The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-11-06


ADDITIONAL MATERIAGs-M Matt MA
y. Marx s:2-s. II Peter l16-lS
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR TOPiC-Peter
and John with Jesus on the mountain
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-Ths
glory Of Jesus Christ
While u II true that in this lesson
the disciples are witnesses Of Christ's
glory, the full truth Is that me mani
Hesitation Of Christ In glory was TO give
Va the discouraged disciples n fore
CLEAN Of the Messinnic Kingdom The
hopes OF the disciples were crushed
when Christ announced his death on
the cross. They were unable to see
how victory could issue from death.
Jesus took with him Peter. James
and John, and went into the mountain
20 pray. His chief aim In retirement
was 20 get the disciples apart into q
state Of receptivity 30 that he might
show them the method Of the Kingdom
Before going to the mountain he de-
clared that there were some standing
In his presence who would not taste
Of death till they should see the son
Of Man coming In his Kingdom luke
S:27 Matt. 10 ;2s). That their troop
ing spirits might be revived and their
confidence restored he II trnnsiigured
before them. Two men from the upper
world are sent to converse with him
about his approaching death In Jerus-
allen ". 3D-the very thing about
which the disciples refused to talk.
Then, too. Gods own voice was heard
In words OF approval OF Christs 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. ~ the
TRANSPORTATION IL to give the disciples
n foregleam OF the coming Kingdom.
10 enable them To see the Kingdom In
embryo. That this Is true Is not only
shown by the context and Circumstance
-. hut by the inspired Interpretation
Of one who was with him and knew
all that happened. Peter said. For
we did not follow cunnlngly devised
fables when we made known unto you
the power and coming OF our Lord
Jesus Christ. but We we're eye witness
81 Of his majesty. for he received of
God the Father, honor and glory when
there came such q voice to him from
the excellent glory. This Is my below
ed Son In whom I am well pleased
and this voice we ourselves heard come
out OF heaven. when we were with him
In the holy mount And We have the
Of 1A
whereunto ye do well that ye take heed,
ms unto a lamp shining In a dark place,
until the day dawn. and the dny-star
arise In your hearts e Peter 1:l6-l9
X. W. To those who believe IN the
inspiration OF the Bible these words
are final. Let us therefore note the
outstanding features OF the Kingdom
as displayed In the TRANSPORTATION.
!. Jesus Christ the GIorined King
on Mourt Zion ". 29).
The glorifed King en- this Mount
was Intended to symbolic the Messi-
anic Kingdom when Christ returns to
the Mount OF Olives In Jerusalem
Czech. li4-lO. This Is still In the
future. and will be literally fulfilled.
u. The oiorified Saints With Christ
wv. ~. 81.
l. Moses. who was once denied an en-
trance into Palestine. appears now in
glory. representing the redeemed of
the Lord who viii pass through death
into the Kingdom. Many thousands OF
the redeemed have fallen asleep and at
the coming Of the Lord shall be awak-
ened To pass into the kiagdom.
2. Elijah. now glorificd. 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 q Cor. Is 1888; I Thess. A.
14-ls).
3. They talk OF the very thing which
the disciples refused 20 believe. name
~, the death OF Christ.
~. israel, in the Flesh, In Connec-
ton With the Kingdom, Represente6
by Peter, James and John ". 2s).
Israel shall be called from their hiding
place among all nations OF the earth
and shall he gathered TO Jesus Christ
the King. as the central people In the
Kingdom CI,z. 3T;2l-27.
|. Peter proposes TO build three tab
ernacles ". 33). The Feast OF Taber-
nacles looked forward to the glorious
reign of Christ. Peter caught
glimpse Of the Significance 81 the trans
figuration. His proposition showed
that he thought OF the Feast Of Taber-
nacles. and therefore Of the Millennium
2. The divine voice ". 35). At this
time God himself uttered his words as
surfing them that this one in glory was
his son Jesus Christ
". The Multitude at the Foot Of the
Mountain wv. 3143).
This is representative of the nations
which shall be brought into the King
dom which shall he established over
Israel (see Isaiah ll:lO-19. The peo-
pie here were grieyously oppressed by
the devil. There are times when the
devil il especially active In his OPP
pression of men About the time Of
Chrisi's first coming he did his best
10 harass men. Just before Christ's
coming again he will he especially ac-
tive. for he knows that his time IL
short