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refers to the nation and the man. There is also a double prophetic picture of the Messiah, one view presenting Him as a suffering servant and the other as a conquering hero. The Jewish rabbis have attempted to account for this by, saying that there must be two Messiahs. They have even named them Rabbi Ben Joseph and Rabbi Ben David. The true explanation, however, is that these two characters belong to the one Mes siah, but at different periods of His career. At His first advent He appeared as the Man of Sorrows. At His sec ond advent He comes as a Victorious Warrior. MONDAY, Nov. 10. Luke 9:28-36. Witnesses of Christ’s Glory. There were two heavenly and three earthly witnesses of the transfiguration. Moses and Elijah stand for the whole Old Testament, for law and prophecy, which pointed to their future fulfilment in the Messiah, both Lord and Saviour. The presence of these two men testified to the greatness of Christ’s person and the theme of their conversation to the imperative need of His work of atone ment. The luminous cloud also attests the identity of Jesus with the Jehovah of the Old Testament. TUESDAY, Nov. 11. 2 Peter 1:16-20. Eye Witnesses of His Majesty. The Apostle refers to his own per sonal witness of the reality of the reve lation of Christ using the transfigura tion as an instance. “The power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." The power may refer to the first coming, the coming or “presence” to the second coming. The transfiguration is re garded as an anticipation of the second coming. It was a microcosm of the eternal future, with its heavenly glory, the Old Testament saints, the New Testament disciples, the kingly Son and the Divine Father. The Apostle shows that the Father’s testimony to His Son
was the crowning proof of the authority and power of the Gospel message. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12. Exo. 34:29-35. Moses’ Face Shone. When Moses came down from the mount his face was luminous like a porcelain shade with a light behind it. He was unconscious of it but it was obvious to others. The original word means to send forth rays of light like horns. On this account artists both in sculpture and painting have represented Moses with horns. When Moses spoke to the people, he veiled his face. Di
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