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==PAPER 174: TUESDAY MORNING IN THE TEMPLE==

==PAPER 174: TUESDAY MORNING IN THE TEMPLE==

174:0.1 About seven o'clock on this Tuesday morning [[Jesus]] met [[the apostles]], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps], and some two [[dozen]] other prominent [[disciples]] at the [[home]] of Simon. At this meeting he said [[farewell]] to [[Lazarus]], giving him that instruction which led him so soon to flee to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], where he later became [[connected]] with the [[missionary]] [[movement]] having its [[headquarters]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman#History that city]. [[Jesus]] also said [[good-bye]] to the aged Simon, and gave his parting [[advice]] to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps], as he never again [[formal]]ly addressed them.

174:0.1 About seven o'clock on this Tuesday morning [[Jesus]] met [[the apostles]], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps], and some two [[dozen]] other prominent [[disciples]] at the [[home]] of Simon. At this meeting he said [[farewell]] to [[Lazarus]], giving him that instruction which led him so soon to flee to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], where he later became [[connected]] with the [[missionary]] [[movement]] having its [[headquarters]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman#History that city]. [[Jesus]] also said [[good-bye]] to the aged Simon, and gave his parting [[advice]] to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps], as he never again [[formal]]ly addressed them.

174:0.2 This morning he greeted each of [[the twelve]] with a [[personal]] [[salutation]]. To [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] he said: " Be not dismayed by the [[events]] just ahead. Keep a firm hold on your brethren and see that they do not find you [[downcast]]. " To [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] he said: " Put not your [[trust]] in the arm of [[flesh]] nor in [[weapons]] of steel. [[Establish]] yourself on the [[spiritual]] [[foundations]] of the [[eternal]] rocks. " To [[James, the Apostle|James]] he said: " Falter not because of outward [[appearances]]. Remain [[Steadfast|firm]] in your [[faith]], and you shall soon know of the [[reality]] of that which you [[believe]]. " To [[John, the Apostle|John]] he said: " Be [[gentle]]; [[love]] even your [[enemies]]; be [[tolerant]]. And [[remember]] that I have [[trusted]] you with many [[things]]. " To [[Nathaniel]] he said: " [[Judge]] not by [[appearances]]; remain [[Steadfast|firm]] in your [[faith]] when all [[appears]] to vanish; be [[true]] to your [[commission]] as an [[ambassador]] of [[the kingdom]]. " To [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] he said: " Be unmoved by the [[events]] now impending. Remain unshaken, even when you cannot [[see]] the way. Be [[loyal]] to your [[oath]] of [[consecration]]. " To [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] he said: " [[Forget]] not the [[mercy]] that [[received]] you into [[the kingdom]]. Let no man cheat you of your [[eternal]] reward. As you have withstood the [[inclinations]] of the [[mortal]] [[nature]], be willing to be [[steadfast]]. " To [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] he said: " No matter how [[difficult]] it may be, just now you must walk by [[faith]] and not by [[sight]]. [[Doubt]] not that I am able to finish the [[work]] I have begun, and that I shall [[eventually]] see all of my [[faithful]] [[ambassadors]] in [[the kingdom]] beyond. " To the [[Alpheus twins]] he said: " Do not allow the [[things]] which you cannot [[understand]] to crush you. Be [[true]] to the [[affections]] of your [[hearts]] and put not your [[trust]] in either great men or the changing [[attitude]] of [[the people]]. Stand by your brethren. " And to [[Simon Zelotes]] he said: " Simon, you may be crushed by [[disappointment]], but your spirit shall rise above all that may come upon you. What you have failed to [[learn]] from me, [[Spirit of Truth|my spirit]] will teach you. Seek the true [[realities]] of the [[spirit]] and cease to be [[attracted]] by unreal and [[material]] [[shadows]]. " And to [[Judas Iscariot]] he said: " Judas, I have [[loved]] you and have [[prayed]] that you would love your brethren. Be not weary in well doing; and I would [[warn]] you to beware the slippery [[paths]] of [[flattery]] and the [[poison]] darts of [[ridicule]]. "

174:0.2 This morning he greeted each of [[the twelve]] with a [[personal]] [[salutation]]. To [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] he said: " Be not dismayed by the [[events]] just ahead. Keep a firm hold on your brethren and see that they do not find you [[downcast]]. " To [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] he said: " Put not your [[trust]] in the arm of [[flesh]] nor in [[weapons]] of steel. [[Establish]] yourself on the [[spiritual]] [[foundations]] of the [[eternal]] rocks. " To [[James, the Apostle|James]] he said: " Falter not because of outward [[appearances]]. Remain [[Steadfast|firm]] in your [[faith]], and you shall soon know of the [[reality]] of that which you [[believe]]. " To [[John, the Apostle|John]] he said: " Be [[gentle]]; [[love]] even your [[enemies]]; be [[tolerant]]. And [[remember]] that I have [[trusted]] you with many [[things]]. " To [[Nathaniel]] he said: " [[Judge]] not by [[appearances]]; remain [[Steadfast|firm]] in your [[faith]] when all [[appears]] to vanish; be [[true]] to your [[commission]] as an [[ambassador]] of [[the kingdom]]. " To [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] he said: " Be unmoved by the [[events]] now impending. Remain unshaken, even when you cannot [[see]] the way. Be [[loyal]] to your [[oath]] of [[consecration]]. " To [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] he said: " [[Forget]] not the [[mercy]] that [[received]] you into [[the kingdom]]. Let no man cheat you of your [[eternal]] reward. As you have withstood the [[inclinations]] of the [[mortal]] [[nature]], be willing to be [[steadfast]]. " To [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] he said: " No matter how [[difficult]] it may be, just now you must walk by [[faith]] and not by [[sight]]. [[Doubt]] not that I am able to finish the [[work]] I have begun, and that I shall [[eventually]] see all of my [[faithful]] [[ambassadors]] in [[the kingdom]] beyond. " To the [[Alpheus twins]] he said: " Do not allow the [[things]] which you cannot [[understand]] to crush you. Be [[true]] to the [[affections]] of your [[hearts]] and put not your [[trust]] in either great men or the changing [[attitude]] of [[the people]]. Stand by your brethren. " And to [[Simon Zelotes]] he said: " Simon, you may be crushed by [[disappointment]], but your spirit shall rise above all that may come upon you. What you have failed to [[learn]] from me, [[Spirit of Truth|my spirit]] will teach you. Seek the true [[realities]] of the [[spirit]] and cease to be [[attracted]] by unreal and [[material]] [[shadows]]. " And to [[Judas Iscariot]] he said: " Judas, I have [[loved]] you and have [[prayed]] that you would love your brethren. Be not weary in well doing; and I would [[warn]] you to beware the slippery [[paths]] of [[flattery]] and the [[poison]] darts of [[ridicule]]. "

174:0.3 And when he had concluded these [[greetings]], he departed for [[Jerusalem]] with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] as the other [[apostles]] set about the [[establishment]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane] camp, where they were to go that night, and where they made their [[headquarters]] for the remainder of [[the Master]]'s life in the [[flesh]]. About halfway down the slope of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet] [[Jesus]] paused and [[visited]] more than an hour with the four [[apostles]].

174:0.3 And when he had concluded these [[greetings]], he departed for [[Jerusalem]] with [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] as the other [[apostles]] set about the [[establishment]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane] camp, where they were to go that night, and where they made their [[headquarters]] for the remainder of [[the Master]]'s life in the [[flesh]]. About halfway down the slope of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet] [[Jesus]] paused and [[visited]] more than an hour with the four [[apostles]].

==174:1. DIVINE FORGIVENESS==

==174:1. DIVINE FORGIVENESS==

==174:2. QUESTIONS BY THE JEWISH RULERS==

==174:2. QUESTIONS BY THE JEWISH RULERS==

174:2.1 On Monday evening there had been held a [[council]] between the [[Sanhedrin]] and some fifty additional [[leaders]] selected from among the [[scribes]], [[Pharisees]], and the [[Sadducees]]. It was the [[consensus]] of this [[meeting]] that it would be [[dangerous]] to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]] in [[public]] because of his hold upon the [[affections]] of the [[Folk|common people]]. It was also the [[opinion]] of the [[majority]] that a [[determined]] [[effort]] should be made to discredit him in the eyes of [[the multitude]] before he should be [[arrested]] and brought to [[trial]]. Accordingly, several [[groups]] of [[learned men]] were designated to be on hand the next morning in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] to undertake to entrap him with [[difficult]] [[questions]] and otherwise to seek to [[embarrass]] him before [[the people]]. At last, the [[Pharisees]], [[Sadducees]], and even the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodians] were all [[united]] in this [[effort]] to discredit [[Jesus]] in the eyes of the [[Passover]] multitudes.

174:2.1 On Monday evening there had been held a [[council]] between the [[Sanhedrin]] and some fifty additional [[leaders]] selected from among the [[scribes]], [[Pharisees]], and the [[Sadducees]]. It was the [[consensus]] of this [[meeting]] that it would be [[dangerous]] to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]] in [[public]] because of his hold upon the [[affections]] of the [[Folk|common people]]. It was also the [[opinion]] of the [[majority]] that a [[determined]] [[effort]] should be made to discredit him in the eyes of [[the multitude]] before he should be [[arrested]] and brought to [[trial]]. Accordingly, several [[groups]] of [[learned men]] were designated to be on hand the next morning in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] to undertake to entrap him with [[difficult]] [[questions]] and otherwise to seek to [[embarrass]] him before [[the people]]. At last, the [[Pharisees]], [[Sadducees]], and even the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodians] were all [[united]] in this [[effort]] to discredit [[Jesus]] in the eyes of the [[Passover]] multitudes.

174:2.2 Tuesday morning, when [[Jesus]] arrived in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple the temple court] and began to [[teach]], he had uttered but few [[words]] when a [[group]] of the younger [[students]] from the [[academies]], who had been [[rehearsed]] for this [[purpose]], came forward and by their [[spokesman]] addressed [[Jesus]]: " Master, we know you are a [[righteous]] [[teacher]], and we know that you [[proclaim]] the ways of [[truth]], and that you serve only [[God]], for you [[fear]] no man, and that you are no respecter of [[persons]]. We are only [[students]], and we would know the [[truth]] about a matter which troubles us; our [[difficulty]] is this: Is it lawful for us to give [[tribute]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar]? Shall we give or shall we not give? " [[Jesus]], [[perceiving]] their [[hypocrisy]] and [[Clever|craftiness]], said to them: " Why do you thus come to [[tempt]] me? Show me the [[tribute]] [[money]], and I will answer you. " And when they handed him a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius denarius], he looked at it and said, " Whose [[image]] and superscription does this coin bear? " And when they answered him, " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar]'s, " [[Jesus]] said, " Render to Caesar the [[things]] that are Caesar's and render to [[God]] the things that are God's. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20]

174:2.2 Tuesday morning, when [[Jesus]] arrived in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple#Life_in_and_around_the_temple the temple court] and began to [[teach]], he had uttered but few [[words]] when a [[group]] of the younger [[students]] from the [[academies]], who had been [[rehearsed]] for this [[purpose]], came forward and by their [[spokesman]] addressed [[Jesus]]: " Master, we know you are a [[righteous]] [[teacher]], and we know that you [[proclaim]] the ways of [[truth]], and that you serve only [[God]], for you [[fear]] no man, and that you are no respecter of [[persons]]. We are only [[students]], and we would know the [[truth]] about a matter which troubles us; our [[difficulty]] is this: Is it lawful for us to give [[tribute]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar]? Shall we give or shall we not give? " [[Jesus]], [[perceiving]] their [[hypocrisy]] and [[Clever|craftiness]], said to them: " Why do you thus come to [[tempt]] me? Show me the [[tribute]] [[money]], and I will answer you. " And when they handed him a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius denarius], he looked at it and said, " Whose [[image]] and superscription does this coin bear? " And when they answered him, " [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar]'s, " [[Jesus]] said, " Render to Caesar the [[things]] that are Caesar's and render to [[God]] the things that are God's. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20]

174:2.3 When he had thus answered these young [[scribes]] and their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodian] accomplices, they withdrew from his [[presence]], and [[the people]], even the [[Sadducees]], enjoyed their discomfiture. Even the [[youths]] who had endeavored to entrap him [[marvel]]ed greatly at the unexpected [[sagacity]] of [[the Master]]'s answer.

174:2.3 When he had thus answered these young [[scribes]] and their [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodian] accomplices, they withdrew from his [[presence]], and [[the people]], even the [[Sadducees]], enjoyed their discomfiture. Even the [[youths]] who had endeavored to entrap him [[marvel]]ed greatly at the unexpected [[sagacity]] of [[the Master]]'s answer.

174:2.4 The previous day the rulers had sought to trip him before [[the multitude]] on matters of [[ecclesiastical]] [[authority]], and having [[failed]], they now sought to involve him in a damaging [[discussion]] of [[civil]] [[authority]]. Both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] were in [[Jerusalem]] at this time, and [[Jesus]]' [[enemies]] [[conjectured]] that, if he would [[dare]] to [[advise]] against the payment of [[tribute]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar], they could go at once before the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_governor Roman authorities] and charge him with [[sedition]]. On the other hand, if he should [[advise]] the payment of [[tribute]] in so many [[words]], they rightly [[calculated]] that such a [[pronouncement]] would greatly wound the [[national]] [[pride]] of his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jewish] hearers, thereby [[alienating]] the [[good]] will and [[affection]] of [[the multitude]].

174:2.4 The previous day the rulers had sought to trip him before [[the multitude]] on matters of [[ecclesiastical]] [[authority]], and having [[failed]], they now sought to involve him in a damaging [[discussion]] of [[civil]] [[authority]]. Both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] were in [[Jerusalem]] at this time, and [[Jesus]]' [[enemies]] [[conjectured]] that, if he would [[dare]] to [[advise]] against the payment of [[tribute]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar], they could go at once before the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_governor Roman authorities] and charge him with [[sedition]]. On the other hand, if he should [[advise]] the payment of [[tribute]] in so many [[words]], they rightly [[calculated]] that such a [[pronouncement]] would greatly wound the [[national]] [[pride]] of his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jewish] hearers, thereby [[alienating]] the [[good]] will and [[affection]] of [[the multitude]].

174:2.5 In all this the [[enemies]] of [[Jesus]] were [[defeated]] since it was a well-known ruling of the [[Sanhedrin]], made for the [[guidance]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] [[dispersed]] among the [[gentile]] nations, that the " right of coinage carried with it the right to levy [[taxes]]. " In this [[manner]] [[Jesus]] avoided their trap. To have answered " No " to their [[question]] would have been equivalent to inciting [[rebellion]]; to have answered " Yes " would have [[shocked]] the deep-rooted [[nationalist]] sentiments of that day. [[The Master]] did not [[evade]] the [[question]]; he merely employed the [[wisdom]] of making a double reply. [[Jesus]] was never evasive, but he was always [[wise]] in his dealings with those who sought to harass and destroy him.

174:2.5 In all this the [[enemies]] of [[Jesus]] were [[defeated]] since it was a well-known ruling of the [[Sanhedrin]], made for the [[guidance]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] [[dispersed]] among the [[gentile]] nations, that the " right of coinage carried with it the right to levy [[taxes]]. " In this [[manner]] [[Jesus]] avoided their trap. To have answered " No " to their [[question]] would have been equivalent to inciting [[rebellion]]; to have answered " Yes " would have [[shocked]] the deep-rooted [[nationalist]] sentiments of that day. [[The Master]] did not [[evade]] the [[question]]; he merely employed the [[wisdom]] of making a double reply. [[Jesus]] was never evasive, but he was always [[wise]] in his dealings with those who sought to harass and destroy him.

==174:3. THE SADDUCEES AND THE RESURRECTION==

==174:3. THE SADDUCEES AND THE RESURRECTION==

174:3.1 Before [[Jesus]] could get started with his [[teaching]], another [[group]] came forward to [[question]] him, this time a company of the [[learned]] and crafty [[Sadducees]]. Their [[spokesman]], drawing near to him, said: " Master, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] said that if a [[married]] man should [[die]], leaving no [[children]], his [[brother]] should take the [[wife]] and raise up seed for the deceased brother.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.25] Now there occurred a case where a certain man who had six [[brothers]] died childless; his next brother took his [[wife]] but also soon died, leaving no [[children]]. Likewise did the second [[brother]] take the [[wife]], but he also died leaving no offspring. And so on until all six of the brothers had had her, and all six of them passed on without leaving [[children]]. And then, after them all, the [[woman]] herself died. Now, what we would like to ask you is this: In the [[resurrection]] whose [[wife]] will she be since all [[seven]] of these [[brothers]] had her? "

174:3.1 Before [[Jesus]] could get started with his [[teaching]], another [[group]] came forward to [[question]] him, this time a company of the [[learned]] and crafty [[Sadducees]]. Their [[spokesman]], drawing near to him, said: " Master, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] said that if a [[married]] man should [[die]], leaving no [[children]], his [[brother]] should take the [[wife]] and raise up seed for the deceased brother.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.25] Now there occurred a case where a certain man who had six [[brothers]] died childless; his next brother took his [[wife]] but also soon died, leaving no [[children]]. Likewise did the second [[brother]] take the [[wife]], but he also died leaving no offspring. And so on until all six of the brothers had had her, and all six of them passed on without leaving [[children]]. And then, after them all, the [[woman]] herself died. Now, what we would like to ask you is this: In the [[resurrection]] whose [[wife]] will she be since all [[seven]] of these [[brothers]] had her? "

174:3.2 Jesus knew, and so did the people, that these [[Sadducees]] were not [[sincere]] in asking this [[question]] because it was not likely that such a case would really occur; and besides, this [[practice]] of the [[brothers]] of a [[dead]] man seeking to beget [[children]] for him was practically a [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dead+letter dead letter] at this time among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews]. Nevertheless, [[Jesus]] [[condescended]] to reply to their [[mischievous]] question. He said: " You all do [[err]] in asking such [[questions]] because you know neither the [[Scriptures]] nor the living [[power]] of [[God]]. You know that the sons of this world can marry and are given in [[marriage]], but you do not seem to [[understand]] that they who are accounted [[worthy]] to [[attain]] [[Mansion Worlds|the worlds to come]], through the [[resurrection]] of the [[righteous]], neither marry nor are given in [[marriage]]. Those who [[experience]] the [[resurrection]] from the [[dead]] are more like the [[angels]] of [[heaven]], and they never [[die]]. These [[resurrected]] ones are [[eternally]] the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#PAPER_40:_THE_ASCENDING_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]; they are the [[children]] of [[light]] [[resurrected]] into the [[progress]] of [[eternal]] life. And even your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Father Moses] [[understood]] this, for, in [[connection]] with his [[experiences]] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_bush burning bush], he heard [[the Father]] say, `I am the [[God]] of [[Abraham]], the God of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac Isaac], and the God of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob Jacob].' And so, along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], do I [[declare]] that [[the Father|my Father]] is not the [[God]] of the [[dead]] but of the living. In him you all do live, [[reproduce]], and [[possess]] your [[mortal]] [[existence]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20]

174:3.2 Jesus knew, and so did the people, that these [[Sadducees]] were not [[sincere]] in asking this [[question]] because it was not likely that such a case would really occur; and besides, this [[practice]] of the [[brothers]] of a [[dead]] man seeking to beget [[children]] for him was practically a [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/dead+letter dead letter] at this time among the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews]. Nevertheless, [[Jesus]] [[condescended]] to reply to their [[mischievous]] question. He said: " You all do [[err]] in asking such [[questions]] because you know neither the [[Scriptures]] nor the living [[power]] of [[God]]. You know that the sons of this world can marry and are given in [[marriage]], but you do not seem to [[understand]] that they who are accounted [[worthy]] to [[attain]] [[Mansion Worlds|the worlds to come]], through the [[resurrection]] of the [[righteous]], neither marry nor are given in [[marriage]]. Those who [[experience]] the [[resurrection]] from the [[dead]] are more like the [[angels]] of [[heaven]], and they never [[die]]. These [[resurrected]] ones are [[eternally]] the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#PAPER_40:_THE_ASCENDING_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God]; they are the [[children]] of [[light]] [[resurrected]] into the [[progress]] of [[eternal]] life. And even your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Father Moses] [[understood]] this, for, in [[connection]] with his [[experiences]] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_bush burning bush], he heard [[the Father]] say, `I am the [[God]] of [[Abraham]], the God of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac Isaac], and the God of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob Jacob].' And so, along with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], do I [[declare]] that [[the Father|my Father]] is not the [[God]] of the [[dead]] but of the living. In him you all do live, [[reproduce]], and [[possess]] your [[mortal]] [[existence]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_20]

174:3.3 When [[Jesus]] had finished answering these [[questions]], the [[Sadducees]] withdrew, and some of the [[Pharisees]] so far forgot themselves as to exclaim, " True, true, Master, you have well answered these unbelieving [[Sadducees]]. " The Sadducees [[dared]] not ask him any more [[questions]], and the [[common people]] [[marveled]] at the [[wisdom]] of his teaching.

174:3.3 When [[Jesus]] had finished answering these [[questions]], the [[Sadducees]] withdrew, and some of the [[Pharisees]] so far forgot themselves as to exclaim, " True, true, Master, you have well answered these unbelieving [[Sadducees]]. " The Sadducees [[dared]] not ask him any more [[questions]], and the [[common people]] [[marveled]] at the [[wisdom]] of his teaching.

174:3.4 [[Jesus]] [[appealed]] only to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] in his encounter with the [[Sadducees]] because this religio-[[political]] [[sect]] acknowledged the [[validity]] of only the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah five so-called Books of Moses]; they did not allow that the [[teachings]] of the [[Hebrew Prophets|prophets]] were admissible as a basis of [[doctrinal]] [[dogmas]]. [[The Master]] in his answer, though [[positively]] affirming the [[fact]] of the [[survival]] of [[mortal]] [[creatures]] by the [[technique]] of the [[resurrection]], did not in any sense speak approvingly of the [[Pharisees|Pharisaic]] [[beliefs]] in the [[resurrection]] of the [[literal]] [[human]] [[body]]. The point [[Jesus]] [[wished]] to [[emphasize]] was: That [[the Father]] had said, " I am the [[God]] of [[Abraham]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac Isaac], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob Jacob], " not I was their God.

174:3.4 [[Jesus]] [[appealed]] only to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] in his encounter with the [[Sadducees]] because this religio-[[political]] [[sect]] acknowledged the [[validity]] of only the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah five so-called Books of Moses]; they did not allow that the [[teachings]] of the [[Hebrew Prophets|prophets]] were admissible as a basis of [[doctrinal]] [[dogmas]]. [[The Master]] in his answer, though [[positively]] affirming the [[fact]] of the [[survival]] of [[mortal]] [[creatures]] by the [[technique]] of the [[resurrection]], did not in any sense speak approvingly of the [[Pharisees|Pharisaic]] [[beliefs]] in the [[resurrection]] of the [[literal]] [[human]] [[body]]. The point [[Jesus]] [[wished]] to [[emphasize]] was: That [[the Father]] had said, " I am the [[God]] of [[Abraham]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac Isaac], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob Jacob], " not I was their God.

174:3.5 The [[Sadducees]] had [[thought]] to subject [[Jesus]] to the withering [[influence]] of [[ridicule]], knowing full well that [[persecution]] in [[public]] would most [[certain]]ly [[create]] further [[sympathy]] for him in the [[minds]] of [[the multitude]].

174:3.5 The [[Sadducees]] had [[thought]] to subject [[Jesus]] to the withering [[influence]] of [[ridicule]], knowing full well that [[persecution]] in [[public]] would most [[certain]]ly [[create]] further [[sympathy]] for him in the [[minds]] of [[the multitude]].

==174:4. THE GREAT COMMANDMENT==

==174:4. THE GREAT COMMANDMENT==

174:4.1 Another [[group]] of [[Sadducees]] had been instructed to ask [[Jesus]] entangling [[questions]] about [[angels]], but when they beheld the [[fate]] of their [[comrades]] who had sought to entrap him with questions concerning the [[resurrection]], they very [[wisely]] [[decided]] to hold their [[peace]]; they retired without asking a question. It was the prearranged [[plan]] of the [[confederated]] [[Pharisees]], [[scribes]], [[Sadducees]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodians] to fill up the entire day with these entangling questions, [[hoping]] thereby to discredit [[Jesus]] before [[the people]] and at the [[same time]] [[effectively]] to [[prevent]] his having any time for the [[proclamation]] of his disturbing [[teachings]].

174:4.1 Another [[group]] of [[Sadducees]] had been instructed to ask [[Jesus]] entangling [[questions]] about [[angels]], but when they beheld the [[fate]] of their [[comrades]] who had sought to entrap him with questions concerning the [[resurrection]], they very [[wisely]] [[decided]] to hold their [[peace]]; they retired without asking a question. It was the prearranged [[plan]] of the [[confederated]] [[Pharisees]], [[scribes]], [[Sadducees]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodians] to fill up the entire day with these entangling questions, [[hoping]] thereby to discredit [[Jesus]] before [[the people]] and at the [[same time]] [[effectively]] to [[prevent]] his having any time for the [[proclamation]] of his disturbing [[teachings]].

174:4.2 Then came forward one of the [[groups]] of the [[Pharisees]] to ask [[Quibble|harassing]] questions, and the [[spokesman]], signaling to [[Jesus]], said: " Master, I am a [[lawyer]], and I would like to ask you which, in your [[opinion]], is the greatest commandment? " [[Jesus]] answered: " There is but one commandment, and that one is the greatest of all, and that commandment is: `Hear O [[Israel]], the Lord our [[God]], the Lord is one; and you shall [[love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[heart]] and with all your [[soul]], with all your [[mind]] and with all your [[strength]].'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] This is the first and great commandment. And the second commandment is like this first; indeed, it springs directly therefrom, and it is: `You shall [[love]] your [[neighbor]] as yourself.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.19] There is no other commandment greater than these; on these two commandments hang all the [[law]] and the [[prophets]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_22]

174:4.2 Then came forward one of the [[groups]] of the [[Pharisees]] to ask [[Quibble|harassing]] questions, and the [[spokesman]], signaling to [[Jesus]], said: " Master, I am a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer lawyer], and I would like to ask you which, in your [[opinion]], is the greatest commandment? " [[Jesus]] answered: " There is but one commandment, and that one is the greatest of all, and that commandment is: `Hear O [[Israel]], the Lord our [[God]], the Lord is one; and you shall [[love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[heart]] and with all your [[soul]], with all your [[mind]] and with all your [[strength]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] This is the first and great commandment. And the second commandment is like this first; indeed, it springs directly therefrom, and it is: `You shall [[love]] your [[neighbor]] as yourself.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Leviticus#Chapter_.19] There is no other commandment greater than these; on these two commandments hang all the [[law]] and the [[prophets]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_22]

174:4.3 When the [[lawyer]] [[perceived]] that [[Jesus]] had answered not only in [[accordance]] with the highest [[concept]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_religion Jewish religion], but that he had also answered [[wisely]] in the sight of the assembled multitude, he [[thought]] it the better part of [[valor]] openly to commend [[the Master]]'s reply. Accordingly, he said: " Of a [[truth]], Master, you have well said that [[God]] is one and there is none beside him; and that to [[love]] him with all the [[heart]], [[understanding]], and [[strength]], and also to [[love]] one's [[neighbor]] as one's [[self]], is the first and great commandment; and we are [[agreed]] that this great commandment is much more to be regarded than all the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Offerings_%28scripture%29 burnt offerings] and [[sacrifices]]. " When the lawyer answered thus [[discreet]]ly, [[Jesus]] looked down upon him and said, " My [[friend]], I [[perceive]] that you are not far from [[the kingdom]] of God. "

174:4.3 When the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer lawyer][[perceived]] that [[Jesus]] had answered not only in [[accordance]] with the highest [[concept]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_religion Jewish religion], but that he had also answered [[wisely]] in the sight of the assembled multitude, he [[thought]] it the better part of [[valor]] openly to commend [[the Master]]'s reply. Accordingly, he said: " Of a [[truth]], Master, you have well said that [[God]] is one and there is none beside him; and that to [[love]] him with all the [[heart]], [[understanding]], and [[strength]], and also to [[love]] one's [[neighbor]] as one's [[self]], is the first and great commandment; and we are [[agreed]] that this great commandment is much more to be regarded than all the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Offerings_%28scripture%29 burnt offerings] and [[sacrifices]]. " When the lawyer answered thus [[discreet]]ly, [[Jesus]] looked down upon him and said, " My [[friend]], I [[perceive]] that you are not far from [[the kingdom]] of God. "

174:4.4 [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] the [[truth]] when he referred to this lawyer as being " not far from [[the kingdom]], " for that very night he went out to [[the Master]]'s camp near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane], professed [[faith]] in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], and was [[baptized]] by Josiah, one of the [[disciples]] of [[Abner]].

174:4.4 [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] the [[truth]] when he referred to this lawyer as being " not far from [[the kingdom]], " for that very night he went out to [[the Master]]'s camp near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane], professed [[faith]] in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]], and was [[baptized]] by Josiah, one of the [[disciples]] of [[Abner]].

174:4.5 [[Two]] or [[three]] other [[groups]] of the [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] were present and had [[intended]] to ask [[questions]], but they were either disarmed by [[Jesus]]' answer to the lawyer, or they were deterred by the discomfiture of all who had undertaken to ensnare him. After this no man [[dared]] to ask him another question in [[public]].

174:4.5 [[Two]] or [[three]] other [[groups]] of the [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] were present and had [[intended]] to ask [[questions]], but they were either disarmed by [[Jesus]]' answer to the lawyer, or they were deterred by the discomfiture of all who had undertaken to ensnare him. After this no man [[dared]] to ask him another question in [[public]].

174:4.6 When no more [[questions]] were forthcoming, and as the noon hour was near, [[Jesus]] did not resume his [[teaching]] but was content merely to ask the [[Pharisees]] and their [[associates]] a question. Said Jesus: " Since you ask no more questions, I would like to ask you one. What do you [[think]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer]? That is, whose son is he? " After a brief pause one of the [[scribes]] answered, " The [[Messiah]] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line son of David]. " And since [[Jesus]] knew that there had been much [[debate]], even among his own [[disciples]], as to whether or not he was the son of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic David], he asked this further question: " If [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer] is indeed the son of David, how is it that, in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_110 Psalm] which you accredit to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David], he himself, [[speaking]] in the [[spirit]], says, `The Lord said to my lord, sit on my right hand until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.'[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110] If [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] calls him Lord, how then can he be his son? " Although the rulers, the [[scribes]], and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] made no reply to this [[question]], they likewise refrained from asking him any more questions in an [[effort]] to entangle him. They never answered this question which [[Jesus]] put to them, but after [[the Master]]'s [[death]] they attempted to [[escape]] the [[difficulty]] by [[changing]] the [[interpretation]] of this Psalm so as to make it refer to [[Abraham]] instead of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Messiah]. Others sought to [[escape]] the [[dilemma]] by disallowing that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] was the [[author]] of this so-called [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110 Messianic Psalm].

174:4.6 When no more [[questions]] were forthcoming, and as the noon hour was near, [[Jesus]] did not resume his [[teaching]] but was content merely to ask the [[Pharisees]] and their [[associates]] a question. Said Jesus: " Since you ask no more questions, I would like to ask you one. What do you [[think]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer]? That is, whose son is he? " After a brief pause one of the [[scribes]] answered, " The [[Messiah]] is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line son of David]. " And since [[Jesus]] knew that there had been much [[debate]], even among his own [[disciples]], as to whether or not he was the son of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic David], he asked this further question: " If [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer] is indeed the son of David, how is it that, in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_110 Psalm] which you accredit to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David], he himself, [[speaking]] in the [[spirit]], says, `The Lord said to my lord, sit on my right hand until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110] If [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] calls him Lord, how then can he be his son? " Although the rulers, the [[scribes]], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] made no reply to this [[question]], they likewise refrained from asking him any more questions in an [[effort]] to entangle him. They never answered this question which [[Jesus]] put to them, but after [[the Master]]'s [[death]] they attempted to [[escape]] the [[difficulty]] by [[changing]] the [[interpretation]] of this Psalm so as to make it refer to [[Abraham]] instead of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Messiah]. Others sought to [[escape]] the [[dilemma]] by disallowing that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David David] was the [[author]] of this so-called [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_110 Messianic Psalm].

174:4.7 A short time back the [[Pharisees]] had [[enjoyed]] the [[manner]] in which the [[Sadducees]] had been [[silenced]] by [[the Master]]; now the [[Sadducees]] were delighted by the [[failure]] of the [[Pharisees]]; but such [[rivalry]] was only momentary; they speedily [[forgot]] their time-honored [[differences]] in the [[united]] [[effort]] to stop [[Jesus]]' [[teachings]] and doings. But throughout all of these [[experiences]] the [[common people]] heard him [[gladly]].

174:4.7 A short time back the [[Pharisees]] had [[enjoyed]] the [[manner]] in which the [[Sadducees]] had been [[silence]]d by [[the Master]]; now the [[Sadducees]] were delighted by the [[failure]] of the [[Pharisees]]; but such [[rivalry]] was only momentary; they speedily forgot their time-honored [[differences]] in the [[united]] [[effort]] to stop [[Jesus]]' [[teachings]] and doings. But throughout all of these [[experiences]] the [[common people]] heard him [[gladly]].

==174:5. THE INQUIRING GREEKS==

==174:5. THE INQUIRING GREEKS==

174:5.1 About noontime, as Philip was purchasing supplies for the new camp which was that day being established near Gethsemane, he was accosted by a delegation of strangers, a group of believing Greeks from Alexandria, Athens, and Rome, whose spokesman said to the apostle: " You have been pointed out to us by those who know you; so we come to you, Sir, with the request to see Jesus, your Master. " Philip was taken by surprise thus to meet these prominent and inquiring Greek gentiles in the market place, and, since Jesus had so explicitly charged all of the twelve not to engage in any public teaching during the Passover week, he was a bit perplexed as to the right way to handle this matter. He was also disconcerted because these men were foreign gentiles. If they had been Jews or near-by and familiar gentiles, he would not have hesitated so markedly. What he did was this: He asked these Greeks to remain right where they were. As he hastened away, they supposed that he went in search of Jesus, but in reality he hurried off to the home of Joseph, where he knew Andrew and the other apostles were at lunch; and calling Andrew out, he explained the purpose of his coming, and then, accompanied by Andrew, he returned to the waiting Greeks.

174:5.1 About noontime, as [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was purchasing supplies for the new camp which was that day being [[established]] near [https://www.wikipedia.org/Gethsemane Gethsemane], he was accosted by a [[delegation]] of strangers, a [[group]] of believing [[Greeks]] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Athens Athens], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Rome], whose [[spokesman]] said to the [[apostle]]: " You have been pointed out to us by those who know you; so we come to you, Sir, with the request to see [[Jesus]], your [[Master Son|Master]]. " [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was taken by [[surprise]] thus to meet these [[prominent]] and [[inquiring]] [[Greek]] [[gentiles]] in the [[market place]], and, since [[Jesus]] had so explicitly charged all of [[the twelve]] not to [[engage]] in any [[public]] [[teaching]] during the [[Passover]] week, he was a bit [[perplexed]] as to the right way to handle this matter. He was also disconcerted because these men were foreign [[gentiles]]. If they had been [[Jews]] or near-by and familiar [[gentiles]], he would not have [[hesitated]] so markedly. What he did was this: He asked these [[Greeks]] to remain right where they were. As he hastened away, they supposed that he went in search of [[Jesus]], but in [[reality]] he hurried off to the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_Arimathea Joseph], where he knew [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and the other [[apostles]] were at lunch; and calling [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] out, he [[explained]] the [[purpose]] of his coming, and then, accompanied by [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], he returned to the waiting [[Greeks]].

174:5.2 Since Philip had about finished the purchasing of supplies, he and Andrew returned with the Greeks to the home of Joseph, where Jesus received them; and they sat near while he spoke to his apostles and a number of leading disciples assembled at this luncheon. Said Jesus:

174:5.2 Since [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] had about finished the purchasing of supplies, he and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] returned with the [[Greeks]] to the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_Arimathea Joseph], where [[Jesus]] [[received]] them; and they sat near while he [[spoke]] to his [[apostles]] and a number of leading [[disciples]] assembled at this luncheon. Said [[Jesus]]:

174:5.3 " My Father sent me to this world to reveal his loving-kindness to the children of men, but those to whom I first came have refused to receive me. True, indeed, many of you have believed my gospel for yourselves, but the children of Abraham and their leaders are about to reject me, and in so doing they will reject Him who sent me. I have freely proclaimed the gospel of salvation to this people; I have told them of sonship with joy, liberty, and life more abundant in the spirit. My Father has done many wonderful works among these fear-ridden sons of men. But truly did the Prophet Isaiah refer to this people when he wrote: `Lord, who has believed our teachings? And to whom has the Lord been revealed?' Truly have the leaders of my people deliberately blinded their eyes that they see not, and hardened their hearts lest they believe and be saved. All these years have I sought to heal them of their unbelief that they might be recipients of the Father's eternal salvation. I know that not all have failed me; some of you have indeed believed my message. In this room now are a full score of men who were once members of the Sanhedrin, or who were high in the councils of the nation, albeit even some of you still shrink from open confession of the truth lest they cast you out of the synagogue. Some of you are tempted to love the glory of men more than the glory of God. But I am constrained to show forbearance since I fear for the safety and loyalty of even some of those who have been so long near me, and who have lived so close by my side.

174:5.3 " [[the Father|My Father]] sent me to this world to [[reveal]] his [[loving]]-[[kindness]] to the [[children]] of men, but those to whom I first came have refused to [[receive]] me. True, indeed, many of you have [[believed]] my [[gospel]] for yourselves, but the [[children]] of [[Abraham]] and their [[leaders]] are about to [[reject]] me, and in so doing they will [[reject]] Him who sent me. I have [[freely]] [[proclaimed]] the [[gospel]] of [[salvation]] to this people; I have told them of [[sonship]] with [[joy]], [[liberty]], and life more [[abundant]] in the [[spirit]]. [[the Father|My Father]] has done many [[wonderful]] works among these [[fear]]-ridden sons of men. But truly did the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Prophet Isaiah] refer to this people when he wrote: `Lord, who has [[believed]] our [[teachings]]? And to whom has the Lord been [[revealed]]?'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.6] Truly have the [[leaders]] of my people [[deliberate]]ly blinded their eyes that they see not, and hardened their [[hearts]] lest they [[believe]] and be saved. All these years have I sought to [[heal]] them of their [https://books.google.com/books?id=YR4RAQAAIAAJ&q=encyclopedia+of+unbelief&dq=encyclopedia+of+unbelief&hl=en&ei=gubwTeu8JdKXtweK7MSVAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg unbelief] that they might be recipients of [[the Father]]'s [[eternal]] [[salvation]]. I know that not all have [[failed]] me; some of you have indeed [[believed]] my [[message]]. In this room now are a full score of men who were once members of the [[Sanhedrin]], or who were high in the [[councils]] of the [[nation]], albeit even some of you still shrink from open [[confession]] of the [[truth]] lest they [[Excommunication|cast you out]] of the [[synagogue]]. Some of you are [[tempted]] to [[love]] the [[glory]] of men more than the glory of [[God]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12] But I am constrained to show [[forbearance]] since I [[fear]] for the [[safety]] and [[loyalty]] of even some of those who have been so long near me, and who have lived so close by my side.

174:5.4 " In this banquet chamber I perceive there are assembled Jews and gentiles in about equal numbers, and I would address you as the first and last of such a group that I may instruct in the affairs of the kingdom before I go to my Father. "

174:5.4 " In this [[banquet]] chamber I [[perceive]] there are assembled [[Jews]] and [[gentiles]] in about [[equal]] [[numbers]], and I would address you as the first and last of such a [[group]] that I may instruct in the affairs of [[the kingdom]] before I go to [[the Father|my Father]]. "

174:5.5 These Greeks had been in faithful attendance upon Jesus' teaching in the temple. On Monday evening they had held a conference at the home of Nicodemus, which lasted until the dawn of day, and thirty of them had elected to enter the kingdom.

174:5.5 These [[Greeks]] had been in [[faithful]] [[Attention|attendance]] upon [[Jesus]]' teaching in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Temple the temple]. On Monday evening they had held a [[conference]] at the home of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicodemus Nicodemus], which lasted until the [[dawn]] of day, and thirty of them had [[elected]] to enter [[the kingdom]].

174:5.6 As Jesus stood before them at this time, he perceived the end of one dispensation and the beginning of another. Turning his attention to the Greeks, the Master said:

174:5.6 As [[Jesus]] stood before them at this time, he [[perceived]] the end of one [[dispensation]] and the beginning of another. Turning his [[attention]] to the [[Greeks]], the Master said:

174:5.7 " He who believes this gospel, believes not merely in me but in Him who sent me. When you look upon me, you see not only the Son of Man but also Him who sent me. I am the light of the world, and whosoever will believe my teaching shall no longer abide in darkness. If you gentiles will hear me, you shall receive the words of life and shall enter forthwith into the joyous liberty of the truth of sonship with God. If my fellow countrymen, the Jews, choose to reject me and to refuse my teachings, I will not sit in judgment on them, for I came not to judge the world but to offer it salvation. Nevertheless, they who reject me and refuse to receive my teaching shall be brought to judgment in due season by my Father and those whom he has appointed to sit in judgment on such as reject the gift of mercy and the truths of salvation. Remember, all of you, that I speak not of myself, but that I have faithfully declared to you that which the Father commanded I should reveal to the children of men. And these words which the Father directed me to speak to the world are words of divine truth, everlasting mercy, and eternal life.

174:5.7 " He who [[believes]] this [[gospel]], believes not merely in me but in [[the Father|Him who sent me]]. When you look upon me, you see not only the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] but also Him who sent me. I am the [[light]] of the world, and whosoever will [[believe]] my teaching shall no longer abide in [[darkness]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12] If you [[gentiles]] will hear me, you shall [[receive]] the [[words]] of life and shall enter forthwith into the [[joyous]] [[liberty]] of the [[truth]] of [[sonship]] with [[God]]. If my fellow countrymen, the [[Jews]], [[choose]] to [[reject]] me and to refuse my [[teachings]], I will not sit in [[judgment]] on them, for I came not to [[judge]] the world but to offer it [[salvation]]. Nevertheless, they who [[reject]] me and refuse to [[receive]] my teaching shall be brought to [[judgment]] in due [[season]] by [[the Father|my Father]] and those whom he has appointed to sit in [[judgment]] on such as [[reject]] the [[gift]] of [[mercy]] and the [[truths]] of [[salvation]]. [[Remember]], all of you, that I [[speak]] not of myself, but that I have [[faithfully]] [[declared]] to you that which [[the Father]] commanded I should [[reveal]] to the [[children]] of [[man|men]]. And these [[words]] which [[the Father]] directed me to [[speak]] to the world are [[words]] of [[divine]] [[truth]], everlasting [[mercy]], and [[eternal]] life.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12]

174:5.8 " But to both Jew and gentile I declare the hour has about come when the Son of Man will be glorified. You well know that, except a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it abides alone; but if it dies in good soil, it springs up again to life and bears much fruit. He who selfishly loves his life stands in danger of losing it; but he who is willing to lay down his life for my sake and the gospel's shall enjoy a more abundant existence on earth and in heaven, life eternal. If you will truly follow me, even after I have gone to my Father, then shall you become my disciples and the sincere servants of your fellow mortals.

174:5.8 " But to both [[Jew]] and [[gentile]] I [[declare]] the hour has about come when the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be [[glorified]]. You well [[know]] that, except a grain of wheat falls into the [[earth]] and dies, it abides [[alone]]; but if it dies in [[good]] [[soil]], it springs up again to life and bears much fruit. He who [[selfishly]] [[loves]] his life stands in [[danger]] of losing it; but he who is willing to lay down his life for my sake and the [[gospel]]'s shall [[enjoy]] a more [[abundant]] [[existence]] on [[earth]] and in [[heaven]], life [[eternal]]. If you will truly follow me, even after I have gone to [[the Father|my Father]], then shall you become my [[disciples]] and the [[sincere]] servants of your fellow [[mortals]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12]

174:5.9 " I know my hour is approaching, and I am troubled. I perceive that my people are determined to spurn the kingdom, but I am rejoiced to receive these truth-seeking gentiles who come here today inquiring for the way of light. Nevertheless, my heart aches for my people, and my soul is distraught by that which lies just before me. What shall I say as I look ahead and discern what is about to befall me? Shall I say, Father save me from this awful hour? For this very purpose have I come into the world and even to this hour. Rather will I say, and pray that you will join me: Father, glorify your name; your will be done. "

174:5.9 " I know my hour is approaching, and I am troubled. I [[perceive]] that my people are [[determined]] to spurn [[the kingdom]], but I am [[rejoiced]] to [[receive]] these [[truth]]-[[seeking]] [[gentiles]] who come here today [[inquiring]] for the way of [[light]]. Nevertheless, my [[heart]] aches for my people, and my [[soul]] is distraught by that which lies just before me. What shall I say as I look ahead and [[discern]] what is about to befall me? Shall I say, [[the Father|Father]] save me from this awful hour? For this very [[purpose]] have I come into the world and even to this hour. Rather will I say, and [[pray]] that you will join me: Father, [[glorify]] your [[name]]; your [[Free will|will]] be done. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12]

174:5.10 When Jesus had thus spoken, the Personalized Adjuster of his indwelling during prebaptismal times appeared before him, and as he paused noticeably, this now mighty spirit of the Father's representation spoke to Jesus of Nazareth, saying: " I have glorified my name in your bestowals many times, and I will glorify it once more. "

174:5.10 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], the [[Personalized Adjuster]] of his indwelling during [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136 prebaptismal] times [[appeared]] before him, and as he paused noticeably, this now [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:4._PERSONALIZED_ADJUSTERS mighty spirit] of [[the Father]]'s [[representation]] [[spoke]] to [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], saying: " I have [[glorified]] my [[name]] in [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119 your bestowals] many times, and I will [[glorify]] it once more. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12]

174:5.11 While the Jews and gentiles here assembled heard no voice, they could not fail to discern that the Master had paused in his speaking while a message came to him from some superhuman source. They all said, every man to the one who was by him, " An angel has spoken to him. "

174:5.11 While the [[Jews]] and [[gentiles]] here assembled heard no [[voice]], they could not [[fail]] to [[discern]] that [[the Master]] had paused in his [[speaking]] while a [[message]] came to him from some [[superhuman]] [[source]]. They all said, every man to the one who was by him, " An [[angel]] has [[spoken]] to him. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12]

174:5.12 Then Jesus continued to speak: " All this has not happened for my sake but for yours. I know of a certainty that the Father will receive me and accept my mission in your behalf, but it is needful that you be encouraged and be made ready for the fiery trial which is just ahead. Let me assure you that victory shall eventually crown our united efforts to enlighten the world and liberate mankind. The old order is bringing itself to judgment; the Prince of this world I have cast down; and all men shall become free by the light of the spirit which I will pour out upon all flesh after I have ascended to my Father in heaven.

174:5.12 Then [[Jesus]] continued to [[speak]]: " All this has not happened for my sake but for yours. I [[know]] of a [[certainty]] that [[the Father]] will [[receive]] me and [[accept]] my [[mission]] in your behalf, but it is needful that you be [[encouraged]] and be made ready for the fiery [[trial]] which is just ahead. Let me [[assure]] you that [[victory]] shall [[eventually]] [[crown]] our [[united]] [[efforts]] to [[enlighten]] the world and [[liberate]] [[mankind]]. The old order is bringing itself to [[judgment]]; the [[Caligastia|Prince of this world]] I have cast down; and all men shall become [[free]] by the [[light]] of [[Spirit of Truth|the spirit]] which I will pour out upon all [[Human|flesh]] after I have [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_193 ascended] to [[the Father|my Father]] in [[heaven]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12]

174:5.13 " And now I declare to you that I, if I be lifted up on earth and in your lives, will draw all men to myself and into the fellowship of my Father. You have believed that the Deliverer would abide on earth forever, but I declare that the Son of Man will be rejected by men, and that he will go back to the Father. Only a little while will I be with you; only a little time will the living light be among this darkened generation. Walk while you have this light so that the oncoming darkness and confusion may not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness knows not where he goes; but if you will choose to walk in the light, you shall all indeed become liberated sons of God. And now, all of you, come with me while we go back to the temple and I speak farewell words to the chief priests, the scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Herodians, and the benighted rulers of Israel. "

174:5.13 " And now I [[declare]] to you that I, if I be lifted up on [[earth]] and in your lives, will draw all men to myself and into the [[fellowship]] of [[the Father|my Father]]. You have [[believed]] that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Deliverer] would abide on [[earth]] forever, but I [[declare]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be [[rejected]] by men, and that he will go back to [[the Father]]. Only a little while will I be with you; only a little [[time]] will the living [[light]] be among this [[darkened]] [[generation]]. Walk while you have this [[light]] so that the oncoming [[darkness]] and [[confusion]] may not overtake you. He who walks in the [[darkness]] knows not where he goes; but if you will [[choose]] to walk in the [[light]], you shall all indeed become [[liberated]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God]. And now, all of you, come with me while we go back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and I [[speak]] [[farewell]] [[words]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests], the [[scribes]], the [[Pharisees]], the [[Sadducees]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodians Herodians], and the benighted rulers of [[Israel]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_12]

174:5.14 Having thus spoken, Jesus led the way over the narrow streets of Jerusalem back to the temple. They had just heard the Master say that this was to be his farewell discourse in the temple, and they followed him in silence and in deep meditation.

174:5.14 Having thus [[spoken]], [[Jesus]] led the way over the narrow streets of [[Jerusalem]] back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple]. They had just heard [[the Master]] say that this was to be his [[farewell]] [[discourse]] in the [[temple]], and they followed him in [[silence]] and in deep [[meditation]].

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