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==141:7. AT BETHANY BEYOND JORDAN==
 
==141:7. AT BETHANY BEYOND JORDAN==
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141:7.1 On February 26, [[Jesus]], his [[apostles]], and a large group of followers [[journeyed]] down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to the ford near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea Perea], the place where [[John the Baptist|John]] first made [[proclamation]] of the coming kingdom. [[Jesus]] with his [[apostles]] remained here, teaching and [[preaching]], for four weeks before they went on up to [[Jerusalem]].
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141:7.1 On February 26, [[Jesus]], his [[apostles]], and a large group of followers [[journeyed]] down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to the ford near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethbara Bethany] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea Perea], the place where [[John the Baptist|John]] first made [[proclamation]] of the coming kingdom. [[Jesus]] with his [[apostles]] remained here, teaching and [[preaching]], for four weeks before they went on up to [[Jerusalem]].
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141:7.2 The second week of the [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] beyond [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan Jordan], [[Jesus]] took [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] into the hills across the river and south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] for a three days' rest. [[The Master]] taught these three many new and advanced [[truths]] about [[the kingdom]] of heaven. For the [[purpose]] of this [[record]] we will reorganize and classify these teachings as follows:
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141:7.2 The second week of the [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethbara Bethany] beyond [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan Jordan], [[Jesus]] took [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] into the hills across the river and south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] for a three days' rest. [[The Master]] taught these three many new and advanced [[truths]] about [[the kingdom]] of heaven. For the [[purpose]] of this [[record]] we will reorganize and classify these teachings as follows:
    
141:7.3 [[Jesus]] endeavored to make [[clear]] that he [[desired]] his [[disciples]], having tasted of the [[good]] [[spirit]] [[realities]] of [[the kingdom]], so to live in the world that men, by seeing their lives, would become kingdom [[conscious]] and hence be led to [[inquire]] of believers concerning the ways of [[the kingdom]]. All such [[sincere]] [[seekers]] for the [[truth]] are always glad to hear the glad tidings of the [[faith]] gift which insures admission to [[the kingdom]] with its [[eternal]] and [[divine]] [[spirit]] [[realities]].
 
141:7.3 [[Jesus]] endeavored to make [[clear]] that he [[desired]] his [[disciples]], having tasted of the [[good]] [[spirit]] [[realities]] of [[the kingdom]], so to live in the world that men, by seeing their lives, would become kingdom [[conscious]] and hence be led to [[inquire]] of believers concerning the ways of [[the kingdom]]. All such [[sincere]] [[seekers]] for the [[truth]] are always glad to hear the glad tidings of the [[faith]] gift which insures admission to [[the kingdom]] with its [[eternal]] and [[divine]] [[spirit]] [[realities]].

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