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Let's open our Bibles to Matthew chapter 17. We're going to study this tremendous portion of the Word of God that relates the transfiguration of Jesus Christ, Matthew chapter 17.
I want to back up a little bit. This is really the third message in this text and it's taken us these three times to get through this marvelous, marvelous section. But I just want to back up and see if I can't sort of gather our thinking a little bit so that this will make the most meaningful look at what we have for today.
God is a spirit and as a spirit is invisible. The Bible says a spirit hath not flesh and bones. That is God is an invisible spirit, God has no form, God is everywhere. He cannot be confined to a form in fullness of His being. When God does reveal Himself in the Old Testament, He chooses to reveal Himself as light, as blazing glowing light. We see it in the garden, in the Shekinah presence. We see it in Exodus chapter 33 as Moses says, "Show me Thy glory," or reveal Yourself to me and he sees God's glow, the light of God's Shekinah glory and it's transferred to his own face. We see it in Exodus chapter 40 when the tabernacle is built which is to be symbolic of the dwelling of God among the people of Israel and it says the glory of God came down and filled the tenth of the congregation so that the priests couldn't even move around to minister in there. The glory was there. And then when it was time for them to move in the wilderness, the glory would go up into the sky and it was a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night and it would lead them through those 40 years in the wilderness.
When they came into the promised land and built the temple, it says in 1 Kings chapter 8 that the glory of God descended on the temple and again it filled the temple and God was manifesting His being as light. When you come to the gospel record, you find Jesus Christ and as God revealed Himself on the mountain, on the face of Moses, in the tabernacle and in the temple as light, so He reveals Himself in Jesus Christ as light veiled by human flesh. Jesus Christ was the Shekinah of God, the glow of God, the glory of God, the blazing, dazzling, glistening light of God veiled in human flesh. And that is why John says in John 1:14, "We beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth."
We saw the glory, we saw the Shekinah, we saw the blazing light. That which only could be true of God, we saw in Him, full of grace and truth. And we asked John, "When did you see that, John?" And he tells us right when I was on the mountain with Him and He was transfigured as we look at Matthew 17. And we hear Peter echo in 2 Peter, "We do not speak to you fables cunningly devised fables when we speak about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus but we were eyewitnesses of His royal majesty, we saw the glory, too." "When, Peter, did you see the glory?" Oh, it was on the holy mount, he says, right here again as recorded in Matthew chapter 17. And the Bible tells us that when Jesus returns He will come in glory, in great glory, in dazzling glory. And so, Jesus Christ also is revealed as light. In fact, He Himself said, "I am the light of the world, he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life."
And so, God chooses then primarily to reveal Himself as glorious dazzling light. In fact, as you proceed into the book of Revelation you find that when you get to the eternal state, the eternal heaven, the holy city, the new Jerusalem which is the eternal habitation of the saints, the Bible says there's no moon and there's no sun and there's no stars to light it because the glory of God is the light of it and the lamb is the lamp. It's a great picture. In your house you have a lamp but the lamp doesn't give the light, it's the light in the lamp that does. The lamp contains the light and so in heaven forever Jesus is the lamp containing the light of the glory of God. And the same was true on earth. When Jesus was here He was the lamp and in Him was the light of the glory of God veiled. In heaven it will be unveiled and it will light all of the eternal domain for all eternity in glorious blazing light.
So when Jesus wants, then, to reveal Himself for who He really is, He pulls back the veil of His flesh and reveals Himself as glorious, radiant, dazzling light, the Shekinah of God. And that's what we're seeing in this text.
Now as we look back at chapter 17 we're minded of just a simple outline that we gave you...five proofs, five evidences of the deity of Jesus Christ, five statements of His royal majesty as the promised King who would come in majesty glory. And I believe that this is the greatest single testimony given on the pages of holy Scripture to the deity of Jesus Christ.
First of all, His deity is made evident by the transformation of the Son. Look at verse 1, "And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James and John his brother and bringeth them up into an high mountain privately and was changed, transformed, transfigured before them and His face did shine like the sun and His clothing was as white or glistening as the light."
Now if you ever have any question about who Jesus Christ, it should end at this text. For here He pulls back the veil of His flesh and reveals the same glory that Moses saw in the mount in Exodus 33, the same glory that they saw in the tabernacle in Exodus 40, the same glory that came down to the temple in 1 Kings 8. It is that very same Shekinah, that very same essence of God in blazing fullness. And when Jesus pulls back the veil of His flesh it is that He may reveal Himself to be God of very God...the blazing one, the one who is eternally the lamp in which dwells the glory which lights eternity. And so the transformation of the Son is the great statement of His deity.
Second statement comes in verse 3 and 4 and this is the testimony of the saints. First the transformation of the Son and then the testimony of the saints. A second great confirmation, "And behold there appeared unto them," and it says in Luke "with HIm in glory," "Moses and Elijah talking with Him," Luke says, "about His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem." And now you see appears Moses and Elijah. We saw last time, didn't we, that they are representatives of the Old Testament...Moses the prophets, the giver of the law...Moses the law rather as the giver of the law; Elijah, the prophet as the guardian of the law. The Old Testament being known as Moses and the prophets, according to Luke 24:27. So here you have the visual representation of the Old Testament. And now is the testimony of the Old Testament Scripture. In fact, it might be better to say than the testimony of the saints, the testimony of the Scripture for these are saints who represent Scripture. And they are attesting to Jesus as the Messiah. You see, Moses and the prophets, or the Old Testament, was written to present Jesus Christ, it was written to prepare the way for Jesus Christ, it was written to predict that Jesus Christ would come. It was written to give the world an outlook that says we are living in anticipation of the coming one. And here is the Old Testament as it represents itself in Moses and Elijah standing there with Jesus Christ as if to say this is the one...this is the one.
And so, the disciples are given this marvelous evidence of Old Testament confirmation. And how important it was for they must have often questioned whether Jesus was really the one because circumstances never seem to work the way they thought they should. And it is even more interesting that they were discussing His death because it was so very important for the disciples to know that this, too, was part of the plan. They found that so very hard to accept. And so they were speaking of His death which was to be accomplished at Jerusalem, just as He had said in chapter 16 verse 21 that He had to go to Jerusalem to suffer and be killed. And here are the prophets confirming this that the Messiah suffers before He is glorified.
Well, in the midst of this scene of testimony from the Scripture, the saints of the Old Testament, Peter speaks in verse 4 and I want to pick up our study today where we sort of left it last time with Peter. "Then answered Peter and said to Jesus, Lord it is excellent for us to be here, this is the best thing ever." If I can paraphrase him, "This is it! Sunum Bonum! This is it! It's happened."
I believe he really thought this was the Kingdom. I think he really believed that. "Don't change it, Lord, this is it."
"And if You'll allow me then I will make three booths, one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah." And last time we talked a little about the folly of that statement. Luke says he didn't know what he was saying and he was emotionally traumatized in fear because of the whole scene. And he just sort of blurted it out. But I think there were some reasons. I think what you get from Peter here is a blurting out of something that is built upon a lot of thinking that's been going on in his mind.
Let me suggest some things. First of all, Peter had all the time since he had followed Jesus anticipated the Kingdom, right? I mean, this was in his mind all the time. It must have been in the minds of all of them because here was the King and what do you have when you have the King? Well very soon you have a kingdom. I mean, the Old Testament says the Kingdom will come and we'll have the Kingdom. The Messiah will come and he'll make things right and He'll rule and He'll reign. I mean, it's a glory day. And so all the time they're living in the imminency of the Kingdom. And they're eager and they're anticipating it even in so far as after the resurrection they ask, "Is this the time You will restore the Kingdom?" I mean, they lived at every moment might be that moment. And so Kingdom was in his mind. And even one...on one occasion, you'll remember, James and John had sent their mother and said, "Can we arrange right now before it happens to have our boys on the right and the left when the Kingdom starts?" I mean, they were living in a sense of anticipation that it could happen at any moment. So it was in his mind, up front in his mind.
And then let me add another thought. He had just heard an amazing prophecy at the end of chapter 16 because Jesus had said, "The Son of Man will come in glory," and then in verse 28 He had said, "And some of you won't die before it happens, you'll see Him coming in His royal majesty." And so, you put together his anticipation with his understanding of that prophecy, he hears Jesus say the Son of Man will come in glory and all of a sudden he opens his eyes and sees Him in glory, what's he going to conclude? He doesn't understand that this is only a preview, that this is only a glimpse. He doesn't know how long it's going to last. All he sees is glory and he remembers Jesus said it would happen and that some of them wouldn't be dead until it happened and there they were alive and it was happening. And, man, the excitement is starting to mount. The anticipation in his heart is beginning to explode.
And then there's another thing that just adds to it. He hears Moses and Elijah having a conversation with Jesus. And you know what they're talking about? They're talking about Jesus' departure, or Jesus' decease or Jesus' death. And you know what the Greek word is that they use? Exodos, it's a Greek word, exodos. They're talking about Jesus' exodus. Now when you hear the word "exodus" what figure do you think of? Moses, right? Moses led the exodus. But Moses said this, Deuteronomy 18:15, he said, "A prophet like unto me is going to come, He's going to be like me." Well, what do you mean? Well, what is Moses? Well, Moses is the one who led the exodus. They'll be a prophet like you? You mean another prophet who will lead another exodus? See, they were looking for another deliverer. O, this time He was to be a deliverer in different circumstances. Moses led them out of Egypt to the promised land. They were looking for another exodus leader and they thought they wanted to get out of Roman bondage into freedom. But what God had planned was out of sin into righteousness, out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light, out of bondage to death into life, you see. And so, they were looking for a greater prophet than Moses, another Moses to lead another exodus. And here was Jesus and He was talking about His exodus. And surely Peter thought this is it, folks, this is the greater prophet than Moses. And they're comparing exoduses in their conversation.
And to add to it, you've got Elijah there and Peter knew that Elijah was to be the forerunner of the Messiah setting up His Kingdom. So, here's Elijah, the forerunner's there. Here's Jesus, the greater prophet than Moses. And they're both talking about exodus. This is it...this is it. It's got to be it. This is the exodus. This is the redemption of the people. This is the freeing of the people.
Now let me add another thing. New Testament chronologists, those people who study the details of the New Testament to tell us when things happen, indicate to us that this was the month of Tishri. Tishri is six months from Passover. Passover is when Jesus is crucified...six months earlier, Tishri.
Now what happens in Tishri? Is that an important month? Yes. There was one major special event that you need to focus on in the month of Tishri that the Jews always celebrated. It was called the Feast of Tabernacle, or the feast of booths, either one. Down in Jerusalem, you see, right at this time, they were likely celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles. What does the Feast of Tabernacles commemorate? Well, it commemorates the wandering in the wilderness. God delivers His people. They wander in the wilderness and during that time they lived in tabernacles. They lived in booths. And then God led them into the promise land. It is a memorial to God preserving His redeemed people. He redeems them and He preserves them to take them into the land of promise. And so the Feast of tabernacles was a very important feast. But Peter wasn't there and James wasn't there and John wasn't there and Jesus wasn't there and so it's just very likely that Peter was thinking about the Feast of Tabernacles and thinking about the feast of booths and realizing how important it was to have such a thing, he has that in his mind.
Now he knew it was something you had to go to. All male Jews were required to go every year to the Feast of Tabernacles and he wasn't there. And James wasn't there. And John wasn't there. And the Lord wasn't there. And maybe he sort of felt, "Well, we just really need to have our own Feast of the Tabernacles." And here we've got the guy who could give us the best insight into it, Moses himself. And since it commemorates the exodus and we're about to enter into another exodus, boy, this is the time, folks. And he could just sense in his heart, you know, here is the Lord ready for His new exodus and it's happening right at the time it happened before when it was commemorated.
And there's a final thought. Turn in your Bible to the next to the last book of the Old Testament, the book of Zechariah, most interesting. Zechariah 14:16, it tells us about the Kingdom, when Jesus returns and, of course, in verse 9 it gives us our point of reference. Zechariah 14:9, "The Lord shall be King over all the earth, in that day there shall be one Lord and His name one." So, there's the Lord in His Kingdom reigning, millennial kingdom, glory kingdom, Second Coming, majesty. And in the middle of that, verse 16 says, "It comes to pass that everyone that is left of all the nations which came to Jerusalem shall go up from year to year." How many years are there in the millennial kingdom? A thousand, so a thousand times they'll do this and they go to worship the Lord and to keep the Feast of...what?...Tabernacles, or booths. At the end of verse 18 it says, "The Lord will smite the nations that don't keep the Feast of the Tabernacles and there will be punishment of Egypt and punishment of all nations," verse 19 says, "that come not up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles."
Now listen, there's only one of the Jewish traditional week long feasts that's supposed to be kept in the Kingdom, and that's it. That's the only one. The Passover will be remembered, the communion table will be remembered and the Feast of Tabernacles...why? Because it too is a picture of redemption, of the leading out of bondage and into the promise. And so it will be there, too. And that just feeds more into Peter because here Peter thinks he's in the kingdom anyway, right? And he knows because he knows the Word of God and, believe me, he would know the passage of Zechariah. Here we are in the kingdom, the King in His glory, Moses and Elijah are here, it's the same time of year that we're supposed to be having the Feast of the Tabernacles, this has got to be the millennium because in the millennium we're supposed to keep this. So, he's going to build the booths to have the feast. Since it's a feast of booths, let's get the booths up and let's commemorate the marvelous deliverance and preservation of God.
So all of this certainly came together in Peter's mind, just sort of made him say, "This has got to be it." Now you can go back to Matthew 17. But Luke said...isn't it amazing? In spite of all of this stuff that fed into Peter and made him say, "Boy, let's build the booths, have the Feast of Tabernacles, get the kingdom rolling, let's stay here, this is it." In spite of all that Luke says he didn't know what he was saying because, you see, the one thing Peter missed was this wasn't it, this was a preview of it, right? This was just a glimpse of glory. But, see, it was so hard for Peter to see the suffering. It was hard for the other prophets, according to what 1 Peter 1 says, it was hard for them to see the Messiah suffering and being glorified. And Peter just didn't listen when it said His exodus would be at Jerusalem, anymore than he listened earlier when Jesus said I must be killed and rise again, he didn't hear the rise again, all he heard was the killed and said, "No, no, no, no, can't be." So Peter was wrong.
There's a third line of evidence in this passage, let's look at it. We see the testimony of the Scriptures, or the saints of the Old Testament, the transformation of the Son, I want you to notice a third and most powerful testimony of all, we could call it the terror of the sovereign, or the terror of the Father in verse 5. And here is the epitome of testimony.
"While Peter yet spoke," it's hard to shut Peter up, we know that, so he just keeps talking, "and behold a bright cloud over shadowed them." We saw last week that's associated with the presence of God, "And behold, a voice out of the cloud which said, This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye Him."
Now if you really want to have believable testimony to the deity of Jesus Christ, how about God? Will that do? Three times, Matthew 3:17, John 12:28 and 29, and Matthew 17 verse 5, three times in the holy record of the gospels, God speaks out of heaven and says "This is My Son," or "This is the One." Now that is testimony beyond argumentation. And when God gives His testimony, men should listen. And this is a very traumatizing thing. They're already scared and then in verse 6 it says, "When they heard God's voice, they fell on their faces." I mean, they just went flat prostrate prone on the ground with a mouth full of dirt and was scared out of their wits. They were very afraid.
Why are people so afraid in the presence of God? What scares them so much? Well, you see, God is infinitely holy and men are hopelessly sinful. And you just all of a sudden fill naked, don't you? You feel exposed. Adam and Eve sinned, what's the first thing the Bible says about them? "And they saw that they were...what?...naked and they made aprons to cover themselves and they ran off to try and hide and God comes through the garden and says, Adam, where are you?" He finally finds them and Adam says, "Well, Lord, we...ah..ah, er...we were afraid because we were naked."
In other words, there was shame to be seen because they knew they were not only being seen on the outside but they were being seen right through to the sin. And sinners in the presence of an infinitely holy God always feel like they need to hide. That's just how it is. And the disciples, if they had been moles, would have crawled into the ground. But since they were just men, they just fell flat on it, their faces down in it. In Judges 6:22 when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon was having a conversation with the angel of the Lord, most likely Christ in a preincarnate appearance, Gideon says, "Alas, O Lord God, I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face." I mean, he thought he was all over. Verse 23, "The Lord said to him, Peace be unto thee, fear not, you'll not die." He thought he was going to be dead. I'm dead, I've seen God.
And later on in the same book of Judges in chapter 13, Manoah comes home to his wife, he's the father of Samson, and says, "Well, we'll die, we saw the Lord, can't survive that, I mean, He sees through to the sin, He penetrates to the very core of your being, He knows how ugly you really are and that's the end of it, you'll be consumed by His holy justice."
That's the way Isaiah felt in chapter 6 when he saw God and said, "Curse me, God, wipe me out." Daniel felt that way when he came to the messenger from God, the Bible says he was very much afraid, chapter 8. Chapter 10 again you see the same kind of traumatic fear. You see it in the third chapter of Habakkuk as it says the prophet's knees smashed against each other in the presence of God. And so, they reacted like anyone should react in the presence of an infinitely holy God. They fell on their face.
What did God say? Back to verse 5, "This is My Son." Now He's not talking about some kind of relationship on the surface or some kind of functional relationship, He's talking about essence. This is My Son in the sense that the Son is the same as His Father, that like produces like, like begets like. This is My Son, this is the same essence as I am, this is Me, this emanates from Me. In human terms, this proceeds from My nature, from My essence, from My person, this is as I am.
And then He says, "This is My beloved Son" to tell us that there is not only an essential relationship between the two but a love relationship. Not only a relationship of being but a relationship of feeling, of commitment, of identification in every way.
And then He says "This is My Son, this is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." In other words, every thing He's doing is according to the divine plan. And it's a good word to say to Peter who is always trying to second guess the Lord, isn't it? He's on target. What He does pleases Me. He's doing it the way the plan says. He's obedient. He's faithful. He's a servant. He's going to the cross because that's the plan. He's going to Jerusalem because that's the plan. He's going to suffer because that's the plan. I'm well pleased with it all.
He was the beloved Son of God who came to do the will of God and the Father says, "I'm pleased." So, confirmation comes from Moses and Elijah, that means the Old Testament. Now confirmation comes from God Himself and He says, in effect, Jesus is thinking My thoughts, He's moving on My track. And then the Father therefore says at the end of verse 5, "Listen to Him...listen to Him."
What do You mean? I mean, if He says if any man come after Me, let him deny Himself, take up his cross and follow Me, then you listen to Him. If He says that you must have selfdenial, cross bearing and loyal obedience to enter His Kingdom, then listen to what He says. He's not off target, He's on target. That's the plan. And so, God not only sets His seal of evidence on the deity of Jesus Christ, but sets His seal of approval on His operating in accord with the plan. Great testimony.
So, we see the transformation of the Son and the testimony of the saints of Scripture and we see the terror of the sovereign, the Father. Can I give you a fourth? I believe another great element of this picture is the tapestry of the scene. This fascinates me. And I could take a lot longer to sort of develop it but let me just fire it out and you watch how this works. Jesus says back in 16:28 I'm going to show you the Son of Man coming in His royal majesty. Now how does it...how does this fulfill that? It gives us in miniature a picture of the Second Coming, marvelous. Watch...
First of all, Christ is the center of this picture. And Christ will be the center of the Second Coming, right? It is the coming of Christ. And when Christ comes, Matthew 24 says and Matthew 25 says and Matthew 26 says He will come in glory and power. And here we see Him in glory, right?, and in power. So that's a good picture.
Secondly, when He comes Zechariah 14:4 says He'll come and His feet will touch what? The Mount of Olives. Look at verse 1, when Jesus took them to the preview, He took them up into an high mountain. Interesting...that even the preview happens on a mountain just as the reality will. And when Jesus comes in glory, listen, He will come to His people, won't He? He'll come to His people to gather them together. And so, when He goes into the mountain, verse 1 says He takes Peter, James and John and they are there with Him when He's glorified and they are representative of the people to whom Christ returns.
And then there's another dimension. When Christ returns, He returns not only to His saints, but what? With His saints. Those saints that have already been gathered to Him, they'll come with Him represented by Moses and Elijah. They were with Him in glory, says Luke.
So, you have the full picture. You have the saints to whom He comes in Peter, James and John waiting on the earth. You have the saints with whom He comes already glorified in Moses and Elijah. You have Him coming in blazing glory, coming to a mount and here is the whole preview, a glimpse of the Second Coming.
There's another interesting note. Moses died, we know he died because there was a dispute over his body, right? Jude tells us. Did Elijah die? He never died, he just got in his chariot one day and took off. And when the trip was over he was in heaven. Moses represents the saints that died. Elijah represents the saints that are translated. All the parts are there...marvelous...they're all there. The mountain is there. The people to whom He comes are there. The people with whom He comes are there. The ones who died are represented there. And the ones translated are represented there. And it all happens on a mount. It is a marvelous thing. No wonder Peter says, "Boy, when I talk about the Second Coming, I'm not giving you some wellmeant fairy tale. I was an eyewitness of it." When did you ever see it? "I saw the whole preview on the mount."
And just as fast as it began, it that fast ended. Look at verse 7. These guys are now in the dirt face down, scared out of their wits. "And Jesus came, touched them and said, Arise, stop being afraid. And when they lifted up their eyes they saw no man except Jesus only."
Now that's pretty clear, isn't it? He walked over and He just taps them. Fellas, get up...get up...stop being afraid. And they lift up their eyes, and you can imagine they're a little hesitant. And they only see Jesus, that's all, they only see Jesus. Well, what does that mean? It's over. You know what? This wasn't the Kingdom, was it? It was just a preview, right? But it was what Jesus said, you'll see, verse 28 of 16, the Son of Man coming in His royal majesty. They saw it. And they were so traumatized in it that they would never forget it...never. And years later when they might question, or when someone might question, there was little question in their minds. That's why Peter can write at the end of 2 Peter, "When the scoffers come along and start to argue about where His coming, they only show how stupid they are, we know He's coming, we have no doubt." It was an indelible experience, one they would never forget as long as they lived. It was over and they were back to normal. Why? Because it wasn't time for glory. Before there was glory there had to be what? Suffering.
Well, what would be your reaction to that scene? I know what mine would be. I would say, "I've got to get down this hill, wait till Andrew hears this..." right? I mean, that's just normal, isn't it? Oh, hey guys, we've got to spread out, wait till we tell them who this is. We've seen it. I mean, we'll be the only people in town who can say, Hmph, have you fellas met Moses and Elijah? We were with them the other day up in a mountain over here and a....fabulous. We've got to get...we've got to tell them, see. And so they're ready to go and as they're coming down the mountain and they're just filled with all of this stuff, Jesus commands them saying, "Tell the spectacle," that's horama there, it doesn't mean a vision like some spacedout weird thing, "Tell what you saw to nobody." Oh, oh, that is so painful. That rivals Zechariah's problem when John the Baptist was born and he didn't believe so the Lord made him dumb so he couldn't tell anybody he was going to have a son. That's hard on a father. They couldn't say anything. Boy, that must be fire in your bones, try to shut that stuff up? Don't tell anybody.
You say,m "Wait a minute...what's...I thought this whole deal was to go out and preach, I thought we were supposed to go tell everybody." Don't tell anybody this. Well, why does He keep saying this? He said this before. Why does Jesus tell us not to say anything all the time? Well, He said it earlier in chapter 16 verse 20, don't tell anybody these things. Why? Simply this, because the world of that day in that place wanted a political Messiah, didn't they? They wanted a political deliverer. They wanted somebody to knock off the Romans. And their misguided intentions and expectations only confused the scene. And if down the mountain these three guys came with this incredible message, "Boy, you'll never believe what we say," all it's going to make the people think is, "Boy, this is really the guy and let's really push hard to get Him to throw the Romans out." They had already tried to push Him into rebellion several times. So He says don't say anything about it...until, verse 9, the Son of Man is raised again from the dead.
Why? Because if you wait till after the resurrection, they'll know that I didn't come to conquer the Romans, I came to conquer death, see. And they'll know that that's a spiritual reality, not an earthly one, not a political one, not a material one, not a military one, not an economic one. Jesus is not involved in politics. He is involved in conquering death and sin and hell. And if you wait till after the resurrection they'll see that. So they aren't to say anything.
That brings us to the fifth indication that Jesus was the Messiah, Son of God. I call it the tie with the forerunner...the connection with the forerunner. Verse 10, "His disciples asked Him saying," they had just seen Elijah so Elijah was on their mind and they knew Elijah was to be the forerunner of the Messiah because that's what Zechariah the prophet...rather, that's what Malachi the prophet said. In Malachi chapter 4 verses 5 and 6, those are the last two verses in the Old Testament, they say, "Elijah shall come and restore all things and turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the fathers to the children and make the things ready for the Lord." It's a prophecy that Elijah would come as the forerunner to Messiah and so they know that. And now that they've seen Elijah on the mountain it sort of triggers that on their minds. And as they're coming down the mountain, they probably talked about a lot of things, one of the things that the text brings up is the disciples asked Him saying, "Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?" I mean, if You're the Messiah, why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first, we haven't seen any Elijah.
You see, this is was the one thing they couldn't quite understand. And I'm convinced that very often the Jews must have questioned them on that, how can this Jesus that you follow be the Messiah when there has yet been no Elijah, right? Because Malachi 4:5 and 6 said that the Elijah would come first and if there's not been an Elijah, how can He be the Messiah? Now there were some people who really wanted Him to be in that...in that Messianic context and so in chapter 16 when Jesus said to the disciples, "Who do men say that I am?" They answered, "Some say that You are Elijah?" right? Some thought He could be Elijah getting things ready for the Messiah, but He couldn't be the Messiah because there hadn't been an Elijah. So they said, well, why did the scribes say Elijah has to come first?
Well, they say it because it was in Malachi chapter 4 verses 5 and 6. But they really embellished it, I mean really embellished it, they said that Elijah would come and he would gather together the people, he would restore everything, get ready for the Messiah. They believed that Elijah would be a flaming fiery great and terrible reformer who would reform the people bringing holiness out of unholiness, bringing order out of chaos. He would destroy all evil, they taught. He would set everything right so that all the perfection would be set in motion. When the Messiah arrived He would just sort of fall into it. They saw Elijah as the real preparer, the real restorer, and then the Messiah just sort of came to control it. But they say, they keep saying that Elijah ought to come, why did they say that? I mean, if You're the Messiah, are they right? And where's Elijah?
So, verse 11, "Jesus answers and He said to them, Elijah truly shall first come and restore all things." Now listen, Elijah will come. That's right, he'll come and he'll restore all things and that means before the setting up of the Kingdom, right? Before the establishing of the Kingdom, Elijah will come. Now what does that verse 11 tell us about the future? What's going to happen in the future before the Kingdom is established on the earth, before the glory, who's going to come? Elijah. That's what it's saying. Elijah will come, that says it right there, he'll come and he'll restore things.
But then He says a strange thing in verse 12. "But I say unto you Elijah is come already." What? They say should Elijah come? He says oh yeah, Elijah will come. And then He says and Elijah has come. He has? Well, what...they knew him not, in verse 12. He came, they didn't know who he was. And they did unto him whatever they wanted. Really? Who was this? Verse 13, "Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of...whom?...John the Baptist." Listen to me. John the Baptist, you say, "Is he Elijah?" He is Elijah in the way the prophet spoke. When the prophet said Elijah must come, he didn't mean the real actual Elijah. He was speaking of one who would come in the same manner as Elijah, with the same style as Elijah in the same mode of operation as Elijah, one like Elijah, an Elijahlike man will come. And, of course, the problem with the Jews was they were looking for the literal Elijah. And they said to John, you remember, in John 1, they said to John the Baptist, the chief priests did, "Are you Elijah? And he said, I'm not Elijah."
And people have fits at this point. They say, "Wait a minute, in Matthew 17:12 Jesus says Elijah is come and it's John the Baptist, when John the Baptist was asked, Are you Elijah? He said no I'm not Elijah." That's right. He is not Elijah but he was one who came in the spirit and power of Elijah. But because they didn't reject him, he couldn't be the fulfillment of Malachi's prophecy, he couldn't be the Elijah before the Kingdom so there yet will be another who will come in the spirit and power of Elijah who will be that Elijah fulfilling that prophecy before the coming glorious Kingdom. You got it? Some of you look painfully distressed.
The prophet said this, "Elijah will come." What he meant was one in the spirit and power of Elijah, an Elijahlike prophet. If they had received John the Baptist, if they had believed his message, if they had received the Messiah, if the Messiah had set up His Kingdom, John the Baptist would have fulfilled that prophecy. He would have been that Elijahlike prophet to restore all things for the Kingdom. But when they did to him whatever they desired...and what did they do to him? They cut off his head. They refused him, they didn't allow him to restore. Then they did...look at verse 12 at the end, "Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer at their hands." They wiped out the Elijahlike preparer of the Messiah, they killed the Messiah and so consequently the rejected the restoration and they rejected the Kingdom so Elijah couldn't be that...or rather John the Baptist couldn't then be that Elijah to fulfill that. So we believe that in the future, before Jesus comes again, another great prophet will come in the spirit and power of Elijah to set things right. And he will restore all things and they won't do to him what they did to John the Baptist. And they won't miss who he is. And following him will come the King in His royal majesty and glory.
In Matthew 11 it says, John sayslisten to this"All the prophets and the law prophesied until Johnnow listen to this and if you will receive him, this is Elijah." You see the point? Matthew 11:14, if they had taken John's message and received him and received the Christ, he would have been that Elijah fulfillment. But because they killed him and killed the Messiah, there has yet to come another one like Elijah. John would have been it...the one. That's why Luke 1:17 says he came in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers, and so forth, to make ready a people for the Lord. He was to be the fulfillment if they had believed. But they didn't.
Now what does this mean as far as the deity of Christ? Just this, the Old Testament said that before the Christ comes there will come one like Elijah. One like Elijah did come, right? And just because the world rejected him doesn't mean he wasn't that fulfilling Elijah. So where the Jews would step in and say this can't be the Messiah because there's been no Elijah, Jesus says indeed there was an Elijah and if you would have listened to him and believed him, he would have fulfilled that Elijah prophecy. That's the fifth and final evidence that Jesus is truly the regal glorious Christ of God, the Son, the King because there was an Elijah who came before Him. The only reason he couldn't fully fulfill it was because they killed him along with the Messiah. And when He comes again, He will be proceeded by another in that same mode.
Listen, now we're back to earth and we conclude with the last statement of verse 12, "Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer." Not glory yet, folks, suffering now. And that's the message of the text, you see. Jesus is saying I have to go and suffer, chapter 16 verse 21, I have to die. And then He says and so do you, verse 24. If you're going to follow Me, you're going to deny yourself, you're going to die to your own desires and die to your own will and die to your own sin and die to your own way and you're going to take up a cross. In other words, you're going to bear a reproach. Some people don't believe Christians ought to be allowed in society. Some people believe in mocking them and scorning them and in some cases taking their lives. But that's how it is, you're going to have to take up that cross and follow Me. And this is suffering. And some day there will be glory and that's in the future but this is suffering.
And isn't it beautiful, He tells them they're going to suffer and then He reiterates they're going to suffer but in the middle He gives them a glimpse of glory, right? And so, we are reminded of those very lovely words of the Apostle Paul to that dear Timothy who was indeed in suffering as well for the reproach of Christ when he said, "If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him." That's our great hope, isn't it? That no matter what small measure of suffering we endure in this life it's not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us in Christ. And this glimpse of glory only gives us a preview of what that will be like.
Father, we come to You this morning with grateful hearts. We do not deserve Your glory and yet how joyously do we accept the gift of glory through grace. We do not deserve to enter into Your eternal heaven. We do not deserve to be forever dwelling in that city of bliss. We do not deserve to have our sins forgiven but we are so grateful. Father, we thank You for the glimpse of glory that we've had in the Scripture that we might be able to look ahead and see what is ours ultimately. But, Father, we know that we can't stay on the mountain. This isn't the time for the Feast of Tabernacles yet. This isn't the glory time. This is the suffering time. And so, Father, we ask that we would willingly deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow You. May we come to Jesus Christ to have our sins forgiven, to be given eternal life, abundant life, to live for the One who died for us that someday we may enter into Your glorious Kingdom. And until then we may enjoy even the suffering because we rejoice that it draws us close to You, that it perfects us, that it makes us into the image of Christ and the suffering is so small to the blessedness. In fact, Lord, we who are Christians sometimes think all this talk about suffering is so remote because we have experienced such overwhelming blessedness that the suffering fades away. Willingly, Father, do we deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow You to receive eternal life, to receive forgiveness and some day to be glorified with Jesus Christ whom we love and serve and whose name we pray, amen.
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While these only cost $2.99, they look expensive on the lips. A satin finish and a healthy dose of color. I wore the Sheer Berry to my Christmas Eve festivities, and I felt like I was housing the world's best kept secret on my lips. Spontaneously, I would just blurt to family members, "I'm wearing Carmex. Bet you'd never guess." My mom was totally into it, and I had to double check my purse at the end of the night to make sure my tube didn't end up in hers!
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L.A. Photo Fakeout: The magic of framing hides the magic of Macy's
Listen, Sofitel L.A. We understand that you'd probably rather not advertise for Macy's on your own website -- and we understand you'd rather not advertise the fact that Macy's is right there, bumpin' up against your pool.
But it is. It is right there. You can frame it out of the photos on your website all you want, but we know it's there.
We'll concede that the giant mall is, in a way, a comforting presence; at least we know we'd be covered if a chick from "The Hills" should happen to spill her $12 cocktail on the only swimsuit we brought. Otherwise, as we noted in our evaluation, the mall view is one of several pool-related disappointments: the pool itself small, the surrounding landscaping is meh, and the piped-in lounge music doesn't mask the busy street noise.Read the full Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills review.


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With just under 100 million votes cast towards deciding this year's winner, American Idol pulled out all the stops for its two hour finale. And what a finale it was!
The dark horse prevailed. Kris Allen has been declared the Season 8 Winner of American Idol. He's come a long way from the guy we didn't meet until Hollywood Week and didn't get to know until the Top 13.
Ryan never released how close the vote came, but I can't imagine that it wasn't close. We couldn't have been treated to two more deserving candidates for the finale. Both men are very, very talented and seem like all around good guys.
And I loved all of Adam and Kris' performances tonight. I had a hard time picking my favorite.
In fact, the whole finale was stunning. Usually, I'm annoyed by all the fluff Idol parade out to fill out their two hour shows. But this show was completely different. It was one stunning performance after another.
The opening number of the night saw the return of the Top 13 singing Pink's "So What." It was really nice to see the whole gang back together again. I've already forgotten some of the faces; it's been so long since we've seen them. But it was nice to see Alexis back in the fold.
Speaking of old faces, last year's winner David Cook returned to perform his single "Permanent," a song he wrote with Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida. The proceeds from the sale of this iTunes song will go to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), a DC-based organization dedicated to finding a cure for brain cancer.
Next we got to get a look back at the auditions with the Golden Idol Awards.
The first trophy went to Nick Mitchell aka Norman Gentle for Outstanding Male. I'm so glad that we got to see Nick one more time this season. He really added some humor to the beginning of the season.
The next award went to Katrina Darrell aka Bikini Girl for Best Attitude. Is it me or did the bikini get smaller? But the best part had to be when Kara came out and showed her up – vocally! I'll let you guys be the judge of who had the better body.
The last award, Outstanding Female, went to Tatiana Nicole Del Toro. Either she really wants her 15 minutes of fame or she's a good sport to play along as Idol poked fun at her.
But then we got down to some serious singing.
The first duet brought back Lil Rounds and paired her with Queen Latifah for "Cue the Rain." I was hoping without the pressure of the judging we'd see the Lil we loved during the early phases. Unfortunately, singing with Queen Latifah proved that Lil's voice just isn't that great.
On the other hand, Anoop Desai and Alexis Grace sounded wonderful as they sang "I'm Yours" with Jason Mraz. I think it says a lot about Alexis' popularity that she got a shot at the spotlight tonight. Last year, only the Top 6 got to perform, other than group numbers, during the finale.
Now, I don't think of Kris Allen as a country singer, but I loved his duet of "Kiss a Girl" with Keith Urban. They both looked like they were having a ball. This duet was one of my favorite performances of the night.
The stars keep coming, the girls from got to do a medley with Fergie before introducing the Black Eyed Peas.
Another good pairing was Allison Iraheta and Cyndi Lauper on "Time After Time." I always thought of Allison as a through back to the 80s and this duet proved it. I thought they sounded perfect togher. And was Cyndi playing a steel guitar? I didn't know she could play.
And while the producers got the pairing right with Allison, I have to wonder what they were thinking with Danny Gokey. They had him sing a solo of "Hello" before continuing the medley with Lionel Richie. However, no one will ever compare to the David Cook version of "Hello" from last season. I think the producers just set up Danny for a comparison he could never live up to. The rest of the medley wasn't bad though.
Now the next guest performer shocked me. I'd have never guessed that they would make an appearance on American Idol. But with Adam in the finale it seems only right he should get partnered with KISS for a medley. Now that was a performance that rocked!
But the stars didn't stop there. Carlos Santana took the stage with a guitar solo of "Black Magic Woman" before performing "Smooth" with the Top 13.
Then we got one last Ford Video that was really just a clip of videos from throughout the season as Adam and Kris sang "I Will Remember You." And then David Cook handed the keys over to Adam and Kris for their brand new 2010 Ford Fusions.
Idol is full of surprises tonight because I had no idea that Steve Martin had musical aspirations, let alone could play the banjo. But I liked "Pretty Flowers," the song he wrote and performed with Megan Joy and Michael Sarver. The song itself actually suited the pair really well.
Next up, the guys got to sing "Do You Think I'm Sexy" before Rod Stewart came out to sing "Maggie May."
The final duet went to the two stars of the night. Adam and Kris teamed up with Queen to sing "We are the Champions." The rest of the Top 13 joined them on backgrounds. What a great way to close the night. And can I say that I think Adam and Kris actually would do well singing together!
Unfortunately, they couldn't just give us the results and end it there. Poor Kris had to sing "No Boundaries" again.
What I can't understand is if the producers can do such great pairings for the finale, why can't they (and the judges) do a better job picking songs for the contestants to sing.
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text: I am a LONG time user of the original mydns and mydnsconfig. Took the time and got the latest mydns and mydnsconfig loaded on Debian Squeeze 32bit yesterday. It looks good and I like all of the good work that's been done. However, I have found that the automatic creation of the reverse dns look up records isn't working with the latest mydnsconfig. I was encouraged though when I found: http://www.mydnsconfig.org/INSTALL.txt where it describes adding: $conf["auto_create_ptr"] $conf["default_ns"] $conf["default_mbox"] to the interface's config.inc.php file. However, I note that it's talking about version 1.0.0 in that document. And while it doesn't give me errors when I add those items, it also doesn't seem to be working. So can anyone verify that this automatic creation of the reverse PTR records is no longer a feature of MyDNSConfig. And if so, is it planned to ever add that capability back again. I personally found that one of the most convenient functions of using MyDNSConfig. So I hope it will be added back. I really would have to give serious thought to moving from my original MyDNS/MyDNSConfig install without that capability. Thanks in advance! -Mark


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September 2007
Keeping Aerosol Research on the Straight and Narrow
Strategy Paper Describes Complex Path from Field Measurements to Climate Models
In a defining document about the future of aerosol research, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Steve Ghan teamed with Brookhaven National Laboratory's Steve Schwartz, Chief Scientist for the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Science Program, to describe a disciplined process for successfully moving aerosol research from the observational stage to model simulations. Published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society in July, the paper discusses the challenges faced by both the measurement and modeling communities, ways to overcome them, and the resulting benefits.
"Other strategy papers related to global aerosol modeling have been published over the years, but this one focuses on how different research programs can work together to address the breadth of challenges inherent in such a complex system," said Ghan.
Aerosols are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate science. Much of this uncertainty is due to the complexity of aerosols and their interactions with and impacts on cloud processes and properties, as well as the wide range of scales on which these interactions occur. Accurate representation within global climate models of aerosol properties and the processes that influence those properties is a significant challenge facing the scientific community.
"Until recently, aerosol processes were under-represented in global climate models because of disconnects between various research programs," explained Ghan. "This paper describes a framework for coordinating aerosol research across DOE's climate research programs, which will ensure that progress in aerosol research is accurately reflected in future generations of climate models."
The role of aerosols in climate is a key factor in assessment and prediction of climate changes, as well as in advancing climate modeling frameworks. Enlarge image
In their paper, Ghan and Schwartz outline a strategy for incorporating aerosol measurements into modeling frameworks within DOE's research programs to improve descriptions and parameterizations of potential impacts of aerosols on the changing climate. Similar to the model development process adopted for other components of the climate system, this strategy is composed of four stages, each one building on the next.
Field and laboratory studies provide the foundation for Stage 1, which focuses on improving scientific understanding of isolated atmospheric processes. Stage 2 uses these measurements to develop and evaluate models that represent these individual aerosol and cloud processes and properties. These models focus on small numbers of aerosol properties or processes.
During Stage 3, these process and property models are incorporated into integrated aerosol models at the regional scale and then at the global scale. Regional aerosol models represent important aerosol properties and processes by integrating a suite of property and process models for a limited geographic area over a limited time span. Global aerosol models are similar to regional aerosol models, but with a coarser resolution, a broader geographic area, and a longer time span. In Stage 4, these aerosol models are validated and coupled to global climate models, which also incorporate models of the land surface, ocean, and sea ice.
Global climate models are essential tools for understanding climate change and for developing policy regarding future emissions of greenhouse gases, primary aerosol particles, and aerosol precursor gases. With support from several programs within DOE's Climate Change Research Division, this strategy promises substantial advances in understanding and quantifying aerosol-related atmospheric phenomena throughout the next several generations of climate models.
Acknowledgments: This work was funded by the DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research.
Reference: Ghan, S.J., and S.E. Schwartz, 2007: Aerosol Properties and Processes: A Path from Field and Laboratory Measurements to Global Climate Models. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88, 1059-1083.


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"The frost is on the pumpkin."
Sure, we've all heard that expression (haven't we, class?) It comes from the title of a famous poem (well famous to us American lit. majors) by James Whitcomb Riley, a short bit of doggerel that begins like this:
When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock…
I don't know about the fodder being in the shock, but I sure am. I finally took my summer vacation last week, down on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Where the temperature was 20° below normal, the state was recording its earliest ever snowfall, and the frost was definitely on the punkin.
I'd envisioned mild 65°F days, gentle breezes, and lots of sun. And experienced instead a succession of gray/dark gray/darker gray days; and a Nor'easter packing 45mph winds (and kicking up 15′ seas).
It was pretty; it was spectacular; in fact, it was pretty spectacular. But warm enough to walk the golden sands? Not without successive layers of wool, fleece, and Gore-Tex.
The cold weather did inspire me to think ahead, though, to my favorite baking holiday: Thanksgiving. Between the soft white dinner rolls, cranberry muffins, stuffing bread, and pie, I get to cover my favorite carb groups all in one glorious day.
At the end of which it's not only the turkey that's been stuffed.
The recent shortage of canned pumpkin, due to a poor harvest, inspired me to check out supermarkets down on the Cape, as well as our local market. And I'm happy to report that pumpkin appears to be in good supply; no need to hoard for the holidays.
But if you've already purchased a few cans "just in case," and are wondering what to do with them besides make pie – try these muffins. Packed with cinnamon bits and cranberries, they're the perfect accompaniment to a cup of hot coffee.
Preferably enjoyed while watching a glorious Cape Cod sunset.
Do you like cinnamon? I do. And I love the assertive flavor of our cinnamon Flav-R-Bites. I know, wacky name (and yes, they look like pet kibble); but these little nuggets of sugar, flour, and cinnamon pack a healthy hit of cinnamon.
Since they need liquid to soften, they'll be kind of crunchy in something like a scone (unless it's a high-moisture drop scone), or cookies. But they're just perfect in muffins, cake, and quick bread. If you want to use them in scones or cookies (or yeast bread), and don't like the crunchiness, just soak them in water or milk for 30 minutes, drain, and go for it.
Combine the following in a mixing bowl:
1 cup pumpkin purée, about half of a 15 1/2-ounce can
2 large eggs
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar, light or dark
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice; pumpkin pie spice; or 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves + 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger + 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
1 cup cinnamon Flav-R-Bites or cinnamon chips
Stir till smooth, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl to combine thoroughly.
Next you'll combine the dry ingredients, starting with 1 1/2 cups of flour. We like a combination of all-purpose and white whole wheat flours. Use all AP (for a higher rise), or all white whole wheat (for more fiber and a lower rise), if desired. I've decided on 3/4 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, and 3/4 cup King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour.
Notice the AP flour on the top, whole wheat on the bottom; very little difference in look or texture, eh? That's because white whole wheat is a lighter, milder whole wheat flour than its red-wheat counterpart. I often use it in muffins and cookies, because you really can't tell the difference; try anywhere from 50% to 100% of the total flour.
Add 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1 cup dried cranberries.
Add to the wet ingredients.
Stir to combine.
No need to beat; stirring with a spatula is fine.
Cover the bowl, and let the batter rest for 30 minutes, while you preheat your oven to 400°F. You'll notice the leavening has started to work during this resting period; the batter will have lightened and become a bit "spongy."
Grease 12 wells of a standard muffin pan; or line with papers, and grease the papers.
Note: This recipe makes a generous amount of batter. If the cups in your your muffin pan are on the small side, you may have to bake a couple of extra muffins in a second batch. OR cut back the cranberries and chips to 2/3 cup each. The pan I'm using here has cups that are 2 5/8" across the inside top, 1 3/8" deep.
Deposit the batter by the generous 1/4-cupful (a slightly heaped muffin scoop works well here) into the prepared pan. If you have a scale, each muffin will be about 90g, about 3 1/8 ounces.
Next, choose your topping sugar. I love Swedish pearl sugar. It's bright-white, and makes a big visual statement.
Here's pearl sugar on the left, coarse white sparkling sugar, my decorating standby, on the right. The pearl's a tiny bit bigger.
Sprinkle the top of each muffin with about 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
Here's the sparkling sugar going on – right out of the jar. I usually don't bother to measure; just sprinkle till the top of each muffin is completely coated.
Place the muffins in the preheated 400°F oven. Yeah, there's one missing here; I was doing some kind of experiment, the nature of which now escapes me…
Bake the muffins for 20 to 21 minutes, till a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle of a center muffin comes out clean.
They'll rise nicely. Notice this muffin is topped with both pearl and sparkling sugars; can't help myself, I'm a confirmed "what if" type of baker.
Tip the muffins in the pan to cool; this prevents their bottoms from steaming and becoming soggy.
Now that's one good-looking muffin, huh?
Here's what happens if you don't give the muffin batter a rest prior to baking. The taller, "rested batter" muffin is on the left; non-rested on the right. The rest both softens the Flav-R-Bites, if you use them; and gives the baking powder and baking soda a chance to get going.
Here's one with a plain coarse sugar topping. I love the glitter of sparkling sugar.
And here they are, in all their sugar-topped incarnations – even some plain Janes without. Trust me, they're all good.
And if our taste-testers here at King Arthur are any indication, they'll disappear fast!
Read, rate, and review (please!) our recipe for Thanksgiving Muffins.


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The Outercurve Foundation has announced version 1.1 of the Orchard project, a free and open source community-based project aimed at delivering applications and reusable components on the ASP.NET platform. Orchard 1.1 was announced during the Microsoft Mix 2011 web development conference in Las Vegas this week.
One of five projects in the foundation's ASP.NET Open Source Gallery, Orchard 1.1 is essentially a .NET-based CMS application intended to allow users to create content-driven websites. Orchard is delivered as part of the ASP.NET Open Source Gallery and is licensed under the OSI-approved New BSD license.
The new Orchard offering includes an extensibility framework, which will allow developers to provide additional functionality through module extensions and themes -- although more detailed information regarding these extensions has not been offered at this stage of the news announcement.
Orchard 1.1 includes a number of new features and enhancements, including a fresh design of the administration panel, a rapid way to set up a new Orchard site using so-called 'recipes', additional extensibility hooks for developers, and flexible 'shape tracing' tools for designers to inspect and customize the rendering of an Orchard site.
"Our goals with Orchard 1.1 were to address community feedback, improve design and usability of administration, and simplify setup and reduce the time it takes to configure a new site. We streamlined the workflow to install modules and themes, manage widgets, and create lists of content. We also made improvements targeted at deployment and hosting," said Bradley Millington, project lead and manager of the ASP.NET Open Source Gallery.
"We are excited to make this announcement at MIX11, and also to announce the winners of the Orchard Module Challenge. We are very impressed with the modules and websites participants created, and pleased to see them contributed to the Orchard Gallery for everyone in the community to enjoy," said Millington.
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Welcome to Sewall Farms! This beautiful 3 bedroom condo has a lot to offer. Lush landscaping, convenient location,Two car garage, Central AC and great taxes! You will find this unit nice for entertaining with good flow and plenty of room. First floor master suite with private bath and walk-in closet. Hardwood floors, White cabinetry, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. First floor laundry, easy access garage round out this floor. As you travel up the lovely hardwood stairs you will find an open loft area which is great for crafting, book nook, office or what ever you need. Two huge bedrooms with great size closets and a full bath finish off this great space. Privacy galore out the back covered porch with a serene view of the pond. If you don't want to downsize too much and need more space then you will love the full walkout basement with a slider and windows just waiting to be finished.
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Indiana State University student Yi-Fan Wang initially feared that his English classes at Interlink would feature students simply sitting at their desks, repeating the alphabet by rote.
Yet as one of his classes watched footage of the final space shuttle launch in July 2011 before the instructor asked for students' thoughts, Wang learned just how reality was much different from what he expected.
Each year, hundreds of international students from around the world study in English classes at the Interlink Language Center housed at Indiana State. The center prepares students not only in linguistics, but in many different aspects of life they will encounter while in the U.S.
"Almost every single activity is very interesting, and very close to real life," said Wang, who is from Taiwan and pursuing his master's degree in early childhood education. "Sometimes we'll talk about food, movies or games, and also holidays."
Interlink provides English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction at centers that are located on college campuses across the country. Yet the center also provides cultural orientation, and supports international students as they adjust to life in Terre Haute, said Allyson Newport, interim director of the Interlink Language Center at Indiana State.
"We do a lot of academic skill preparation because we are trying to prepare them for ISU, so it's not just learning English," Newport said. "It's also learning skills to help them cope when they do enter the university."
The language center also takes advantage of its location. Instructors will sometimes assign projects that require the international students to speak with Indiana State students. One assignment that Naif Masrahi completed required him to ask domestic students about the meaning of five English words.
"When you ask an American, they will give you different meanings," said Masrahi, an Indiana State student from Saudi Arabia pursuing his master's degree in linguistics. "That will help you to understand the vocabulary, which should be used in your writing and speaking also."
The Interlink assignments help the students learn how to navigate Indiana State. For another project, Wang had to log into the website portal known as MyISU. He had to research information about his major, sit in on two classes he would be required to take at ISU and take notes.
"The biggest step for me is now I know how to take notes in English, and this skill is very cool and very useful, because it's good" to use in many ways, Wang said.
Interlink features courses at different levels based on the student's ability to speak and write English. The assignments increase in difficulty as students advance in their coursework, which culminates in writing a 10-page academic research paper.
"It improved my academic writing skills," said Masrahi, who worked as a journalist and studied in Britain before coming to the U.S. "I used to have the normal English, which is writing for newspapers, which is different from writing for academic research papers, either MLA (Modern Language Association) or APA (American Psychological Association) style."
While international students are enrolled at Interlink, they also have access to many of the on-campus facilities that Indiana State students do, such as the Student Recreation Center and Cunningham Memorial Library, Newport said.
"They become part of the ISU community even before they officially enroll at ISU, which is a huge advantage because then they are accustomed and they don't have to make that adjustment when they enroll, as well as figure out classes," she added. "It helps a lot."
Interlink provides an advantage for Indiana State to reach out to potential students around the world, said Chris McGrew, director of International Programs and Services at ISU. International students may have the academic qualifications to study in the United States, but do not score high enough on English language testing, which students can then resolve by taking classes at Interlink.
"It's a really nice thing for us because there are particular regions of the world where students have trouble with the English language skills in order to come here," McGrew said. "At Interlink, they come to campus, they're taking courses in ISU buildings, they're staying in ISU residence halls, and they're interacting with faculty here, so there's a nice integration."
At Interlink's most recent graduation ceremony for students in December, teachers and students talked about the graduating students, which included memories they made while living in Terre Haute. McGrew talked about what the students matriculating to Indiana State can expect and congratulated the new Interlink grads, including Masrahi, who is a member of the academic staff at the English Language Center of Jazan University in Saudi Arabia.
"I learned so much about the American culture, as well as the academic background, along with listening skills, speaking skills," Masrahi said of his time at Interlink. "I think it was a good experience for me."
Many students that attending the language center have been referred by friends or family members who had positive experiences in the program, Newport said. Even Wang, who at first was hesitant about English classes in the U.S., is now trying to encourage some of his siblings to study in the U.S.
"Interlink is very cool," he said, adding that international students "don't like to learn English in an academic way."
"But," he added, "Interlink provides us a very different option."
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On Saturday, the day before Easter, my daughters (who had both come in for the holiday weekend) and I, along with my oldest daughter's fiance, took the 2 and 3/4 hour drive down to Louisburg to visit my aunt, with an ulterior purpose being for her to meet the fiance. :) After a nice visit, we piled back into the car to leave, when lo and behold, my vehicle (which has a mind of its own - hee hee) just knowingly made the turn from the old homeplace (where my aunt still lives) onto Mineral Springs Road, and directly towards The Hill! Seriously though, this was an opportunity I just couldn't resist. Usually, I'm alone when I take my trips to Louisburg, or occasionally, my youngest daughter (now 22) might be with me. But to have a chance to visit our ancestral burial ground with both of my daughters in tow (and a future son-in-law, to boot) was too good to pass up. So, there we went, up the winding rock-covered path which was once traveled by horse and buggy (and is still only wide enough for one car at a time), through the woods, and up the hill to the cemetery.
As we entered the clearing, I began pointing out the ancestors: GREENS to the left, a little further up, Hilliard and Mattie YARBORO, and the tiny graves of all the children they'd lost too soon... Next to them, Cousins Geral, Sheldon, and others... over to the right in the center of the field, Eugene and Lucy YARBOROUGH and their children, several of whom also died young. Then, on the corner near the top of the hill we stopped. Our family plot, proudly bearing the YARBOROUGH name was in full view. As I began to tell the stories (mostly for the benifit of the fiance), my daughters gave in to what they knew was inevitable - a photo shoot!


text: Hey, guys I was wondering how all the non-Ohio people on here became Reds fans. I was a huge Griffey fan growing up (that's why I started playing little league), and of course when he was traded to Cincy I followed him. I decided that I wanted to learn more about the history of my team, so I read The Machine, and fell in love with that team( Johnny Bench is from Oklahoma just like me). I watched a documentary on the 1990 team, then went out and bought Eric Davis' book (really good). Also being from on the borcer of Oklahoma/Texas I love the Cowboys, so I sorted was introduced to the Reds by Deion Sanders. I was also wondering if you have any trouble with any of your friends messing with you for liking the Reds instead of the hometown team. Anyway sorry for the topics just like to know im not the only one loving the Reds from another city. If anyone can give me some excuses to take a "family vacation" to Cincinnati that would be much appreciated :lol: Anyway let's here your stories


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Magnum Boots are showcasing their new range of military boots at the Defence & Security International (DSEi), the world's leading defence and security exhibition this week. Magnum are displaying their MultiCam range, where every boot detail has been tailored to integrate camouflage design and meet real demands of real soldiers.
MultiCam: Giving you the edge
Magnum's MultiCam range was officially unveiled in Las Vegas earlier this year and has already generated quite a buzz in both the defence and security industries. Of particular interest are the Sidewinder HPi and the Spider 8.1 HPi. These boots have been tested for two years by Special Forces units from the US, UK and the Southern Hemisphere.
Responding directly to feedback from those in the field, Magnum has created the highest specification of military boots available on the military clothing and equipment market today.
Magnum Boots team have given the boot attention in minute detail and every aspect of the boot uses a camouflage pattern, from the outsoles, to the lace eyelets, to the Magnum logo.
Magnum president Paul Brooks said:
"The Magnum Sidewinder MultiCam was developed from an ever increasing demand by special operators needing to blend more completely with their surroundings.
"Single colour footwear stands out more against the background." He went on to explain that MultiCam provides a "...total solution providing the operator with a great level of security."
A Global Event
DSEi is the world's largest fully integrated defence and security exhibition. The event features over 1,000 exhibitors from 98 companies, presenting to an audience of over 25,000 people.
Magnum Boots' spokeswoman Laura Greenaway said:
"We're excited to be showcasing the MultiCam boot range at DSEi 2011. As well as showing off our new range, it's an opportunity for us to view the latest equipment and systems across the entire defence and security industry."
Defence & Security Equipment International 2011 is taking place this week, from today until Friday, at the ExCel conference centre in London.


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A group of German construction workers start a tough job at a remote site in the Bulgarian countryside. The foreign land awakens the mens sense of adventure, but they are also confronted with their own prejudice and mistrust due to the language barrier and cultural differences. The stage is quickly set for a showdown when men begin to compete for recognition and favour from the local village
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The Kids Are Leaving Home
May 27, 2014 by Innkeeper
So I stepped outside day before yesterday and one of the parents started swooping at me. She/he only does that when the chicks are ready to fly. It is at that time when they are most vulnerable.
So, I take a picture of the nest and the one that is giving me the stink eye, as if to say enough with the paparazzi, takes off.
She/he hops around on the ground with a parent in close proximity and slowly gets higher and higher off the ground. Without a tail, at this time, she/he is a tad wobbly.


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Laser cutters have evolved from prototyping tools to highly-productive finishing systems. Read on to learn about developments in lasers, control software, and other facets of the technology that make laser cutting systems a viable option for any shop currently using conventional, tool-based cutting machines.
By Markus Klemm
A Guide to Laser Cutting Technology, Part 2
Continued from A Guide to Laser Cutting Technology, Part 1
Cutting speed vs. web speed
Today's laser cutting systems are faster for a variety of reasons. As previously mentioned, the systems feature more affordable, higher powered (200-watt +) lasers that cut more quickly and sophisticated algorithms that shave time off of every cutting operation. Additionally, and most importantly, today's high-quality laser cutting machines are able to better optimize the cutting sequence to support much faster web speeds.
To illustrate the impact of software that can optimize for web speed see Figures 5A-5B. In each figure, the blue dotted lines show where cutting has stopped while the laser repositions for the next cut. Figure 5A shows a cutting sequence that has not been optimized by the control software. In such non-optimized cutting, the path follows the lines of the vector image in the order that they were created. This non-optimized cutting sequence is so slow that the web would only be able to advance intermittently.
In Figure 5B, we realize a significant improvement in web speed that is brought about automatically by the sophisticated algorithms in the control software, which optimize the cutting path to minimize laser repositioning. The improved web speed is determined during the setup of the job, prior to production.
Another approach to optimizing web speed during setup is to split the image (cutting path) into two or more separate images and cut each portion in a separate operation. This can lead to substantial web-speed improvements with complex images. Such optimization also is handled automatically by the software. In fact, the software can tell the operator whether it is best to cut the geometry as a single image, two images, four, etc. Today's top-end laser cutting technology can seamlessly stitch these multiple images together to maximize web speed or to allow for cutting a design with dimensions longer than the width of the laser cutter's working field.
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Black Diamond ToursHokkaido
Black Diamond Tours' experienced backcountry ski and snowboard guides have spent years learning the ins and outs of Hokkaido's best ski resorts so you don't have to. We offer 1 day tours to Niseko, Rusutsu, Sapporo Kokusai, Teine Highland and Kiroro along with a range of backcountry tours with the Niseko range. Join us for any one of these trips and while everyone else is busy staring at the trail map, you'll already be knee deep. If you're looking for the ultimate powder adventure, sign up for one of our multi-day, multi-resort tours. We will custom design a tour based on your group's size, ability, budget and desired tour length. Black Diamond takes care of the details arranging accommodation, transportation, lift tickets and meals. Our bilingual guides are always on hand to make things easy. Meanwhile, our staff at the BD Lodge will keep track of the weather and can adjust the itinerary when necessary to ensure pinpoint powder strikes. If you're looking to sharpen your skills or improve your powder management ability, we also offer ski and snowboard lessons. ...
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Hanazono Activity CentreHokkaido
Hanazono has a host of activity, fun and adventure on offer in the summer months. Hike our magnificent walking trails, take a guided trek or participate in a number of water sports or rafting tours at the Hanazono 308 centre. Get your adrenaline pumping at the Bike Park with kilometers of exhilarating trails, a pump track, jump park and skills area, ideal for all ages and ability levels, or take it to the extreme with the Bagjump. There is plenty of discovering on offer for the kids with Zipline, Summer Tubing, the Spider Web and Bike Park. Rafting is the most popular outdoor activity in Niseko. Jump into a rubber boat with your friends and challenge yourself to a trip down one of Hokkaido's beautiful rivers. Along with your fellow crew and experienced guide, you will enjoy the thrills and excitement of rafting on white water down a scenic river. Based on the season, Hokkaido Rivers offer rafting trips suited to the adventure seeker with the large snow melt in spring time, through to lower graded tours that the whole family can enjoy in summer. ...
Hokkaido Outdoor AdventuresHokkaido
Come to HOA and its beautiful surroundings to take part in Rafting, Kayaking, Canyoning and adventures that will keep you coming back for more. HOA is located in the foot of Hidaka Mountain range in Hokkaido, Japan. Our base is an old wooden school building surrounded by great outdoor spaces, BBQ area, gardens and lawns. It's a great place to chill outside while waiting for your turn at one of the many adventures tours. And in winter, Hokkaido, Japan is the stomping ground for powder poachers from around the world. Let us take you on an epic journey into some of the best skiing and snowboarding Japan has to offer. HOA offers you a personalized tour where the quality of the snow is our main priority. Our tours tend to follow the snowfall so you get in as much fresh powder as possible. Our Wilderness First Aid and Canadian Avalanche Association certified bilingual guides will make sure you get the most out of your trip....
Hokkaido Powder GuidesHokkaido
Hokkaido Powder Guides are based in Furano which is the geographical center of Hokkaido. We are quickly establishing ourselves as the specialists for ski guided adventure tours in Hokkaido. Our guides are certified professionals who are dedicated to providing an excellent standard of customer service and safety on tours ranging from guided off-piste, backcountry and alpine ski touring trips as well as avalanche safety courses. As Japan's northern most island, Hokkaido is ideally located to catch the cold moisture laiden air originating from Siberia which unloads meters of some of the finest and most dependable powder snow in the world. But is isn't just the powder. It is the steaming volcanoes, hot spring pools, Japanese cuisine and the incredible hospitality of the people that makes Hokkaido so special. We hope that you can join us on a ski/riding journey that you will never forget. ...
Niseko Adventure CentreHokkaido
NAC was the first company to start providing adventure tours in the Niseko and Mukawa areas of Hokkaido. We are still the largest adventure company in Japan today. Our prime concern is for your safety so you can trust us and relax while enjoying your adventure. NAC first opened over seven years ago. Since then we have continued to deliver adventures that people would normally never encounter. We are looking forward to enjoying a NAC tour with you. Many special events are planned for this year including an adventure race, big swim meet, singles camp and more. To make it easier for you to experience the Mukawa river, we are now offering a free shuttle bus from Sapporo to Mukawa....
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Niseko Hanazono ResortHokkaido
Located in the southwest corner of Hokkaido, Niseko Hanazono Resort lies on the northeastern side of Mount Niseko Annupuri, offering an abundance of extra dry powder snow and access to massive off-piste / back-country areas. Hanazono offers a huge variety of terrain; beginners will appreciate the improved learning facilities and 3 magic carpets, for experienced skiers and riders, enjoy challenging groomed runs and the exciting tree runs of Strawberry and Blueberry fields. Hanazono also boasts the largest terrain park area in Hokkaido with three separate parks, halfpipe and bagjump. Hanazono's spectacular location offers sweeping views including a breathtaking panorama of nearby Mount Yotei - the Mount Fuji of the North - and a surprising glimpse of the Sea of Japan. ...
NOASC Adventure ToursHokkaido
NOASC is a well established outdoor adventure company based in Hokkaido, Japan & Canberra, Australia. Our head office in Japan is located in Niseko at the base Japan's premier ski resort, and in the shadows of majestic Mt. Yotei. NOASC offers a variety of summer and winter outdoor adventures. Our other operations are located in central Hokkaido at Shimukappu, 45 minutes south of Furano, and also at Akan, 25 minutes from the city of Kushiro and 45 minutes south of Lake Akan. Join NOASC in summer for rafting, kayaking, mountain biking, Inflatable kayaking, Bridge swinging, Bungy jumping, Mountain boarding and more, or come in winter and let our guides lead you backcountry to discover some of the world's finest powder skiing and snowboarding. You might even prefer to have a relaxing snowshoeing trip to one of Hokkaido's legendary hot springs, or an exciting ice climbing adventure. Whatever it is, NOASC has all the resources to make sure you have the outdoor adventure experience of a lifetime....


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He asks me to get the peanut butter, then asked if we had lettuce, once he found out all the celery had been used, while he went to get raisins. I washed and gave him lettuce leaves, the peanut butter and a child's knife. He assembled his goods on the table...then his twin walks in. Together they made "Ants On A Leaf!" They were so proud of themselves for thinking this up and making it all by themselves! Of course, once the peanut butter was spread...the "ants" had to walk to the leaf. ~big smile~ <3 and Hugs
|Putting the bait down to catch the ants!
Ants taking a walk!
All in a row!
Oh Wait....Brother is walking another ant over!
There you go! YUMMY!
|We seem to have a lot of ants in our house!
Maybe a few more.....
All Done!
YUM! Want some?