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==PAPER 192: APPEARANCES IN GALILEE==

==PAPER 192: APPEARANCES IN GALILEE==

192:0.1 By the time [[the apostles]] left [[Jerusalem]] for [[Galilee]], the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] had [[quieted]] down considerably. Since [[Jesus]] [[appeared]] only to his [[family]] of [[the Kingdom|kingdom]] [[believers]], and since the [[apostles]] were in [[hiding]] and did no [[public]] [[preaching]], the [[rulers]] of the [[Jews]] concluded that the [[gospel]] [[movement]] was, after all, effectually crushed. They were, of course, disconcerted by the increasing spread of [[rumors]] that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]], but they depended upon the [[bribed]] guards effectively to [[Negativity|counteract]] all such reports by their [[reiteration]] of the [[story]] that a band of his followers had removed the [[body]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:0.1 By the time [[the apostles]] left [[Jerusalem]] for [[Galilee]], the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]] had [[quieted]] down considerably. Since [[Jesus]] [[appeared]] only to his [[family]] of [[the Kingdom|kingdom]] [[believers]], and since the [[apostles]] were in [[hiding]] and did no [[public]] [[preaching]], the [[rulers]] of the [[Jews]] concluded that the [[gospel]] [[movement]] was, after all, effectually crushed. They were, of course, disconcerted by the increasing spread of [[rumors]] that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]], but they depended upon the [[bribed]] guards effectively to [[Negativity|counteract]] all such reports by their [[reiteration]] of the [[story]] that a band of his followers had removed the [[body]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:0.2 From this time on, until [[the apostles]] were [[dispersed]] by the rising [[tide]] of [[persecution]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was the generally [[recognized]] head of the [[apostolic corps]]. [[Jesus]] never gave him any such [[authority]], and his fellow [[apostles]] never [[formally]] [[elected]] him to such a position of [[responsibility]]; he [[naturally]] [[assumed]] it and held it by common [[consent]] and also because he was their [[chief]] [[preacher]]. From now on [[public]] [[preaching]] became the main [[business]] of [[the apostles]]. After their return from [[Galilee]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_the_Apostle Matthias], whom they chose to take the place of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], became their [[treasurer]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.1]

192:0.2 From this time on, until [[the apostles]] were [[dispersed]] by the rising [[tide]] of [[persecution]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was the generally [[recognized]] head of the [[apostolic corps]]. [[Jesus]] never gave him any such [[authority]], and his fellow [[apostles]] never [[formally]] [[elected]] him to such a position of [[responsibility]]; he [[naturally]] [[assumed]] it and held it by common [[consent]] and also because he was their [[chief]] [[preacher]]. From now on [[public]] [[preaching]] became the main [[business]] of [[the apostles]]. After their return from [[Galilee]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_the_Apostle Matthias], whom they chose to take the place of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], became their [[treasurer]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Acts_of_the_Apostles#Acts.1]

192:0.3 During the week they tarried in [[Jerusalem]], [[Mother Mary|Mary]] the [[mother]] of [[Jesus]] spent much of the time with the [[women]] [[believers]] who were stopping at the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea].

192:0.3 During the week they tarried in [[Jerusalem]], [[Mother Mary|Mary]] the [[mother]] of [[Jesus]] spent much of the time with the [[women]] [[believers]] who were stopping at the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_of_Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea].

192:1.2 After [[the apostles]] had spent the afternoon and early evening of Thursday in waiting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee the Zebedee] [[home]], [[Simon Peter]] suggested that they go fishing. When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[proposed]] the fishing trip, all of [[the apostles]] decided to go along. All night they toiled with the nets but caught no fish. They did not much mind the [[failure]] to make a catch, for they had many interesting [[experiences]] to talk over, things which had so recently happened to them at [[Jerusalem]]. But when daylight came, they [[decided]] to return to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. As they neared the shore, they saw someone on the beach, near the boat landing, standing by a [[fire]]. At first they thought it was [[John Mark]], who had come down to [[welcome]] them back with their catch, but as they drew nearer the shore, they saw they were mistaken—the man was too tall for [[John Mark|John]]. It had occurred to none of them that the [[person]] on the shore was [[the Master]]. They did not altogether [[understand]] why Jesus wanted to meet with them amidst the scenes of their earlier [[associations]] and out in the open in [[contact]] with [[nature]], far away from the shut-in [[environment]] of [[Jerusalem]] with its [[tragic]] [[associations]] of [[fear]], [[betrayal]], and [[death]]. He had told them that, if they would go into [[Galilee]], he would meet them there, and he was about to fulfill that [[promise]].

192:1.2 After [[the apostles]] had spent the afternoon and early evening of Thursday in waiting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee the Zebedee] [[home]], [[Simon Peter]] suggested that they go fishing. When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[proposed]] the fishing trip, all of [[the apostles]] decided to go along. All night they toiled with the nets but caught no fish. They did not much mind the [[failure]] to make a catch, for they had many interesting [[experiences]] to talk over, things which had so recently happened to them at [[Jerusalem]]. But when daylight came, they [[decided]] to return to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. As they neared the shore, they saw someone on the beach, near the boat landing, standing by a [[fire]]. At first they thought it was [[John Mark]], who had come down to [[welcome]] them back with their catch, but as they drew nearer the shore, they saw they were mistaken—the man was too tall for [[John Mark|John]]. It had occurred to none of them that the [[person]] on the shore was [[the Master]]. They did not altogether [[understand]] why Jesus wanted to meet with them amidst the scenes of their earlier [[associations]] and out in the open in [[contact]] with [[nature]], far away from the shut-in [[environment]] of [[Jerusalem]] with its [[tragic]] [[associations]] of [[fear]], [[betrayal]], and [[death]]. He had told them that, if they would go into [[Galilee]], he would meet them there, and he was about to fulfill that [[promise]].

192:1.3 As they dropped anchor and prepared to enter the small boat for going ashore, the man on the beach called to them, " Lads, have you caught anything? " And when they answered, " No, " he [[spoke]] again. " Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find fish. " While they did not know it was [[Jesus]] who had directed them, with one accord they cast in the net as they had been instructed, and [[immediately]] it was filled, so much so that they were hardly able to draw it up. Now,[[ John Zebedee]] was quick of [[perception]], and when he saw the heavy-laden net, he [[perceived]] that it was [[the Master]] who had spoken to them. When this [[thought]] came into his mind, he leaned over and [[whispered]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " It is [[the Master]]. " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was ever a man of thoughtless [[action]] and impetuous [[devotion]]; so when [[John, the Apostle|John]] [[whispered]] this in his ear, he quickly arose and cast himself into the [[water]] that he might the sooner reach [[the Master]]'s side. His brethren came up close behind him, having come ashore in the small boat, hauling the net of fishes after them.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.3 As they dropped anchor and prepared to enter the small boat for going ashore, the man on the beach called to them, " Lads, have you caught anything? " And when they answered, " No, " he [[spoke]] again. " Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find fish. " While they did not know it was [[Jesus]] who had directed them, with one accord they cast in the net as they had been instructed, and [[immediately]] it was filled, so much so that they were hardly able to draw it up. Now,[[ John Zebedee]] was quick of [[perception]], and when he saw the heavy-laden net, he [[perceived]] that it was [[the Master]] who had spoken to them. When this [[thought]] came into his mind, he leaned over and [[whispered]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " It is [[the Master]]. " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was ever a man of thoughtless [[action]] and impetuous [[devotion]]; so when [[John, the Apostle|John]] [[whispered]] this in his ear, he quickly arose and cast himself into the [[water]] that he might the sooner reach [[the Master]]'s side. His brethren came up close behind him, having come ashore in the small boat, hauling the net of fishes after them.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.4 By this time [[John Mark]] was up and, seeing [[the apostles]] coming ashore with the heavy-laden net, ran down the beach to greet them; and when he saw eleven men instead of ten, he surmised that the unrecognized one was the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Jesus]], and as the astonished ten stood by in [[silence]], the [[youth]] rushed up to [[the Master]] and, kneeling at his feet, said, " My Lord and my Master. " And then [[Jesus]] [[spoke]], not as he had in [[Jerusalem]], when he greeted them with " [[Peace]] be upon you, "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_191#191:2._FIRST_APPEARANCE_TO_THE_APOSTLES] but in commonplace [[tones]] he addressed [[John Mark]]: " Well, John, I am glad to see you again and in carefree [[Galilee]], where we can have a good [[visit]]. Stay with us, [[John Mark|John]], and have breakfast. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.4 By this time [[John Mark]] was up and, seeing [[the apostles]] coming ashore with the heavy-laden net, ran down the beach to greet them; and when he saw eleven men instead of ten, he surmised that the unrecognized one was the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Jesus]], and as the astonished ten stood by in [[silence]], the [[youth]] rushed up to [[the Master]] and, kneeling at his feet, said, " My Lord and my Master. " And then [[Jesus]] [[spoke]], not as he had in [[Jerusalem]], when he greeted them with " [[Peace]] be upon you, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_191#191:2._FIRST_APPEARANCE_TO_THE_APOSTLES] but in commonplace [[tones]] he addressed [[John Mark]]: " Well, John, I am glad to see you again and in carefree [[Galilee]], where we can have a good [[visit]]. Stay with us, [[John Mark|John]], and have breakfast. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.5 As [[Jesus]] talked with the [[young man]], the ten were so astonished and [[surprised]] that they neglected to haul the net of fish in upon the beach. Now [[spoke]] [[Jesus]]: " Bring in your fish and [[prepare]] some for breakfast. Already we have the [[fire]] and much bread. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.5 As [[Jesus]] talked with the [[young man]], the ten were so astonished and [[surprised]] that they neglected to haul the net of fish in upon the beach. Now [[spoke]] [[Jesus]]: " Bring in your fish and [[prepare]] some for breakfast. Already we have the [[fire]] and much bread. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:1.6 While [[John Mark]] had paid [[homage]] to [[the Master]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had for a [[moment]] been [[shocked]] at the [[sight]] of the coals of [[fire]] glowing there on the beach; the scene reminded him so vividly of the midnight fire of charcoal in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_184#184:2._PETER_IN_THE_COURTYARD courtyard of Annas], where he had disowned [[the Master]], but he shook himself and, kneeling at [[the Master]]'s feet, [[exclaimed]], " My Lord and my Master! "

192:1.6 While [[John Mark]] had paid [[homage]] to [[the Master]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had for a [[moment]] been [[shocked]] at the [[sight]] of the coals of [[fire]] glowing there on the beach; the scene reminded him so vividly of the midnight fire of charcoal in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_184#184:2._PETER_IN_THE_COURTYARD courtyard of Annas], where he had disowned [[the Master]], but he shook himself and, kneeling at [[the Master]]'s feet, [[exclaimed]], " My Lord and my Master! "

192:1.7 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] then joined his [[comrades]] as they hauled in the net. When they had landed their catch, they counted the fish, and there were 153 large ones. And again was the mistake made of calling this another [[miraculous]] catch of fish. There was no [[miracle]] [[connected]] with this [[episode]]. It was merely an [[exercise]] of [[the Master]]'s preknowledge. He knew the fish were there and accordingly directed [[the apostles]] where to cast the net.

192:1.7 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] then joined his [[comrades]] as they hauled in the net. When they had landed their catch, they counted the fish, and there were 153 large ones. And again was the mistake made of calling this another [[miraculous]] catch of fish. There was no [[miracle]] [[connected]] with this [[episode]]. It was merely an [[exercise]] of [[the Master]]'s preknowledge. He knew the fish were there and accordingly directed [[the apostles]] where to cast the net.

192:2.2 [[Jesus]] then turned toward [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and asked, " Peter, do you [[love]] me? " Peter answered, " Lord, you know I [[love]] you with all my [[soul]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " If you love me, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], feed my lambs. Do not neglect to minister to the [[weak]], the [[poor]], and the [[young]]. [[Preach]] the [[gospel]] without [[fear]] or [[favor]]; [[remember]] always that [[God]] is no respecter of [[persons]]. Serve your fellow men even as I have served you; [[forgive]] your fellow [[mortals]] even as I have forgiven you. Let [[experience]] teach you the [[value]] of [[meditation]] and the [[power]] of [[intelligent]] [[reflection]]. "

192:2.2 [[Jesus]] then turned toward [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and asked, " Peter, do you [[love]] me? " Peter answered, " Lord, you know I [[love]] you with all my [[soul]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " If you love me, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], feed my lambs. Do not neglect to minister to the [[weak]], the [[poor]], and the [[young]]. [[Preach]] the [[gospel]] without [[fear]] or [[favor]]; [[remember]] always that [[God]] is no respecter of [[persons]]. Serve your fellow men even as I have served you; [[forgive]] your fellow [[mortals]] even as I have forgiven you. Let [[experience]] teach you the [[value]] of [[meditation]] and the [[power]] of [[intelligent]] [[reflection]]. "

192:2.3 After they had walked along a little farther, [[the Master]] turned to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and asked, " Peter, do you really [[love]] me? " And then said Simon, " Yes, Lord, you [[know]] that I love you. " And again said Jesus: " Then take [[good]] [[care]] of my sheep. Be a [[good]] and a true [[shepherd]] to the flock. [[Betray]] not their [[confidence]] in you. Be not taken by [[surprise]] at the [[enemy]]'s hand. Be on guard at all times—watch and [[pray]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:2.3 After they had walked along a little farther, [[the Master]] turned to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and asked, " Peter, do you really [[love]] me? " And then said Simon, " Yes, Lord, you [[know]] that I love you. " And again said Jesus: " Then take [[good]] [[care]] of my sheep. Be a [[good]] and a true [[shepherd]] to the flock. [[Betray]] not their [[confidence]] in you. Be not taken by [[surprise]] at the [[enemy]]'s hand. Be on guard at all times—watch and [[pray]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:2.4 When they had gone a few steps farther, [[Jesus]] turned to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and, for the third time, asked, " Peter, do you truly [[love]] me? " And then [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], being slightly [[grieved]] at [[the Master]]'s seeming distrust of him, said with considerable [[feeling]], " Lord, you know [[all things]], and therefore do you [[know]] that I really and truly [[love]] you. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " Feed my sheep. Do not [[forsake]] the flock. Be an example and an [[inspiration]] to all your fellow [[shepherds]]. [[Love]] the flock as I have loved you and [[devote]] yourself to their [[welfare]] even as I have [[devoted]] my life to your welfare. And follow after me even to the end. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:2.4 When they had gone a few steps farther, [[Jesus]] turned to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and, for the third time, asked, " Peter, do you truly [[love]] me? " And then [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], being slightly [[grieved]] at [[the Master]]'s seeming distrust of him, said with considerable [[feeling]], " Lord, you know [[all things]], and therefore do you [[know]] that I really and truly [[love]] you. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " Feed my sheep. Do not [[forsake]] the flock. Be an example and an [[inspiration]] to all your fellow [[shepherds]]. [[Love]] the flock as I have loved you and [[devote]] yourself to their [[welfare]] even as I have [[devoted]] my life to your welfare. And follow after me even to the end. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:2.5 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] took this last [[statement]] [[literally]]—that he should continue to follow after him—and turning to [[Jesus]], he pointed to [[John, the Apostle|John]], asking, " If I follow on after you, what shall this man do? " And then, [[perceiving]] that [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had misunderstood his [[words]], [[Jesus]] said: " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], be not concerned about what your brethren shall do. If I will that [[John, the Apostle|John]] should tarry after you are gone, even until I come back, what is that to you? Only make sure that you follow me. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:2.5 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] took this last [[statement]] [[literally]]—that he should continue to follow after him—and turning to [[Jesus]], he pointed to [[John, the Apostle|John]], asking, " If I follow on after you, what shall this man do? " And then, [[perceiving]] that [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had misunderstood his [[words]], [[Jesus]] said: " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], be not concerned about what your brethren shall do. If I will that [[John, the Apostle|John]] should tarry after you are gone, even until I come back, what is that to you? Only make sure that you follow me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_21]

192:2.6 This remark spread among the brethren and was [[received]] as a [[statement]] by [[Jesus]] to the [[effect]] that [[John, the Apostle|John]] would not die before [[the Master]] returned, as many [[thought]] and [[hoped]], to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]] in [[power]] and [[glory]]. It was this [[interpretation]] of what [[Jesus]] said that had much to do with getting [[Simon Zelotes]] back into [[service]], and keeping him at [[work]].

192:2.6 This remark spread among the brethren and was [[received]] as a [[statement]] by [[Jesus]] to the [[effect]] that [[John, the Apostle|John]] would not die before [[the Master]] returned, as many [[thought]] and [[hoped]], to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]] in [[power]] and [[glory]]. It was this [[interpretation]] of what [[Jesus]] said that had much to do with getting [[Simon Zelotes]] back into [[service]], and keeping him at [[work]].

192:2.12 And then, speaking to [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[the Master]] asked, " Matthew, do you have it in your [[heart]] to [[obey]] me? " Matthew answered, " Yes, Lord, I am fully [[dedicated]] to doing your will. " Then said [[the Master]]: " Matthew, if you would [[obey]] me, go forth to [[teach]] all peoples this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. No longer will you serve your brethren the [[material]] [[things]] of life; henceforth you are also to [[proclaim]] the good news of [[spiritual]] [[salvation]]. From now on have an eye single only to obeying your [[commission]] to [[preach]] this [[gospel]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom. As I have done [[the Father]]'s will on [[earth]], so shall you [[fulfill]] the [[divine]] [[commission]]. Remember, both [[Jew]] and [[gentile]] are your brethren. [[Fear]] no man when you [[proclaim]] the saving [[truths]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven. And where I go, you shall presently come. "

192:2.12 And then, speaking to [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[the Master]] asked, " Matthew, do you have it in your [[heart]] to [[obey]] me? " Matthew answered, " Yes, Lord, I am fully [[dedicated]] to doing your will. " Then said [[the Master]]: " Matthew, if you would [[obey]] me, go forth to [[teach]] all peoples this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. No longer will you serve your brethren the [[material]] [[things]] of life; henceforth you are also to [[proclaim]] the good news of [[spiritual]] [[salvation]]. From now on have an eye single only to obeying your [[commission]] to [[preach]] this [[gospel]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom. As I have done [[the Father]]'s will on [[earth]], so shall you [[fulfill]] the [[divine]] [[commission]]. Remember, both [[Jew]] and [[gentile]] are your brethren. [[Fear]] no man when you [[proclaim]] the saving [[truths]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven. And where I go, you shall presently come. "

192:2.13 Then he walked and talked with the [[the twins|Alpheus twins, James and Judas]], and [[speaking]] to both of them, he asked, " [[the twins|James and Judas]], do you [[believe]] in me? " And when they both answered, " Yes, Master, we do [[believe]], " he said: " I will soon leave you. You see that I have already left you in the [[flesh]]. I tarry only a short time in this [[form]] before I go to my Father. You [[believe]] in me—you are my [[apostles]], and you always will be. Go on believing and remembering your [[association]] with me, when I am gone, and after you have, perchance, returned to the [[work]] you used to do before you came to live with me. Never allow a [[change]] in your outward [[work]] to [[influence]] your [[allegiance]]. Have [[faith]] in [[God]] to the end of your days on [[earth]]. Never [[forget]] that, when you are a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith son of God], all upright [[work]] of the realm is [[sacred]]. Nothing which a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God] does can be common. Do your [[work]], therefore, from this time on, as for [[God]]. And when you are through on this world, I have other and better worlds where you shall likewise [[work]] for me. And in all of this work, on this world and on other worlds, I will work with you, and [[Spirit of Truth|my spirit]] shall dwell within you."

192:2.13 Then he walked and talked with the [[the twins|Alpheus twins, James and Judas]], and [[speaking]] to both of them, he asked, " [[the twins|James and Judas]], do you [[believe]] in me? " And when they both answered, " Yes, Master, we do [[believe]], " he said: " I will soon leave you. You see that I have already left you in the [[flesh]]. I tarry only a short time in this [[form]] before I go to my Father. You [[believe]] in me—you are my [[apostles]], and you always will be. Go on believing and remembering your [[association]] with me, when I am gone, and after you have, perchance, returned to the [[work]] you used to do before you came to live with me. Never allow a [[change]] in your outward [[work]] to [[influence]] your [[allegiance]]. Have [[faith]] in [[God]] to the end of your days on [[earth]]. Never [[forget]] that, when you are a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith son of God], all upright [[work]] of the realm is [[sacred]]. Nothing which a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God] does can be common. Do your [[work]], therefore, from this time on, as for [[God]]. And when you are through on this world, I have other and better worlds where you shall likewise [[work]] for me. And in all of this work, on this world and on other worlds, I will work with you, and [[Spirit of Truth|my spirit]] shall dwell within you."

192:2.14 It was almost ten o'clock when [[Jesus]] returned from his [[visit]] with the [[Alpheus twins]], and as he left [[the apostles]], he said: " [[Farewell]], until I meet you all on the [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|mount of your ordination]] tomorrow at noontime. " When he had thus [[spoken]], he vanished from their [[sight]].

192:2.14 It was almost ten o'clock when [[Jesus]] returned from his [[visit]] with the [[Alpheus twins]], and as he left [[the apostles]], he said: " [[Farewell]], until I meet you all on the [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|mount of your ordination]] tomorrow at noontime. " When he had thus [[spoken]], he vanished from their [[sight]].

==192:3. ON THE MOUNT OF ORDINATION==

==192:3. ON THE MOUNT OF ORDINATION==

192:3.1 At noon on Saturday, April 22, the eleven [[apostles]] assembled by [[appointment]] on the hill near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], and [[Jesus]] appeared among them. This [[meeting]] occurred on [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the very mount]] where [[the Master]] had set them apart as his [[apostles]] and as [[ambassadors]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom on [[earth]]. And this was [[the Master]]'s fourteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:3.1 At noon on Saturday, April 22, the eleven [[apostles]] assembled by [[appointment]] on the hill near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], and [[Jesus]] appeared among them. This [[meeting]] occurred on [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the very mount]] where [[the Master]] had set them apart as his [[apostles]] and as [[ambassadors]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom on [[earth]]. And this was [[the Master]]'s fourteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_28]

192:3.2 At this time [[the eleven]] apostles knelt in a [[circle]] about [[the Master]] and heard him repeat the charges and saw him re-enact [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the ordination scene]] even as when they were first set apart for the special [[work]] of [[the kingdom]]. And all of this was to them as a [[memory]] of their former [[consecration]] to [[the Father]]'s [[service]], except [[the Master]]'s [[prayer]]. When [[the Master]]—the [[morontia]] [[Jesus]]—now prayed, it was in [[tones]] of [[majesty]] and with [[words]] of [[power]] such as [[the apostles]] had never before heard. Their Master now spoke with the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE rulers of the universes] as one who, in [[Nebadon|his own universe]], had had all [[power]] and [[authority]] [[committed]] to his hand. And these eleven men never [[forgot]] this [[experience]] of the [[morontia]] rededication to the former [[pledges]] of [[ambassadorship]]. [[The Master]] spent just one hour on this mount with his [[ambassadors]], and when he had taken an [[affectionate]] [[farewell]] of them, he vanished from their [[sight]].

192:3.2 At this time [[the eleven]] apostles knelt in a [[circle]] about [[the Master]] and heard him repeat the charges and saw him re-enact [[Paper 140 - The Ordination of the Twelve|the ordination scene]] even as when they were first set apart for the special [[work]] of [[the kingdom]]. And all of this was to them as a [[memory]] of their former [[consecration]] to [[the Father]]'s [[service]], except [[the Master]]'s [[prayer]]. When [[the Master]]—the [[morontia]] [[Jesus]]—now prayed, it was in [[tones]] of [[majesty]] and with [[words]] of [[power]] such as [[the apostles]] had never before heard. Their Master now spoke with the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE rulers of the universes] as one who, in [[Nebadon|his own universe]], had had all [[power]] and [[authority]] [[committed]] to his hand. And these eleven men never [[forgot]] this [[experience]] of the [[morontia]] rededication to the former [[pledges]] of [[ambassadorship]]. [[The Master]] spent just one hour on this mount with his [[ambassadors]], and when he had taken an [[affectionate]] [[farewell]] of them, he vanished from their [[sight]].

192:3.3 And no one saw [[Jesus]] for a full week. [[The apostles]] really had no [[idea]] what to do, not knowing whether [[the Master]] had gone to [[the Father]]. In this state of [[uncertainty]] they tarried at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. They were afraid to go fishing lest he come to [[visit]] them and they miss seeing him. During this entire week [[Jesus]] was occupied with the [[morontia]] [[creatures]] on [[earth]] and with the affairs of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:8._THE_MORONTIA_PROGRESSORS morontia transition] which he was [[experiencing]] on [[Urantia|this world]].

192:3.3 And no one saw [[Jesus]] for a full week. [[The apostles]] really had no [[idea]] what to do, not knowing whether [[the Master]] had gone to [[the Father]]. In this state of [[uncertainty]] they tarried at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. They were afraid to go fishing lest he come to [[visit]] them and they miss seeing him. During this entire week [[Jesus]] was occupied with the [[morontia]] [[creatures]] on [[earth]] and with the affairs of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:8._THE_MORONTIA_PROGRESSORS morontia transition] which he was [[experiencing]] on [[Urantia|this world]].

==192:4. THE LAKESIDE GATHERING==

==192:4. THE LAKESIDE GATHERING==

192:4.2 Accordingly, on Saturday, April 29, at three o'clock, more than five hundred [[believers]] from the environs of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] assembled at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to hear [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[preach]] his first [[public]] [[sermon]] since the [[resurrection]]. The [[apostle]] was at his best, and after he had finished his [[appealing]] [[discourse]], few of his hearers [[doubted]] that [[the Master]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]].

192:4.2 Accordingly, on Saturday, April 29, at three o'clock, more than five hundred [[believers]] from the environs of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] assembled at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] to hear [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[preach]] his first [[public]] [[sermon]] since the [[resurrection]]. The [[apostle]] was at his best, and after he had finished his [[appealing]] [[discourse]], few of his hearers [[doubted]] that [[the Master]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]].

192:4.3 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] ended his [[sermon]], saying: " We affirm that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is not dead; we [[declare]] that he has [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[tomb]]; we [[proclaim]] that we have seen him and talked with him. " Just as he finished making this [[declaration]] of [[faith]], there by his side, in full view of all these people, [[the Master]] appeared in [[morontia]] [[form]] and, [[speaking]] to them in familiar [[accents]], said, " [[Peace]] be upon you, and my [[peace]] I leave with you. " When he had thus [[appeared]] and had so spoken to them, he vanished from their [[sight]]. This was the fifteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Jesus]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV]

192:4.3 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] ended his [[sermon]], saying: " We affirm that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is not dead; we [[declare]] that he has [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[tomb]]; we [[proclaim]] that we have seen him and talked with him. " Just as he finished making this [[declaration]] of [[faith]], there by his side, in full view of all these people, [[the Master]] appeared in [[morontia]] [[form]] and, [[speaking]] to them in familiar [[accents]], said, " [[Peace]] be upon you, and my [[peace]] I leave with you. " When he had thus [[appeared]] and had so spoken to them, he vanished from their [[sight]]. This was the fifteenth [[morontia]] [[manifestation]] of the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[Jesus]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XV]

192:4.4 Because of certain things said to [[the eleven]] while they were in [[conference]] with [[the Master]] on the mount of [[ordination]], [[the apostles]] [[received]] the impression that their Master would presently make a [[public]] [[appearance]] before a group of the [[Galilee|Galilean]] [[believers]], and that, after he had done so, they were to return to [[Jerusalem]]. Accordingly, early the next day, Sunday, April 30, [[the eleven]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] for [[Jerusalem]]. They did considerable [[teaching]] and [[preaching]] on the way down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_valley Jordan], so that they did not arrive at the [[home]] of [[John Mark|the Marks]] in [[Jerusalem]] until late on Wednesday, May 3.

192:4.4 Because of certain things said to [[the eleven]] while they were in [[conference]] with [[the Master]] on the mount of [[ordination]], [[the apostles]] [[received]] the impression that their Master would presently make a [[public]] [[appearance]] before a group of the [[Galilee|Galilean]] [[believers]], and that, after he had done so, they were to return to [[Jerusalem]]. Accordingly, early the next day, Sunday, April 30, [[the eleven]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] for [[Jerusalem]]. They did considerable [[teaching]] and [[preaching]] on the way down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_valley Jordan], so that they did not arrive at the [[home]] of [[John Mark|the Marks]] in [[Jerusalem]] until late on Wednesday, May 3.

192:4.8 And so, under the [[vigorous]] [[leadership]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and ere [[the Master]] [[ascended]] to [[the Father]], his well-meaning [[representatives]] began that [[subtle]] [[process]] of [[gradually]] and certainly changing the [[religion]] ''of'' [[Jesus]] into a new and [[modified]] [[form]] of religion ''about'' [[Jesus]].

192:4.8 And so, under the [[vigorous]] [[leadership]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and ere [[the Master]] [[ascended]] to [[the Father]], his well-meaning [[representatives]] began that [[subtle]] [[process]] of [[gradually]] and certainly changing the [[religion]] ''of'' [[Jesus]] into a new and [[modified]] [[form]] of religion ''about'' [[Jesus]].

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