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192:0.1 By the time [[the apostles]] left [[Jerusalem]] for [[Galilee]], the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] had [[quieted]] down considerably. Since [[Jesus]] [[appeared]] only to his [[family]] of [[the Kingdom|kingdom]] [[believers]], and since the [[apostles]] were in [[hiding]] and did no [[public]] [[preaching]], the [[rulers]] of the [[Jews]] concluded that the [[gospel]] [[movement]] was, after all, effectually crushed. They were, of course, disconcerted by the increasing spread of [[rumors]] that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]], but they depended upon the [[bribed]] guards effectively to [[Negativity|counteract]] all such reports by their [[reiteration]] of the [[story]] that a band of his followers had removed the [[body]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:0.1 By the time [[the apostles]] left [[Jerusalem]] for [[Galilee]], the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] had [[quieted]] down considerably. Since [[Jesus]] [[appeared]] only to his [[family]] of [[the Kingdom|kingdom]] [[believers]], and since the [[apostles]] were in [[hiding]] and did no [[public]] [[preaching]], the [[rulers]] of the [[Jews]] concluded that the [[gospel]] [[movement]] was, after all, effectually crushed. They were, of course, disconcerted by the increasing spread of [[rumors]] that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]], but they depended upon the [[bribed]] guards effectively to [[Negativity|counteract]] all such reports by their [[reiteration]] of the [[story]] that a band of his followers had removed the [[body]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:0.2 From this time on, until [[the apostles]] were [[dispersed]] by the rising [[tide]] of [[persecution]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was the generally [[recognized]] head of the [[apostolic corps]]. [[Jesus]] never gave him any such [[authority]], and his fellow [[apostles]] never [[formally]] [[elected]] him to such a position of [[responsibility]]; he [[naturally]] [[assumed]] it and held it by common [[consent]] and also because he was their [[chief]] [[preacher]]. From now on [[public]] [[preaching]] became the main [[business]] of [[the apostles]]. After their return from [[Galilee]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_the_Apostle Matthias], whom they chose to take the place of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], became their [[treasurer]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.1]

192:0.2 From this time on, until [[the apostles]] were [[dispersed]] by the rising [[tide]] of [[persecution]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was the generally [[recognized]] head of the [[apostolic corps]]. [[Jesus]] never gave him any such [[authority]], and his fellow [[apostles]] never [[formally]] [[elected]] him to such a position of [[responsibility]]; he [[naturally]] [[assumed]] it and held it by common [[consent]] and also because he was their [[chief]] [[preacher]]. From now on [[public]] [[preaching]] became the main [[business]] of [[the apostles]]. After their return from [[Galilee]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_the_Apostle Matthias], whom they chose to take the place of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], became their [[treasurer]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.1]

192:0.3 During the week they tarried in [[Jerusalem]], [[Mother Mary|Mary]] the [[mother]] of [[Jesus]] spent much of the time with the [[women]] [[believers]] who were stopping at the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea].

192:0.3 During the week they tarried in [[Jerusalem]], [[Mother Mary|Mary]] the [[mother]] of [[Jesus]] spent much of the time with the [[women]] [[believers]] who were stopping at the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea].

192:0.4 Early this Monday morning when [[the apostles]] departed for [[Galilee]], [[John Mark]] went along. He followed them out of [[Jerusalem|the city]], and when they had passed well beyond [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany], he [[boldly]] came up among them, feeling [[confident]] they would not send him back.

192:0.4 Early this Monday morning when [[the apostles]] departed for [[Galilee]], [[John Mark]] went along. He followed them out of [[Jerusalem|the city]], and when they had passed well beyond [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany], he [[boldly]] came up among them, feeling [[confident]] they would not send him back.

192:0.5 [[The apostles]] paused several times on the way to [[Galilee]] to tell the [[story]] of their [[Resurrection|risen]] [[the Master|Master]] and therefore did not arrive at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] until very late on Wednesday night. It was noontime on Thursday before they were all [[awake]] and ready to partake of breakfast.

192:0.5 [[The apostles]] paused several times on the way to [[Galilee]] to tell the [[story]] of their [[Resurrection|risen]] [[the Master|Master]] and therefore did not arrive at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] until very late on Wednesday night. It was noontime on Thursday before they were all [[awake]] and ready to partake of breakfast.

==192:1. APPEARANCE BY THE LAKE==

==192:1. APPEARANCE BY THE LAKE==

192:1.1 About six o'clock Friday morning, April 21, the [[morontia]] [[the Master|Master]] made his thirteenth [[appearance]], the first in [[Galilee]], to the ten [[apostles]] as their boat drew near the shore close to the usual landing place at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida].

192:1.1 About six o'clock Friday morning, April 21, the [[morontia]] [[the Master|Master]] made his thirteenth [[appearance]], the first in [[Galilee]], to the ten [[apostles]] as their boat drew near the shore close to the usual landing place at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida].

192:1.2 After [[the apostles]] had spent the afternoon and early evening of Thursday in waiting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee the Zebedee] [[home]], [[Simon Peter]] suggested that they go fishing. When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[proposed]] the fishing trip, all of [[the apostles]] decided to go along. All night they toiled with the nets but caught no fish. They did not much mind the [[failure]] to make a catch, for they had many interesting [[experiences]] to talk over, things which had so recently happened to them at [[Jerusalem]]. But when daylight came, they [[decided]] to return to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. As they neared the shore, they saw someone on the beach, near the boat landing, standing by a [[fire]]. At first they thought it was [[John Mark]], who had come down to [[welcome]] them back with their catch, but as they drew nearer the shore, they saw they were mistaken—the man was too tall for [[John Mark|John]]. It had occurred to none of them that the [[person]] on the shore was [[the Master]]. They did not altogether [[understand]] why Jesus wanted to meet with them amidst the scenes of their earlier [[associations]] and out in the open in [[contact]] with [[nature]], far away from the shut-in [[environment]] of [[Jerusalem]] with its [[tragic]] [[associations]] of [[fear]], [[betrayal]], and [[death]]. He had told them that, if they would go into [[Galilee]], he would meet them there, and he was about to fulfill that [[promise]].

192:1.2 After [[the apostles]] had spent the afternoon and early evening of Thursday in waiting at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee the Zebedee] [[home]], [[Simon Peter]] suggested that they go fishing. When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[proposed]] the fishing trip, all of [[the apostles]] decided to go along. All night they toiled with the nets but caught no fish. They did not much mind the [[failure]] to make a catch, for they had many interesting [[experiences]] to talk over, things which had so recently happened to them at [[Jerusalem]]. But when daylight came, they [[decided]] to return to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. As they neared the shore, they saw someone on the beach, near the boat landing, standing by a [[fire]]. At first they thought it was [[John Mark]], who had come down to [[welcome]] them back with their catch, but as they drew nearer the shore, they saw they were mistaken—the man was too tall for [[John Mark|John]]. It had occurred to none of them that the [[person]] on the shore was [[the Master]]. They did not altogether [[understand]] why Jesus wanted to meet with them amidst the scenes of their earlier [[associations]] and out in the open in [[contact]] with [[nature]], far away from the shut-in [[environment]] of [[Jerusalem]] with its [[tragic]] [[associations]] of [[fear]], [[betrayal]], and [[death]]. He had told them that, if they would go into [[Galilee]], he would meet them there, and he was about to fulfill that [[promise]].

192:1.3 As they dropped anchor and prepared to enter the small boat for going ashore, the man on the beach called to them, " Lads, have you caught anything? " And when they answered, " No, " he [[spoke]] again. " Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find fish. " While they did not know it was [[Jesus]] who had directed them, with one accord they cast in the net as they had been instructed, and [[immediately]] it was filled, so much so that they were hardly able to draw it up. Now,[[ John Zebedee]] was quick of [[perception]], and when he saw the heavy-laden net, he [[perceived]] that it was [[the Master]] who had spoken to them. When this [[thought]] came into his mind, he leaned over and [[whispered]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " It is [[the Master]]. " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was ever a man of thoughtless [[action]] and impetuous [[devotion]]; so when [[John, the Apostle|John]] [[whispered]] this in his ear, he quickly arose and cast himself into the [[water]] that he might the sooner reach [[the Master]]'s side. His brethren came up close behind him, having come ashore in the small boat, hauling the net of fishes after them.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.3 As they dropped anchor and prepared to enter the small boat for going ashore, the man on the beach called to them, " Lads, have you caught anything? " And when they answered, " No, " he [[spoke]] again. " Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find fish. " While they did not know it was [[Jesus]] who had directed them, with one accord they cast in the net as they had been instructed, and [[immediately]] it was filled, so much so that they were hardly able to draw it up. Now,[[ John Zebedee]] was quick of [[perception]], and when he saw the heavy-laden net, he [[perceived]] that it was [[the Master]] who had spoken to them. When this [[thought]] came into his mind, he leaned over and [[whispered]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " It is [[the Master]]. " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was ever a man of thoughtless [[action]] and impetuous [[devotion]]; so when [[John, the Apostle|John]] [[whispered]] this in his ear, he quickly arose and cast himself into the [[water]] that he might the sooner reach [[the Master]]'s side. His brethren came up close behind him, having come ashore in the small boat, hauling the net of fishes after them.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.7 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] then joined his [[comrades]] as they hauled in the net. When they had landed their catch, they counted the fish, and there were 153 large ones. And again was the mistake made of calling this another [[miraculous]] catch of fish. There was no [[miracle]] [[connected]] with this [[episode]]. It was merely an [[exercise]] of [[the Master]]'s preknowledge. He knew the fish were there and accordingly directed [[the apostles]] where to cast the net.

192:1.7 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] then joined his [[comrades]] as they hauled in the net. When they had landed their catch, they counted the fish, and there were 153 large ones. And again was the mistake made of calling this another [[miraculous]] catch of fish. There was no [[miracle]] [[connected]] with this [[episode]]. It was merely an [[exercise]] of [[the Master]]'s preknowledge. He knew the fish were there and accordingly directed [[the apostles]] where to cast the net.

192:1.8 [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] to them, saying: " Come now, all of you, to breakfast. Even [[the twins]] should sit down while I [[visit]] with you; [[John Mark]] will dress the fish. " [[John Mark]] brought seven good-sized fish, which [[the Master]] put on the [[fire]], and when they were cooked, the lad served them to the ten. Then [[Jesus]] broke the bread and handed it to [[John Mark|John]], who in turn served it to the [[hungry]] [[apostles]]. When they had all been served, [[Jesus]] bade [[John Mark]] sit down while he himself served the fish and the bread to the [[lad]]. And as they ate, [[Jesus]] [[visited]] with them and recounted their many [[experiences]] in [[Galilee]] and by this very [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee lake].

192:1.8 [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] to them, saying: " Come now, all of you, to breakfast. Even [[the twins]] should sit down while I [[visit]] with you; [[John Mark]] will dress the fish. " [[John Mark]] brought seven good-sized fish, which [[the Master]] put on the [[fire]], and when they were cooked, the lad served them to the ten. Then [[Jesus]] broke the bread and handed it to [[John Mark|John]], who in turn served it to the [[hungry]] [[apostles]]. When they had all been served, [[Jesus]] bade [[John Mark]] sit down while he himself served the fish and the bread to the [[lad]]. And as they ate, [[Jesus]] [[visited]] with them and recounted their many [[experiences]] in [[Galilee]] and by this very [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee lake].

192:1.9 This was the third time [[Jesus]] had [[manifested]] himself to [[the apostles]] as a [[group]]. When [[Jesus]] first addressed them, asking if they had any fish, they did not [[suspect]] who he was because it was a common [[experience]] for these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fishermen] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], when they came ashore, to be thus accosted by the fish [[merchants]] of [http://www.bible-history.com/geography/ancient-israel/taricheae.html Tarichea], who were usually on hand to buy the fresh catches for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_preservation drying establishments].

192:1.9 This was the third time [[Jesus]] had [[manifested]] himself to [[the apostles]] as a [[group]]. When [[Jesus]] first addressed them, asking if they had any fish, they did not [[suspect]] who he was because it was a common [[experience]] for these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fishermen] on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], when they came ashore, to be thus accosted by the fish [[merchants]] of [https://www.bible-history.com/geography/ancient-israel/taricheae.html Tarichea], who were usually on hand to buy the fresh catches for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_preservation drying establishments].

192:1.10 [[Jesus]] [[visited]] with the ten [[apostles]] and [[John Mark]] for more than an hour, and then he walked up and down the beach, talking with them [[two]] and two—but not the same couples he had at first sent out [[together]] to teach. All eleven of [[the apostles]] had come down from [[Jerusalem]] together, but [[Simon Zelotes]] grew more and more [[despondent]] as they drew near [[Galilee]], so that, when they reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], he forsook his brethren and returned to his [[home]].

192:1.10 [[Jesus]] [[visited]] with the ten [[apostles]] and [[John Mark]] for more than an hour, and then he walked up and down the beach, talking with them [[two]] and two—but not the same couples he had at first sent out [[together]] to teach. All eleven of [[the apostles]] had come down from [[Jerusalem]] together, but [[Simon Zelotes]] grew more and more [[despondent]] as they drew near [[Galilee]], so that, when they reached [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], he forsook his brethren and returned to his [[home]].

192:1.11 Before taking leave of them this [[morning]], [[Jesus]] directed that [[two]] of [[the apostles]] should [[volunteer]] to go to [[Simon Zelotes]] and bring him back that very day. And [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] did so.

192:1.11 Before taking leave of them this [[morning]], [[Jesus]] directed that [[two]] of [[the apostles]] should [[volunteer]] to go to [[Simon Zelotes]] and bring him back that very day. And [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] did so.

192:2.6 This remark spread among the brethren and was [[received]] as a [[statement]] by [[Jesus]] to the [[effect]] that [[John, the Apostle|John]] would not die before [[the Master]] returned, as many [[thought]] and [[hoped]], to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]] in [[power]] and [[glory]]. It was this [[interpretation]] of what [[Jesus]] said that had much to do with getting [[Simon Zelotes]] back into [[service]], and keeping him at [[work]].

192:2.6 This remark spread among the brethren and was [[received]] as a [[statement]] by [[Jesus]] to the [[effect]] that [[John, the Apostle|John]] would not die before [[the Master]] returned, as many [[thought]] and [[hoped]], to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]] in [[power]] and [[glory]]. It was this [[interpretation]] of what [[Jesus]] said that had much to do with getting [[Simon Zelotes]] back into [[service]], and keeping him at [[work]].

192:2.7 When they returned to the [[others]], [[Jesus]] went for a walk and talk with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]]. When they had gone a short distance, [[Jesus]] said to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], " Andrew, do you [[trust]] me? " And when the former [[chief]] of [[the apostles]] heard [[Jesus]] ask such a [[question]], he stood still and answered, " Yes, Master, of a [[certainty]] I [[trust]] you, and you know that I do. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], if you trust me, [[trust]] your brethren more—even [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]. I once trusted you with the [[leadership]] of your brethren. Now must you [[trust]] [[others]] as I leave you to go to [[the Father]]. When your brethren begin to scatter abroad because of bitter [[persecutions]], be a considerate and [[wise]] [[counselor]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] my [[brother]] in the flesh when they put heavy [[burdens]] upon him which he is not qualified by [[experience]] to bear. And then go on [[trusting]], for I will not [[fail]] you. When you are through on [[earth]], you shall come to me. "

192:2.7 When they returned to the [[others]], [[Jesus]] went for a walk and talk with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]]. When they had gone a short distance, [[Jesus]] said to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], " Andrew, do you [[trust]] me? " And when the former [[chief]] of [[the apostles]] heard [[Jesus]] ask such a [[question]], he stood still and answered, " Yes, Master, of a [[certainty]] I [[trust]] you, and you know that I do. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], if you trust me, [[trust]] your brethren more—even [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]. I once trusted you with the [[leadership]] of your brethren. Now must you [[trust]] [[others]] as I leave you to go to [[the Father]]. When your brethren begin to scatter abroad because of bitter [[persecutions]], be a considerate and [[wise]] [[counselor]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] my [[brother]] in the flesh when they put heavy [[burdens]] upon him which he is not qualified by [[experience]] to bear. And then go on [[trusting]], for I will not [[fail]] you. When you are through on [[earth]], you shall come to me. "

192:2.8 Then [[Jesus]] turned to [[James, the Apostle|James]], asking, " James, do you [[trust]] me? " And of course James replied, " Yes, Master, I [[trust]] you with all my [[heart]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " [[James, the Apostle|James]], if you [[trust]] me more, you will be less impatient with your brethren. If you will [[trust]] me, it will help you to be [[kind]] to the brotherhood of [[believers]]. Learn to weigh the [[consequences]] of your sayings and your doings. [[Remember]] that the reaping is in [[accordance]] with the [[sowing]]. [[Pray]] for [[tranquillity]] of [[spirit]] and cultivate [[patience]]. These [[graces]], with [[living]] [[faith]], shall sustain you when the hour comes to drink the cup of [[sacrifice]]. But never be dismayed; when you are through on [[earth]], you shall also come to be with me. "

192:2.8 Then [[Jesus]] turned to [[James, the Apostle|James]], asking, " James, do you [[trust]] me? " And of course James replied, " Yes, Master, I [[trust]] you with all my [[heart]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " [[James, the Apostle|James]], if you [[trust]] me more, you will be less impatient with your brethren. If you will [[trust]] me, it will help you to be [[kind]] to the brotherhood of [[believers]]. Learn to weigh the [[consequences]] of your sayings and your doings. [[Remember]] that the reaping is in [[accordance]] with the [[sowing]]. [[Pray]] for [[tranquillity]] of [[spirit]] and cultivate [[patience]]. These [[graces]], with [[living]] [[faith]], shall sustain you when the hour comes to drink the cup of [[sacrifice]]. But never be dismayed; when you are through on [[earth]], you shall also come to be with me. "

==192:3. ON THE MOUNT OF ORDINATION==

==192:3. ON THE MOUNT OF ORDINATION==

192:3.1 At noon on Saturday, April 22, the eleven [[apostles]] assembled by [[appointment]] on the hill near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], and [[Jesus]] appeared among them. This [[meeting]] occurred on [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the very mount]] where [[the Master]] had set them apart as his [[apostles]] and as [[ambassadors]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom on [[earth]]. And this was [[the Master]]'s fourteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:3.1 At noon on Saturday, April 22, the eleven [[apostles]] assembled by [[appointment]] on the hill near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], and [[Jesus]] appeared among them. This [[meeting]] occurred on [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the very mount]] where [[the Master]] had set them apart as his [[apostles]] and as [[ambassadors]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom on [[earth]]. And this was [[the Master]]'s fourteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:3.2 At this time [[the eleven]] apostles knelt in a [[circle]] about [[the Master]] and heard him repeat the charges and saw him re-enact [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the ordination scene]] even as when they were first set apart for the special [[work]] of [[the kingdom]]. And all of this was to them as a [[memory]] of their former [[consecration]] to [[the Father]]'s [[service]], except [[the Master]]'s [[prayer]]. When [[the Master]]—the [[morontia]] [[Jesus]]—now prayed, it was in [[tones]] of [[majesty]] and with [[words]] of [[power]] such as [[the apostles]] had never before heard. Their Master now spoke with the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE rulers of the universes] as one who, in [[Nebadon|his own universe]], had had all [[power]] and [[authority]] [[committed]] to his hand. And these eleven men never [[forgot]] this [[experience]] of the [[morontia]] rededication to the former [[pledges]] of [[ambassadorship]]. [[The Master]] spent just one hour on this mount with his [[ambassadors]], and when he had taken an [[affectionate]] [[farewell]] of them, he vanished from their [[sight]].

192:3.2 At this time [[the eleven]] apostles knelt in a [[circle]] about [[the Master]] and heard him repeat the charges and saw him re-enact [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the ordination scene]] even as when they were first set apart for the special [[work]] of [[the kingdom]]. And all of this was to them as a [[memory]] of their former [[consecration]] to [[the Father]]'s [[service]], except [[the Master]]'s [[prayer]]. When [[the Master]]—the [[morontia]] [[Jesus]]—now prayed, it was in [[tones]] of [[majesty]] and with [[words]] of [[power]] such as [[the apostles]] had never before heard. Their Master now spoke with the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE rulers of the universes] as one who, in [[Nebadon|his own universe]], had had all [[power]] and [[authority]] [[committed]] to his hand. And these eleven men never [[forgot]] this [[experience]] of the [[morontia]] rededication to the former [[pledges]] of [[ambassadorship]]. [[The Master]] spent just one hour on this mount with his [[ambassadors]], and when he had taken an [[affectionate]] [[farewell]] of them, he vanished from their [[sight]].

192:3.3 And no one saw [[Jesus]] for a full week. [[The apostles]] really had no [[idea]] what to do, not knowing whether [[the Master]] had gone to [[the Father]]. In this state of [[uncertainty]] they tarried at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. They were afraid to go fishing lest he come to [[visit]] them and they miss seeing him. During this entire week [[Jesus]] was occupied with the [[morontia]] [[creatures]] on [[earth]] and with the affairs of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:8._THE_MORONTIA_PROGRESSORS morontia transition] which he was [[experiencing]] on [[Urantia|this world]].

192:3.3 And no one saw [[Jesus]] for a full week. [[The apostles]] really had no [[idea]] what to do, not knowing whether [[the Master]] had gone to [[the Father]]. In this state of [[uncertainty]] they tarried at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. They were afraid to go fishing lest he come to [[visit]] them and they miss seeing him. During this entire week [[Jesus]] was occupied with the [[morontia]] [[creatures]] on [[earth]] and with the affairs of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:8._THE_MORONTIA_PROGRESSORS morontia transition] which he was [[experiencing]] on [[Urantia|this world]].

==192:4. THE LAKESIDE GATHERING==

==192:4. THE LAKESIDE GATHERING==

192:4.1 [[Word]] of the [[appearances]] of [[Jesus]] was spreading throughout [[Galilee]], and every day increasing [[numbers]] of [[believers]] arrived at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[home]] to [[inquire]] about [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]] and to find out the [[truth]] about these reputed [[appearances]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], early in the week, sent out [[word]] that a [[public]] [[meeting]] would be held by the seaside the next [[Sabbath]] at three o'clock in the afternoon.

192:4.1 [[Word]] of the [[appearances]] of [[Jesus]] was spreading throughout [[Galilee]], and every day increasing [[numbers]] of [[believers]] arrived at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[home]] to [[inquire]] about [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]] and to find out the [[truth]] about these reputed [[appearances]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], early in the week, sent out [[word]] that a [[public]] [[meeting]] would be held by the seaside the next [[Sabbath]] at three o'clock in the afternoon.

192:4.2 Accordingly, on Saturday, April 29, at three o'clock, more than five hundred [[believers]] from the environs of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] assembled at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to hear [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[preach]] his first [[public]] [[sermon]] since the [[resurrection]]. The [[apostle]] was at his best, and after he had finished his [[appealing]] [[discourse]], few of his hearers [[doubted]] that [[the Master]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]].

192:4.2 Accordingly, on Saturday, April 29, at three o'clock, more than five hundred [[believers]] from the environs of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] assembled at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to hear [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[preach]] his first [[public]] [[sermon]] since the [[resurrection]]. The [[apostle]] was at his best, and after he had finished his [[appealing]] [[discourse]], few of his hearers [[doubted]] that [[the Master]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]].

192:4.3 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] ended his [[sermon]], saying: " We affirm that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is not dead; we [[declare]] that he has [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[tomb]]; we [[proclaim]] that we have seen him and talked with him. " Just as he finished making this [[declaration]] of [[faith]], there by his side, in full view of all these people, [[the Master]] appeared in [[morontia]] [[form]] and, [[speaking]] to them in familiar [[accents]], said, " [[Peace]] be upon you, and my [[peace]] I leave with you. " When he had thus [[appeared]] and had so spoken to them, he vanished from their [[sight]]. This was the fifteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Jesus]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV]

192:4.3 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] ended his [[sermon]], saying: " We affirm that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is not dead; we [[declare]] that he has [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[tomb]]; we [[proclaim]] that we have seen him and talked with him. " Just as he finished making this [[declaration]] of [[faith]], there by his side, in full view of all these people, [[the Master]] appeared in [[morontia]] [[form]] and, [[speaking]] to them in familiar [[accents]], said, " [[Peace]] be upon you, and my [[peace]] I leave with you. " When he had thus [[appeared]] and had so spoken to them, he vanished from their [[sight]]. This was the fifteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Jesus]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV]

192:4.4 Because of certain things said to [[the eleven]] while they were in [[conference]] with [[the Master]] on the mount of [[ordination]], [[the apostles]] [[received]] the impression that their Master would presently make a [[public]] [[appearance]] before a group of the [[Galilee|Galilean]] [[believers]], and that, after he had done so, they were to return to [[Jerusalem]]. Accordingly, early the next day, Sunday, April 30, [[the eleven]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] for [[Jerusalem]]. They did considerable [[teaching]] and [[preaching]] on the way down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_valley Jordan], so that they did not arrive at the [[home]] of [[John Mark|the Marks]] in [[Jerusalem]] until late on Wednesday, May 3.

192:4.4 Because of certain things said to [[the eleven]] while they were in [[conference]] with [[the Master]] on the mount of [[ordination]], [[the apostles]] [[received]] the impression that their Master would presently make a [[public]] [[appearance]] before a group of the [[Galilee|Galilean]] [[believers]], and that, after he had done so, they were to return to [[Jerusalem]]. Accordingly, early the next day, Sunday, April 30, [[the eleven]] left [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] for [[Jerusalem]]. They did considerable [[teaching]] and [[preaching]] on the way down the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_valley Jordan], so that they did not arrive at the [[home]] of [[John Mark|the Marks]] in [[Jerusalem]] until late on Wednesday, May 3.

192:4.5 This was a sad homecoming for [[John Mark]]. Just a few hours before he reached [[home]], his father, Elijah Mark, suddenly died from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage hemorrhage] in the [[brain]]. Although the [[thought]] of the certainty of the [[resurrection]] of the dead did much to [[comfort]] [[the apostles]] in their [[grief]], at the [[same time]] they truly [[mourned]] the loss of their [[good]] [[friend]], who had been their stanch [[support]]er even in the times of great [[trouble]] and [[disappointment]]. [[John Mark]] did all he could to [[comfort]] his [[mother]] and, [[speaking]] for her, [[invited]] [[the apostles]] to continue to make their [[home]] at her house. And [[the eleven]] made this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] their [[headquarters]] until after the day of [[Pentecost]].

192:4.5 This was a sad homecoming for [[John Mark]]. Just a few hours before he reached [[home]], his father, Elijah Mark, suddenly died from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage hemorrhage] in the [[brain]]. Although the [[thought]] of the certainty of the [[resurrection]] of the dead did much to [[comfort]] [[the apostles]] in their [[grief]], at the [[same time]] they truly [[mourned]] the loss of their [[good]] [[friend]], who had been their stanch [[support]]er even in the times of great [[trouble]] and [[disappointment]]. [[John Mark]] did all he could to [[comfort]] his [[mother]] and, [[speaking]] for her, [[invited]] [[the apostles]] to continue to make their [[home]] at her house. And [[the eleven]] made this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] their [[headquarters]] until after the day of [[Pentecost]].

192:4.6 [[The apostles]] had [[purposely]] entered [[Jerusalem]] after nightfall that they might not be seen by the [[Jewish]] [[authorities]]. Neither did they publicly [[appear]] in [[connection]] with the [[funeral]] of [[Elijah Mark]]. All the next day they remained in [[quiet]] [[seclusion]] in this eventful [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber].

192:4.6 [[The apostles]] had [[purposely]] entered [[Jerusalem]] after nightfall that they might not be seen by the [[Jewish]] [[authorities]]. Neither did they publicly [[appear]] in [[connection]] with the [[funeral]] of [[Elijah Mark]]. All the next day they remained in [[quiet]] [[seclusion]] in this eventful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber].

192:4.7 On Thursday night [[the apostles]] had a [[wonderful]] meeting in this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] and all [[pledged]] themselves to go forth in the [[public]] [[preaching]] of the new [[gospel]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] Lord except [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], [[Simon Zelotes]], and the [[Alpheus twins]]. Already had begun the first steps of changing the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]— [[sonship]] with [[God]] and brotherhood with man—into the [[proclamation]] of the [[resurrection]] of [[Jesus]]. [[Nathaniel]] [[opposed]] this shift in the [[burden]] of their [[public]] [[message]], but he could not withstand [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[eloquence]], neither could he overcome the [[enthusiasm]] of the [[disciples]], especially the [[women]] [[believers]].

192:4.7 On Thursday night [[the apostles]] had a [[wonderful]] meeting in this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] and all [[pledged]] themselves to go forth in the [[public]] [[preaching]] of the new [[gospel]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] Lord except [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], [[Simon Zelotes]], and the [[Alpheus twins]]. Already had begun the first steps of changing the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]— [[sonship]] with [[God]] and brotherhood with man—into the [[proclamation]] of the [[resurrection]] of [[Jesus]]. [[Nathaniel]] [[opposed]] this shift in the [[burden]] of their [[public]] [[message]], but he could not withstand [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[eloquence]], neither could he overcome the [[enthusiasm]] of the [[disciples]], especially the [[women]] [[believers]].

192:4.8 And so, under the [[vigorous]] [[leadership]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and ere [[the Master]] [[ascended]] to [[the Father]], his well-meaning [[representatives]] began that [[subtle]] [[process]] of [[gradually]] and certainly changing the [[religion]] ''of'' [[Jesus]] into a new and [[modified]] [[form]] of religion ''about'' [[Jesus]].

192:4.8 And so, under the [[vigorous]] [[leadership]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and ere [[the Master]] [[ascended]] to [[the Father]], his well-meaning [[representatives]] began that [[subtle]] [[process]] of [[gradually]] and certainly changing the [[religion]] ''of'' [[Jesus]] into a new and [[modified]] [[form]] of religion ''about'' [[Jesus]].