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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. He had previously spoken somewhat darkly concerning his death; but it was so sad and so strange a revelation to his disciples that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. The margin reads, “Pity thyself, Lord,” as though Peter meant to say, “God grant, of his infinite mercy, that this may not be true! How can it be that such an one as thou art should die?” He probably thought that Christ’s death would be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Notice the contrast between the 18th verse and the 23rd. In the 18th verse, Christ had said, “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church;” and here he is saying, “Get...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. This is the law of self-sacrifice, based on the sacrifice of Christ, and leading up to the complete sacrifice of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. Were these “six days” a week’s quiet interval, in which our Lord prepared himself for the singular transaction upon the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And after six days — Luke says, “about an eight days after these sayings;” but I suppose he counted the day before and the day after. “After six days,” — and the first day was, probably, the first day of the week, so he was now coming to another Lord’s day. One of the high Christian festivals of the life of Christ was about to be celebrated. Jesus...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up unto an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. “White and glistering,” says Luke; “exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them,” says Mark.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Thus the Law and the Prophets, “Moses and Elias,” communed with our Lord, “talking with him,” and entering into familiar conversation with their Lord. Saints long departed still live; live in their personality; are known by their names; and enjoy near access to Christ. It is a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, — As if this was a great wonder. The transfiguration of Christ could scarcely be called miraculous, for it is according to the nature of Christ that his face should shine, and his very raiment become glorious. Mat_17:3. There appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Moses, the great representative of the law, and Elias,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. The sight spoke to the three beholders, and they felt bound to answer to it. Peter must speak: “Then answered Peter.” That which is upper—most comes out: “Lord, it is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. If Peter had known that hymn by Dr. Watts, — “My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss;” — he would have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. “While he yet spake.” Such wild talk might well be interrupted. What a blessed interruption! We may often thank the Lord for stopping our babbling. “A bright cloud...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: The Shekinah cloud, which was the type of the divine presence in the wilderness, — bright, yet a cloud, softening the excessive glory of the face of Jesus with its overshadowing, yet casting no dimness upon it: “a bright cloud overshadowed them:”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. We cannot bear for God to come too near us; for we are such frail earthen vessels that, if he reveals his glory too much within us, we are ready to break.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. Ay, it was Jesus only who could give them comfort; and I have to say, — “Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find; The holy, just, and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. “But if Immanuel’s face appear, My hope, my joy, begins; His name forbids my slavish fear,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And they did not want any other man “save Jesus only.” Let Moses, and Elijah, and all others go, so long as Christ remains. There will be the most blessed company for us so long as he abides with us.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, staying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? “May we not tell the story, of what has happened on this mountain? Elias has come. If we publish this news, it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. How he comes back to that point! Evidently the chief thought in our Saviour’s mind was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. John had indeed come “in the spirit and power of Elias,” yet Herod had put him to death, as other wicked men would deal with his Lord and Master whose way he so gloriously prepared. This exposition consisted of readings from Mat_16:24-28; and Mat_17:1-13.