The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

him IN fine side of Mt. Hermon. On one
of the top-most terraces the -FOUR Oh
them stopped to rest. The three
disciples. reclining, dropped Off to
sleep. While the Master was engaged
in prayer. remarkable change took
Mace in him. The record says his face
began TO shine with the brilliancy OF
the sun. and that his garments became
winter than the snow that covered the
peaks of the mountains around them.
The light wakened the disciples and they
were started to see two other figures
standing near and talking to the Master.
These were Moses and Elijah, who had
come for the meeting that the three
disciples never even remotely suspected
when they were asked to accompany
their leader that night.
When Peter reused from his sleep,
he was dumfounded at what he saw,
1t was more than he could do to con-
tain himself and remain silent. Without
knowing what he was saying, he blurted
out: Master, it is good for us to be
here! Let us make three tabernacles,
one for thee, one for Moses, and one
FOR Elijah"
While Peter was speaking, the cloud
came and enveloped the whole COM
pany. The disciples were greatly afraid
when they were no longer able to see
their Master. 1t was at this time that
the voice came out of the cloud saying
This is my beloved Son in whom l
am well pleased; hear We him."
The Issue
Papini says that this TRANSPORTATION
is the feast and the victory of light;
that Jesus still in the flesh, took on the
most subtle, the highest and most
spiritual aspect of matter; that his
body awaiting it's liberation became sun
light; that his soul TRANSPORTED in
prayer shown out through the flesh,
pierced with it's flaming wilderness the
screen of his body and his garments,
like a flame consuming the walls which
close it in.
DIR. A. B. Bruce has eloquently
asked: Who is able fully to speak of
that wondrous night scene among the
mountains, during which heaven was
for few brief moments let down to
earth, and the mortal body of Jesus
being transfigured shown with celestial
brightness, and the spirits of just men
made perfect appeared and held con-
verse with him respecting his approach
ing passion, and a voice came forth
from the cloud, declaring him to be
Gods well beloved Son? 1t is too high
tor us, this august spectacle, we can
not attain unto it; its grandeur OPP
presses and stupefies; its mystery sur
passes our comprehension; its glory
is ineffable.
The Verdict
Nhn oe
down from Mt. Sinai had become so
Respondent that he covered it with
veil, lest he dazzle the thousands of
his fellow Jews who waited in the
valley
Elias was caught up to Heaven in
chariot of fire drawn by fiery steeds.
John, the new Elias, announced the
baptism of fire, but his face was dark
ened by the sun and did not shine like
the sun. The only splendor which came
into his life was the golden platter
on which his bloody head was carried,
kingly gift to Herod's sinister con-
cubine"
But on Hermon there was One
whose face shone more than Moses and
whose ascension was to be more splen-
did than that of Elias-He whom
Moses had promised and who was to
come after Elias. They had come there
beside him, but they were to disappear
thereafter forever. They were no longer
necessary after this last revelation.
From now on the world can do with
out their laws and their hopes. A
luminous cloud hid the glorious three
from the eyes of the obscure three. and
from the cloud came out a voice:
This is my beloved Son: hear him."