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==PAPER 154: LAST DAYS AT CAPERNAUM==

==PAPER 154: LAST DAYS AT CAPERNAUM==

154:0.1 On the eventful Saturday night of April 30, as [[Jesus]] was [[speaking]] [[words]] of [[comfort]] and [[courage]] to his [[downcast]] and bewildered [[disciples]], at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias] a [[council]] was being held between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] and a group of special commissioners [[representing]] the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]]. These [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] urged Herod to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]]; they did their best to [[convince]] him that [[Jesus]] was stirring up the [[populace]] to [[dissension]] and even to [[rebellion]]. But Herod refused to take [[action]] against him as a [[political]] [[offender]]. Herod's [[Counsel|advisers]] had correctly reported the [[episode]] across the lake when the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:3._THE_KING-MAKING_EPISODE people sought to proclaim Jesus king] and how he [[rejected]] the [[proposal]].

154:0.1 On the eventful Saturday night of April 30, as [[Jesus]] was [[speaking]] [[words]] of [[comfort]] and [[courage]] to his [[downcast]] and bewildered [[disciples]], at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias] a [[council]] was being held between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] and a group of special commissioners [[representing]] the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]]. These [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] urged Herod to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]]; they did their best to [[convince]] him that [[Jesus]] was stirring up the [[populace]] to [[dissension]] and even to [[rebellion]]. But Herod refused to take [[action]] against him as a [[political]] [[offender]]. Herod's [[Counsel|advisers]] had correctly reported the [[episode]] across the lake when the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:3._THE_KING-MAKING_EPISODE people sought to proclaim Jesus king] and how he [[rejected]] the [[proposal]].

154:0.2 One of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod]'s official [[family]], Chuza, whose [[wife]] belonged to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS women's ministering corps], had informed him that [[Jesus]] did not [[propose]] to meddle with the affairs of [[earthly]] rule; that he was only concerned with the [[establishment]] of the [[spiritual]] brotherhood of his [[believers]], which brotherhood he called [[the kingdom]] of heaven. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] had [[confidence]] in Chuza's reports, so much so that he refused to [[interfere]] with [[Jesus]]' [[activities]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] was also [[influenced]] at this time, in his [[attitude]] toward [[Jesus]], by his [[superstitious]] [[fear]] of [[John the Baptist]]. Herod was one of those [[apostate]] Jews who, while he believed nothing, [[feared]] everything. He had a bad [[conscience]] for having [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135#135:12._DEATH_OF_JOHN_THE_BAPTIST put John to death], and he did not want to become entangled in these [[intrigue]]s against [[Jesus]]. He knew of many cases of [[sickness]] which had been apparently [[healed]] by [[Jesus]], and he regarded him as either a [[prophet]] or a relatively harmless [[religious]] [[fanatic]].

154:0.2 One of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod]'s official [[family]], Chuza, whose [[wife]] belonged to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS women's ministering corps], had informed him that [[Jesus]] did not [[propose]] to meddle with the affairs of [[earthly]] rule; that he was only concerned with the [[establishment]] of the [[spiritual]] brotherhood of his [[believers]], which brotherhood he called [[the kingdom]] of heaven. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] had [[confidence]] in Chuza's reports, so much so that he refused to [[interfere]] with [[Jesus]]' [[activities]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] was also [[influenced]] at this time, in his [[attitude]] toward [[Jesus]], by his [[superstitious]] [[fear]] of [[John the Baptist]]. Herod was one of those [[apostate]] Jews who, while he believed nothing, [[feared]] everything. He had a bad [[conscience]] for having [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135#135:12._DEATH_OF_JOHN_THE_BAPTIST put John to death], and he did not want to become entangled in these [[intrigue]]s against [[Jesus]]. He knew of many cases of [[sickness]] which had been apparently [[healed]] by [[Jesus]], and he regarded him as either a [[prophet]] or a relatively harmless [[religious]] [[fanatic]].

154:0.3 When the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] threatened to report to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar] that he was shielding a [[traitorous]] subject, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] ordered them out of his [[council]] chamber. Thus matters rested for one week, during which time [[Jesus]] [[prepared]] his followers for the impending [[dispersion]].

154:0.3 When the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] threatened to report to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar] that he was shielding a [[traitorous]] subject, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] ordered them out of his [[council]] chamber. Thus matters rested for one week, during which time [[Jesus]] [[prepared]] his followers for the impending [[dispersion]].

154:2.4 This was the week that [[Nathaniel]] and [[James Zebedee]] [[suffered]] from more than a slight [[illness]]. For three days and nights they were acutely afflicted with a [[painful]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_XI:_Diseases_of_the_digestive_system digestive] disturbance. On the third night [[Jesus]] sent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome Salome], [[James, the Apostle|James]]'s [[mother]], to her [[rest]], while he ministered to his [[suffering]] [[apostles]]. Of course [[Jesus]] could have instantly [[healed]] these two men, but that is not the [[method]] of either [[Creator Son|the Son]] or [[the Father]] in dealing with these commonplace [[difficulties]] and afflictions of the children of men on the [[evolutionary worlds]] of [[time and space]]. Never once, throughout all of his [[eventful]] life in the [[flesh]], did [[Jesus]] [[engage]] in any sort of [[supernatural]] ministration to any member of his [[earth]] [[family]] or in behalf of any one of his [[immediate]] [[Disciples|followers]].

154:2.4 This was the week that [[Nathaniel]] and [[James Zebedee]] [[suffered]] from more than a slight [[illness]]. For three days and nights they were acutely afflicted with a [[painful]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_XI:_Diseases_of_the_digestive_system digestive] disturbance. On the third night [[Jesus]] sent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome Salome], [[James, the Apostle|James]]'s [[mother]], to her [[rest]], while he ministered to his [[suffering]] [[apostles]]. Of course [[Jesus]] could have instantly [[healed]] these two men, but that is not the [[method]] of either [[Creator Son|the Son]] or [[the Father]] in dealing with these commonplace [[difficulties]] and afflictions of the children of men on the [[evolutionary worlds]] of [[time and space]]. Never once, throughout all of his [[eventful]] life in the [[flesh]], did [[Jesus]] [[engage]] in any sort of [[supernatural]] ministration to any member of his [[earth]] [[family]] or in behalf of any one of his [[immediate]] [[Disciples|followers]].

154:2.5 [[Universe]] [[difficulties]] must be met and [[planetary]] obstacles must be encountered as a part of the [[experience]] [[training]] provided for the [[growth]] and [[development]], the [[progressive]] [[perfection]], of the evolving [[souls]] of [[mortal]] [[creatures]]. The spiritualization of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul] requires [[intimate]] [[experience]] with the [[educational]] solving of a wide range of real [[universe]] [[problems]]. The [[animal]] nature and the lower forms of will [[creatures]] do not [[progress]] favorably in [[Leisure|environmental ease]]. Problematic situations, coupled with exertion [[stimuli]], [[conspire]] to produce those [[activities]] of [[mind]], [[soul]], and [[spirit]] which contribute mightily to the [[achievement]] of worthy goals of [[mortal]] [[progression]] and to the [[attainment]] of higher levels of [[spirit]] [[destiny]].

154:2.5 [[Universe]] [[difficulties]] must be met and [[planetary]] obstacles must be encountered as a part of the [[experience]] [[training]] provided for the [[growth]] and [[development]], the [[progressive]] [[perfection]], of the evolving [[souls]] of [[mortal]] [[creatures]]. The spiritualization of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:2._NATURE_OF_THE_SOUL human soul] requires [[intimate]] [[experience]] with the [[educational]] solving of a wide range of real [[universe]] [[problems]]. The [[animal]] nature and the lower forms of will [[creatures]] do not [[progress]] favorably in [[Leisure|environmental ease]]. Problematic situations, coupled with exertion [[stimuli]], [[conspire]] to produce those [[activities]] of [[mind]], [[soul]], and [[spirit]] which contribute mightily to the [[achievement]] of worthy goals of [[mortal]] [[progression]] and to the [[attainment]] of higher levels of [[spirit]] [[destiny]].

==154:3. THE SECOND TIBERIAS CONFERENCE==

==154:3. THE SECOND TIBERIAS CONFERENCE==

154:5.1 May 22 was an [[eventful]] day in the life of [[Jesus]]. On this Sunday morning, before [[Dawn|daybreak]], one of [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]] arrived in great haste from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias], bringing the [[word]] that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] had [[authorized]], or was about to authorize, the [[arrest]] of [[Jesus]] by the officers of the [[Sanhedrin]]. The receipt of the news of this impending [[danger]] caused [[David Zebedee]] to arouse his [[messengers]] and send them out to all the local [[groups]] of [[disciples]], summoning them for an [[emergency]] [[council]] at seven o'clock that morning. When the sister-in-law of Jude ([[Jesus]]' [[brother]]) heard this alarming report, she hastened [[word]] to all of [[Jesus]]' [[family]] who dwelt near by, summoning them forthwith to assemble at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house. And in [[response]] to this hasty call, presently there were assembled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary], James, Joseph, Jude, and Ruth.

154:5.1 May 22 was an [[eventful]] day in the life of [[Jesus]]. On this Sunday morning, before [[Dawn|daybreak]], one of [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]] arrived in great haste from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias], bringing the [[word]] that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] had [[authorized]], or was about to authorize, the [[arrest]] of [[Jesus]] by the officers of the [[Sanhedrin]]. The receipt of the news of this impending [[danger]] caused [[David Zebedee]] to arouse his [[messengers]] and send them out to all the local [[groups]] of [[disciples]], summoning them for an [[emergency]] [[council]] at seven o'clock that morning. When the sister-in-law of Jude ([[Jesus]]' [[brother]]) heard this alarming report, she hastened [[word]] to all of [[Jesus]]' [[family]] who dwelt near by, summoning them forthwith to assemble at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house. And in [[response]] to this hasty call, presently there were assembled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary], James, Joseph, Jude, and Ruth.

154:5.2 At this early morning [[meeting]] [[Jesus]] imparted his [[farewell]] instructions to the assembled [[disciples]]; that is, he bade them farewell for the [[time]] being, knowing well that they would soon be [[dispersed]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He directed them all to seek [[God]] for [[guidance]] and to carry on the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] regardless of [[consequences]]. The [[evangelists]] were to [[labor]] as they saw fit until such time as they might be called. He selected twelve of the [[evangelists]] to accompany him; the [[twelve apostles]] he directed to remain with him no matter what happened. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS twelve women] he instructed to remain at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house and at [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s house until he should send for them.

154:5.2 At this early morning [[meeting]] [[Jesus]] imparted his [[farewell]] instructions to the assembled [[disciples]]; that is, he bade them farewell for the [[time]] being, knowing well that they would soon be [[dispersed]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]. He directed them all to seek [[God]] for [[guidance]] and to carry on the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] regardless of [[consequences]]. The [[evangelists]] were to [[labor]] as they saw fit until such time as they might be called. He selected twelve of the [[evangelists]] to accompany him; the [[twelve apostles]] he directed to remain with him no matter what happened. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS twelve women] he instructed to remain at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house and at [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s house until he should send for them.

154:5.3 [[Jesus]] [[consented]] to [[David Zebedee]]'s continuing his countrywide [[messenger]] service, and in bidding [[the Master]] [[farewell]] presently, David said: " Go forth to your work, Master. Don't let the [[bigots]] catch you, and never [[doubt]] that the [[messengers]] will follow after you. My men will never lose [[contact]] with you, and through them you shall know of [[the kingdom]] in other parts, and by them we will all know about you. Nothing that might happen to me will [[interfere]] with this service, for I have appointed first and second [[leaders]], even a third. I am neither a [[teacher]] nor a [[preacher]], but it is in my [[heart]] to do this, and none can stop me. "

154:5.3 [[Jesus]] [[consented]] to [[David Zebedee]]'s continuing his countrywide [[messenger]] service, and in bidding [[the Master]] [[farewell]] presently, David said: " Go forth to your work, Master. Don't let the [[bigots]] catch you, and never [[doubt]] that the [[messengers]] will follow after you. My men will never lose [[contact]] with you, and through them you shall know of [[the kingdom]] in other parts, and by them we will all know about you. Nothing that might happen to me will [[interfere]] with this service, for I have appointed first and second [[leaders]], even a third. I am neither a [[teacher]] nor a [[preacher]], but it is in my [[heart]] to do this, and none can stop me. "

==154:6. JESUS' FAMILY ARRIVES==

==154:6. JESUS' FAMILY ARRIVES==

154:6.1 It was about eight o'clock on this Sunday morning when five members of [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[family]] arrived on the scene in [[response]] to the urgent summons of Jude's sister-in-law. Of all his [[family]] in the flesh, only one, Ruth, [[believed]] wholeheartedly and continuously in the [[divinity]] of his [[mission]] on [[earth]]. Jude and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James], and even Joseph, still retained much of their [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], but they had [[permitted]] [[pride]] to [[interfere]] with their better [[judgment]] and real [[spiritual]] inclinations. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was likewise torn between [[love]] and [[fear]], between [[mother]] [[love]] and [[family]] [[pride]]. Though she was harassed by [[doubts]], she could never quite [[forget]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:3._GABRIEL.27S_ANNOUNCEMENT_TO_MARY visit of Gabriel] ere [[Jesus]] was [[born]]. The [[Pharisees]] had been [[laboring]] to [[persuade]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] that [[Jesus]] was beside himself, demented. They urged her to go with her sons and seek to dissuade him from further [[efforts]] at [[public]] [[teaching]]. They [[assured]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] that soon [[Jesus]]' [[health]] would break, and that only dishonor and [[Shame|disgrace]] could come upon the entire [[family]] as a result of allowing him to go on. And so, when the [[word]] came from Jude's sister-in-law, all five of them started at once for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house, having been together at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s [[home]], where they had met with the [[Pharisees]] the evening before. They had talked with the [[Jerusalem]] [[leaders]] long into the night, and all were more or less convinced that [[Jesus]] was acting [[strange]]ly, that he had acted strangely for some time. While Ruth could not [[explain]] all of his [[conduct]], she insisted that he had always treated his [[family]] fairly and refused to [[agree]] to the program of trying to dissuade him from further [[work]].

154:6.1 It was about eight o'clock on this Sunday morning when five members of [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[family]] arrived on the scene in [[response]] to the urgent summons of Jude's sister-in-law. Of all his [[family]] in the flesh, only one, Ruth, [[believed]] wholeheartedly and continuously in the [[divinity]] of his [[mission]] on [[earth]]. Jude and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James], and even Joseph, still retained much of their [[faith]] in [[Jesus]], but they had [[permitted]] [[pride]] to [[interfere]] with their better [[judgment]] and real [[spiritual]] inclinations. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] was likewise torn between [[love]] and [[fear]], between [[mother]] [[love]] and [[family]] [[pride]]. Though she was harassed by [[doubts]], she could never quite [[forget]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#122:3._GABRIEL.27S_ANNOUNCEMENT_TO_MARY visit of Gabriel] ere [[Jesus]] was [[born]]. The [[Pharisees]] had been [[laboring]] to [[persuade]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] that [[Jesus]] was beside himself, demented. They urged her to go with her sons and seek to dissuade him from further [[efforts]] at [[public]] [[teaching]]. They [[assured]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] that soon [[Jesus]]' [[health]] would break, and that only dishonor and [[Shame|disgrace]] could come upon the entire [[family]] as a result of allowing him to go on. And so, when the [[word]] came from Jude's sister-in-law, all five of them started at once for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house, having been together at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]'s [[home]], where they had met with the [[Pharisees]] the evening before. They had talked with the [[Jerusalem]] [[leaders]] long into the night, and all were more or less convinced that [[Jesus]] was acting [[strange]]ly, that he had acted strangely for some time. While Ruth could not [[explain]] all of his [[conduct]], she insisted that he had always treated his [[family]] fairly and refused to [[agree]] to the program of trying to dissuade him from further [[work]].

154:6.2 On the way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house they talked these things over and [[agreed]] among themselves to try to [[persuade]] [[Jesus]] to come [[home]] with them, for, said [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]: " I know I could [[influence]] my son if he would only come [[home]] and [[listen]] to me. " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] and Jude had heard [[rumors]] concerning the [[plans]] to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]] and take him to [[Jerusalem]] for [[trial]]. They also [[feared]] for their own [[safety]]. As long as [[Jesus]] was a [[popular]] figure in the [[public]] eye, his [[family]] allowed matters to drift along, but now that the people of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and the [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] had suddenly turned against him, they began keenly to feel the [[pressure]] of the supposed [[disgrace]] of their [[embarrassing]] position.

154:6.2 On the way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house they talked these things over and [[agreed]] among themselves to try to [[persuade]] [[Jesus]] to come [[home]] with them, for, said [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]: " I know I could [[influence]] my son if he would only come [[home]] and [[listen]] to me. " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] and Jude had heard [[rumors]] concerning the [[plans]] to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]] and take him to [[Jerusalem]] for [[trial]]. They also [[feared]] for their own [[safety]]. As long as [[Jesus]] was a [[popular]] figure in the [[public]] eye, his [[family]] allowed matters to drift along, but now that the people of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and the [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] had suddenly turned against him, they began keenly to feel the [[pressure]] of the supposed [[disgrace]] of their [[embarrassing]] position.

154:6.3 They had [[expected]] to meet [[Jesus]], take him aside, and urge him to go [[home]] with them. They had thought to [[assure]] him that they would [[forget]] his neglect of them—they would [[forgive]] and [[forget]]—if he would only give up the [[foolishness]] of trying to [[preach]] a new [[religion]] which could bring only trouble to himself and dishonor upon his [[family]]. To all of this Ruth would say only: " I will tell my [[brother]] that I think he is a man of [[God]], and that I hope he would be willing to die before he would allow these [[wicked]] [[Pharisees]] to stop his [[preaching]]. " Joseph promised to keep Ruth quiet while the others [[labored]] with [[Jesus]].

154:6.3 They had [[expected]] to meet [[Jesus]], take him aside, and urge him to go [[home]] with them. They had thought to [[assure]] him that they would [[forget]] his neglect of them—they would [[forgive]] and [[forget]]—if he would only give up the [[foolishness]] of trying to [[preach]] a new [[religion]] which could bring only trouble to himself and dishonor upon his [[family]]. To all of this Ruth would say only: " I will tell my [[brother]] that I think he is a man of [[God]], and that I hope he would be willing to die before he would allow these [[wicked]] [[Pharisees]] to stop his [[preaching]]. " Joseph promised to keep Ruth quiet while the others [[labored]] with [[Jesus]].

154:6.4 When they reached the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house, [[Jesus]] was in the very midst of delivering his parting [[Speech|address]] to the [[disciples]]. They sought to gain entrance to the house, but it was crowded to overflowing. Finally they [[established]] themselves on the back porch and had [[word]] passed in to [[Jesus]], from [[person]] to [[person]], so that it finally was whispered to him by [[Simon Peter]], who interrupted his talking for the [[purpose]], and who said: " Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, and they are very anxious to speak with you. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_mark#Chapter_3] Now it did not occur to his [[mother]] how important was the giving of this parting [[message]] to his followers, neither did she know that his [[Speech|address]] was likely to be terminated any [[moment]] by the arrival of his apprehenders. She really [[thought]], after so long an [[apparent]] estrangement, in view of the [[fact]] that she and his [[brothers]] had shown the [[grace]] actually to come to him, that [[Jesus]] would cease speaking and come to them the [[moment]] he [[received]] word they were waiting.

154:6.4 When they reached the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house, [[Jesus]] was in the very midst of delivering his parting [[Speech|address]] to the [[disciples]]. They sought to gain entrance to the house, but it was crowded to overflowing. Finally they [[established]] themselves on the back porch and had [[word]] passed in to [[Jesus]], from [[person]] to [[person]], so that it finally was whispered to him by [[Simon Peter]], who interrupted his talking for the [[purpose]], and who said: " Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, and they are very anxious to speak with you. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_mark#Chapter_3] Now it did not occur to his [[mother]] how important was the giving of this parting [[message]] to his followers, neither did she know that his [[Speech|address]] was likely to be terminated any [[moment]] by the arrival of his apprehenders. She really [[thought]], after so long an [[apparent]] estrangement, in view of the [[fact]] that she and his [[brothers]] had shown the [[grace]] actually to come to him, that [[Jesus]] would cease speaking and come to them the [[moment]] he [[received]] word they were waiting.

154:6.5 It was just another of those instances in which his [[earth]] [[family]] could not [[comprehend]] that he must be about [[Universal Father|his Father]]'s business. And so [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and his [[brothers]] were deeply hurt when, notwithstanding that he paused in his [[speaking]] to [[receive]] the [[message]], instead of his rushing out to greet them, they heard his musical [[voice]] speak with increased volume: " Say to my [[mother]] and my [[brothers]] that they should have no [[fear]] for me. [[The Father]] who sent me into the world will not forsake me; neither shall any harm come upon my [[family]]. Bid them be of [[good]] [[courage]] and put their [[trust]] in [[the Father]] of [[the kingdom]]. But, after all, who is my [[mother]] and who are my [[brothers]]? " And stretching forth his hands toward all of his [[disciples]] assembled in the room, he said: " I have no [[mother]]; I have no [[brothers]]. Behold my mother and behold my brethren! For whosoever [[does the will of my Father]] who is in heaven, the same is my [[mother]], my [[brother]], and my sister. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_3]

154:6.5 It was just another of those instances in which his [[earth]] [[family]] could not [[comprehend]] that he must be about [[Universal Father|his Father]]'s business. And so [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and his [[brothers]] were deeply hurt when, notwithstanding that he paused in his [[speaking]] to [[receive]] the [[message]], instead of his rushing out to greet them, they heard his musical [[voice]] speak with increased volume: " Say to my [[mother]] and my [[brothers]] that they should have no [[fear]] for me. [[The Father]] who sent me into the world will not forsake me; neither shall any harm come upon my [[family]]. Bid them be of [[good]] [[courage]] and put their [[trust]] in [[the Father]] of [[the kingdom]]. But, after all, who is my [[mother]] and who are my [[brothers]]? " And stretching forth his hands toward all of his [[disciples]] assembled in the room, he said: " I have no [[mother]]; I have no [[brothers]]. Behold my mother and behold my brethren! For whosoever [[does the will of my Father]] who is in heaven, the same is my [[mother]], my [[brother]], and my sister. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_3]

154:6.6 And when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] heard these [[words]], she collapsed in Jude's arms. They carried her out in the [[garden]] to revive her while [[Jesus]] spoke the concluding [[words]] of his parting [[message]]. He would then have gone out to [[Meeting|confer]] with his [[mother]] and his brothers, but a [[messenger]] arrived in haste from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias] bringing [[word]] that the officers of the [[Sanhedrin]] were on their way with [[authority]] to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]] and carry him to [[Jerusalem]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] received this [[message]] and, interrupting [[Jesus]], told it to him.

154:6.6 And when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] heard these [[words]], she collapsed in Jude's arms. They carried her out in the [[garden]] to revive her while [[Jesus]] spoke the concluding [[words]] of his parting [[message]]. He would then have gone out to [[Meeting|confer]] with his [[mother]] and his brothers, but a [[messenger]] arrived in haste from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberias Tiberias] bringing [[word]] that the officers of the [[Sanhedrin]] were on their way with [[authority]] to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]] and carry him to [[Jerusalem]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] received this [[message]] and, interrupting [[Jesus]], told it to him.

154:6.7 [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] did not recall that [[David Zebedee|David]] had posted some twenty-five sentinels about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house, and that no one could take them by [[surprise]]; so he asked [[Jesus]] what should be done. [[The Master]] stood there in [[silence]] while his [[mother]], having heard the words, " I have no mother, "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_3] was recovering from the [[shock]] in the [[garden]]. It was at just this time that a [[woman]] in the room stood up and [[Statement|exclaimed]], " [[Blessed]] is the [[womb]] that bore you and blessed are the [[breasts]] that nursed you. " [[Jesus]] turned aside a [[moment]] from his [[conversation]] with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to answer this [[woman]] by saying, " No, rather is the one [[blessed]] who hears the [[word]] of [[God]] and [[dares]] to [[obey]] it. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_11]

154:6.7 [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] did not recall that [[David Zebedee|David]] had posted some twenty-five sentinels about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house, and that no one could take them by [[surprise]]; so he asked [[Jesus]] what should be done. [[The Master]] stood there in [[silence]] while his [[mother]], having heard the words, " I have no mother, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_3] was recovering from the [[shock]] in the [[garden]]. It was at just this time that a [[woman]] in the room stood up and [[Statement|exclaimed]], " [[Blessed]] is the [[womb]] that bore you and blessed are the [[breasts]] that nursed you. " [[Jesus]] turned aside a [[moment]] from his [[conversation]] with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to answer this [[woman]] by saying, " No, rather is the one [[blessed]] who hears the [[word]] of [[God]] and [[dares]] to [[obey]] it. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_11]

154:6.8 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and [[Jesus]]' [[brothers]] [[thought]] that [[Jesus]] did not [[understand]] them, that he had lost interest in them, little [[realizing]] that it was they who failed to [[understand]] [[Jesus]]. Jesus fully understood how [[difficult]] it is for men to break with their [[past]]. He knew how [[human being]]s are swayed by the [[preacher]]'s [[eloquence]], and how the [[conscience]] [[responds]] to [[emotional]] [[appeal]] as the [[mind]] does to [[logic]] and [[reason]], but he also knew how far more [[difficult]] it is to [[persuade]] men to disown the past.

154:6.8 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary] and [[Jesus]]' [[brothers]] [[thought]] that [[Jesus]] did not [[understand]] them, that he had lost interest in them, little [[realizing]] that it was they who failed to [[understand]] [[Jesus]]. Jesus fully understood how [[difficult]] it is for men to break with their [[past]]. He knew how [[human being]]s are swayed by the [[preacher]]'s [[eloquence]], and how the [[conscience]] [[responds]] to [[emotional]] [[appeal]] as the [[mind]] does to [[logic]] and [[reason]], but he also knew how far more [[difficult]] it is to [[persuade]] men to disown the past.

154:6.9 It is forever true that all who may [[think]] they are misunderstood or not [[appreciated]] have in [[Jesus]] a [[sympathizing]] [[friend]] and an [[understanding]] [[counselor]]. He had [[warned]] his [[apostles]] that a man's [[foes]] may be they of his own household,[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_12] but he had hardly [[realized]] how near this [[prediction]] would come to apply to his own [[experience]]. [[Jesus]] did not [[forsake]] his [[earth]] [[family]] to do his Father's work—they forsook him. Later on, after [[the Master]]'s [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 death] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_189 resurrection], when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] became [[connected]] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christian movement], he [[suffered]] immeasurably as a result of his failure to enjoy this earlier [[association]] with [[Jesus]] and his [[disciples]].

154:6.9 It is forever true that all who may [[think]] they are misunderstood or not [[appreciated]] have in [[Jesus]] a [[sympathizing]] [[friend]] and an [[understanding]] [[counselor]]. He had [[warned]] his [[apostles]] that a man's [[foes]] may be they of his own household,[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_12] but he had hardly [[realized]] how near this [[prediction]] would come to apply to his own [[experience]]. [[Jesus]] did not [[forsake]] his [[earth]] [[family]] to do his Father's work—they forsook him. Later on, after [[the Master]]'s [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 death] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_189 resurrection], when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] became [[connected]] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christian movement], he [[suffered]] immeasurably as a result of his failure to enjoy this earlier [[association]] with [[Jesus]] and his [[disciples]].

154:6.10 In passing through these [[events]], [[Jesus]] [[chose]] to be [[guided]] by the [[limited]] [[knowledge]] of his [[human]] [[mind]]. He [[desired]] to undergo the [[experience]] with his [[associates]] as a mere man. And it was in the [[human]] [[mind]] of [[Jesus]] to see his [[family]] before he left. He did not [[wish]] to stop in the midst of his [[discourse]] and thus render their first [[meeting]] after so long a [[separation]] such a [[public]] [[Event|affair]]. He had [[intended]] to finish his [[Speech|address]] and then have a [[visit]] with them before leaving, but this [[plan]] was thwarted by the [[conspiracy]] of [[events]] which [[immediately]] followed.

154:6.10 In passing through these [[events]], [[Jesus]] [[chose]] to be [[guided]] by the [[limited]] [[knowledge]] of his [[human]] [[mind]]. He [[desired]] to undergo the [[experience]] with his [[associates]] as a mere man. And it was in the [[human]] [[mind]] of [[Jesus]] to see his [[family]] before he left. He did not [[wish]] to stop in the midst of his [[discourse]] and thus render their first [[meeting]] after so long a [[separation]] such a [[public]] [[Event|affair]]. He had [[intended]] to finish his [[Speech|address]] and then have a [[visit]] with them before leaving, but this [[plan]] was thwarted by the [[conspiracy]] of [[events]] which [[immediately]] followed.

154:7.1 And so it was on this Sunday morning, the twenty-second of May, in the year [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29_AD A.D. 29], that [[Jesus]], with his [[twelve apostles]] and the twelve [[evangelists]], [[engaged]] in this hasty flight from the [[Sanhedrin]] officers who were on their way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] with [[authority]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] to [[arrest]] him and take him to [[Jerusalem]] for [[trial]] on charges of [[blasphemy]] and other violations of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law sacred laws of the Jews]. It was almost half past eight this [[beautiful]] [[morning]] when this company of twenty-five manned the oars and pulled for the eastern shore of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee].

154:7.1 And so it was on this Sunday morning, the twenty-second of May, in the year [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29_AD A.D. 29], that [[Jesus]], with his [[twelve apostles]] and the twelve [[evangelists]], [[engaged]] in this hasty flight from the [[Sanhedrin]] officers who were on their way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] with [[authority]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] to [[arrest]] him and take him to [[Jerusalem]] for [[trial]] on charges of [[blasphemy]] and other violations of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law sacred laws of the Jews]. It was almost half past eight this [[beautiful]] [[morning]] when this company of twenty-five manned the oars and pulled for the eastern shore of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee].

154:7.2 Following [[the Master]]'s boat was another and smaller craft, containing six of [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]], who had instructions to maintain [[contact]] with [[Jesus]] and his associates and to see that [[information]] of their whereabouts and [[safety]] was regularly [[transmitted]] to the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], which had served as [[headquarters]] for the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] for some time. But [[Jesus]] was never again to make his [[home]] at the house of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedeee Zebedee]. From now on, throughout the remainder of his [[earth]] life, [[the Master]] truly " had not where to lay his head. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] No more did he have even the semblance of a settled [[Home|abode]].

154:7.2 Following [[the Master]]'s boat was another and smaller craft, containing six of [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]], who had instructions to maintain [[contact]] with [[Jesus]] and his associates and to see that [[information]] of their whereabouts and [[safety]] was regularly [[transmitted]] to the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], which had served as [[headquarters]] for the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] for some time. But [[Jesus]] was never again to make his [[home]] at the house of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedeee Zebedee]. From now on, throughout the remainder of his [[earth]] life, [[the Master]] truly " had not where to lay his head. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] No more did he have even the semblance of a settled [[Home|abode]].

154:7.3 They rowed over to near the village of Kheresa, put their boat in the [[custody]] of [[friends]], and began the wanderings of this [[eventful]] last year of [[the Master]]'s life on [[earth]]. For a time they remained in the [[domains]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip,_tetrarch_of_Ituraea_and_Trachonitis Philip], going from Kheresa up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea-Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], thence making their way over to the coast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia].

154:7.3 They rowed over to near the village of Kheresa, put their boat in the [[custody]] of [[friends]], and began the wanderings of this [[eventful]] last year of [[the Master]]'s life on [[earth]]. For a time they remained in the [[domains]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip,_tetrarch_of_Ituraea_and_Trachonitis Philip], going from Kheresa up to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea-Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], thence making their way over to the coast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia].

154:7.5 [[Jesus]]' [[family]] returned to their [[home]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and spent almost a week in talking, [[debating]], and [[praying]]. They were filled with [[confusion]] and consternation. They enjoyed no [[peace]] of [[mind]] until Thursday afternoon, when Ruth returned from a [[visit]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house, where she learned from [[David Zebedee|David]] that her [[father]]-[[brother]] was safe and in [[good]] [[health]] and making his way toward the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] coast.

154:7.5 [[Jesus]]' [[family]] returned to their [[home]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and spent almost a week in talking, [[debating]], and [[praying]]. They were filled with [[confusion]] and consternation. They enjoyed no [[peace]] of [[mind]] until Thursday afternoon, when Ruth returned from a [[visit]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house, where she learned from [[David Zebedee|David]] that her [[father]]-[[brother]] was safe and in [[good]] [[health]] and making his way toward the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenician] coast.

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[[Category: PART IV: The Life and Teachings of Jesus]]

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