The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-13
Lesson for April Is
JESUS TRANSPORTED

GOLDEN TEAT-And the Woro was
made flesh, and dwelt among US, (and
we beheld his glory, the glory as OF
the only begotten of the FatherO full
of grace and truth. John 1:14.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Gods Son.
JUNIOR TOPIC-With Jesus on
Mountain Top.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-The Glory of Jesus.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1c-The Meaning of the Transfgura-
ton.
In II Peter 1918 is given an in
spired Interpretation of the transfig-
uration by one who was present and
knew all that TRANSFERRED. When Christ
announced his death which was to
take place on the cross, the disciples
were greatly perplexed as to how vic
tory could issue from death. Peter,
James, and John accompanied Jesus
into the mountain. They went there
to pray duke 9:2S).
In order to revive their dropping
spirits and restore their confidence he
was TRANSPORTED before them. Two
men were sent from the realms above
to talk with Jesus about his approach
ing death at Jerusalem (Luke 9:31)-
the very thing about which the dlsci-
pies had refused to talk (Mark 8 81
33). The TRANSPORTATION is, therefore,
a foregleam of the coming Kingdom.
It gives the outline Of the order and
method of the establishment Of Mes
Siah's Kingdom.
.. Jesus the King Glorifted on the
Mountain wv. 2, 81.
He took the disciples "by them
selves and was "transf1gured before
them" This shows that the purpose
Of the TRANSPORTATION terminated upon
the disciples and not upon Christ.
Christ's rebuke to Peter for his I'M
willingness to hear concerning his
death seemed for time to estrange
the disciples from him. His shining
raiment was typical of that glory
which shall be manifest when Christ
comes back to earth. His appearance
on the mountain typifies his visible
appearance on the Mount Of Olives
Czech. 14:4, 81.
u. Peter, James, and John Repre-
sent Israel in the Flesh in Connection
With the Kingdom ". p.
Christ is peculiarly the King of
Israel According to Ezekiel 81 :21-27,
the Israelites are to be the central
people in Messiah's Kingdom.
III. Moses and Elijah Appeared in
Glory With Jesus wv. 4-13).
These men in the glorified state are
typical Of the state of the saints in
glory. Moses who was once denied
an entrance into Palestine now ap-
pears in glory. He represented the
redeemed of the Lord who shall pass
through death into the Kingdom.
Elijah represents the redeemed who
shall pass into the Kingdom through
translation. Some shall be living upon
the earth when the Lord comes, who
without dying shall be changed and
thus pass into the Kingdom Il Cor.
IS: 80, So; ! Thess. :141S).
I. Peters proposal wv. 5, g.. So
definitely was the method Of the King
dom unfOlded before Peter that he
proposed to erect tabernacles, one for
Christ, one for Moses, and one for
Elijah. 1t is true that the unwilling Of
the majestic person of Christ some
what disconnected Peter. yet he
sraSped its central meaning and pro-
posed to celebrate the advent Of his
Kingdom which had been prefigured
in this tangible way.
2. The divine voice out of the cloud
wv. z, 81. God declared Jesus to be
his beloved Son in whom he was we'll
pleased. The way to know what is
pleasing to God is to study Jesus.
3. Christ's charge wv. 9-13). He
charged them that they should tell no
man concerning the things which they
had seen until he had risen from the
dead.
w. The Purpose of the Establish
ment of the Kingdom Demonstrated
wv. 1920.
When they descended from the
Mount Of TRANSPORTATION they wit
messed q great multitude in a state
of perplexity. The immediate cause
of this state was the grievous cOndi-
ton of a young man possessed with a
demon ". 49,, whose father had ap-
pealed to the disciples to cast out the
demon, but they were unable to do So
When they brought him unto Jesus
the foul spirit was rebuked and came
forth. This young mans state is rep
resentative of the nations who are
grievously oppressed by the devil
Just as this young man was grievous
ly oppressed, causing him to cast him
self into the fire and into the waters
50 the nations even today in theil
great perplexity are doing the things
which will result in their own destruc
ton. The devil will be peculiarly &C
tive in the oppression of men and ma
lions in the last days.
Confess Christ