mountain npart by themselves. Ac.
Corliug to Luke, they went there to
pray duke 9:2S). While. doubtless,
he lougcd for fellowship and sympathy
rs the shadows of the cross were fall
Ing upon him, his chief desire was To
get the disciples apart and into Il state
Of rcccptivity. so that he might show
them the methods OF the kingdom. Re
fore going into the mountain, he de-
clarcd that there were some standing
in his presence who would not taste of
death tn they had seen the kingdom
Of God come with power ". ~. That
their dropping spirits might be revived
and their confidence restored, he was
TRANSPORTED before them. The discl-
Piles Sorcly needed such n vision. IT
the faith of the disciples was 10 he
kept through the dark hour OF the
cross which was looming large before
them the light of the eternal must
beam forth. The disciple now. ms
then, needs n glimpse of the glory be-
yond the cross In order to face the Is
sues Of the hour.
1. Jesus Christ Glorifed on the
Mountain wv. 9. ~. He took his dis
ciples Shy themselves and was trans
figured before them" This shows the
purpose terminated upon the disciples
and not upon himself. Christ's rebuke
Of Peter for his unwillingness to hear
concerning his death apparently for n
time cstranged the disciples from him.
To heal this breech. an unusual trans
action was required. His "shining raj
ment" was typical OF that glory which
shall be manifest when he comes back
to the earth.
II. Peter, James and John Repre-.
sent Israel In the Flesh In Connection
With the Kingdom ". p. Christ Is
peculiarly the King OF Israel. Accord
ing to Ezekiel 81 :21-27, they are to be
the central people in the kingdom.
This people shall be gathered from
among the nations, united as one In
that kingdom In their own country.
~. Moses and Elias Appeared In
Glory With Jesus wv. 4-13). These men
In the glOriified state are typical of the
state Of the saints In glory. Moses,
who was once denied an entrance to
Palestine, appears now in glory, repre-
sentlng the redeemed Of the Lord who
shall pass through death into the king
dom. The thousands of the Lord who
have fallen asleep, at Christ's coming
shall be awakened and pass into the
kingdom through translation. Many
shall be living upon the earth when
the Lord shall come, and they, with
out dying, shall be changed and pass
into the kingdom Il Cor. Is :5O-53
1 Thess. 4:14-1S).
1. Peters foolish proposal wv. s, 81,
Moses and Elias, who had been a
long time In glory, would be Ill al
home In n tabernacle or the mountain
side. 1t would have been to Peters
credit to have been silent, since he
knew not what to say.
2. The Divine voice out Of the cloud
wv. Z, 81.
He is declared to be the beloved Son
In whom God Is well pleased. When
m desires to know what pleases God,
look at his perfect Son, Jesus Christ.
8. Jesus charge wv. 9-13).
He instructed them that they should
tell no man concerning the things
which they had seen until he had risen
from the dead.
". The Mighty Power Of the Divine
Servant wv. 1920. When they de
scended from the mountain, they saw
; a great multitude in a state OF per
, plexity. The immediate cause Of thell
perplexity was the grievous state OF {
young man who was possessed with {
F, demon ". 1S). The father Of thu
the young man had appealed to thu
, disciples to cast the demon out. bu
F, they were unable. When they brough
8 him to Jesus, the foul spirit was re
buked ". 25), and came forth. Thl
young mans state is representative o
, the nations who are oppressed by tn
l devil. The people were grievously OF
pressed.
There are times when the dew
Is especially active In the OF
preston OF men. During Christ's sc
t journ on earth he seems to have bee
j. very active, and we have reason to bc
Uaxa Prom, tho ScriDturpS thnf inst nrt