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==PAPER 128: JESUS' EARLY MANHOOD==

==PAPER 128: JESUS' EARLY MANHOOD==

128:0.1 As [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] entered upon the early years of his adult life, he had lived, and continued to live, a [[normal]] and average [[human]] life on [[earth]]. [[Jesus]] came into this world just as other [[children]] come; he had nothing to do with selecting his [[parents]]. He did [[choose]] [[Urantia|this particular world]] as the [[planet]] whereon to carry out his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL seventh and final bestowal], his [[incarnation]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], but otherwise he entered the world in a [[natural]] [[manner]], growing up as a [[child]] of the realm and wrestling with the [[vicissitudes]] of his [[environment]] just as do other mortals on this and on [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 similar worlds].

128:0.1 As [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] entered upon the early years of his adult life, he had lived, and continued to live, a [[normal]] and average [[human]] life on [[earth]]. [[Jesus]] came into this world just as other [[children]] come; he had nothing to do with selecting his [[parents]]. He did [[choose]] [[Urantia|this particular world]] as the [[planet]] whereon to carry out his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL seventh and final bestowal], his [[incarnation]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], but otherwise he entered the world in a [[natural]] [[manner]], growing up as a [[child]] of the realm and wrestling with the [[vicissitudes]] of his [[environment]] just as do other mortals on this and on [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 similar worlds].

128:0.2 Always be [[mindful]] of the [[Dual|twofold]] [[purpose]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 Michael's bestowal on Urantia]:

128:0.2 Always be [[mindful]] of the [[Dual|twofold]] [[purpose]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 Michael's bestowal on Urantia]:

*1. The mastering of the [[experience]] of living the full life of a [[human]] [[creature]] in [[mortal]] [[flesh]], the completion of his [[sovereignty]] in [[Nebadon]].

*1. The mastering of the [[experience]] of living the full life of a [[human]] [[creature]] in [[mortal]] [[flesh]], the completion of his [[sovereignty]] in [[Nebadon]].

*2. The [[revelation]] of the [[Universal Father]] to the [[mortal]] dwellers on the worlds of [[time and space]] and the more [[effective]] leading of these same mortals to a better [[understanding]] of the Universal Father.

*2. The [[revelation]] of the [[Universal Father]] to the [[mortal]] dwellers on the worlds of [[time and space]] and the more [[effective]] leading of these same mortals to a better [[understanding]] of the Universal Father.

128:0.3 All other [[creature]] benefits and [[universe]] [[advantages]] were incidental and [[Periphery|secondary]] to these major [[purposes]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL mortal bestowal].

128:0.3 All other [[creature]] benefits and [[universe]] [[advantages]] were incidental and [[Periphery|secondary]] to these major [[purposes]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL mortal bestowal].

==128:1. THE TWENTY-FIRST YEAR (A.D. 15)==

==128:1. THE TWENTY-FIRST YEAR (A.D. 15)==

128:1.1 With the [[attainment]] of adult years [[Jesus]] began in [[earnest]] and with full [[self-consciousness]] the task of completing the [[experience]] of mastering the [[knowledge]] of the life of his lowest form of [[intelligent]] [[creatures]], thereby finally and fully earning the right of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY unqualified rulership] of his [[self]]-created [[universe]]. He entered upon this stupendous task fully [[realizing]] his [[dual]] nature. But he had already [[effectively]] combined these [[two]] natures into [[one]]—[[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]].

128:1.1 With the [[attainment]] of adult years [[Jesus]] began in [[earnest]] and with full [[self-consciousness]] the task of completing the [[experience]] of mastering the [[knowledge]] of the life of his lowest form of [[intelligent]] [[creatures]], thereby finally and fully earning the right of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY unqualified rulership] of his [[self]]-created [[universe]]. He entered upon this stupendous task fully [[realizing]] his [[dual]] nature. But he had already [[effectively]] combined these [[two]] natures into [[one]]—[[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]].

128:1.2 Joshua ben Joseph knew full well that he was a man, a [[mortal]] [[man]], [[born]] of [[woman]]. This is shown in the selection of his first title, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man Son of Man]. He was truly a partaker of [[flesh]] and [[blood]], and even now, as he presides in [[sovereign]] [[authority]] over the [[destinies]] of a [[universe]], he still bears among his numerous well-earned titles that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man Son of Man]. It is [[literally]] true that the [[creative]] [[Word]]—the [[Creator Son]]—of the [[Universal Father]] was " made flesh and dwelt as a man of the realm on Urantia. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_1] He labored, grew weary, rested, and slept. He [[hungered]] and satisfied such cravings with [[food]]; he thirsted and quenched his [[thirst]] with [[water]]. He [[experienced]] the full [[gamut]] of human [[feelings]] and [[emotions]]; he was " in all things tested, even as you are, "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_IV] and he suffered and died.

128:1.2 Joshua ben Joseph knew full well that he was a man, a [[mortal]] [[man]], [[born]] of [[woman]]. This is shown in the selection of his first title, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man Son of Man]. He was truly a partaker of [[flesh]] and [[blood]], and even now, as he presides in [[sovereign]] [[authority]] over the [[destinies]] of a [[universe]], he still bears among his numerous well-earned titles that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man Son of Man]. It is [[literally]] true that the [[creative]] [[Word]]—the [[Creator Son]]—of the [[Universal Father]] was " made flesh and dwelt as a man of the realm on Urantia. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_1] He labored, grew weary, rested, and slept. He [[hungered]] and satisfied such cravings with [[food]]; he thirsted and quenched his [[thirst]] with [[water]]. He [[experienced]] the full [[gamut]] of human [[feelings]] and [[emotions]]; he was " in all things tested, even as you are, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_IV] and he suffered and died.

128:1.3 He obtained [[knowledge]], gained [[experience]], and combined these into [[wisdom]], just as do other [[mortals]] of the realm. Until after his [[baptism]] he availed himself of no [[supernatural]] [[power]]. He employed no [[agency]] not a part of his [[human]] [[endowment]] as a son of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary].

128:1.3 He obtained [[knowledge]], gained [[experience]], and combined these into [[wisdom]], just as do other [[mortals]] of the realm. Until after his [[baptism]] he availed himself of no [[supernatural]] [[power]]. He employed no [[agency]] not a part of his [[human]] [[endowment]] as a son of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:1._JOSEPH_AND_MARY Joseph and Mary].

128:1.4 As to the [[attributes]] of his prehuman [[existence]], he emptied himself. Prior to the beginning of his [[public]] [[work]] his [[knowledge]] of men and [[events]] was wholly [[self]]-[[limited]]. He was a true man among men.

128:1.4 As to the [[attributes]] of his prehuman [[existence]], he emptied himself. Prior to the beginning of his [[public]] [[work]] his [[knowledge]] of men and [[events]] was wholly [[self]]-[[limited]]. He was a true man among men.

128:1.5 It is forever and [[gloriously]] true: " We have a high ruler who can be [[touched]] with the [[feeling]] of our infirmities. We have a [[Sovereign]] who was in all points tested and [[tempted]] like as we are, yet without [[sin]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_IV] And since he himself has [[suffered]], being tested and tried, he is [[abundantly]] able to [[understand]] and minister to those who are [[confused]] and distressed.

128:1.5 It is forever and [[gloriously]] true: " We have a high ruler who can be [[touched]] with the [[feeling]] of our infirmities. We have a [[Sovereign]] who was in all points tested and [[tempted]] like as we are, yet without [[sin]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_IV] And since he himself has [[suffered]], being tested and tried, he is [[abundantly]] able to [[understand]] and minister to those who are [[confused]] and distressed.

128:1.6 The [[Nazareth]] [[carpenter]] now fully [[understood]] the [[work]] before him, but he [[chose]] to live his [[human]] life in the [[channel]] of its [[natural]] [[flowing]]. And in some of these matters he is indeed an example to his [[mortal]] [[creatures]], even as it is recorded: " Let this [[mind]] be in you which was also in [[Christ]] [[Jesus]], who, being of the [[nature]] of [[God]], thought it not strange to be [[equal]] with God. But he made himself to be of little import and, taking upon himself the [[form]] of a [[creature]], was [[born]] in the likeness of [[mankind]]. And being thus fashioned as a man, he [[humbled]] himself and became [[obedient]] to [[death]], even the [[Crucifixion|death of the cross]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Philippians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Philippians.2C_II]

128:1.6 The [[Nazareth]] [[carpenter]] now fully [[understood]] the [[work]] before him, but he [[chose]] to live his [[human]] life in the [[channel]] of its [[natural]] [[flowing]]. And in some of these matters he is indeed an example to his [[mortal]] [[creatures]], even as it is recorded: " Let this [[mind]] be in you which was also in [[Christ]] [[Jesus]], who, being of the [[nature]] of [[God]], thought it not strange to be [[equal]] with God. But he made himself to be of little import and, taking upon himself the [[form]] of a [[creature]], was [[born]] in the likeness of [[mankind]]. And being thus fashioned as a man, he [[humbled]] himself and became [[obedient]] to [[death]], even the [[Crucifixion|death of the cross]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Philippians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Philippians.2C_II]

128:1.7 He lived his [[mortal]] life just as all others of the [[human]] [[family]] may live theirs, " who in the days of the [[flesh]] so frequently offered up [[prayers]] and supplications, even with strong [[feelings]] and tears, to Him who is able to save from all [[evil]], and his prayers were [[effective]] because he believed. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_V] Wherefore it behooved him in every respect to be made like his brethren that he might become a [[merciful]] and [[understanding]] [[sovereign]] ruler over them.

128:1.7 He lived his [[mortal]] life just as all others of the [[human]] [[family]] may live theirs, " who in the days of the [[flesh]] so frequently offered up [[prayers]] and supplications, even with strong [[feelings]] and tears, to Him who is able to save from all [[evil]], and his prayers were [[effective]] because he believed. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_V] Wherefore it behooved him in every respect to be made like his brethren that he might become a [[merciful]] and [[understanding]] [[sovereign]] ruler over them.

128:1.8 Of his [[human]] [[nature]] he was never in [[doubt]]; it was self-evident and always present in his [[consciousness]]. But of his [[divine]] [[nature]] there was always room for [[doubt]] and [[conjecture]], at least this was true right up to the [[event]] of his [[baptism]]. The [[self-realization]] of [[divinity]] was a slow and, from the [[human]] [[standpoint]], a natural [[evolutionary]] [[revelation]]. This revelation and [[self-realization]] of [[divinity]] began in [[Jerusalem]] when he was not quite thirteen years old with the first [[supernatural]] occurrence of his [[human]] [[existence]]; and this [[experience]] of effecting the [[self-realization]] of his [[divine]] [[nature]] was completed at the time of his second [[supernatural]] [[experience]] while in the [[flesh]], the [[episode]] attendant upon his [[baptism]] by [[John the Baptist|John]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS], which [[event]] marked the beginning of his [[public]] [[career]] of [[ministry]] and [[teaching]].

128:1.8 Of his [[human]] [[nature]] he was never in [[doubt]]; it was self-evident and always present in his [[consciousness]]. But of his [[divine]] [[nature]] there was always room for [[doubt]] and [[conjecture]], at least this was true right up to the [[event]] of his [[baptism]]. The [[self-realization]] of [[divinity]] was a slow and, from the [[human]] [[standpoint]], a natural [[evolutionary]] [[revelation]]. This revelation and [[self-realization]] of [[divinity]] began in [[Jerusalem]] when he was not quite thirteen years old with the first [[supernatural]] occurrence of his [[human]] [[existence]]; and this [[experience]] of effecting the [[self-realization]] of his [[divine]] [[nature]] was completed at the time of his second [[supernatural]] [[experience]] while in the [[flesh]], the [[episode]] attendant upon his [[baptism]] by [[John the Baptist|John]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS], which [[event]] marked the beginning of his [[public]] [[career]] of [[ministry]] and [[teaching]].

128:1.9 Between these [[two]] [[celestial]] [[visitations]], one in his thirteenth year and the other at his [[baptism]], there occurred nothing [[supernatural]] or [[superhuman]] in the life of this [[incarnated]] [[Creator Son]]. Notwithstanding this, the babe of [[Bethlehem]], the lad, [[youth]], and man of [[Nazareth]], was in [[reality]] the [[incarnated]] [[Creator]] of a [[universe]]; but he never once used aught of this [[power]], nor did he utilize the [[guidance]] of [[celestial]] [[personalities]], aside from that of his [[guardian seraphim]], in the living of his human life up to the day of his [[baptism]] by [[John the Baptist|John]]. And we who thus testify know whereof we speak.

128:1.9 Between these [[two]] [[celestial]] [[visitations]], one in his thirteenth year and the other at his [[baptism]], there occurred nothing [[supernatural]] or [[superhuman]] in the life of this [[incarnated]] [[Creator Son]]. Notwithstanding this, the babe of [[Bethlehem]], the lad, [[youth]], and man of [[Nazareth]], was in [[reality]] the [[incarnated]] [[Creator]] of a [[universe]]; but he never once used aught of this [[power]], nor did he utilize the [[guidance]] of [[celestial]] [[personalities]], aside from that of his [[guardian seraphim]], in the living of his human life up to the day of his [[baptism]] by [[John the Baptist|John]]. And we who thus testify know whereof we speak.

128:1.10 And yet, throughout all these years of his life in the [[flesh]] he was truly [[divine]]. He was actually a [[Creator Son]] of the [[Paradise Father]]. When once he had espoused his [[public]] [[career]], subsequent to the [[technical]] completion of his [[purely]] [[mortal]] [[experience]] of [[sovereignty]] acquirement, he did not hesitate publicly to admit that he was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_god Son of God]. He did not hesitate to declare, " I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_22] He made no [[protest]] in later years when he was called Lord of [[Glory]], Ruler of a [[Universe]], the Lord [[God]] of all [[creation]], the [[Holy]] One of [[Israel]], the Lord of all, our Lord and our God, God with us, having a [[name]] above every name and on all worlds, the [[Omnipotence]] of a [[universe]], the Universe [[Mind]] of this [[creation]], the One in whom are hid all treasures of [[wisdom]] and [[knowledge]], the fullness of Him who fills [[all things]], the [[eternal]] [[Word]] of the eternal [[God]], the One who was before all things and in whom all things consist, the [[Creator]] of the [[heaven]]s and the [[earth]], the Upholder of a universe, the [[Judge]] of all the earth, the Giver of life eternal, the True Shepherd, the Deliverer of the worlds, and the Captain of our [[salvation]].

128:1.10 And yet, throughout all these years of his life in the [[flesh]] he was truly [[divine]]. He was actually a [[Creator Son]] of the [[Paradise Father]]. When once he had espoused his [[public]] [[career]], subsequent to the [[technical]] completion of his [[purely]] [[mortal]] [[experience]] of [[sovereignty]] acquirement, he did not hesitate publicly to admit that he was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_god Son of God]. He did not hesitate to declare, " I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Revelation#Chapter_22] He made no [[protest]] in later years when he was called Lord of [[Glory]], Ruler of a [[Universe]], the Lord [[God]] of all [[creation]], the [[Holy]] One of [[Israel]], the Lord of all, our Lord and our God, God with us, having a [[name]] above every name and on all worlds, the [[Omnipotence]] of a [[universe]], the Universe [[Mind]] of this [[creation]], the One in whom are hid all treasures of [[wisdom]] and [[knowledge]], the fullness of Him who fills [[all things]], the [[eternal]] [[Word]] of the eternal [[God]], the One who was before all things and in whom all things consist, the [[Creator]] of the [[heaven]]s and the [[earth]], the Upholder of a universe, the [[Judge]] of all the earth, the Giver of life eternal, the True Shepherd, the Deliverer of the worlds, and the Captain of our [[salvation]].

128:1.11 He never objected to any of these titles as they were applied to him subsequent to the [[emergence]] from his [[purely]] [[human]] life into the later years of his [[self-consciousness]] of the [[ministry]] of [[divinity]] in [[humanity]], and for humanity, and to humanity on this world and for all other worlds. [[Jesus]] objected to but one title as applied to him: When he was once called [[Immanuel]], he merely replied, " Not I, that is my [[elder]] [[brother]]. "

128:1.11 He never objected to any of these titles as they were applied to him subsequent to the [[emergence]] from his [[purely]] [[human]] life into the later years of his [[self-consciousness]] of the [[ministry]] of [[divinity]] in [[humanity]], and for humanity, and to humanity on this world and for all other worlds. [[Jesus]] objected to but one title as applied to him: When he was once called [[Immanuel]], he merely replied, " Not I, that is my [[elder]] [[brother]]. "

128:1.12 Always, even after his [[emergence]] into the larger life on [[earth]], Jesus was submissively subject to the [[Free will|will]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]].

128:1.12 Always, even after his [[emergence]] into the larger life on [[earth]], Jesus was submissively subject to the [[Free will|will]] of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]].

128:1.13 After his [[baptism]] he thought nothing of permitting his [[sincere]] believers and [[grateful]] followers to [[worship]] him. Even while he wrestled with [[poverty]] and toiled with his hands to provide the [[necessities]] of life for his [[family]], his [[awareness]] that he was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_god Son of God] was growing; he knew that he was the [[Creator|maker]] of the heavens and this very [[earth]] whereon he was now living out his [[human]] [[existence]]. And the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_37 hosts] of [[celestial]] [[beings]] throughout the great and onlooking [[universe]] likewise knew that this man of [[Nazareth]] was their beloved [[Sovereign]] and [[Creator]]-[[father]]. A [[profound]] [[suspense]] pervaded the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]] throughout these years; all celestial eyes were continuously [[focused]] on [[Urantia]]—on [[Palestine]].

128:1.13 After his [[baptism]] he thought nothing of permitting his [[sincere]] believers and [[grateful]] followers to [[worship]] him. Even while he wrestled with [[poverty]] and toiled with his hands to provide the [[necessities]] of life for his [[family]], his [[awareness]] that he was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_god Son of God] was growing; he knew that he was the [[Creator|maker]] of the heavens and this very [[earth]] whereon he was now living out his [[human]] [[existence]]. And the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_37 hosts] of [[celestial]] [[beings]] throughout the great and onlooking [[universe]] likewise knew that this man of [[Nazareth]] was their beloved [[Sovereign]] and [[Creator]]-[[father]]. A [[profound]] [[suspense]] pervaded the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]] throughout these years; all celestial eyes were continuously [[focused]] on [[Urantia]]—on [[Palestine]].

128:1.14 This year [[Jesus]] went up to [[Jerusalem]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] to [[celebrate]] the [[Passover]]. Having taken [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_just James] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple] for [[consecration]], he deemed it his [[duty]] to take Joseph. [[Jesus]] never exhibited any [[degree]] of partiality in dealing with his [[family]]. He went with Joseph to [[Jerusalem]] by the usual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Valley_(Middle_East) Jordan valley] route, but he returned to [[Nazareth]] by the east Jordan way, which led through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amathus Amathus]. Going down the Jordan, [[Jesus]] narrated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_history#Ancient_Jewish_history_.28before_37_BCE.29 Jewish history] to Joseph and on the return trip told him about the [[experiences]] of the reputed tribes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_of_Reuben Ruben], [[Gad]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead_(tribal_group) Gilead] that [[traditionally]] had dwelt in these regions east of the river.

128:1.14 This year [[Jesus]] went up to [[Jerusalem]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] to [[celebrate]] the [[Passover]]. Having taken [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_just James] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple] for [[consecration]], he deemed it his [[duty]] to take Joseph. [[Jesus]] never exhibited any [[degree]] of partiality in dealing with his [[family]]. He went with Joseph to [[Jerusalem]] by the usual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Valley_(Middle_East) Jordan valley] route, but he returned to [[Nazareth]] by the east Jordan way, which led through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amathus Amathus]. Going down the Jordan, [[Jesus]] narrated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_history#Ancient_Jewish_history_.28before_37_BCE.29 Jewish history] to Joseph and on the return trip told him about the [[experiences]] of the reputed tribes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_of_Reuben Ruben], [[Gad]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead_(tribal_group) Gilead] that [[traditionally]] had dwelt in these regions east of the river.

128:1.15 Joseph asked [[Jesus]] many leading questions concerning his life [[mission]], but to most of these [[inquiries]] Jesus would only reply, " My hour has not yet come. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_2] However, in these [[intimate]] [[discussions]] many [[words]] were dropped which Joseph [[remembered]] during the stirring [[events]] of subsequent years. [[Jesus]], with Joseph, spent this [[Passover]] with his three friends at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany], as was his [[custom]] when in [[Jerusalem]] attending these festival commemorations.

128:1.15 Joseph asked [[Jesus]] many leading questions concerning his life [[mission]], but to most of these [[inquiries]] Jesus would only reply, " My hour has not yet come. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_2] However, in these [[intimate]] [[discussions]] many [[words]] were dropped which Joseph [[remembered]] during the stirring [[events]] of subsequent years. [[Jesus]], with Joseph, spent this [[Passover]] with his three friends at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany], as was his [[custom]] when in [[Jerusalem]] attending these festival commemorations.

==128:2. THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR (A.D. 16)==

==128:2. THE TWENTY-SECOND YEAR (A.D. 16)==

==128:3. THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR (A.D. 17)==

==128:3. THE TWENTY-THIRD YEAR (A.D. 17)==

128:3.1 This year the [[financial]] [[pressure]] was slightly [[relaxed]] as four were at [[work]]. Miriam earned considerable by the sale of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy milk and butter]; Martha had become an expert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving weaver]. The purchase price of the repair shop was over one third paid. The situation was such that [[Jesus]] stopped work for three weeks to take Simon to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]], and this was the longest period away from daily toil he had enjoyed since the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_126#126:2._THE_DEATH_OF_JOSEPH death of his father].

128:3.1 This year the [[financial]] [[pressure]] was slightly [[relaxed]] as four were at [[work]]. Miriam earned considerable by the sale of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy milk and butter]; Martha had become an expert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving weaver]. The purchase price of the repair shop was over one third paid. The situation was such that [[Jesus]] stopped work for three weeks to take Simon to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]], and this was the longest period away from daily toil he had enjoyed since the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_126#126:2._THE_DEATH_OF_JOSEPH death of his father].

128:3.2 They [[journeyed]] to [[Jerusalem]] by way of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis Decapolis] and through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash Gerasa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. They returned to [[Nazareth]] by the coast route, touching [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lod Lydda], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa Joppa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea], thence around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel Mount Carmel] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre,_Israel Ptolemais] and [[Nazareth]]. This trip fairly well acquainted [[Jesus]] with the whole of [[Palestine]] north of the [[Jerusalem]] district.

128:3.2 They [[journeyed]] to [[Jerusalem]] by way of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis Decapolis] and through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash Gerasa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. They returned to [[Nazareth]] by the coast route, touching [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lod Lydda], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa Joppa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea], thence around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carmel Mount Carmel] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre,_Israel Ptolemais] and [[Nazareth]]. This trip fairly well acquainted [[Jesus]] with the whole of [[Palestine]] north of the [[Jerusalem]] district.

128:3.8 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was much upset by Simon's report that [[Jesus]] spent most of the time when in [[Jerusalem]] " visiting with the strangers, especially those from the far countries. " [[Jesus]]' [[family]] never could [[comprehend]] his great interest in people, his urge to visit with them, to learn about their way of living, and to find out what they were [[thinking]] about.

128:3.8 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was much upset by Simon's report that [[Jesus]] spent most of the time when in [[Jerusalem]] " visiting with the strangers, especially those from the far countries. " [[Jesus]]' [[family]] never could [[comprehend]] his great interest in people, his urge to visit with them, to learn about their way of living, and to find out what they were [[thinking]] about.

128:3.9 More and more the [[Nazareth]] [[family]] became engrossed with their [[immediate]] and [[human]] [[problems]]; not often was mention made of the [[future]] [[mission]] of [[Jesus]], and very seldom did he himself speak of his [[future]] [[career]]. His [[mother]] rarely thought about his being a child of promise. She was slowly giving up the [[idea]] that [[Jesus]] was to fulfill any [[divine]] [[mission]] on [[earth]], yet at times her [[faith]] was revived when she paused to recall the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:3._GABRIEL.27S_ANNOUNCEMENT_TO_MARY Gabriel visitation] before the child was [[born]].

128:3.9 More and more the [[Nazareth]] [[family]] became engrossed with their [[immediate]] and [[human]] [[problems]]; not often was mention made of the [[future]] [[mission]] of [[Jesus]], and very seldom did he himself speak of his [[future]] [[career]]. His [[mother]] rarely thought about his being a child of promise. She was slowly giving up the [[idea]] that [[Jesus]] was to fulfill any [[divine]] [[mission]] on [[earth]], yet at times her [[faith]] was revived when she paused to recall the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:3._GABRIEL.27S_ANNOUNCEMENT_TO_MARY Gabriel visitation] before the child was [[born]].

==128:4. THE DAMASCUS EPISODE==

==128:4. THE DAMASCUS EPISODE==

128:4.8 By the end of this year the [[Nazareth]] home was running fairly smoothly. The [[children]] were growing up, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was becoming accustomed to [[Jesus]]' being away from [[home]]. He continued to turn over his earnings to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] for the [[support]] of the [[family]], retaining only a small portion for his [[immediate]] personal expenses.

128:4.8 By the end of this year the [[Nazareth]] home was running fairly smoothly. The [[children]] were growing up, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was becoming accustomed to [[Jesus]]' being away from [[home]]. He continued to turn over his earnings to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] for the [[support]] of the [[family]], retaining only a small portion for his [[immediate]] personal expenses.

128:4.9 As the years passed, it became more [[difficult]] to [[realize]] that this man was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_God Son of God] on [[earth]]. He seemed to become quite like an [[individual]] of the realm, just another man among men. And it was [[ordained]] by [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] that the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL bestowal] should unfold in this very way.

128:4.9 As the years passed, it became more [[difficult]] to [[realize]] that this man was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_God Son of God] on [[earth]]. He seemed to become quite like an [[individual]] of the realm, just another man among men. And it was [[ordained]] by [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] that the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL bestowal] should unfold in this very way.

==128:5. THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR (A.D. 18)==  

==128:5. THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR (A.D. 18)==  

128:5.3 The spokesmen for this committee explained to [[Jesus]] that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria] was [[destined]] to become the [[headquarters]] of [[Jewish]] [[culture]] for the entire world; that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Hellenistic trend of Jewish affairs] had virtually outdistanced the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_Jews Babylonian school of thought]. They reminded [[Jesus]] of the ominous rumblings of [[rebellion]] in [[Jerusalem]] and throughout [[Palestine]] and [[assured]] him that any uprising of the Palestinian Jews would be equivalent to [[national]] [[suicide]], that the iron hand of [[Rome]] would crush the rebellion in three months, and that [[Jerusalem]] would be destroyed and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple] demolished, that not one stone would be left upon another.

128:5.3 The spokesmen for this committee explained to [[Jesus]] that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria] was [[destined]] to become the [[headquarters]] of [[Jewish]] [[culture]] for the entire world; that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Hellenistic trend of Jewish affairs] had virtually outdistanced the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_Jews Babylonian school of thought]. They reminded [[Jesus]] of the ominous rumblings of [[rebellion]] in [[Jerusalem]] and throughout [[Palestine]] and [[assured]] him that any uprising of the Palestinian Jews would be equivalent to [[national]] [[suicide]], that the iron hand of [[Rome]] would crush the rebellion in three months, and that [[Jerusalem]] would be destroyed and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple temple] demolished, that not one stone would be left upon another.

128:5.4 [[Jesus]] [[listened]] to all they had to say, [[Gratitude|thanked]] them for their [[confidence]], and, in declining to go to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], in substance said, " My hour has not yet come. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_2] They were nonplused by his apparent indifference to the [[honor]] they had sought to confer upon him. Before taking leave of [[Jesus]], they presented him with a purse in token of the [[esteem]] of his Alexandrian [[friends]] and in compensation for the time and expense of coming over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea] to confer with them. But he likewise refused the [[money]], saying: " The house of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] has never received [[Charity|alms]], and we cannot eat another's bread as long as I have strong arms and my brothers can [[labor]]. "

128:5.4 [[Jesus]] [[listened]] to all they had to say, [[Gratitude|thanked]] them for their [[confidence]], and, in declining to go to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], in substance said, " My hour has not yet come. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_2] They were nonplused by his apparent indifference to the [[honor]] they had sought to confer upon him. Before taking leave of [[Jesus]], they presented him with a purse in token of the [[esteem]] of his Alexandrian [[friends]] and in compensation for the time and expense of coming over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea] to confer with them. But he likewise refused the [[money]], saying: " The house of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph] has never received [[Charity|alms]], and we cannot eat another's bread as long as I have strong arms and my brothers can [[labor]]. "

128:5.5 His [[friends]] from Egypt set sail for [[home]], and in subsequent years, when they heard rumors of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] boatbuilder who was creating such a commotion in [[Palestine]], few of them surmised that he was the babe of [[Bethlehem]] grown up and the same strange-acting [[Galilean]] who had so unceremoniously declined the [[invitation]] to become a great [[teacher]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria].

128:5.5 His [[friends]] from Egypt set sail for [[home]], and in subsequent years, when they heard rumors of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] boatbuilder who was creating such a commotion in [[Palestine]], few of them surmised that he was the babe of [[Bethlehem]] grown up and the same strange-acting [[Galilean]] who had so unceremoniously declined the [[invitation]] to become a great [[teacher]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria].

128:5.6 [[Jesus]] returned to [[Nazareth]]. The remainder of this year was the most uneventful six months of his whole [[career]]. He enjoyed this temporary respite from the usual [[program]] of [[problems]] to solve and [[difficulties]] to surmount. He [[communed]] much with his Father in heaven and made tremendous [[progress]] in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:6._THE_SEVEN_PSYCHIC_CIRCLES mastery of his human mind].

128:5.6 [[Jesus]] returned to [[Nazareth]]. The remainder of this year was the most uneventful six months of his whole [[career]]. He enjoyed this temporary respite from the usual [[program]] of [[problems]] to solve and [[difficulties]] to surmount. He [[communed]] much with his Father in heaven and made tremendous [[progress]] in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:6._THE_SEVEN_PSYCHIC_CIRCLES mastery of his human mind].

128:5.7 But [[human]] affairs on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#PAPER_49:_THE_INHABITED_WORLDS worlds] of [[time and space]] do not run smoothly for long. In December [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] had a [[private]] talk with [[Jesus]], explaining that he was much in [[love]] with Esta, a young [[woman]] of [[Nazareth]], and that they would sometime like to be [[married]] if it could be arranged. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that Joseph would soon be eighteen years old, and that it would be a good [[experience]] for him to have a [[chance]] to serve as the acting head of the [[family]]. Jesus gave consent for James's [[marriage]] two years later, provided he had, during the [[intervening]] time, properly [[trained]] Joseph to [[assume]] direction of the [[home]].

128:5.7 But [[human]] affairs on the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#PAPER_49:_THE_INHABITED_WORLDS worlds] of [[time and space]] do not run smoothly for long. In December [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] had a [[private]] talk with [[Jesus]], explaining that he was much in [[love]] with Esta, a young [[woman]] of [[Nazareth]], and that they would sometime like to be [[married]] if it could be arranged. He called [[attention]] to the [[fact]] that Joseph would soon be eighteen years old, and that it would be a good [[experience]] for him to have a [[chance]] to serve as the acting head of the [[family]]. Jesus gave consent for James's [[marriage]] two years later, provided he had, during the [[intervening]] time, properly [[trained]] Joseph to [[assume]] direction of the [[home]].

128:5.8 And now things began to happen—[[marriage]] was in the air. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James]'s success in gaining [[Jesus]]' assent to his [[marriage]] emboldened Miriam to approach her [[brother]]-[[father]] with her plans. Jacob, the younger stone mason, onetime self-appointed [[champion]] of [[Jesus]], now business associate of James and Joseph, had long sought to gain Miriam's hand in [[marriage]]. After Miriam had laid her [[plans]] before Jesus, he directed that Jacob should come to him making [[formal]] request for her and [[promised]] his [[blessing]] for the [[marriage]] just as soon as she felt that Martha was competent to [[assume]] her [[duties]] as eldest daughter.

128:5.8 And now things began to happen—[[marriage]] was in the air. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James]'s success in gaining [[Jesus]]' assent to his [[marriage]] emboldened Miriam to approach her [[brother]]-[[father]] with her plans. Jacob, the younger stone mason, onetime self-appointed [[champion]] of [[Jesus]], now business associate of James and Joseph, had long sought to gain Miriam's hand in [[marriage]]. After Miriam had laid her [[plans]] before Jesus, he directed that Jacob should come to him making [[formal]] request for her and [[promised]] his [[blessing]] for the [[marriage]] just as soon as she felt that Martha was competent to [[assume]] her [[duties]] as eldest daughter.

128:7.1 As this year began, [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] became strongly [[conscious]] that he [[possessed]] a wide range of [[potential]] [[power]]. But he was likewise fully [[persuaded]] that this power was not to be employed by his [[personality]] as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], at least not until his hour should come.

128:7.1 As this year began, [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] became strongly [[conscious]] that he [[possessed]] a wide range of [[potential]] [[power]]. But he was likewise fully [[persuaded]] that this power was not to be employed by his [[personality]] as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], at least not until his hour should come.

128:7.2 At this time he [[thought]] much but said little about the [[relation]] of himself to his [[Universal Father|Father in heaven]]. And the conclusion of all this [[thinking]] was [[expressed]] once in his prayer on the hilltop, when he said: " Regardless of who I am and what power I may or may not wield, I always have been, and always will be, subject to the will of my [[Paradise Father]]. " And yet, as this man walked about [[Nazareth]] to and from his [[work]], it was [[literally]] true—as concerned a vast [[universe]]—that " in him were hidden all the treasures of [[wisdom]] and [[knowledge]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians.2C_II]

128:7.2 At this time he [[thought]] much but said little about the [[relation]] of himself to his [[Universal Father|Father in heaven]]. And the conclusion of all this [[thinking]] was [[expressed]] once in his prayer on the hilltop, when he said: " Regardless of who I am and what power I may or may not wield, I always have been, and always will be, subject to the will of my [[Paradise Father]]. " And yet, as this man walked about [[Nazareth]] to and from his [[work]], it was [[literally]] true—as concerned a vast [[universe]]—that " in him were hidden all the treasures of [[wisdom]] and [[knowledge]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Colossians.2C_II]

128:7.3 All this year the [[family]] affairs ran smoothly except for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude]. For years [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] had trouble with his youngest brother, who was not inclined to settle down to [[work]] nor was he to be depended upon for his [[share]] of the [[home]] expenses. While he would live at home, he was not [[conscientious]] about earning his [[share]] of the [[family]] upkeep.

128:7.3 All this year the [[family]] affairs ran smoothly except for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude]. For years [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] had trouble with his youngest brother, who was not inclined to settle down to [[work]] nor was he to be depended upon for his [[share]] of the [[home]] expenses. While he would live at home, he was not [[conscientious]] about earning his [[share]] of the [[family]] upkeep.

128:7.4 [[Jesus]] was a man of [[peace]], and ever and anon was he embarrassed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude]'s [[belligerent]] exploits and numerous [[patriotic]] outbursts. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] and Joseph were in favor of casting him out, but [[Jesus]] would not consent. When their [[patience]] would be severely tried, [[Jesus]] would only [[counsel]]: " Be [[patient]]. Be [[wise]] in your [[counsel]] and [[eloquent]] in your lives, that your young brother may first know the better way and then be constrained to follow you in it. " The wise and loving [[counsel]] of [[Jesus]] prevented a break in the [[family]]; they remained [[together]]. But Jude never was brought to his [[sober]] senses until after his [[marriage]].

128:7.4 [[Jesus]] was a man of [[peace]], and ever and anon was he embarrassed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude,_brother_of_Jesus Jude]'s [[belligerent]] exploits and numerous [[patriotic]] outbursts. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] and Joseph were in favor of casting him out, but [[Jesus]] would not consent. When their [[patience]] would be severely tried, [[Jesus]] would only [[counsel]]: " Be [[patient]]. Be [[wise]] in your [[counsel]] and [[eloquent]] in your lives, that your young brother may first know the better way and then be constrained to follow you in it. " The wise and loving [[counsel]] of [[Jesus]] prevented a break in the [[family]]; they remained [[together]]. But Jude never was brought to his [[sober]] senses until after his [[marriage]].

128:7.5 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] seldom spoke of [[Jesus]]' [[future]] [[mission]]. Whenever this subject was referred to, Jesus only replied, " My hour has not yet come. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_2] [[Jesus]] had about completed the [[difficult]] task of [[weaning]] his [[family]] from dependence on the [[immediate]] [[presence]] of his [[personality]]. He was rapidly [[preparing]] for the day when he could [[consistently]] leave this [[Nazareth]] home to begin the more [[active]] prelude to his real [[ministry]] for men.

128:7.5 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] seldom spoke of [[Jesus]]' [[future]] [[mission]]. Whenever this subject was referred to, Jesus only replied, " My hour has not yet come. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_2] [[Jesus]] had about completed the [[difficult]] task of [[weaning]] his [[family]] from dependence on the [[immediate]] [[presence]] of his [[personality]]. He was rapidly [[preparing]] for the day when he could [[consistently]] leave this [[Nazareth]] home to begin the more [[active]] prelude to his real [[ministry]] for men.

128:7.6 Never lose [[sight]] of the [[fact]] that the prime [[mission]] of [[Jesus]] in his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL seventh bestowal] was the acquirement of [[creature]] [[experience]], the [[achievement]] of the [[sovereignty]] of [[Nebadon]]. And in the gathering of this very [[experience]] he made the supreme [[revelation]] of the [[Paradise Father]] to [[Urantia]] and to his entire [[local universe]]. Incidental to these [[purposes]] he also undertook to untangle the [[complicated]] affairs of this [[planet]] as they were related to the [[Lucifer rebellion]].

128:7.6 Never lose [[sight]] of the [[fact]] that the prime [[mission]] of [[Jesus]] in his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL seventh bestowal] was the acquirement of [[creature]] [[experience]], the [[achievement]] of the [[sovereignty]] of [[Nebadon]]. And in the gathering of this very [[experience]] he made the supreme [[revelation]] of the [[Paradise Father]] to [[Urantia]] and to his entire [[local universe]]. Incidental to these [[purposes]] he also undertook to untangle the [[complicated]] affairs of this [[planet]] as they were related to the [[Lucifer rebellion]].

128:7.7 This year [[Jesus]] enjoyed more than usual [[leisure]], and he [[devoted]] much [[time]] to [[training]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] in the [[management]] of the repair shop and Joseph in the direction of [[home]] affairs. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] sensed that he was making ready to leave them. Leave them to go where? To do what? She had about given up the [[thought]] that [[Jesus]] was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_messianism Messiah]. She could not [[understand]] him; she simply could not [[fathom]] her first-born son.

128:7.7 This year [[Jesus]] enjoyed more than usual [[leisure]], and he [[devoted]] much [[time]] to [[training]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] in the [[management]] of the repair shop and Joseph in the direction of [[home]] affairs. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] sensed that he was making ready to leave them. Leave them to go where? To do what? She had about given up the [[thought]] that [[Jesus]] was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_messianism Messiah]. She could not [[understand]] him; she simply could not [[fathom]] her first-born son.

128:7.14 And thus did [[Jesus]] make ready to enter upon the second and [[home]]-detached [[phase]] of his adult life before the [[public]] entrance upon [[Universal Father|his Father's]] business.

128:7.14 And thus did [[Jesus]] make ready to enter upon the second and [[home]]-detached [[phase]] of his adult life before the [[public]] entrance upon [[Universal Father|his Father's]] business.

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