Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-13


GOLDEN fGHT-Th.s - my beloved
Son rear We hirn.-Siark 81
ADDITIONAL II .TERlAL-Matt I7I-
stark SIS. Il Peer l:le-is
F}Ig AItY AND JUNIOR TOPIC-Peter
srl John with Jesus on the mountain
-AOR AND ADULT TOPlC-The
glory of. Jesus Christ
While If is tlTie that in this lesson
The disciples are witnesses of Christ's
eioT. the full truth is that the mani
testation Of Christ in glory was TO give
10 Inc dis outraged disciples a fore
glenn Of TIE Mcssianic Kingdom The
hopes Of 'he disciples were crushed
ahtn Christ announced his death on
ihe crs'Ss. They were unable 10 see
how victory coa'd issue FROM death
Jesus took with him Peter, James.
and John, and Went into the mountain
II pray. His chief aim in retirement
was to gel the disciples apart into
State Of receptvity 50 that lie MIGHT
show them tile method of the Kingdom.
Before going to the mountain te ,fe-
cared that there were some Staad.ng
IN his presence who would not taste
Of death till they should see the Son
of Man coming in his Kingdom duke
ST Matt 1923. That their iroup-
ing spirits might be revived and their
confidence restored. he is TRANSPORTED
before them. Two men from the upper
world are sent to converse with han
about his approaching death in Ierus-
allen ". 3D-the very thing about
which the disciples refused to taii;
Then, too, Gods own voice was heard
in words of approval of Christ's course.
directing them TO hear the Master.
Surely they cannot doubt his ability
now to carry into execution his king
dom plans. The purpose. then, of the
TRANSPORTATION is to give the disciples
foregleam of the coming Kingdom.
TO enable them to see the Kingdom in
embryo. That this is true is sol only
shown by the context and circuinsta.s''-
es but by the inspired Interpretation
of one who WIS With him and knew
all that happened Peter said "For
we did not ollow cunnlngly devised
fables when we mdde known unto you
ths power anll coming of our Lord
Icsns Christ, but we were eye, Witness
e. Of his majesty, for he received Of
God the Father honor. and glory when
there came such a voice to him from
the excellent glory. This is my below
cd Son in whom | aln we'll pleased:
and this voice we ourselves heard come
cut of heaven, when we were with him
III le' holy mount. And we have th,
word Of prophecy made moro sur;
wliereunto We do we'll that We take heel.
rs uato a lamp shining in dark place,
until TIE day dawn and the day-slar
arise III your hearts e Peter l rs I'd
r. W. To those who believe in re
nsHration of the ishe these wor@s
are final Let us therefore note HE
oulstsNdng Textures OF the Kingdon
as Gisp.aNed in the sansfiGuration.
l. Jesus Christ the Glorified King
en- Mount Zion ". Ply.
The gIoriiied King OH this Mount
was intended to symbolic the Messi-
anc Kingdom when Christ returns to
Czech. 14:4-1D, This is still in the
future, and VIII be literally fulfilled.
II. The Glorificd Saints With Christ
wv. 80, 81.
L. Moses, who was once denied an en-
trance into Palestine, appears now in
glory, representing the redeemed of
the Lord who Will pass through death
into the Kingdom. Many thousands of
the redeemed have fallen asleep anG ut
the collng Of the Lord shall be awaA-
ehed to pass into the Ki..gdoln.
.. Elijah, now glorified represents
the redeemed who shall pass into the
Kingdom through translation. Many
Shall be living upon the earth when the
/ Lord shall come and shall without dy-
ing be changed and thus pass into the
Kingdom Il Cor 10 :5o-53 Thess A.
14-1S).
8 They talk of the very thing which
the disciples refused to believe, name
~, the death Of Christ.
III. Israel, in the Flesh, in Conncc-
ton Wish the Kingdom, Represented
by Peter, James and John (v 2S).
Israel shall be called from their hdlr.g
place among all nations of the earth
and shall he gathered to Jesus Christ
the King, as the central people in the
Kingdom (Ez. 81 :21-27).
l. Peter proposes to build three tab
ernaces (v. 33) The Feast Of I d rr-
naces looked forward to the glorious
reign of Christ. Peter caught a
glimpse of the sigEidcnnee of the trans
figuration. His proposition showed
that he thought Of the Feast of Taher-
nacles, and therefore of the Millennium.
2 The divine voice ". 33). AT this
time God himself uttered his words, 80
suring them that this one in glory was
his sen Jesus Christ
+ ~. The Multitude at the Foot of the
Mountain Av 3743).
This is representative of the nations
which shall be brought into the King
dom which shall be established over
israel (see Isaiah II :1o-12) The peo-