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172:2.1 On this Sunday morning, in Simon's [[beautiful]] [[garden]], [[the Master]] called his [[twelve apostles]] around him and gave them their final instructions [[preparatory]] to entering [[Jerusalem]]. He told them that he would probably deliver many addresses and teach many lessons before returning to [[the Father]] but advised the [[apostles]] to refrain from doing any [[public]] work during this [[Passover]] [[sojourn]] in [[Jerusalem]]. He instructed them to remain near him and to " watch and [[pray]]. " [[Jesus]] knew that many of his [[apostles]] and [[immediate]] followers even then carried [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword swords] concealed on their [[persons]], but he made no [[reference]] to this [[fact]].

172:2.2 This [[morning]]'s instructions [[embraced]] a brief review of their [[ministry]] from the day of their [[ordination]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_140] near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] down to this day when they were [[preparing]] to enter [[Jerusalem]]. [[The apostles]] [[listened]] in [[silence]]; they asked no [[questions]].

172:2.3 Early that [[morning]] [[David Zebedee]] had turned over to [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] the [[funds]] realized from the sale of the equipment of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] encampment, and [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], in turn, had placed the greater part of this [[money]] in the hands of Simon, their [[host]], for safekeeping in [[anticipation]] of the [[exigencies]] of their entry into [[Jerusalem]].

172:2.4 After the [[conference]] with [[the apostles]] [[Jesus]] held converse with [[Lazarus]] and instructed him to avoid the [[sacrifice]] of his life to the [[vengefulness]] of the [[Sanhedrin]]. It was in [[obedience]] to this [[admonition]] that [[Lazarus]], a few days later, fled to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] when the officers of the [[Sanhedrin]] sent men to [[arrest]] him.

172:2.5 In a way, all of [[Jesus]]' followers sensed the impending [[crisis]], but they were [[prevented]] from fully [[realizing]] its seriousness by the [[unusual]] [[cheerfulness]] and exceptional [[good]] [[humor]] of [[the Master]].

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