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145:3.3 The whole day's [[events]] had set the [[stage]] for this extraordinary sundown scene. Even the [[text]] [[Jesus]] had used for his afternoon [[sermon]] had intimated that [[sickness]] should be banished; and he had [[spoken]] with such unprecedented [[power]] and [[authority]]! His [[message]] was so compelling! While he made no [[appeal]] to [[human]] [[authority]], he did speak directly to the [[conscience]]s and [[souls]] of men. Though he did not resort to [[logic]], [[legal]] quibbles, or clever sayings, he did make a [[powerful]], direct, [[clear]], and [[personal]] [[appeal]] to the [[hearts]] of his hearers.

145:3.3 The whole day's [[events]] had set the [[stage]] for this extraordinary sundown scene. Even the [[text]] [[Jesus]] had used for his afternoon [[sermon]] had intimated that [[sickness]] should be banished; and he had [[spoken]] with such unprecedented [[power]] and [[authority]]! His [[message]] was so compelling! While he made no [[appeal]] to [[human]] [[authority]], he did speak directly to the [[conscience]]s and [[souls]] of men. Though he did not resort to [[logic]], [[legal]] quibbles, or clever sayings, he did make a [[powerful]], direct, [[clear]], and [[personal]] [[appeal]] to the [[hearts]] of his hearers.

145:3.4 That [[Sabbath]] was a great day in the [[earth]] life of [[Jesus]], yes, in the life of a [[universe]]. To all [[local universe]] [[intents]] and [[purposes]] the little [[Jewish]] [[city]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] was the real [[capital]] of [[Nebadon]]. The handful of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] in the Capernaum [[synagogue]] were not the only [[beings]] to hear that momentous closing [[statement]] of [[Jesus]]' [[sermon]]: " Hate is the [[shadow]] of [[fear]]; [[revenge]] the [[mask]] of [[cowardice]]. " Neither could his hearers [[forget]] his [[blessed]] [[words]], declaring, " Man is the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God], not a [[child]] of the [[devil]]. "

145:3.4 That [[Sabbath]] was a great day in the [[earth]] life of [[Jesus]], yes, in the life of a [[universe]]. To all [[local universe]] [[intents]] and [[purposes]] the little [[Jewish]] [[city]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] was the real [[capital]] of [[Nebadon]]. The handful of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] in the Capernaum [[synagogue]] were not the only [[beings]] to hear that momentous closing [[statement]] of [[Jesus]]' [[sermon]]: " Hate is the [[shadow]] of [[fear]]; [[revenge]] the [[mask]] of [[cowardice]]. " Neither could his hearers [[forget]] his [[blessed]] [[words]], declaring, " Man is the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God], not a [[child]] of the [[devil]]. "

145:3.5 Soon after the setting of the [[sun]], as [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] still lingered about the supper table, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]'s [[wife]] heard [[voices]] in the front yard and, on going to the door, saw a large company of sick folks assembling, and that the road from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] was crowded by those who were on their way to seek [[healing]] at [[Jesus]]' hands. On seeing this [[sight]], she went at once and informed her [[husband]], who told [[Jesus]].

145:3.5 Soon after the setting of the [[sun]], as [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] still lingered about the supper table, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]'s [[wife]] heard [[voices]] in the front yard and, on going to the door, saw a large company of sick folks assembling, and that the road from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] was crowded by those who were on their way to seek [[healing]] at [[Jesus]]' hands. On seeing this [[sight]], she went at once and informed her [[husband]], who told [[Jesus]].

145:3.6 When [[the Master]] stepped out of the front entrance of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house, his eyes met an array of stricken and [[afflicted]] [[humanity]]. He gazed upon almost one thousand [[sick]] and ailing [[human being]]s; at least that was the [[number]] of [[persons]] gathered [[together]] before him. Not all present were afflicted; some had come [[assisting]] their loved ones in this effort to [[secure]] [[healing]].

145:3.6 When [[the Master]] stepped out of the front entrance of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house, his eyes met an array of stricken and [[afflicted]] [[humanity]]. He gazed upon almost one thousand [[sick]] and ailing [[human being]]s; at least that was the [[number]] of [[persons]] gathered [[together]] before him. Not all present were afflicted; some had come [[assisting]] their loved ones in this effort to [[secure]] [[healing]].

145:3.7 The [[sight]] of these afflicted [[mortals]], [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]], [[suffering]] in large measure as a result of the mistakes and misdeeds of his own [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35#35:8._THE_LANONANDEK_SONS trusted Sons of universe administration][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_51], peculiarly [[touched]] the [[human]] [[heart]] of [[Jesus]] and challenged the [[divine]] [[mercy]] of this [[benevolent]] [[Creator Son]]. But [[Jesus]] well knew he could never build an [[enduring]] [[spiritual]] [[movement]] upon the [[foundation]] of [[purely]] [[material]] [[wonders]]. It had been his [[consistent]] [[policy]] to refrain from [[exhibiting]] his [[creator]] [[prerogatives]]. Not since [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_137#137:4._THE_WEDDING_AT_CANA Cana] had the [[supernatural]] or [[miraculous]] attended his [[teaching]]; still, this afflicted multitude touched his [[sympathetic]] [[heart]] and mightily [[appealed]] to his [[understanding]] [[affection]].

145:3.7 The [[sight]] of these afflicted [[mortals]], [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]], [[suffering]] in large measure as a result of the mistakes and misdeeds of his own [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_35#35:8._THE_LANONANDEK_SONS trusted Sons of universe administration][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_51], peculiarly [[touched]] the [[human]] [[heart]] of [[Jesus]] and challenged the [[divine]] [[mercy]] of this [[benevolent]] [[Creator Son]]. But [[Jesus]] well knew he could never build an [[enduring]] [[spiritual]] [[movement]] upon the [[foundation]] of [[purely]] [[material]] [[wonders]]. It had been his [[consistent]] [[policy]] to refrain from [[exhibiting]] his [[creator]] [[prerogatives]]. Not since [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_137#137:4._THE_WEDDING_AT_CANA Cana] had the [[supernatural]] or [[miraculous]] attended his [[teaching]]; still, this afflicted multitude touched his [[sympathetic]] [[heart]] and mightily [[appealed]] to his [[understanding]] [[affection]].

145:3.8 A [[voice]] from the front yard exclaimed: " Master, [[speak]] the [[word]], restore our [[health]], [[heal]] our [[diseases]], and save our [[souls]]. " No sooner had these [[words]] been uttered than a vast retinue of [[seraphim]], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_29#29:4._THE_MASTER_PHYSICAL_CONTROLLERS physical controllers], [[Life Carriers]], and [[midwayers]], such as always attended this [[incarnated]] [[Creator]] of a [[universe]], made themselves ready to [[act]] with [[creative]] [[power]] should their [[Sovereign]] give the [[signal]]. This was one of those [[moments]] in the [[earth]] [[career]] of [[Jesus]] in which [[divine]] [[wisdom]] and [[human]] [[compassion]] were so interlocked in the [[judgment]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] that he sought [[refuge]] in [[appeal]] to [[Universal Father|his Father]]'s will.

145:3.8 A [[voice]] from the front yard exclaimed: " Master, [[speak]] the [[word]], restore our [[health]], [[heal]] our [[diseases]], and save our [[souls]]. " No sooner had these [[words]] been uttered than a vast retinue of [[seraphim]], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_29#29:4._THE_MASTER_PHYSICAL_CONTROLLERS physical controllers], [[Life Carriers]], and [[midwayers]], such as always attended this [[incarnated]] [[Creator]] of a [[universe]], made themselves ready to [[act]] with [[creative]] [[power]] should their [[Sovereign]] give the [[signal]]. This was one of those [[moments]] in the [[earth]] [[career]] of [[Jesus]] in which [[divine]] [[wisdom]] and [[human]] [[compassion]] were so interlocked in the [[judgment]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] that he sought [[refuge]] in [[appeal]] to [[Universal Father|his Father]]'s will.

145:3.9 When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] implored [[the Master]] to heed their [[cry]] for help, [[Jesus]], looking down upon the [[afflicted]] throng, answered: " I have come into the world to [[reveal]] [[the Father]] and [[establish]] his [[The Kingdom|kingdom]]. For this [[purpose]] have I lived my life to this hour. If, therefore, it should be the will of Him who sent me and not inconsistent with my [[dedication]] to the [[proclamation]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven, I would [[desire]] to see my [[children]] made [[whole]]—and—" but the further [[words]] of [[Jesus]] were lost in the [[tumult]].

145:3.9 When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] implored [[the Master]] to heed their [[cry]] for help, [[Jesus]], looking down upon the [[afflicted]] throng, answered: " I have come into the world to [[reveal]] [[the Father]] and [[establish]] his [[The Kingdom|kingdom]]. For this [[purpose]] have I lived my life to this hour. If, therefore, it should be the will of Him who sent me and not inconsistent with my [[dedication]] to the [[proclamation]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven, I would [[desire]] to see my [[children]] made [[whole]]—and—" but the further [[words]] of [[Jesus]] were lost in the [[tumult]].

145:3.10 [[Jesus]] had passed the [[responsibility]] of this [[healing]] [[decision]] to the ruling of [[Universal Father|his Father]]. [[Evidently]] [[the Father]]'s will interposed no objection, for the [[words]] of [[the Master]] had scarcely been uttered when the assembly of [[celestial]] [[personalities]] serving under the command of [[Jesus]]' [[Personalized Thought Adjuster]] was mightily astir. The vast retinue [[descended]] into the midst of this motley throng of [[afflicted]] [[mortals]], and in a [[moment]] of time 683 [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]] were made [[whole]], were perfectly [[healed]] of all their [[physical]] [[diseases]] and other [[material]] disorders. Such a scene was never [[witnessed]] on [[earth]] before that day, nor since. And for those of us who were present to behold this [[creative]] [[wave]] of [[healing]], it was indeed a thrilling [[spectacle]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_4]

145:3.10 [[Jesus]] had passed the [[responsibility]] of this [[healing]] [[decision]] to the ruling of [[Universal Father|his Father]]. [[Evidently]] [[the Father]]'s will interposed no objection, for the [[words]] of [[the Master]] had scarcely been uttered when the assembly of [[celestial]] [[personalities]] serving under the command of [[Jesus]]' [[Personalized Thought Adjuster]] was mightily astir. The vast retinue [[descended]] into the midst of this motley throng of [[afflicted]] [[mortals]], and in a [[moment]] of time 683 [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]] were made [[whole]], were perfectly [[healed]] of all their [[physical]] [[diseases]] and other [[material]] disorders. Such a scene was never [[witnessed]] on [[earth]] before that day, nor since. And for those of us who were present to behold this [[creative]] [[wave]] of [[healing]], it was indeed a thrilling [[spectacle]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_4]

145:3.11 But of all the [[beings]] who were astonished at this sudden and unexpected outbreak of [[supernatural]] [[healing]], [[Jesus]] was the most [[surprised]]. In a [[moment]] when his [[human]] interests and [[sympathies]] were [[focused]] upon the scene of [[suffering]] and affliction there spread out before him, he neglected to bear in his [[human]] [[mind]] the admonitory [[warnings]] of his [[Personalized Adjuster]] regarding the impossibility of [[limiting]] the [[time]] element of the [[creator]] [[prerogatives]] of a [[Creator Son]] under certain conditions and in certain [[circumstances]]. [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to see these [[suffering]] [[mortals]] made [[whole]] if [[Universal Father|his Father]]'s will would not thereby be violated. The [[Personalized Adjuster]] of [[Jesus]] instantly ruled that such an [[act]] of [[creative]] [[energy]] at that [[time]] would not [[transgress]] the will of the [[Paradise Father]], and by such a [[decision]]—in view of [[Jesus]]' preceding [[expression]] of [[healing]] [[desire]]—the [[creative]] [[act]] was. What a [[Creator Son]] [[desires]] and his Father wills IS. Not in all of [[Jesus]]' subsequent [[earth]] life did another such en masse [[physical]] [[healing]] of [[mortals]] take place.

145:3.11 But of all the [[beings]] who were astonished at this sudden and unexpected outbreak of [[supernatural]] [[healing]], [[Jesus]] was the most [[surprised]]. In a [[moment]] when his [[human]] interests and [[sympathies]] were [[focused]] upon the scene of [[suffering]] and affliction there spread out before him, he neglected to bear in his [[human]] [[mind]] the admonitory [[warnings]] of his [[Personalized Adjuster]] regarding the impossibility of [[limiting]] the [[time]] element of the [[creator]] [[prerogatives]] of a [[Creator Son]] under certain conditions and in certain [[circumstances]]. [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to see these [[suffering]] [[mortals]] made [[whole]] if [[Universal Father|his Father]]'s will would not thereby be violated. The [[Personalized Adjuster]] of [[Jesus]] instantly ruled that such an [[act]] of [[creative]] [[energy]] at that [[time]] would not [[transgress]] the will of the [[Paradise Father]], and by such a [[decision]]—in view of [[Jesus]]' preceding [[expression]] of [[healing]] [[desire]]—the [[creative]] [[act]] was. What a [[Creator Son]] [[desires]] and his Father wills IS. Not in all of [[Jesus]]' subsequent [[earth]] life did another such en masse [[physical]] [[healing]] of [[mortals]] take place.

145:3.15 The [[healing]] [[wonders]] which every now and then attended [[Jesus]]' [[mission]] on [[earth]] were not a part of his [[plan]] of [[proclaiming]] [[the kingdom]]. They were incidentally [[inherent]] in having on [[earth]] a [[divine]] [[being]] of well-nigh unlimited [[creator]] [[prerogatives]] in [[association]] with an unprecedented combination of [[divine]] [[mercy]] and [[human]] [[sympathy]]. But such so-called [[miracles]] gave [[Jesus]] much [[trouble]] in that they provided [[prejudice]]-raising publicity and afforded much unsought [[notoriety]].

145:3.15 The [[healing]] [[wonders]] which every now and then attended [[Jesus]]' [[mission]] on [[earth]] were not a part of his [[plan]] of [[proclaiming]] [[the kingdom]]. They were incidentally [[inherent]] in having on [[earth]] a [[divine]] [[being]] of well-nigh unlimited [[creator]] [[prerogatives]] in [[association]] with an unprecedented combination of [[divine]] [[mercy]] and [[human]] [[sympathy]]. But such so-called [[miracles]] gave [[Jesus]] much [[trouble]] in that they provided [[prejudice]]-raising publicity and afforded much unsought [[notoriety]].

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[[Category:Paper 145 - Four Eventful Days at Capernaum]]

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