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141:1.5 From night to night [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] carefully instructed his fellow [[apostles]] in the delicate and [[difficult]] task of getting along smoothly with the followers of [[John the Baptist]]. During this first year of [[Jesus]]' [[public]] ministry more than three fourths of his followers had previously followed John and had received his [[baptism]]. This entire year of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_AD A.D. 27] was spent in quietly taking over John's [[work]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea] and [[Judea]].

141:1.5 From night to night [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] carefully instructed his fellow [[apostles]] in the delicate and [[difficult]] task of getting along smoothly with the followers of [[John the Baptist]]. During this first year of [[Jesus]]' [[public]] ministry more than three fourths of his followers had previously followed John and had received his [[baptism]]. This entire year of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_AD A.D. 27] was spent in quietly taking over John's [[work]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea] and [[Judea]].

[[The kingdom|kingdom]]. Said [[the Master]]: " You have been taught to look for the coming of [[the kingdom]] of [[God]], and now I come [[announcing]] that this long-looked-for kingdom is near at hand, even that it is already here and in our midst. In every kingdom there must be a [[king]] seated upon his throne and [[decree]]ing the [[laws]] of the realm. And so have you [[developed]] a [[concept]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven as a glorified rule of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jewish people] over all the peoples of the [[earth]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Messiah] sitting on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David's throne] and from this place of [[miraculous]] [[power]] promulgating the [[laws]] of all the world. But, my [[children]], you see not with the eye of [[faith]], and you hear not with the [[understanding]] of the [[spirit]]. I [[declare]] that the [[kingdom of heaven]] is the [[realization]] and acknowledgment of [[God]]'s rule within the [[hearts]] of men. True, there is a [[King]] in this kingdom, and that King is [[Universal Father|my Father]] and your Father. We are indeed his [[loyal]] subjects, but far [[transcending]] that [[fact]] is the [[transforming]] [[truth]] that we are his sons. In my life this [[truth]] is to become [[manifest]] to all. [[Our Father]] also sits upon a [[throne]], but not one made with hands. The [[throne]] of the [[Infinite]] is the [[eternal]] dwelling place of [[the Father]] in the [[Universe of universes|heaven of heavens]]; he fills [[all things]] and [[proclaims]] his [[laws]] to [[Grand Universe|universes upon universes]]. And [[the Father]] also rules within the [[hearts]] of his [[children]] on [[earth]] by [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] which he has sent to live within the [[souls]] of [[mortal]] men.

[[The kingdom|kingdom]]. Said [[the Master]]: " You have been taught to look for the coming of [[the kingdom]] of [[God]], and now I come [[announcing]] that this long-looked-for kingdom is near at hand, even that it is already here and in our midst. In every kingdom there must be a [[king]] seated upon his throne and [[decree]]ing the [[laws]] of the realm. And so have you [[developed]] a [[concept]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven as a glorified rule of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jewish people] over all the peoples of the [[earth]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Messiah] sitting on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David's throne] and from this place of [[miraculous]] [[power]] promulgating the [[laws]] of all the world. But, my [[children]], you see not with the eye of [[faith]], and you hear not with the [[understanding]] of the [[spirit]]. I [[declare]] that the [[kingdom of heaven]] is the [[realization]] and acknowledgment of [[God]]'s rule within the [[hearts]] of men. True, there is a [[King]] in this kingdom, and that King is [[Universal Father|my Father]] and your Father. We are indeed his [[loyal]] subjects, but far [[transcending]] that [[fact]] is the [[transforming]] [[truth]] that we are his sons. In my life this [[truth]] is to become [[manifest]] to all. [[Our Father]] also sits upon a [[throne]], but not one made with hands. The [[throne]] of the [[Infinite]] is the [[eternal]] dwelling place of [[the Father]] in the [[Universe of universes|heaven of heavens]]; he fills [[all things]] and [[proclaims]] his [[laws]] to [[Grand Universe|universes upon universes]]. And [[the Father]] also rules within the [[hearts]] of his [[children]] on [[earth]] by [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] which he has sent to live within the [[souls]] of [[mortal]] men.

141:2.2 " When you are the subjects of [[Paper 170 - The Kingdom of Heaven|this kingdom]], you indeed are made to [[hear]] the [[law]] of the Universe Ruler; but when, because of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] which I have come to [[declare]], you [[faith]]-[[discover]] yourselves as sons, you henceforth look not upon yourselves as [[law]]-subject [[creatures]] of an all-powerful [[king]] but as [[privileged]] sons of a loving and [[divine]] [[Father]]. Verily, verily, I say to you, when [[the Father]]'s will is your [[law]], you are hardly in [[the kingdom]]. But when [[the Father]]'s will becomes truly your will, then are you in very [[truth]] in [[the kingdom]] because the kingdom has thereby become an [[established]] [[experience]] in you. When [[God]]'s will is your [[law]], you are [[noble]] [[slave]] subjects; but when you [[believe]] in this new [[gospel]] of [[divine]] sonship, my Father's will becomes your will, and you are elevated to the high position of the [[free]] [[children]] of [[God]], liberated sons of [[the kingdom]]. "

141:2.2 " When you are the subjects of [[Paper 170 - The Kingdom of Heaven|this kingdom]], you indeed are made to [[hear]] the [[law]] of the Universe Ruler; but when, because of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] which I have come to [[declare]], you [[faith]]-[[discover]] yourselves as sons, you henceforth look not upon yourselves as [[law]]-subject [[creatures]] of an all-powerful [[king]] but as [[privileged]] sons of a loving and [[divine]] [[Father]]. Verily, verily, I say to you, when [[the Father]]'s will is your [[law]], you are hardly in [[the kingdom]]. But when [[the Father]]'s will becomes truly your will, then are you in very [[truth]] in [[the kingdom]] because the kingdom has thereby become an [[established]] [[experience]] in you. When [[God]]'s will is your [[law]], you are [[noble]] [[slave]] subjects; but when you [[believe]] in this new [[gospel]] of [[divine]] sonship, my Father's will becomes your will, and you are elevated to the high position of the [[free]] [[children]] of [[God]], liberated sons of [[the kingdom]]. "

==141:7. AT BETHANY BEYOND JORDAN==

==141:7. AT BETHANY BEYOND JORDAN==

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]].

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/Bethabara 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]].

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:

141:7.2 The second week of the [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethabara 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]].

==141:8. WORKING IN JERICHO==

==141:8. WORKING IN JERICHO==

141:8.1 Throughout the four weeks' sojourn at Bethany beyond Jordan, several times each week Andrew would assign apostolic couples to go up to Jericho for a day or two. John had many believers in Jericho, and the majority of them welcomed the more advanced teachings of Jesus and his apostles. On these Jericho visits the apostles began more specifically to carry out Jesus' instructions to minister to the sick; they visited every house in the city and sought to comfort every afflicted person.

141:8.1 Throughout the four weeks' [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethabara Bethany beyond Jordan], several times each week [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] would assign apostolic couples to go up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] for a day or two. [[John the Baptist|John]] had many believers in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], and the [[majority]] of them [[welcomed]] the more advanced teachings of [[Jesus]] and his [[apostles]]. On these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] [[visits]] [[the apostles]] began more specifically to carry out [[Jesus]]' instructions to [[Healing|minister to the sick]]; they visited every house in the city and sought to [[comfort]] every afflicted [[person]].

141:8.2 The apostles did some public work in Jericho, but their efforts were chiefly of a more quiet and personal nature. They now made the discovery that the good news of the kingdom was very comforting to the sick; that their message carried healing for the afflicted. And it was in Jericho that Jesus' commission to the twelve to preach the glad tidings of the kingdom and minister to the afflicted was first fully carried into effect.

141:8.2 [[The apostles]] did some [[public]] work in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], but their [[efforts]] were chiefly of a more [[quiet]] and [[personal]] nature. They now made the [[discovery]] that the good news of [[the kingdom]] was very comforting to the sick; that their [[message]] carried [[healing]] for the afflicted. And it was in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] that [[Jesus]]' commission to [[the twelve]] to [[preach]] the glad tidings of [[the kingdom]] and minister to the afflicted was first fully carried into [[effect]].

141:8.3 They stopped in Jericho on the way up to Jerusalem and were overtaken by a delegation from Mesopotamia that had come to confer with Jesus. The apostles had planned to spend but a day here, but when these truth seekers from the East arrived, Jesus spent three days with them, and they returned to their various homes along the Euphrates happy in the knowledge of the new truths of the kingdom of heaven.

141:8.3 They stopped in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] on the way up to [[Jerusalem]] and were overtaken by a [[delegation]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mespotamia Mesopotamia] that had come to confer with [[Jesus]]. [[The apostles]] had [[planned]] to spend but a day here, but when these [[truth]] [[seekers]] from the East arrived, [[Jesus]] spent three days with them, and they returned to their various [[homes]] along the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates Euphrates] [[happy]] in the [[knowledge]] of the new [[truths]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven.

==141:9. DEPARTING FOR JERUSALEM==

==141:9. DEPARTING FOR JERUSALEM==

141:9.1 On Monday, the last day of March, Jesus and the apostles began their journey up the hills toward Jerusalem. Lazarus of Bethany had been down to the Jordan twice to see Jesus, and every arrangement had been made for the Master and his apostles to make their headquarters with Lazarus and his sisters at Bethany as long as they might desire to stay in Jerusalem.

141:9.1 On Monday, the last day of March, [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] began their [[journey]] up the hills toward [[Jerusalem]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] had been down to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] twice to see [[Jesus]], and every arrangement had been made for [[the Master]] and his [[apostles]] to make their headquarters with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] and his sisters at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] as long as they might [[desire]] to stay in [[Jerusalem]].

141:9.2 The disciples of John remained at Bethany beyond the Jordan, teaching and baptizing the multitudes, so that Jesus was accompanied only by the twelve when he arrived at Lazarus's home. Here Jesus and the apostles tarried for five days, resting and refreshing themselves before going on to Jerusalem for the Passover. It was a great event in the lives of Martha and Mary to have the Master and his apostles in the home of their brother, where they could minister to their needs.

141:9.2 The [[disciples]] of [[John the Baptist|John]] remained at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethabara Bethany beyond the Jordan], teaching and [[baptizing]] the multitudes, so that [[Jesus]] was accompanied only by [[the twelve]] when he arrived at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus]'s [[home]]. Here [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] tarried for five days, [[resting]] and refreshing themselves before going on to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. It was a great [[event]] in the lives of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha Martha] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Bethany Mary] to have [[the Master]] and his [[apostles]] in the [[home]] of their brother, where they could minister to their needs.

141:9.3 On Sunday morning, April 6, Jesus and the apostles went down to Jerusalem; and this was the first time the Master and all of the twelve had been there together.

141:9.3 On Sunday morning, April 6, [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] went down to [[Jerusalem]]; and this was the first time [[the Master]] and all of the twelve had been there [[together]].

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