The Dolores star., 1924-11-21


GOLDEN TEXT-This is my beloved
Sou: hear Him.-Luke s:35.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Shows His
Glory.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Beholding Christ's
Glory.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOP
IC-The Glory of Jesus Christ
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-The TRANSPORTATION n Preparation
for the Cross,
While 1t is true that in this lessns
the disciples are witnesses of Christ's
glory, the full truth is that the mani
festation of Christ in glory was to give
10 the discouraged disciples n fore
glenn of the Messlanlc 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 n state Of rcceptlviiy SO that He
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 1928. That
their dropping spirits might be revived
and their confidence restored. He ls
transhGured before them. Two men
from the upper world are sent 10 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 Christs 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 a 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 UI
Peter :16-l9 II. W. Note the out
standing features Of the kingdom us
displayed In the TRANSPORTATION
|. Jesus Christ the Giorified King
on Mt Zion ". 20).
The gloriiied king on this mount was
intended to symbolic the Messlanic
kingdom when Christ returns to the
Mount of Olives in Jerusalem Czech.
II AID. This is still In the future.
and will he literally fulfilled.
II. The Gorifled Saints With Christ
wv. 3O.3D.
"a 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 Mt
the coming Of the Lord shnll be awak.
ened 10 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 thus pass into
the kingdom q Cor. 15:5O-53; /
Theses. 4 HIS.
(3) They talk OF the very thing
which the disciples refused to believe,
namely. the death of Christ.
III. Israel, in the Flesh. in connec.
tion With the Kingdom. Represented
by Peter, James and John ". 2S).
Israel shall be 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 CEZek. 81 :21-2T).
% Peter proposes to build three
tabernacles ". 33). The Feast of Tab
ernacIes looked forward to the glorious
reign of Christ. Peter caught n climpse
or the significance OF the transfipuro.
ton. His proposition showed that he
thought Of the Feast of Tabernacles
ana 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.
w. The Multitude at the Foot Of
the Mountain wv. 37-43).
This is representative of the nations
which shall be brought into the king.
npin winch shall he established over
Israel. See Isaiah II :1O-12. The peo-
pie mere were grievously oppressed by
the devil. About the time of ChrIs,,s
hrst coming he did his best to baross
men. Just before Chrst's coming
again he will ho oe,,ooi,,i,