Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-18

of the law by che life of ,s&a;.s, and
removal of the curse of sns law by
the death of Jesus; but Jesus only.
Therefore the voice Tnis is my
Son, my chosen; hear We Him.
it is interesting to note that this
testimony OF the Father 10 the Son
came at His baptism when He was
about to begin His public ministry
as the Servant or Prophet of Jeho-
yah, and now again at His transfig
uration when He is about to enter
through His death at Jerusalem His
larger ministry as our Priest king as
He takes His exodus from Jerusalem
and enters into heaven to intercede
for us.
This sight and this voice made an
1ndelible impression on the minds OF
these three disciples. James was be-
headed and left us no record; but
Peter and John both mention it in
their letters. Peter 116, II, IS,
and John ia and I John 11-3. Pc
ter says that he was an eyewitness
10 His majesty, and heard the
Fathers voice when He gave Him
honor and glory; the voice which
came to Him from the supreme
literally supreme proper-glory,
which he heard when he was with
Him in the holy mount. John says
that He beheld His glory, that He
was full of grace and truth that
he beheld His life which had been
from the beginning with the Father
and which was manifested to them.
All. but the JOY of it is that not
only shall we, too, one day see the
King in His beauty, but We shall
be like Him when We see Him as
He isl Beloved, now are we the
sons of God, and it doth not yet APP
pear what we shall be; but We know
that when We shall be manifested
We shall be like Him, for we shall
see Him as He is"
That group was an answer to a
statement He had made to them at
the close of that conversation six
days before. He had made the cost
of discipleship very great but He
had closed by saying, "There be
some standing here that shall not
taste OF death till they see the Son
of Man coming in His kingdom. .
Or, as Mark put it, 'till they have
seen the kingdom of God come with
power" Or, as Luke, till they see
the kingdom of God" Now, Just six
days later this is fulfilled: Peter and
James and John are the some"
And the spirit of God speakine
through Peters pen sets at noueht
all speculation as to His meaning
when he writes: We have not fol
lowed cunningly devised fables when
We made known unto you the power
anc coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but were eyewitnesses of
His majesty. His majesty-a term
Used only Of royalty, of kings and
Kingdoms.
And that scene was typical of the
kingdom which We are looking for
every day, when Jesus shall come
again in the body of His glory mo
longer in the body of His humilia-
tlon), when Moses and the saints
who have died shall be present. and
EllJah and those who are caught lp
without dying Il Cor. 1851, 50 and
L Thess. 413-1O to meet Him in the
ar, and ts-in-the-making on
earth like Peter and James and
John were then shall all have their
respective places. Lord, hasten that
day!
There was one other thing about
that scene, that OUTSTANDING ex.
perlence in the life of Jesus. that
grips us. 1t was the topic of con.
VerSdllon between Moses and Eli
jan and Jesus. Coming from the
glory TO meet Him naturally they
Woulu talk about the most important
tllng IN the heavens and earth.
ana what other thing could that be
ollt Ills death, which was about to
lake place at Jerusalem? His "exo.
Jus the word is in the Greek,
what a Hood of thought and mem.
Dry moses remembered the exodus
WhIcn set the captive people free
anu proISht them into the land OF
promise. And this was what HIS
death at Jerusalem would do
would set free captives and brine
mem INTO the land OF promise. Ii
would set Him free and bring Hin
back to His place at the right ham
Oh the Father. Heaven had beer
poorer for thirty-three wears A
heaven was waiting for the tim
HIS departure from Jerusalem
would result in His return to His
riightful place, the place of exa1ta
tlon instead of humiliation
Yes, His death was the most i'm
portant thing in all the worlds O.
course that would be the topic OF
| conversation,
And it still is the most important
toplc or conversation. 1t is the cen
tral point of all history; to it a,
ancient history pointed, from if al
modern and future history nro
, Geeds 1t is the central point of al
IRE. OH the tragedy of it is that Sc
many do not accept the benefjf,
mat nothing but it can give. It is
me central point in every chris
llans life-it is not until You have
nailed self to the cross in Him thai
your service becomes that of a dis
to the cross? 1'''''e'