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142:4.1 Flavius, the [[Greek]] [[Jew]], was a [[proselyte]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#The_Court_of_the_Gentiles gate], having been neither [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_milah circumcised] nor [[baptized]]; and since he was a great [[lover]] of the [[beautiful]] in [[art]] and [[sculpture]], the house which he occupied when [[sojourning]] in [[Jerusalem]] was a beautiful edifice. This [[home]] was exquisitely adorned with priceless [[treasures]] which he had gathered up here and there on his world [[travels]]. When he first [[thought]] of inviting [[Jesus]] to his [[home]], he feared that [[the Master]] might take offense at the sight of these so-called images. But Flavius was agreeably [[surprised]] when [[Jesus]] entered the [[home]] that, instead of [[rebuking]] him for having these supposedly [[idolatrous]] objects scattered about the house, he [[manifested]] great interest in the entire collection and asked many [[appreciative]] questions about each object as Flavius escorted him from room to room, showing him all of his favorite [[statues]].

142:4.1 Flavius, the [[Greek]] [[Jew]], was a [[proselyte]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#The_Court_of_the_Gentiles gate], having been neither [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_milah circumcised] nor [[baptized]]; and since he was a great [[lover]] of the [[beautiful]] in [[art]] and [[sculpture]], the house which he occupied when [[sojourning]] in [[Jerusalem]] was a beautiful edifice. This [[home]] was exquisitely adorned with priceless [[treasures]] which he had gathered up here and there on his world [[travels]]. When he first [[thought]] of inviting [[Jesus]] to his [[home]], he feared that [[the Master]] might take offense at the sight of these so-called images. But Flavius was agreeably [[surprised]] when [[Jesus]] entered the [[home]] that, instead of [[rebuking]] him for having these supposedly [[idolatrous]] objects scattered about the house, he [[manifested]] great interest in the entire collection and asked many [[appreciative]] questions about each object as Flavius escorted him from room to room, showing him all of his favorite [[statues]].

142:4.2 [[The Master]] saw that his host was bewildered at his [[friendly]] [[attitude]] toward [[art]]; therefore, when they had finished the [[survey]] of the entire [[collection]], Jesus said: " Because you [[appreciate]] the [[beauty]] of [[things]] created by my Father and fashioned by the artistic hands of man, why should you [[expect]] to be [[rebuked]]? Because [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] onetime sought to combat [[idolatry]] and the [[worship]] of false gods, why should all men frown upon the reproduction of [[grace]] and [[beauty]]? I say to you, Flavius, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]' [[children]] have misunderstood him, and now do they make false gods of even his prohibitions of images and the likeness of [[things]] in [[heaven]] and on [[earth]]. But even if [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] taught such restrictions to the [[darkened]] [[minds]] of those days, what has that to do with this day when [[the Father]] in heaven is [[revealed]] as the [[universal]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_4#4:2._GOD_AND_NATURE Spirit Ruler] over all? And, Flavius, I [[declare]] that in the coming kingdom they shall no longer teach, `Do not [[worship]] this and do not worship that'; no longer shall they concern themselves with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_commandments commands] to refrain from this and take care not to do that, but rather shall all be concerned with one [[supreme]] [[duty]]. And this [[duty]] of [[man]] is [[expressed]] in two great [[privileges]]: [[sincere]] [[worship]] of the [[infinite]] [[Creator]], the [[Paradise Father]], and loving [[service]] bestowed upon one's fellow men. If you [[love]] your [[neighbor]] as you love yourself, you really know that you are a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God].

142:4.2 [[The Master]] saw that his host was bewildered at his [[friendly]] [[attitude]] toward [[art]]; therefore, when they had finished the [[survey]] of the entire [[collection]], Jesus said: " Because you [[appreciate]] the [[beauty]] of [[things]] created by my Father and fashioned by the artistic hands of man, why should you [[expect]] to be [[rebuked]]? Because [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] onetime sought to combat [[idolatry]] and the [[worship]] of false gods, why should all men frown upon the reproduction of [[grace]] and [[beauty]]? I say to you, Flavius, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses]' [[children]] have misunderstood him, and now do they make false gods of even his prohibitions of images and the likeness of [[things]] in [[heaven]] and on [[earth]]. But even if [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] taught such restrictions to the [[darkened]] [[minds]] of those days, what has that to do with this day when [[the Father]] in heaven is [[revealed]] as the [[universal]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_4#4:2._GOD_AND_NATURE Spirit Ruler] over all? And, Flavius, I [[declare]] that in the coming kingdom they shall no longer teach, `Do not [[worship]] this and do not worship that'; no longer shall they concern themselves with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_commandments commands] to refrain from this and take care not to do that, but rather shall all be concerned with one [[supreme]] [[duty]]. And this [[duty]] of [[man]] is [[expressed]] in two great [[privileges]]: [[sincere]] [[worship]] of the [[infinite]] [[Creator]], the [[Paradise Father]], and loving [[service]] bestowed upon one's fellow men. If you [[love]] your [[neighbor]] as you love yourself, you really know that you are a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God].

142:4.3 " In an age when my Father was not well [[understood]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] was [[justified]] in his attempts to withstand [[idolatry]], but in the coming age [[the Father]] will have been [[revealed]] in the life of [[Creator Son|the Son]]; and this new [[revelation]] of [[God]] will make it forever unnecessary to [[confuse]] the [[Universal Father|Creator Father]] with [[idols]] of stone or images of gold and silver. Henceforth, [[intelligent]] men may [[enjoy]] the [[treasures]] of [[art]] without [[confusing]] such [[material]] [[appreciation]] of [[beauty]] with the [[worship]] and [[service]] of [[the Father]] in [[Paradise]], the [[God]] of [[all things]] and all [[beings]]. "

142:4.3 " In an age when my Father was not well [[understood]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] was [[justified]] in his attempts to withstand [[idolatry]], but in the coming age [[the Father]] will have been [[revealed]] in the life of [[Creator Son|the Son]]; and this new [[revelation]] of [[God]] will make it forever unnecessary to [[confuse]] the [[Universal Father|Creator Father]] with [[idols]] of stone or images of gold and silver. Henceforth, [[intelligent]] men may [[enjoy]] the [[treasures]] of [[art]] without [[confusing]] such [[material]] [[appreciation]] of [[beauty]] with the [[worship]] and [[service]] of [[the Father]] in [[Paradise]], the [[God]] of [[all things]] and all [[beings]]. "

142:4.4 Flavius believed all that [[Jesus]] taught him. The next day he went to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] beyond the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] and was [[baptized]] by the [[disciples]] of [[John the Baptist|John]]. And this he did because [[the apostles]] of [[Jesus]] did not yet [[baptize]] believers. When Flavius returned to [[Jerusalem]], he made a great feast for [[Jesus]] and invited sixty of his [[friends]]. And many of these guests also became [[believers]] in the [[message]] of the coming [[The kingdom|kingdom]].

142:4.4 Flavius believed all that [[Jesus]] taught him. The next day he went to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] beyond the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] and was [[baptized]] by the [[disciples]] of [[John the Baptist|John]]. And this he did because [[the apostles]] of [[Jesus]] did not yet [[baptize]] believers. When Flavius returned to [[Jerusalem]], he made a great feast for [[Jesus]] and invited sixty of his [[friends]]. And many of these guests also became [[believers]] in the [[message]] of the coming [[The kingdom|kingdom]].

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[[Category:Paper 142 - The Passover at Jerusalem]]

[[Category:Paper 142 - The Passover at Jerusalem]]

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