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==PAPER 152: EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPERNAUM CRISIS==

==PAPER 152: EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPERNAUM CRISIS==

152:0.1 The [[story]] of the [[cure]] of Amos, the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_151#151:6._THE_KHERESA_LUNATIC Kheresa lunatic], had already reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], so that a great crowd was waiting for [[Jesus]] when his boat landed that Tuesday forenoon. Among this throng were the new [[Spies|observers]] from the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]] who had come down to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] to find cause for [[the Master]]'s [[Arrest|apprehension]] and [[conviction]]. As [[Jesus]] spoke with those who had assembled to greet him, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], one of the rulers of the [[synagogue]], made his way through the crowd and, falling down at his feet, took him by the hand and besought that he would hasten away with him, saying: " Master, my little daughter, an only child, lies in my [[home]] at the point of [[death]]. I [[pray]] that you will come and [[heal]] her. " When Jesus heard the request of this father, he said: " I will go with you. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

152:0.1 The [[story]] of the [[cure]] of Amos, the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_151#151:6._THE_KHERESA_LUNATIC Kheresa lunatic], had already reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], so that a great crowd was waiting for [[Jesus]] when his boat landed that Tuesday forenoon. Among this throng were the new [[Spies|observers]] from the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]] who had come down to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] to find cause for [[the Master]]'s [[Arrest|apprehension]] and [[conviction]]. As [[Jesus]] spoke with those who had assembled to greet him, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], one of the rulers of the [[synagogue]], made his way through the crowd and, falling down at his feet, took him by the hand and besought that he would hasten away with him, saying: " Master, my little daughter, an only child, lies in my [[home]] at the point of [[death]]. I [[pray]] that you will come and [[heal]] her. " When Jesus heard the request of this father, he said: " I will go with you. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

152:0.2 As [[Jesus]] went along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], the large crowd which had heard the [[father]]'s request followed on to see what would happen. Shortly before they reached the ruler's house, as they hastened through a narrow street and as the throng jostled him, [[Jesus]] suddenly stopped, exclaiming, " Someone [[touched]] me. " And when those who were near him denied that they had touched him, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] spoke up: " Master, you can see that this crowd presses you, threatening to crush us, and yet you say `someone has [[touched]] me.' What do you mean? " Then [[Jesus]] said: " I asked who [[touched]] me, for I [[perceived]] that living [[energy]] had gone forth from me. " As [[Jesus]] looked about him, his eyes fell upon a near-by [[woman]], who, coming forward, knelt at his feet and said: " For years I have been [[afflicted]] with a scourging [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage hemorrhage]. I have [[suffered]] many things from many [[physician]]s; I have spent all my substance, but none could [[cure]] me. Then I heard of you, and I [[thought]] if I may but [[touch]] the hem of his garment, I shall certainly be made [[whole]]. And so I pressed forward with the crowd as it moved along until, standing near you, Master, I [[touched]] the border of your garment, and I was made [[whole]]; I [[know]] that I have been [[healed]] of my [[affliction]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]]

152:0.2 As [[Jesus]] went along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], the large crowd which had heard the [[father]]'s request followed on to see what would happen. Shortly before they reached the ruler's house, as they hastened through a narrow street and as the throng jostled him, [[Jesus]] suddenly stopped, exclaiming, " Someone [[touched]] me. " And when those who were near him denied that they had touched him, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] spoke up: " Master, you can see that this crowd presses you, threatening to crush us, and yet you say `someone has [[touched]] me.' What do you mean? " Then [[Jesus]] said: " I asked who [[touched]] me, for I [[perceived]] that living [[energy]] had gone forth from me. " As [[Jesus]] looked about him, his eyes fell upon a near-by [[woman]], who, coming forward, knelt at his feet and said: " For years I have been [[afflicted]] with a scourging [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage hemorrhage]. I have [[suffered]] many things from many [[physician]]s; I have spent all my substance, but none could [[cure]] me. Then I heard of you, and I [[thought]] if I may but [[touch]] the hem of his garment, I shall certainly be made [[whole]]. And so I pressed forward with the crowd as it moved along until, standing near you, Master, I [[touched]] the border of your garment, and I was made [[whole]]; I [[know]] that I have been [[healed]] of my [[affliction]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]]

152:0.3 When [[Jesus]] heard this, he took the [[woman]] by the hand and, lifting her up, said: " Daughter, your [[faith]] has made you [[whole]]; go in [[peace]]. " It was her [[faith]] and not her [[touch]] that made her [[whole]]. And this case is a good [[illustration]] of many [[apparently]] [[miraculous]] [[cures]] which attended upon [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[career]], but which he in no sense [[conscious]]ly willed. The passing of time [[demonstrated]] that this [[woman]] was really cured of her [[malady]]. Her [[faith]] was of the sort that laid direct hold upon the [[creative]] [[power]] resident in [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. With the [[faith]] she had, it was only [[necessary]] to approach [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. It was not at all [[necessary]] to [[touch]] his garment; that was merely the [[superstitious]] part of her [[belief]]. [[Jesus]] called this [[woman]], Veronica of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], into his [[presence]] to [[correct]] two [[errors]] which might have lingered in her [[mind]], or which might have [[persisted]] in the [[minds]] of those who [[witnessed]] this [[healing]]: He did not want Veronica to go away [[thinking]] that her [[fear]] in attempting to [[steal]] her [[cure]] had been [[honored]], or that her [[superstition]] in associating the [[touch]] of his garment with her [[healing]] had been [[effective]]. He [[desired]] all to [[know]] that it was her [[pure]] and living [[faith]] that had wrought the [[cure]].

152:0.3 When [[Jesus]] heard this, he took the [[woman]] by the hand and, lifting her up, said: " Daughter, your [[faith]] has made you [[whole]]; go in [[peace]]. " It was her [[faith]] and not her [[touch]] that made her [[whole]]. And this case is a good [[illustration]] of many [[apparently]] [[miraculous]] [[cures]] which attended upon [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[career]], but which he in no sense [[conscious]]ly willed. The passing of time [[demonstrated]] that this [[woman]] was really cured of her [[malady]]. Her [[faith]] was of the sort that laid direct hold upon the [[creative]] [[power]] resident in [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. With the [[faith]] she had, it was only [[necessary]] to approach [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. It was not at all [[necessary]] to [[touch]] his garment; that was merely the [[superstitious]] part of her [[belief]]. [[Jesus]] called this [[woman]], Veronica of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], into his [[presence]] to [[correct]] two [[errors]] which might have lingered in her [[mind]], or which might have [[persisted]] in the [[minds]] of those who [[witnessed]] this [[healing]]: He did not want Veronica to go away [[thinking]] that her [[fear]] in attempting to [[steal]] her [[cure]] had been [[honored]], or that her [[superstition]] in associating the [[touch]] of his garment with her [[healing]] had been [[effective]]. He [[desired]] all to [[know]] that it was her [[pure]] and living [[faith]] that had wrought the [[cure]].

==152:1. AT JAIRUS'S HOUSE==

==152:1. AT JAIRUS'S HOUSE==

152:1.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus] was, of course, terribly impatient of this [[delay]] in reaching his [[home]]; so they now hastened on at quickened [[pace]]. Even before they entered the ruler's yard, one of his servants came out, saying: " Trouble not [[the Master]]; your daughter is [[dead]]. " But [[Jesus]] seemed not to heed the servant's [[words]], for, taking with him [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], he turned and said to the [[grief]]-stricken [[father]]: " [[Fear]] not; only [[believe]]. " When he entered the house, he found the flute-players already there with the mourners, who were making an unseemly tumult; already were the [[Family|relatives]] [[engaged]] in weeping and wailing. And when he had put all the mourners out of the room, he went in with the [[father]] and [[mother]] and his [[three]] [[apostles]]. He had told the mourners that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damsel damsel] was not [[dead]], but they [[laughed]] him to [[scorn]]. [[Jesus]] now turned to the [[mother]], saying: " Your daughter is not [[dead]]; she is only [[asleep]]. " And when the house had [[quiet]]ed down, [[Jesus]], going up to where the [[child]] lay, took her by the hand and said, " Daughter, I say to you, [[awake]] and arise! " And when the girl heard these [[words]], she [[immediate]]ly rose up and walked across the room. And presently, after she had recovered from her daze, [[Jesus]] directed that they should give her something to eat, for she had been a long time without [[food]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

152:1.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus] was, of course, terribly impatient of this [[delay]] in reaching his [[home]]; so they now hastened on at quickened [[pace]]. Even before they entered the ruler's yard, one of his servants came out, saying: " Trouble not [[the Master]]; your daughter is [[dead]]. " But [[Jesus]] seemed not to heed the servant's [[words]], for, taking with him [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], he turned and said to the [[grief]]-stricken [[father]]: " [[Fear]] not; only [[believe]]. " When he entered the house, he found the flute-players already there with the mourners, who were making an unseemly tumult; already were the [[Family|relatives]] [[engaged]] in weeping and wailing. And when he had put all the mourners out of the room, he went in with the [[father]] and [[mother]] and his [[three]] [[apostles]]. He had told the mourners that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damsel damsel] was not [[dead]], but they [[laughed]] him to [[scorn]]. [[Jesus]] now turned to the [[mother]], saying: " Your daughter is not [[dead]]; she is only [[asleep]]. " And when the house had [[quiet]]ed down, [[Jesus]], going up to where the [[child]] lay, took her by the hand and said, " Daughter, I say to you, [[awake]] and arise! " And when the girl heard these [[words]], she [[immediate]]ly rose up and walked across the room. And presently, after she had recovered from her daze, [[Jesus]] directed that they should give her something to eat, for she had been a long time without [[food]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

152:1.2 Since there was much [[agitation]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] against [[Jesus]], he called the [[family]] [[together]] and [[explained]] that the maiden had been in a [[state]] of [[coma]] following a long [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever fever], and that he had merely aroused her, that he had not raised her from the [[dead]]. He likewise [[explained]] all this to his [[apostles]], but it was futile; they all believed he had [[Resurrection|raised]] the little girl from the [[dead]]. What [[Jesus]] said in [[explanation]] of many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] had little [[effect]] on his followers. They were [[miracle]]-minded and lost no [[opportunity]] to ascribe another [[wonder]] to [[Jesus]]. Jesus and [[the apostles]] returned to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] after he had specifically charged all of them that they should tell no man.

152:1.2 Since there was much [[agitation]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] against [[Jesus]], he called the [[family]] [[together]] and [[explained]] that the maiden had been in a [[state]] of [[coma]] following a long [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever fever], and that he had merely aroused her, that he had not raised her from the [[dead]]. He likewise [[explained]] all this to his [[apostles]], but it was futile; they all believed he had [[Resurrection|raised]] the little girl from the [[dead]]. What [[Jesus]] said in [[explanation]] of many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] had little [[effect]] on his followers. They were [[miracle]]-minded and lost no [[opportunity]] to ascribe another [[wonder]] to [[Jesus]]. Jesus and [[the apostles]] returned to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] after he had specifically charged all of them that they should tell no man.

152:1.3 When he came out of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus]'s house, two blind men led by a dumb boy followed him and cried out for [[healing]]. About this time [[Jesus]]' [[reputation]] as a [[healer]] was at its very height. Everywhere he went the [[sick]] and the afflicted were waiting for him. [[The Master]] now looked much worn, and all of his [[friends]] were becoming concerned lest he continue his work of [[teaching]] and [[healing]] to the point of actual collapse.

152:1.3 When he came out of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus]'s house, two blind men led by a dumb boy followed him and cried out for [[healing]]. About this time [[Jesus]]' [[reputation]] as a [[healer]] was at its very height. Everywhere he went the [[sick]] and the afflicted were waiting for him. [[The Master]] now looked much worn, and all of his [[friends]] were becoming concerned lest he continue his work of [[teaching]] and [[healing]] to the point of actual collapse.

152:1.4 [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]], let alone the common people, could not [[understand]] the [[nature]] and [[attributes]] of this [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE God-man]. Neither has any subsequent [[generation]] been able to [[evaluate]] what took place on [[earth]] in the [[person]] of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]]. And there can never occur an [[opportunity]] for either [[science]] or [[religion]] to check up on these remarkable [[events]] for the [[simple]] [[reason]] that such an extraordinary situation can never again occur, either on this world or on any other world in [[Nebadon]]. Never again, on [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 any world] in this entire [[universe]], will a being [[appear]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], at the same time embodying all the [[attributes]] of [[creative]] [[energy]] combined with [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] which [[transcend]] [[time]] and most other [[material]] [[limitations]].

152:1.4 [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]], let alone the common people, could not [[understand]] the [[nature]] and [[attributes]] of this [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE God-man]. Neither has any subsequent [[generation]] been able to [[evaluate]] what took place on [[earth]] in the [[person]] of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]]. And there can never occur an [[opportunity]] for either [[science]] or [[religion]] to check up on these remarkable [[events]] for the [[simple]] [[reason]] that such an extraordinary situation can never again occur, either on this world or on any other world in [[Nebadon]]. Never again, on [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 any world] in this entire [[universe]], will a being [[appear]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], at the same time embodying all the [[attributes]] of [[creative]] [[energy]] combined with [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] which [[transcend]] [[time]] and most other [[material]] [[limitations]].

152:1.5 Never before [[Jesus]] was on [[earth]], nor since, has it been possible so directly and graphically to secure the results attendant upon the [[strong]] and living [[faith]] of [[mortal]] men and women. To repeat these [[phenomena]], we would have to go into the [[immediate]] [[presence]] of [[Michael]], the [[Creator]], and find him as he was in those days—the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Likewise, today, while his [[absence]] prevents such [[material]] [[manifestations]], you should refrain from placing any sort of [[limitation]] on the possible [[exhibition]] of his [[spiritual]] [[power]]. Though [[the Master]] is absent as a [[material]] [[being]], he is present as a [[spiritual]] [[influence]] in the [[hearts]] of men. By going away from the world, [[Jesus]] made it possible for [[Spirit of Truth|his spirit]] to live alongside that of [[Thought Adjuster|his Father]] which indwells the [[minds]] of all mankind.

152:1.5 Never before [[Jesus]] was on [[earth]], nor since, has it been possible so directly and graphically to secure the results attendant upon the [[strong]] and living [[faith]] of [[mortal]] men and women. To repeat these [[phenomena]], we would have to go into the [[immediate]] [[presence]] of [[Michael]], the [[Creator]], and find him as he was in those days—the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Likewise, today, while his [[absence]] prevents such [[material]] [[manifestations]], you should refrain from placing any sort of [[limitation]] on the possible [[exhibition]] of his [[spiritual]] [[power]]. Though [[the Master]] is absent as a [[material]] [[being]], he is present as a [[spiritual]] [[influence]] in the [[hearts]] of men. By going away from the world, [[Jesus]] made it possible for [[Spirit of Truth|his spirit]] to live alongside that of [[Thought Adjuster|his Father]] which indwells the [[minds]] of all mankind.

152:2.5 [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] had [[provided]] a three days' supply of [[food]] for [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]], which was in the [[custody]] of the Mark lad, their boy of all chores. By afternoon of this, the third day for almost half of this multitude, the [[food]] the people had brought with them was nearly [[exhausted]]. [[David Zebedee]] had no [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_city tented city] here to feed and [[accommodate]] the crowds. Neither had [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] made [[food]] [[provision]] for such a multitude. But [[the people]], even though they were [[hungry]], would not go away. It was being [[quietly]] whispered about that [[Jesus]], desiring to avoid [[trouble]] with both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] and the [[Jerusalem]] [[leaders]], had [[chosen]] this [[quiet]] spot outside the [[jurisdiction]] of all his enemies as the proper place to be [[crown]]ed [[king]]. The [[enthusiasm]] of [[the people]] was rising every hour. Not a [[word]] was said to [[Jesus]], though, of course, he knew all that was going on. Even [[the twelve]] [[apostles]] were still tainted with such notions, and especially the younger [[evangelists]]. [[The apostles]] who [[favored]] this attempt to [[proclaim]] [[Jesus]] [[king]] were [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Simon Zelotes]], and [[Judas Iscariot]]. Those [[opposing]] the [[plan]] were [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[Nathaniel]], and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]. [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and the [[Alpheus twins]] were noncommittal. The ringleader of this [[Conspiracy|plot]] to make him [[king]] was Joab, one of the young [[evangelists]].

152:2.5 [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] had [[provided]] a three days' supply of [[food]] for [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]], which was in the [[custody]] of the Mark lad, their boy of all chores. By afternoon of this, the third day for almost half of this multitude, the [[food]] the people had brought with them was nearly [[exhausted]]. [[David Zebedee]] had no [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_city tented city] here to feed and [[accommodate]] the crowds. Neither had [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] made [[food]] [[provision]] for such a multitude. But [[the people]], even though they were [[hungry]], would not go away. It was being [[quietly]] whispered about that [[Jesus]], desiring to avoid [[trouble]] with both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] and the [[Jerusalem]] [[leaders]], had [[chosen]] this [[quiet]] spot outside the [[jurisdiction]] of all his enemies as the proper place to be [[crown]]ed [[king]]. The [[enthusiasm]] of [[the people]] was rising every hour. Not a [[word]] was said to [[Jesus]], though, of course, he knew all that was going on. Even [[the twelve]] [[apostles]] were still tainted with such notions, and especially the younger [[evangelists]]. [[The apostles]] who [[favored]] this attempt to [[proclaim]] [[Jesus]] [[king]] were [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Simon Zelotes]], and [[Judas Iscariot]]. Those [[opposing]] the [[plan]] were [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[Nathaniel]], and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]. [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and the [[Alpheus twins]] were noncommittal. The ringleader of this [[Conspiracy|plot]] to make him [[king]] was Joab, one of the young [[evangelists]].

152:2.6 This was the [[stage]] setting about five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when [[Jesus]] asked [[James Alpheus]] to summon [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]. Said [[Jesus]]: " What shall we do with [[the multitude]]? They have been with us now [[three]] days, and many of them are [[hungry]]. They have no [[food]]. " [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] exchanged glances, and then Philip answered: " Master, you should send these people away so that they may go to the villages around about and buy themselves [[food]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_6] And [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], fearing the [[materialization]] of the [[king]] plot, quickly joined with [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " Yes, Master, I [[think]] it best that you dismiss [[the multitude]] so that they may go their way and buy [[food]] while you [[secure]] [[rest]] for a [[season]]. " By this time others of [[the twelve]] had joined the [[conference]]. Then said [[Jesus]]: " But I do not [[desire]] to send them away [[hungry]]; can you not feed them? " This was too much for [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and he [[spoke]] right up: " Master, in this [[Rural|country]] place where can we buy bread for this multitude? Two hundred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarii denarii] worth would not be enough for lunch. "

152:2.6 This was the [[stage]] setting about five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when [[Jesus]] asked [[James Alpheus]] to summon [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]. Said [[Jesus]]: " What shall we do with [[the multitude]]? They have been with us now [[three]] days, and many of them are [[hungry]]. They have no [[food]]. " [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] exchanged glances, and then Philip answered: " Master, you should send these people away so that they may go to the villages around about and buy themselves [[food]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_6] And [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], fearing the [[materialization]] of the [[king]] plot, quickly joined with [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " Yes, Master, I [[think]] it best that you dismiss [[the multitude]] so that they may go their way and buy [[food]] while you [[secure]] [[rest]] for a [[season]]. " By this time others of [[the twelve]] had joined the [[conference]]. Then said [[Jesus]]: " But I do not [[desire]] to send them away [[hungry]]; can you not feed them? " This was too much for [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and he [[spoke]] right up: " Master, in this [[Rural|country]] place where can we buy bread for this multitude? Two hundred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarii denarii] worth would not be enough for lunch. "

152:2.7 Before [[the apostles]] had an [[opportunity]] to [[express]] themselves, [[Jesus]] turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " I do not want to send these people away. Here they are, like sheep without a shepherd. I would like to feed them. What [[food]] have we with us? " While [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was conversing with [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] and [[James and Judas, the Apostles|Judas]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] sought out the Mark lad to ascertain how much was left of their store of [[provisions]]. He returned to [[Jesus]], saying: " The lad has left only five barley loaves and two dried fishes "—and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] promptly added, " We have yet to eat this evening. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]

152:2.7 Before [[the apostles]] had an [[opportunity]] to [[express]] themselves, [[Jesus]] turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " I do not want to send these people away. Here they are, like sheep without a shepherd. I would like to feed them. What [[food]] have we with us? " While [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was conversing with [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] and [[James and Judas, the Apostles|Judas]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] sought out the Mark lad to ascertain how much was left of their store of [[provisions]]. He returned to [[Jesus]], saying: " The lad has left only five barley loaves and two dried fishes "—and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] promptly added, " We have yet to eat this evening. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]

152:2.8 For a [[moment]] [[Jesus]] stood in [[silence]]. There was a faraway look in his eyes. [[The apostles]] said nothing. [[Jesus]] turned suddenly to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said, " Bring me the loaves and fishes. " And when [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had brought the basket to [[Jesus]], [[the Master]] said: " Direct [[the people]] to sit down on the grass in companies of one hundred and appoint a [[leader]] over each [[group]] while you bring all of the [[evangelists]] here with us. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]

152:2.8 For a [[moment]] [[Jesus]] stood in [[silence]]. There was a faraway look in his eyes. [[The apostles]] said nothing. [[Jesus]] turned suddenly to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said, " Bring me the loaves and fishes. " And when [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had brought the basket to [[Jesus]], [[the Master]] said: " Direct [[the people]] to sit down on the grass in companies of one hundred and appoint a [[leader]] over each [[group]] while you bring all of the [[evangelists]] here with us. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]

152:2.9 [[Jesus]] took up the loaves in his hands, and after he had given [[thanks]], he broke the bread and gave to his [[apostles]], who passed it on to their [[associates]], who in turn carried it to [[the multitude]]. [[Jesus]] in like [[manner]] broke and [[distributed]] the fishes. And this multitude did eat and were filled. And when they had finished eating, [[Jesus]] said to the [[disciples]]: " Gather up the broken pieces that remain over so that nothing will be lost. " And when they had finished gathering up the [[Parts|fragments]], they had twelve basketfuls. They who ate of this [[extraordinary]] feast numbered about five thousand [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]].

152:2.9 [[Jesus]] took up the loaves in his hands, and after he had given [[thanks]], he broke the bread and gave to his [[apostles]], who passed it on to their [[associates]], who in turn carried it to [[the multitude]]. [[Jesus]] in like [[manner]] broke and [[distributed]] the fishes. And this multitude did eat and were filled. And when they had finished eating, [[Jesus]] said to the [[disciples]]: " Gather up the broken pieces that remain over so that nothing will be lost. " And when they had finished gathering up the [[Parts|fragments]], they had twelve basketfuls. They who ate of this [[extraordinary]] feast numbered about five thousand [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]].

==152:3. THE KING-MAKING EPISODE==

==152:3. THE KING-MAKING EPISODE==

152:3.1 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] by [[supernatural]] [[energy]] was another of those cases where [[human]] [[pity]] plus [[creative]] [[power]] [[equaled]] that which happened. Now that [[the multitude]] had been fed to the full, and since [[Jesus]]' fame was then and there augmented by this stupendous [[wonder]], the project to seize [[the Master]] and [[proclaim]] him [[king]] required no further [[personal]] direction. The [[idea]] seemed to spread through the crowd like a [[contagion]]. The [[reaction]] of [[the multitude]] to this sudden and spectacular supplying of their [[physical]] needs was [[profound]] and overwhelming. For a long time [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews the Jews] had been taught that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_Line son of David], when he should come, would cause the [[land]] again to flow with milk and honey, and that the bread of life would be [[bestowed]] upon them as [[manna]] from [[heaven]] was supposed to have fallen upon their [[forefathers]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna#Biblical_description the wilderness]. And was not all of this [[expectation]] now fulfilled right before their eyes? When this [[hungry]], undernourished multitude had finished gorging itself with the [[wonder]]-[[food]], there was but one unanimous [[reaction]]: " Here is our [[king]]. " The [[wonder]]-working [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism deliverer of Israel] had come. In the eyes of these [[simple]]-minded people the [[power]] to feed carried with it the [[right]] to rule. No [[wonder]], then, that [[the multitude]], when it had finished feasting, rose as one man and shouted, " Make him [[king]]! "

152:3.1 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] by [[supernatural]] [[energy]] was another of those cases where [[human]] [[pity]] plus [[creative]] [[power]] [[equaled]] that which happened. Now that [[the multitude]] had been fed to the full, and since [[Jesus]]' fame was then and there augmented by this stupendous [[wonder]], the project to seize [[the Master]] and [[proclaim]] him [[king]] required no further [[personal]] direction. The [[idea]] seemed to spread through the crowd like a [[contagion]]. The [[reaction]] of [[the multitude]] to this sudden and spectacular supplying of their [[physical]] needs was [[profound]] and overwhelming. For a long time [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews the Jews] had been taught that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_Line son of David], when he should come, would cause the [[land]] again to flow with milk and honey, and that the bread of life would be [[bestowed]] upon them as [[manna]] from [[heaven]] was supposed to have fallen upon their [[forefathers]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna#Biblical_description the wilderness]. And was not all of this [[expectation]] now fulfilled right before their eyes? When this [[hungry]], undernourished multitude had finished gorging itself with the [[wonder]]-[[food]], there was but one unanimous [[reaction]]: " Here is our [[king]]. " The [[wonder]]-working [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism deliverer of Israel] had come. In the eyes of these [[simple]]-minded people the [[power]] to feed carried with it the [[right]] to rule. No [[wonder]], then, that [[the multitude]], when it had finished feasting, rose as one man and shouted, " Make him [[king]]! "

152:3.2 This mighty shout [[enthused]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and those of [[the apostles]] who still retained the [[hope]] of seeing [[Jesus]] assert his [[right]] to rule. But these [[false]] [[hopes]] were not to live for long. This mighty shout of [[the multitude]] had hardly ceased to [[reverberate]] from the near-by rocks when [[Jesus]] stepped upon a huge stone and, lifting up his right hand to command their [[attention]], said: " My [[children]], you mean well, but you are short-sighted and [[material]]-[[minded]]. " There was a brief pause; this stalwart [[Galilean]] was there [[majestic]]ally posed in the [[enchanting]] [[glow]] of that eastern [[twilight]]. Every inch he looked a [[king]] as he continued to speak to this breathless multitude: " You would make me [[king]], not because your [[souls]] have been lighted with a great [[truth]], but because your stomachs have been filled with bread. How many times have I told you that my [[The Kingdom|kingdom]] is not of this world? This [[kingdom of heaven]] which we [[proclaim]] is a [[spiritual]] brotherhood, and no man rules over it seated upon a [[material]] [[throne]]. [[My Father]] in heaven is the all-[[wise]] and the all-powerful Ruler over this [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God] on [[earth]]. Have I so failed in [[revealing]] to you [[the Father]] of spirits that you would make a [[king]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son] in the [[flesh]]! Now all of you go hence to your own [[homes]]. If you must have a [[king]], let [[the Father]] of lights be enthroned in the [[heart]] of each of you as the spirit Ruler of [[all things]]. "

152:3.2 This mighty shout [[enthused]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and those of [[the apostles]] who still retained the [[hope]] of seeing [[Jesus]] assert his [[right]] to rule. But these [[false]] [[hopes]] were not to live for long. This mighty shout of [[the multitude]] had hardly ceased to [[reverberate]] from the near-by rocks when [[Jesus]] stepped upon a huge stone and, lifting up his right hand to command their [[attention]], said: " My [[children]], you mean well, but you are short-sighted and [[material]]-[[minded]]. " There was a brief pause; this stalwart [[Galilean]] was there [[majestic]]ally posed in the [[enchanting]] [[glow]] of that eastern [[twilight]]. Every inch he looked a [[king]] as he continued to speak to this breathless multitude: " You would make me [[king]], not because your [[souls]] have been lighted with a great [[truth]], but because your stomachs have been filled with bread. How many times have I told you that my [[The Kingdom|kingdom]] is not of this world? This [[kingdom of heaven]] which we [[proclaim]] is a [[spiritual]] brotherhood, and no man rules over it seated upon a [[material]] [[throne]]. [[My Father]] in heaven is the all-[[wise]] and the all-powerful Ruler over this [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God] on [[earth]]. Have I so failed in [[revealing]] to you [[the Father]] of spirits that you would make a [[king]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son] in the [[flesh]]! Now all of you go hence to your own [[homes]]. If you must have a [[king]], let [[the Father]] of lights be enthroned in the [[heart]] of each of you as the spirit Ruler of [[all things]]. "

152:3.3 These [[words]] of [[Jesus]] sent [[the multitude]] away stunned and disheartened. Many who had believed in him turned back and followed him no more from that day. [[The apostles]] were speechless; they stood in [[silence]] gathered about the twelve baskets of the [[fragments]] of [[food]]; only the chore boy, the Mark lad, spoke, " And he refused to be our [[king]]. " [[Jesus]], before going off to be alone in the hills, turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said: " Take your brethren back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house and [[pray]] with them, especially for your [[brother]], [[Simon Peter]]. "

152:3.3 These [[words]] of [[Jesus]] sent [[the multitude]] away stunned and disheartened. Many who had believed in him turned back and followed him no more from that day. [[The apostles]] were speechless; they stood in [[silence]] gathered about the twelve baskets of the [[fragments]] of [[food]]; only the chore boy, the Mark lad, spoke, " And he refused to be our [[king]]. " [[Jesus]], before going off to be alone in the hills, turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said: " Take your brethren back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house and [[pray]] with them, especially for your [[brother]], [[Simon Peter]]. "

152:4.1 [[The apostles]], without their Master—sent off by themselves—entered the boat and in [[silence]] began to row toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] on the western shore of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake]. None of [[the twelve]] was so crushed and [[Melancholy|downcast]] as [[Simon Peter]]. Hardly a [[word]] was [[spoken]]; they were all [[thinking]] of [[the Master]] alone in the hills. Had he forsaken them? He had never before sent them all away and refused to go with them. What could all this mean?

152:4.1 [[The apostles]], without their Master—sent off by themselves—entered the boat and in [[silence]] began to row toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] on the western shore of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake]. None of [[the twelve]] was so crushed and [[Melancholy|downcast]] as [[Simon Peter]]. Hardly a [[word]] was [[spoken]]; they were all [[thinking]] of [[the Master]] alone in the hills. Had he forsaken them? He had never before sent them all away and refused to go with them. What could all this mean?

152:4.2 [[Darkness]] [[descended]] upon them, for there had arisen a strong and contrary [[wind]] which made [[progress]] almost impossible. As the hours of [[darkness]] and hard rowing passed, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] grew weary and fell into a [[deep]] [[sleep]] of [[exhaustion]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]] put him to [[rest]] on the cushioned seat in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern] of the boat. While the other [[apostles]] toiled against the [[wind]] and the [[waves]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] dreamed a [[dream]]; he saw a [[vision]] of Jesus coming to them walking on the [[sea]]. When [[the Master]] seemed to walk on by the boat, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] cried out, " Save us, Master, save us. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] And those who were in the rear of the boat heard him say some of these [[words]]. As this [[apparition]] of the night [[season]] continued in [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[mind]], he [[dreamed]] that he heard [[Jesus]] say: " Be of good [[cheer]]; it is I; be not afraid.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] " This was like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balm_of_gilead balm of Gilead] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s disturbed [[soul]]; it soothed his troubled spirit, so that (in his [[dream]]) he cried out to [[the Master]]: " Lord, if it really is you, bid me come and walk with you on the [[water]]. " And when [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] started to walk upon the [[water]], the boisterous [[waves]] frightened him, and as he was about to sink, he cried out, " Lord, save me! "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14] And many of [[the twelve]] heard him utter this [[cry]]. Then [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[dream]]ed that [[Jesus]] came to the rescue and, stretching forth his hand, took hold and lifted him up, saying: " O, you of little [[faith]], wherefore did you [[doubt]]? "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14]

152:4.2 [[Darkness]] [[descended]] upon them, for there had arisen a strong and contrary [[wind]] which made [[progress]] almost impossible. As the hours of [[darkness]] and hard rowing passed, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] grew weary and fell into a [[deep]] [[sleep]] of [[exhaustion]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]] put him to [[rest]] on the cushioned seat in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern] of the boat. While the other [[apostles]] toiled against the [[wind]] and the [[waves]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] dreamed a [[dream]]; he saw a [[vision]] of Jesus coming to them walking on the [[sea]]. When [[the Master]] seemed to walk on by the boat, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] cried out, " Save us, Master, save us. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] And those who were in the rear of the boat heard him say some of these [[words]]. As this [[apparition]] of the night [[season]] continued in [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[mind]], he [[dreamed]] that he heard [[Jesus]] say: " Be of good [[cheer]]; it is I; be not afraid.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] " This was like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balm_of_gilead balm of Gilead] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s disturbed [[soul]]; it soothed his troubled spirit, so that (in his [[dream]]) he cried out to [[the Master]]: " Lord, if it really is you, bid me come and walk with you on the [[water]]. " And when [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] started to walk upon the [[water]], the boisterous [[waves]] frightened him, and as he was about to sink, he cried out, " Lord, save me! "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14] And many of [[the twelve]] heard him utter this [[cry]]. Then [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[dream]]ed that [[Jesus]] came to the rescue and, stretching forth his hand, took hold and lifted him up, saying: " O, you of little [[faith]], wherefore did you [[doubt]]? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14]

152:4.3 In [[connection]] with the latter [[part]] of his [[dream]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] arose from the seat whereon he [[slept]] and actually stepped overboard and into the [[water]]. And he [[awakened]] from his [[dream]] as [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] reached down and pulled him out of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea].

152:4.3 In [[connection]] with the latter [[part]] of his [[dream]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] arose from the seat whereon he [[slept]] and actually stepped overboard and into the [[water]]. And he [[awakened]] from his [[dream]] as [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] reached down and pulled him out of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea].

152:4.4 To [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] this [[experience]] was always [[real]]. He [[sincerely]] believed that [[Jesus]] came to them that night. He only partially [[convinced]] John Mark, which [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_6 explains why Mark left a portion] of the [[story]] out of his [[narrative]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist Luke], the [[physician]], who made careful search into these matters, concluded that the [[episode]] was a [[vision]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s and therefore refused to give place to this [[story]] in the [[preparation]] of his [[narrative]].

152:4.4 To [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] this [[experience]] was always [[real]]. He [[sincerely]] believed that [[Jesus]] came to them that night. He only partially [[convinced]] John Mark, which [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_6 explains why Mark left a portion] of the [[story]] out of his [[narrative]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist Luke], the [[physician]], who made careful search into these matters, concluded that the [[episode]] was a [[vision]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s and therefore refused to give place to this [[story]] in the [[preparation]] of his [[narrative]].

==152:5. BACK IN BETHSAIDA==

==152:5. BACK IN BETHSAIDA==

152:5.1 Thursday morning, before [[Dawn|daylight]], they anchored their boat offshore near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house and sought [[sleep]] until about noontime. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] was first up and, going for a walk by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea], found [[Jesus]], in company with their chore boy, sitting on a stone by the [[water]]'s edge. Notwithstanding that many of [[the multitude]] and the young [[evangelists]] searched all night and much of the next day about the eastern hills for [[Jesus]], shortly after midnight he and the Mark lad had started to walk around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake] and across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river river], back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida].

152:5.1 Thursday morning, before [[Dawn|daylight]], they anchored their boat offshore near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house and sought [[sleep]] until about noontime. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] was first up and, going for a walk by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea], found [[Jesus]], in company with their chore boy, sitting on a stone by the [[water]]'s edge. Notwithstanding that many of [[the multitude]] and the young [[evangelists]] searched all night and much of the next day about the eastern hills for [[Jesus]], shortly after midnight he and the Mark lad had started to walk around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake] and across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river river], back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida].

152:5.2 Of the five thousand who were [[miraculously]] fed, and who, when their stomachs were full and their [[hearts]] empty, would have made him [[king]], only about five hundred [[persisted]] in following after him. But before these [[received]] word that he was back in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], [[Jesus]] asked [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to assemble the [[twelve apostles]] and their [[associates]], including [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women], saying, " I [[desire]] to [[speak]] with them. " And when all were ready, [[Jesus]] said:

152:5.2 Of the five thousand who were [[miraculously]] fed, and who, when their stomachs were full and their [[hearts]] empty, would have made him [[king]], only about five hundred [[persisted]] in following after him. But before these [[received]] word that he was back in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], [[Jesus]] asked [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to assemble the [[twelve apostles]] and their [[associates]], including [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women], saying, " I [[desire]] to [[speak]] with them. " And when all were ready, [[Jesus]] said:

152:5.3 " How long shall I bear with you? Are you all slow of [[spiritual]] [[comprehension]] and deficient in living [[faith]]? All these months have I taught you the [[truths]] of [[the kingdom]], and yet are you [[dominated]] by [[material]] [[motives]] instead of [[spiritual]] [[considerations]]. Have you not even [[read]] in the [[Scriptures]] where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] exhorted the unbelieving children of [[Israel]], saying: `[[Fear]] not, stand still and see the [[salvation]] of the Lord'?[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Exodus#Chapter_.14] Said the singer: `Put your [[trust]] in the Lord.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_4] `Be [[patient]], wait upon the Lord and be of [[good]] [[courage]]. He shall [[strengthen]] your [[heart]].' `Cast your burden on the Lord, and he shall [[sustain]] you.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_55] Trust him at all times and pour out your [[heart]] to him, for [[God]] is your [[refuge]].' `He who dwells in the [[secret]] place of the [[Most High]] shall abide under the [[shadow]] of the [[Almighty]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_91] `It is better to [[trust]] the Lord than to put [[confidence]] in [[human]] princes.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_118]

152:5.3 " How long shall I bear with you? Are you all slow of [[spiritual]] [[comprehension]] and deficient in living [[faith]]? All these months have I taught you the [[truths]] of [[the kingdom]], and yet are you [[dominated]] by [[material]] [[motives]] instead of [[spiritual]] [[considerations]]. Have you not even [[read]] in the [[Scriptures]] where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] exhorted the unbelieving children of [[Israel]], saying: `[[Fear]] not, stand still and see the [[salvation]] of the Lord'?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Exodus#Chapter_.14] Said the singer: `Put your [[trust]] in the Lord.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_4] `Be [[patient]], wait upon the Lord and be of [[good]] [[courage]]. He shall [[strengthen]] your [[heart]].' `Cast your burden on the Lord, and he shall [[sustain]] you.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_55] Trust him at all times and pour out your [[heart]] to him, for [[God]] is your [[refuge]].' `He who dwells in the [[secret]] place of the [[Most High]] shall abide under the [[shadow]] of the [[Almighty]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_91] `It is better to [[trust]] the Lord than to put [[confidence]] in [[human]] princes.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_118]

152:5.4 " And now do you all see that the working of [[miracles]] and the [[performance]] of [[material]] [[wonders]] will not win [[souls]] for the [[spiritual]] [[The Kingdom|kingdom]]? We fed [[the multitude]], but it did not lead them to [[hunger]] for the bread of life neither to [[thirst]] for the waters of [[spiritual]] [[righteousness]]. When their [[hunger]] was [[satisfied]], they sought not entrance into [[the kingdom]] of heaven but rather sought to [[proclaim]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[king]] after the [[manner]] of the kings of this world, only that they might continue to eat bread without having to [[Work|toil]] therefor. And all this, in which many of you did more or less [[participate]], does nothing to [[reveal]] the [[heavenly Father]] or to advance his [[the kingdom|kingdom]] on [[earth]]. Have we not sufficient [[enemies]] among the [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [[land]] without doing that which is likely to estrange also the [[Political|civil rulers]]? I [[pray]] that [[the Father]] will [[anoint]] your eyes that you may see and open your ears that you may hear, to the end that you may have full [[faith]] in the [[gospel]] which I have taught you. "

152:5.4 " And now do you all see that the working of [[miracles]] and the [[performance]] of [[material]] [[wonders]] will not win [[souls]] for the [[spiritual]] [[The Kingdom|kingdom]]? We fed [[the multitude]], but it did not lead them to [[hunger]] for the bread of life neither to [[thirst]] for the waters of [[spiritual]] [[righteousness]]. When their [[hunger]] was [[satisfied]], they sought not entrance into [[the kingdom]] of heaven but rather sought to [[proclaim]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[king]] after the [[manner]] of the kings of this world, only that they might continue to eat bread without having to [[Work|toil]] therefor. And all this, in which many of you did more or less [[participate]], does nothing to [[reveal]] the [[heavenly Father]] or to advance his [[the kingdom|kingdom]] on [[earth]]. Have we not sufficient [[enemies]] among the [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [[land]] without doing that which is likely to estrange also the [[Political|civil rulers]]? I [[pray]] that [[the Father]] will [[anoint]] your eyes that you may see and open your ears that you may hear, to the end that you may have full [[faith]] in the [[gospel]] which I have taught you. "

152:5.5 [[Jesus]] then [[announced]] that he [[wished]] to withdraw for a few days of [[rest]] with his [[apostles]] before they made ready to go up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]], and he [[forbade]] any of the [[disciples]] or [[the multitude]] to follow him. Accordingly they went by boat to the region of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret] for two or three days of [[rest]] and [[sleep]]. [[Jesus]] was [[preparing]] for a great [[crisis]] of his life on [[earth]], and he therefore spent much time in [[communion]] with [[the Father]] in heaven.

152:5.5 [[Jesus]] then [[announced]] that he [[wished]] to withdraw for a few days of [[rest]] with his [[apostles]] before they made ready to go up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]], and he [[forbade]] any of the [[disciples]] or [[the multitude]] to follow him. Accordingly they went by boat to the region of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret] for two or three days of [[rest]] and [[sleep]]. [[Jesus]] was [[preparing]] for a great [[crisis]] of his life on [[earth]], and he therefore spent much time in [[communion]] with [[the Father]] in heaven.

152:5.6 The news of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] and the attempt to make [[Jesus]] [[king]] aroused widespread [[curiosity]] and stirred up the [[fears]] of both the [[religious]] [[leaders]] and the civil [[Administration|rulers]] throughout all [[Galilee]] and [[Judea]]. While this great [[miracle]] did nothing to further the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] in the [[souls]] of [[material]]-minded and halfhearted [[believers]], it did serve the [[purpose]] of bringing to a head the [[miracle]]-seeking and [[king]]-craving proclivities of [[Jesus]]' [[immediate]] [[family]] of [[apostles]] and close [[disciples]]. This spectacular [[episode]] brought an end to the early era of teaching, [[training]], and [[healing]], thereby [[preparing]] the way for the [[inauguration]] of this last year of [[proclaiming]] the higher and more [[spiritual]] [[phases]] of the new [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]— [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship], [[spiritual]] [[liberty]], and [[eternal]] [[salvation]].

152:5.6 The news of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] and the attempt to make [[Jesus]] [[king]] aroused widespread [[curiosity]] and stirred up the [[fears]] of both the [[religious]] [[leaders]] and the civil [[Administration|rulers]] throughout all [[Galilee]] and [[Judea]]. While this great [[miracle]] did nothing to further the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] in the [[souls]] of [[material]]-minded and halfhearted [[believers]], it did serve the [[purpose]] of bringing to a head the [[miracle]]-seeking and [[king]]-craving proclivities of [[Jesus]]' [[immediate]] [[family]] of [[apostles]] and close [[disciples]]. This spectacular [[episode]] brought an end to the early era of teaching, [[training]], and [[healing]], thereby [[preparing]] the way for the [[inauguration]] of this last year of [[proclaiming]] the higher and more [[spiritual]] [[phases]] of the new [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]— [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship], [[spiritual]] [[liberty]], and [[eternal]] [[salvation]].

==152:6. AT GENNESARET==

==152:6. AT GENNESARET==

152:6.2 While [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] were resting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret], [[the multitudes]] [[dispersed]], some going to their [[homes]], others going on up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. In less than one month's time the [[enthusiastic]] and open followers of [[Jesus]], who numbered more than fifty thousand in [[Galilee]] alone, shrank to less than five hundred. [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to give his [[apostles]] such an [[experience]] with the [[fickleness]] of popular [[acclaim]] that they would not be [[tempted]] to rely on such [[manifestations]] of [[transient]] [[religious]] [[hysteria]] after he should leave them [[alone]] in the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]], but he was only partially successful in this [[effort]].

152:6.2 While [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] were resting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret], [[the multitudes]] [[dispersed]], some going to their [[homes]], others going on up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. In less than one month's time the [[enthusiastic]] and open followers of [[Jesus]], who numbered more than fifty thousand in [[Galilee]] alone, shrank to less than five hundred. [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to give his [[apostles]] such an [[experience]] with the [[fickleness]] of popular [[acclaim]] that they would not be [[tempted]] to rely on such [[manifestations]] of [[transient]] [[religious]] [[hysteria]] after he should leave them [[alone]] in the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]], but he was only partially successful in this [[effort]].

152:6.3 The second night of their [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret] [[the Master]] again told [[the apostles]] the [[parable]] of the [[sower]] and added these [[words]]: " You see, my [[children]], the [[appeal]] to [[human]] [[feelings]] is [[transitory]] and utterly [[disappointing]]; the exclusive [[appeal]] to the [[intellect]] of man is likewise empty and barren; it is only by making your [[appeal]] to [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] which lives within the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:1._INDWELLING_THE_MORTAL_MIND human mind] that you can [[hope]] to [[achieve]] lasting success and accomplish those [[marvelous]] [[transformations]] of [[human]] [[character]] that are presently shown in the [[abundant]] yielding of the genuine [[fruits of the spirit]] in the daily lives of all who are thus delivered from the [[darkness]] of [[doubt]] by the [[birth]] of the [[spirit]] into the [[light]] of [[faith]]—[[the kingdom]] of heaven. "

152:6.3 The second night of their [[sojourn]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret] [[the Master]] again told [[the apostles]] the [[parable]] of the [[sower]] and added these [[words]]: " You see, my [[children]], the [[appeal]] to [[human]] [[feelings]] is [[transitory]] and utterly [[disappointing]]; the exclusive [[appeal]] to the [[intellect]] of man is likewise empty and barren; it is only by making your [[appeal]] to [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] which lives within the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:1._INDWELLING_THE_MORTAL_MIND human mind] that you can [[hope]] to [[achieve]] lasting success and accomplish those [[marvelous]] [[transformations]] of [[human]] [[character]] that are presently shown in the [[abundant]] yielding of the genuine [[fruits of the spirit]] in the daily lives of all who are thus delivered from the [[darkness]] of [[doubt]] by the [[birth]] of the [[spirit]] into the [[light]] of [[faith]]—[[the kingdom]] of heaven. "

152:6.4 [[Jesus]] taught the [[appeal]] to the [[emotions]] as the [[technique]] of arresting and [[focusing]] the [[intellectual]] [[attention]]. He designated the [[mind]] thus aroused and quickened as the gateway to the [[soul]], where there resides that [[spiritual]] [[nature]] of man which must [[recognize]] [[truth]] and [[respond]] to the spiritual [[appeal]] of the [[gospel]] in order to afford the permanent results of true [[character]] [[transformations]].

152:6.4 [[Jesus]] taught the [[appeal]] to the [[emotions]] as the [[technique]] of arresting and [[focusing]] the [[intellectual]] [[attention]]. He designated the [[mind]] thus aroused and quickened as the gateway to the [[soul]], where there resides that [[spiritual]] [[nature]] of man which must [[recognize]] [[truth]] and [[respond]] to the spiritual [[appeal]] of the [[gospel]] in order to afford the permanent results of true [[character]] [[transformations]].

152:6.5 [[Jesus]] thus endeavored to [[prepare]] [[the apostles]] for the impending [[shock]]—the [[crisis]] in the [[public]] [[attitude]] toward him which was only a few days distant. He [[explained]] to [[the twelve]] that the [[Sanhedrin|religious rulers]] of [[Jerusalem]] would [[conspire]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] to [[effect]] their destruction. [[The twelve]] began to [[realize]] more fully (though not finally) that [[Jesus]] was not going to sit on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David]'s [[throne]]. They saw more fully that [[spiritual]] [[truth]] was not to be advanced by [[material]] [[wonders]]. They began to [[realize]] that the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] and the popular movement to make [[Jesus]] [[king]] was the [[apex]] of the [[miracle]]-seeking, [[wonder]]-working [[Expectations|expectance]] of the people and the height of [[Jesus]]' [[acclaim]] by the [[populace]]. They vaguely [[discerned]] and dimly [[Foresight|foresaw]] the approaching times of [[spiritual]] sifting and cruel [[adversity]]. These twelve men were slowly [[awaking]] to the [[realization]] of the [[real]] [[nature]] of their task as [[ambassadors]] of [[the kingdom]], and they began to gird themselves for the trying and testing [[ordeals]] of the last year of [[the Master]]'s [[ministry]] on [[earth]].

152:6.5 [[Jesus]] thus endeavored to [[prepare]] [[the apostles]] for the impending [[shock]]—the [[crisis]] in the [[public]] [[attitude]] toward him which was only a few days distant. He [[explained]] to [[the twelve]] that the [[Sanhedrin|religious rulers]] of [[Jerusalem]] would [[conspire]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] to [[effect]] their destruction. [[The twelve]] began to [[realize]] more fully (though not finally) that [[Jesus]] was not going to sit on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David]'s [[throne]]. They saw more fully that [[spiritual]] [[truth]] was not to be advanced by [[material]] [[wonders]]. They began to [[realize]] that the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] and the popular movement to make [[Jesus]] [[king]] was the [[apex]] of the [[miracle]]-seeking, [[wonder]]-working [[Expectations|expectance]] of the people and the height of [[Jesus]]' [[acclaim]] by the [[populace]]. They vaguely [[discerned]] and dimly [[Foresight|foresaw]] the approaching times of [[spiritual]] sifting and cruel [[adversity]]. These twelve men were slowly [[awaking]] to the [[realization]] of the [[real]] [[nature]] of their task as [[ambassadors]] of [[the kingdom]], and they began to gird themselves for the trying and testing [[ordeals]] of the last year of [[the Master]]'s [[ministry]] on [[earth]].

152:6.6 Before they left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret], [[Jesus]] instructed them regarding the [[miraculous]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand], telling them just why he [[engaged]] in this extraordinary [[manifestation]] of [[creative]] [[power]] and also [[assuring]] them that he did not thus yield to his [[sympathy]] for [[the multitude]] until he had ascertained that it was " according to [[the Father]]'s will. "

152:6.6 Before they left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret], [[Jesus]] instructed them regarding the [[miraculous]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand], telling them just why he [[engaged]] in this extraordinary [[manifestation]] of [[creative]] [[power]] and also [[assuring]] them that he did not thus yield to his [[sympathy]] for [[the multitude]] until he had ascertained that it was " according to [[the Father]]'s will. "

==152:7. AT JERUSALEM==

==152:7. AT JERUSALEM==

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