Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-11-20
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tBy REV. P. B. FITzwATER, DID,. Dean
of the Evening School Moody Bfble In
stitute OF Chicsgo)
90 1924 Western Newspaper UnionD
Lesson for November %
THE TRANSPORTATION


| LESSON TEXT-Luke 9:2S-36.
GOLDEN TExT-This Is my beloved
! Son; hear Him.-Luke 9:35.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Shows His
! Glory.
| JUNIOR ToPIc-Beholding Christ's
| Glory.
! INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-The Glory Of Jesus Christ.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
/ IC-The TRANSPORTATION a Preparation
| for the Cross.
While 1t Is true that In this lesson
the disciples are witnesses of Christ's
glory, the full truth is that the mani
! festation Of Christ in glory was to give
to the discouraged disciples a fore
CLEAN of the Messianlc 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
to pray. His chief aim in retirement
was to get the disciples apart and
into state Of receptivity so that lie
might show them the method OF the
kingdom. Before going to the noun
tain He declared 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 king
dom Uuke 9:27: Matt. 1929. That
their dropping spirits might be revived
and their confidence restored, He is
TRANSPORTED before them. Two men
from the upper world are sent to con-
verse with Him about his approaching
death in Jerusalem ". 3D-the very
thing about which the disciples re-
fused to talk. 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 kingdom 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 not only shown by the context
and circumstances, but by the Inspired
Interpretation of one who was with
Him and knew all that transpired (II
Peter :16-19 r. W. Note the out
standing features of the kingdom as
displayed in the TRANSPORTATION
|. Jesus Christ the GIorified King
on Mt. Zion ". 29).
The glorified king on this mount was
intended to symbolic the Messianic
kingdom when Christ returns to the
Mount of Olives in Jerusalem Czech.
IA AID. This is still in the future,
and will be literally fulfilled.
II. The Glorified Saints With Christ
(vv 3O-3D.
% Moses, who was once denied an
entrance into Palestine, appears now
in glory. representing the redeemed of
the Lord who shall 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 kingdom.
(2) 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
dying be changed, and tins pass into
the kingdom q Cor 15:50-53
Theses. 4:14-1S).
90 They talk of the very thing
which the disciples refused to believe,
namely, the death Of Christ
ILL., israel in the Flesh, in Connec-
ton With the Kingdom, Represented
by Peter, James and John (v. 2S).
Israel shall he called from their hid
ing place among all nations of the
earth and shall be gathered to Jesus
Christ the King, as the central people
In the kingdom Geek. 81 .21-27).
~ Peter proposes to build three
tabernacles ". 33). The Feast Of Tab
ernacles looked forward to the glorious
reign of Christ. Peter caught glimpse
Of the significance Of the transfgura-
ton. His proposition showed that he
thought of the Feast of Tabernacles,
and therefore of the Millennium.
(2) The divine voice ". 35) At
this time God Himself uttered His
words, assuring them that this One in
glory was His Son Jesus Christ.
~. The Multitude at the Foot Of
the Mountain wv. 37-43).
This Is representative of the nations
which shall be brought into the king
dom which shall he established over
Israel. See Isaiah | :10-12. The peo-
pie here were grievously oppressed by
the devil. About the time Of Christ's
first coming he did his best to harass
men. Just before Christ's coming
again he will be especially active, for
he knows that his time is short.