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==PAPER 163: ORDINATION OF THE SEVENTY AT MAGADAN==

==PAPER 163: ORDINATION OF THE SEVENTY AT MAGADAN==

163:0.1 A few days after the return of [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan] from [[Jerusalem]], [[Abner]] and a [[group]] of some fifty [[disciples]] arrived from [[Bethlehem]]. At this time there were also assembled at [http://urantiabook.org/jesus_photos/feeding-five-thousand.html Magadan Camp] the evangelistic corps, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps], and about one hundred and fifty other true and tried [[disciples]] from all parts of [[Palestine]]. After [[devoting]] a few days to [[visiting]] and the reorganization of the camp, [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] began a [[course]] of [[intensive]] [[training]] for this special [[group]] of [[believers]], and from this well-[[trained]] and [[experienced]] [[aggregation]] of [[disciples]] [[the Master]] subsequently chose the seventy [[teachers]] and sent them forth to [[proclaim]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. This regular instruction began on Friday, November 4, and continued until [[Sabbath]], November 19.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

163:0.1 A few days after the return of [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan] from [[Jerusalem]], [[Abner]] and a [[group]] of some fifty [[disciples]] arrived from [[Bethlehem]]. At this time there were also assembled at [https://urantiabook.org/jesus_photos/feeding-five-thousand.html Magadan Camp] the evangelistic corps, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps], and about one hundred and fifty other true and tried [[disciples]] from all parts of [[Palestine]]. After [[devoting]] a few days to [[visiting]] and the reorganization of the camp, [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] began a [[course]] of [[intensive]] [[training]] for this special [[group]] of [[believers]], and from this well-[[trained]] and [[experienced]] [[aggregation]] of [[disciples]] [[the Master]] subsequently chose the seventy [[teachers]] and sent them forth to [[proclaim]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. This regular instruction began on Friday, November 4, and continued until [[Sabbath]], November 19.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

163:0.2 [[Jesus]] gave a talk to this company each morning. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] taught [[methods]] of [[public]] [[preaching]]; [[Nathaniel]] instructed them in the [[art]] of [[teaching]]; [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] [[explained]] how to answer [[questions]]; while [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] directed the [[organization]] of their [[group]] [[finances]]. The other [[apostles]] also [[participated]] in this [[training]] in [[accordance]] with their special [[experience]] and [[natural]] [[talents]].

163:0.2 [[Jesus]] gave a talk to this company each morning. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] taught [[methods]] of [[public]] [[preaching]]; [[Nathaniel]] instructed them in the [[art]] of [[teaching]]; [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] [[explained]] how to answer [[questions]]; while [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] directed the [[organization]] of their [[group]] [[finances]]. The other [[apostles]] also [[participated]] in this [[training]] in [[accordance]] with their special [[experience]] and [[natural]] [[talents]].

==163:1. ORDINATION OF THE SEVENTY==

==163:1. ORDINATION OF THE SEVENTY==

163:1.1 The seventy were [[ordained]] by [[Jesus]] on [[Sabbath]] afternoon, November 19, at the [http://urantiabook.org/jesus_photos/feeding-five-thousand.html Magadan Camp], and [[Abner]] was placed at the head of these [[gospel]] [[preachers]] and [[teachers]]. This corps of seventy consisted of [[Abner]] and [[ten]] of the former [[apostles]] of [[John the Baptist|John]], fifty-one of the earlier [[evangelists]], and eight other [[disciples]] who had distinguished themselves in the [[service]] of [[the kingdom]].

163:1.1 The seventy were [[ordained]] by [[Jesus]] on [[Sabbath]] afternoon, November 19, at the [https://urantiabook.org/jesus_photos/feeding-five-thousand.html Magadan Camp], and [[Abner]] was placed at the head of these [[gospel]] [[preachers]] and [[teachers]]. This corps of seventy consisted of [[Abner]] and [[ten]] of the former [[apostles]] of [[John the Baptist|John]], fifty-one of the earlier [[evangelists]], and eight other [[disciples]] who had distinguished themselves in the [[service]] of [[the kingdom]].

163:1.2 About two o'clock on this [[Sabbath]] afternoon, between showers of rain, a company of [[believers]], augmented by the arrival of [[David Zebedee|David]] and the [[majority]] of his [[messenger]] corps and numbering over four hundred, assembled on the shore of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee lake of Galilee] to [[witness]] the [[ordination]] of the seventy.

163:1.2 About two o'clock on this [[Sabbath]] afternoon, between showers of rain, a company of [[believers]], augmented by the arrival of [[David Zebedee|David]] and the [[majority]] of his [[messenger]] corps and numbering over four hundred, assembled on the shore of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee lake of Galilee] to [[witness]] the [[ordination]] of the seventy.

163:1.3 Before [[Jesus]] laid his hands upon the heads of the seventy to set them apart as [[gospel]] [[messengers]], addressing them, he said: " The [[harvest]] is indeed plenteous, but the laborers are few; therefore I [[exhort]] all of you to [[pray]] that the Lord of the [[harvest]] will send still other laborers into his harvest.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_9] I am about to set you apart as [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]]; I am about to send you to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew] and [[gentile]] as lambs among wolves.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_10] As you go your ways, [[two]] and two, I instruct you to carry neither purse nor extra clothing, for you go forth on this first [[mission]] for only a short [[season]]. [[Salute]] no man by the way, attend only to your [[work]]. Whenever you go to stay at a [[home]], first say: [[Peace]] be to this household. If those who [[love]] [[peace]] live therein, you shall abide there; if not, then shall you depart. And having selected this [[home]], remain there for your stay in that [[city]], eating and drinking whatever is set before you. And you do this because the laborer is [[worthy]] of his sustenance. Move not from house to house because a better lodging may be offered.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] Remember, as you go forth [[proclaiming]] [[peace]] on [[earth]] and good will among men, you must [[contend]] with bitter and [[self]]-[[deceived]] enemies; therefore be as [[wise]] as serpents while you are also as harmless as doves.

163:1.3 Before [[Jesus]] laid his hands upon the heads of the seventy to set them apart as [[gospel]] [[messengers]], addressing them, he said: " The [[harvest]] is indeed plenteous, but the laborers are few; therefore I [[exhort]] all of you to [[pray]] that the Lord of the [[harvest]] will send still other laborers into his harvest.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_9] I am about to set you apart as [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]]; I am about to send you to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew] and [[gentile]] as lambs among wolves.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_10] As you go your ways, [[two]] and two, I instruct you to carry neither purse nor extra clothing, for you go forth on this first [[mission]] for only a short [[season]]. [[Salute]] no man by the way, attend only to your [[work]]. Whenever you go to stay at a [[home]], first say: [[Peace]] be to this household. If those who [[love]] [[peace]] live therein, you shall abide there; if not, then shall you depart. And having selected this [[home]], remain there for your stay in that [[city]], eating and drinking whatever is set before you. And you do this because the laborer is [[worthy]] of his sustenance. Move not from house to house because a better lodging may be offered.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] Remember, as you go forth [[proclaiming]] [[peace]] on [[earth]] and good will among men, you must [[contend]] with bitter and [[self]]-[[deceived]] enemies; therefore be as [[wise]] as serpents while you are also as harmless as doves.

163:1.4 " And everywhere you go, [[preach]], saying, `[[The kingdom]] of heaven is at hand,' and minister to all who may be [[sick]] in either [[mind]] or [[body]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] Freely you have [[received]] of the [[good]] [[things]] of [[the kingdom]]; freely give. If the people of any [[city]] receive you, they shall find an [[abundant]] entrance into [[the Father]]'s kingdom; but if the people of any [[city]] refuse to [[receive]] this [[gospel]], still shall you [[proclaim]] your [[message]] as you depart from that unbelieving [[community]], saying, even as you leave, to those who [[reject]] your teaching: `Notwithstanding you reject the [[truth]], it remains that [[the kingdom]] of God has come near you.' He who hears you hears me. And he who hears me hears Him who sent me. He who [[rejects]] your [[gospel]] [[message]] rejects me. And he who rejects me rejects [[Universal Father|Him]] who sent me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

163:1.4 " And everywhere you go, [[preach]], saying, `[[The kingdom]] of heaven is at hand,' and minister to all who may be [[sick]] in either [[mind]] or [[body]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] Freely you have [[received]] of the [[good]] [[things]] of [[the kingdom]]; freely give. If the people of any [[city]] receive you, they shall find an [[abundant]] entrance into [[the Father]]'s kingdom; but if the people of any [[city]] refuse to [[receive]] this [[gospel]], still shall you [[proclaim]] your [[message]] as you depart from that unbelieving [[community]], saying, even as you leave, to those who [[reject]] your teaching: `Notwithstanding you reject the [[truth]], it remains that [[the kingdom]] of God has come near you.' He who hears you hears me. And he who hears me hears Him who sent me. He who [[rejects]] your [[gospel]] [[message]] rejects me. And he who rejects me rejects [[Universal Father|Him]] who sent me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

163:1.5 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]] to the seventy, he began with [[Abner]] and, as they knelt in a [[circle]] about him, laid his hands upon the head of every man.

163:1.5 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]] to the seventy, he began with [[Abner]] and, as they knelt in a [[circle]] about him, laid his hands upon the head of every man.

163:1.6 Early the next [[morning]] [[Abner]] sent the seventy [[messengers]] into all the [[cities]] of [[Galilee]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]]. And these thirty-five couples went forth [[preaching]] and [[teaching]] for about six weeks, all of them returning to the new camp near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella Pella], in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea Perea], on Friday, December 30.

163:1.6 Early the next [[morning]] [[Abner]] sent the seventy [[messengers]] into all the [[cities]] of [[Galilee]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]]. And these thirty-five couples went forth [[preaching]] and [[teaching]] for about six weeks, all of them returning to the new camp near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella Pella], in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea Perea], on Friday, December 30.

==163:2. THE RICH YOUNG MAN AND OTHERS==

==163:2. THE RICH YOUNG MAN AND OTHERS==

163:2.1 Over fifty [[disciples]] who sought [[ordination]] and appointment to membership in [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] were [[rejected]] by the committee appointed by [[Jesus]] to select these [[candidates]]. This committee consisted of [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Abner]], and the acting head of the evangelistic corps. In all cases where this committee of [[three]] were not unanimous in [[agreement]], they brought the [[candidate]] to [[Jesus]], and while [[the Master]] never [[rejected]] a single [[person]] who craved [[ordination]] as a [[gospel]] [[messenger]], there were more than a [[dozen]] who, when they had talked with [[Jesus]], no more [[desired]] to become [[gospel]] [[messengers]].

163:2.1 Over fifty [[disciples]] who sought [[ordination]] and appointment to membership in [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] were [[rejected]] by the committee appointed by [[Jesus]] to select these [[candidates]]. This committee consisted of [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Abner]], and the acting head of the evangelistic corps. In all cases where this committee of [[three]] were not unanimous in [[agreement]], they brought the [[candidate]] to [[Jesus]], and while [[the Master]] never [[rejected]] a single [[person]] who craved [[ordination]] as a [[gospel]] [[messenger]], there were more than a [[dozen]] who, when they had talked with [[Jesus]], no more [[desired]] to become [[gospel]] [[messengers]].

163:2.2 One [[earnest]] [[disciple]] came to [[Jesus]], saying: " Master, I would be one of your new [[apostles]], but my [[father]] is very old and near [[death]]; could I be [[permitted]] to return [[home]] to [[bury]] him? " To this man [[Jesus]] said: " My son, the foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests, but the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] has [[nowhere]] to lay his head. You are a [[faithful]] [[disciple]], and you can remain such while you return [[home]] to minister to your [[Family|loved ones]], but not so with my [[gospel]] [[messengers]]. They have [[forsaken]] all to follow me and [[proclaim]] [[the kingdom]]. If you would be an [[ordained]] [[teacher]], you must let others [[bury]] the [[dead]] while you go forth to [[publish]] the good news. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] And this man went away in great [[disappointment]].

163:2.2 One [[earnest]] [[disciple]] came to [[Jesus]], saying: " Master, I would be one of your new [[apostles]], but my [[father]] is very old and near [[death]]; could I be [[permitted]] to return [[home]] to [[bury]] him? " To this man [[Jesus]] said: " My son, the foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests, but the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] has [[nowhere]] to lay his head. You are a [[faithful]] [[disciple]], and you can remain such while you return [[home]] to minister to your [[Family|loved ones]], but not so with my [[gospel]] [[messengers]]. They have [[forsaken]] all to follow me and [[proclaim]] [[the kingdom]]. If you would be an [[ordained]] [[teacher]], you must let others [[bury]] the [[dead]] while you go forth to [[publish]] the good news. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9] And this man went away in great [[disappointment]].

163:2.3 Another [[disciple]] came to [[the Master]] and said: " I would become an [[ordained]] [[messenger]], but I would like to go to my [[home]] for a short while to [[comfort]] my [[family]]. " And [[Jesus]] replied: " If you would be [[ordained]], you must be willing to [[forsake]] all. The [[gospel]] [[messengers]] cannot have divided [[affections]]. No man, having put his hand to the [[plough]], if he turns back, is [[worthy]] to become a [[messenger]] of [[the kingdom]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9]

163:2.3 Another [[disciple]] came to [[the Master]] and said: " I would become an [[ordained]] [[messenger]], but I would like to go to my [[home]] for a short while to [[comfort]] my [[family]]. " And [[Jesus]] replied: " If you would be [[ordained]], you must be willing to [[forsake]] all. The [[gospel]] [[messengers]] cannot have divided [[affections]]. No man, having put his hand to the [[plough]], if he turns back, is [[worthy]] to become a [[messenger]] of [[the kingdom]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_9]

163:2.4 Then [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] brought to [[Jesus]] a certain [[rich]] young man who was a [[devout]] [[believer]], and who [[desired]] to [[receive]] [[ordination]]. This [[young man]], [[Matadormus]], was a member of the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]]; he had heard [[Jesus]] teach and had been subsequently instructed in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] by [[Peter]] and the other [[apostles]]. [[Jesus]] [[talked]] with Matadormus concerning the requirements of [[ordination]] and requested that he defer [[decision]] until after he had [[thought]] more fully about the matter. Early the next morning, as [[Jesus]] was going for a walk, this young man accosted him and said: " Master, I would know from you the [[assurances]] of [[eternal]] life. Seeing that I have [[observed]] all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments the commandments] from my [[youth]], I would like to [[know]] what more I must do to gain [[eternal]] life? " In answer to this question [[Jesus]] said: " If you keep all the commandments—do not commit [[adultery]], do not [[kill]], do not [[steal]], do not bear [[false]] [[witness]], do not de[[fraud]], [[honor]] your [[parents]]—you do well, but [[salvation]] is the reward of [[faith]], not merely of [[works]]. Do you [[believe]] this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]? " And Matadormus answered: " Yes, Master, I do [[believe]] [[everything]] you and your [[apostles]] have taught me. " And [[Jesus]] said, " Then are you indeed my [[disciple]] and a [[child]] of [[the kingdom]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:2.4 Then [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] brought to [[Jesus]] a certain [[rich]] young man who was a [[devout]] [[believer]], and who [[desired]] to [[receive]] [[ordination]]. This [[young man]], [[Matadormus]], was a member of the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]]; he had heard [[Jesus]] teach and had been subsequently instructed in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] by [[Peter]] and the other [[apostles]]. [[Jesus]] [[talked]] with Matadormus concerning the requirements of [[ordination]] and requested that he defer [[decision]] until after he had [[thought]] more fully about the matter. Early the next morning, as [[Jesus]] was going for a walk, this young man accosted him and said: " Master, I would know from you the [[assurances]] of [[eternal]] life. Seeing that I have [[observed]] all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments the commandments] from my [[youth]], I would like to [[know]] what more I must do to gain [[eternal]] life? " In answer to this question [[Jesus]] said: " If you keep all the commandments—do not commit [[adultery]], do not [[kill]], do not [[steal]], do not bear [[false]] [[witness]], do not de[[fraud]], [[honor]] your [[parents]]—you do well, but [[salvation]] is the reward of [[faith]], not merely of [[works]]. Do you [[believe]] this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]? " And Matadormus answered: " Yes, Master, I do [[believe]] [[everything]] you and your [[apostles]] have taught me. " And [[Jesus]] said, " Then are you indeed my [[disciple]] and a [[child]] of [[the kingdom]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:2.5 Then said the [[young man]]: " But, Master, I am not content to be your [[disciple]]; I would be one of your new [[messengers]]. " When [[Jesus]] heard this, he looked down upon him with a great [[love]] and said: " I will have you to be one of my [[messengers]] if you are willing to pay the price, if you will supply the one [[thing]] which you lack. " Matadormus replied: " Master, I will do anything if I may be [[allowed]] to follow you. " [[Jesus]], kissing the kneeling [[young man]] on the forehead, said: " If you would be my [[messenger]], go and sell all that you have and, when you have [[bestowed]] the proceeds upon the [[poor]] or upon your brethren, come and follow me, and you shall have [[treasure]] in [[the kingdom]] of heaven. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:2.5 Then said the [[young man]]: " But, Master, I am not content to be your [[disciple]]; I would be one of your new [[messengers]]. " When [[Jesus]] heard this, he looked down upon him with a great [[love]] and said: " I will have you to be one of my [[messengers]] if you are willing to pay the price, if you will supply the one [[thing]] which you lack. " Matadormus replied: " Master, I will do anything if I may be [[allowed]] to follow you. " [[Jesus]], kissing the kneeling [[young man]] on the forehead, said: " If you would be my [[messenger]], go and sell all that you have and, when you have [[bestowed]] the proceeds upon the [[poor]] or upon your brethren, come and follow me, and you shall have [[treasure]] in [[the kingdom]] of heaven. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:2.6 When [[Matadormus]] heard this, his [[countenance]] fell. He arose and went away [[sorrowful]], for he had great [[possessions]]. This [[wealthy]] young [[Pharisee]] had been raised to believe that [[wealth]] was the token of [[God]]'s [[favor]]. [[Jesus]] knew that he was not [[free]] from the [[love]] of himself and his [[riches]]. [[The Master]] wanted to deliver him from the [[love]] of [[wealth]], not [[necessarily]] from the [[wealth]]. While the [[disciples]] of [[Jesus]] did not part with all their worldly goods, [[the apostles]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] did. Matadormus [[desired]] to be one of the seventy new [[messengers]], and that was the [[reason]] for [[Jesus]]' requiring him to part with all of his [[temporal]] [[possessions]].

163:2.6 When [[Matadormus]] heard this, his [[countenance]] fell. He arose and went away [[sorrowful]], for he had great [[possessions]]. This [[wealthy]] young [[Pharisee]] had been raised to believe that [[wealth]] was the token of [[God]]'s [[favor]]. [[Jesus]] knew that he was not [[free]] from the [[love]] of himself and his [[riches]]. [[The Master]] wanted to deliver him from the [[love]] of [[wealth]], not [[necessarily]] from the [[wealth]]. While the [[disciples]] of [[Jesus]] did not part with all their worldly goods, [[the apostles]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] did. Matadormus [[desired]] to be one of the seventy new [[messengers]], and that was the [[reason]] for [[Jesus]]' requiring him to part with all of his [[temporal]] [[possessions]].

163:2.7 Almost every [[human being]] has some [[one]] [[thing]] which is held on to as a pet [[evil]], and which the entrance into [[the kingdom]] of heaven requires as a part of the price of admission. If Matadormus had parted with his [[wealth]], it probably would have been put right back into his hands for [[administration]] as [[treasurer]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy]. For later on, after the [[establishment]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Jerusalem church at Jerusalem], he did [[obey]] [[the Master]]'s [[injunction]], although it was then too late to enjoy membership in [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy], and he became the [[treasurer]] of the [[Jerusalem]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity], of which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] the Lord's [[brother]] in the [[flesh]] was the head.

163:2.7 Almost every [[human being]] has some [[one]] [[thing]] which is held on to as a pet [[evil]], and which the entrance into [[the kingdom]] of heaven requires as a part of the price of admission. If Matadormus had parted with his [[wealth]], it probably would have been put right back into his hands for [[administration]] as [[treasurer]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy]. For later on, after the [[establishment]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Jerusalem church at Jerusalem], he did [[obey]] [[the Master]]'s [[injunction]], although it was then too late to enjoy membership in [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy], and he became the [[treasurer]] of the [[Jerusalem]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity], of which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] the Lord's [[brother]] in the [[flesh]] was the head.

163:2.8 Thus always it was and forever will be: Men must arrive at their own [[decisions]]. There is a certain [[Degree|range]] of the [[freedom]] of [[choice]] which [[mortals]] may [[exercise]]. The [[forces]] of the [[spiritual]] world will not [[coerce]] [[man]]; they allow him to go the way of his own [[choosing]].

163:2.8 Thus always it was and forever will be: Men must arrive at their own [[decisions]]. There is a certain [[Degree|range]] of the [[freedom]] of [[choice]] which [[mortals]] may [[exercise]]. The [[forces]] of the [[spiritual]] world will not [[coerce]] [[man]]; they allow him to go the way of his own [[choosing]].

163:3.2 When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[the apostles]] heard these [[words]], they were astonished exceedingly, so much so that [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] said: " Who then, Lord, can be saved? Shall all who have [[riches]] be kept out of [[the kingdom]]? " And [[Jesus]] replied: " No, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], but all who put their [[trust]] in [[riches]] shall hardly enter into the [[spiritual]] life that [[leads]] to [[eternal]] [[progress]]. But even then, much which is impossible to man is not beyond the reach of [[the Father]] in heaven; rather should we [[recognize]] that with [[God]] all things are possible. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:3.2 When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[the apostles]] heard these [[words]], they were astonished exceedingly, so much so that [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] said: " Who then, Lord, can be saved? Shall all who have [[riches]] be kept out of [[the kingdom]]? " And [[Jesus]] replied: " No, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], but all who put their [[trust]] in [[riches]] shall hardly enter into the [[spiritual]] life that [[leads]] to [[eternal]] [[progress]]. But even then, much which is impossible to man is not beyond the reach of [[the Father]] in heaven; rather should we [[recognize]] that with [[God]] all things are possible. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:3.3 As they went off by themselves, [[Jesus]] was grieved that [[Matadormus]] did not remain with them, for he greatly [[love]]d him. And when they had walked down by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake], they sat there beside the [[water]], and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[speaking]] for [[the twelve]] (who were all present by this time), said: " We are troubled by your [[words]] to the rich [[young man]]. Shall we require those who would follow you to give up all their worldly goods? " And [[Jesus]] said: " No, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], only those who would become [[apostles]], and who [[desire]] to live with me as you do and as one [[family]]. But [[the Father]] requires that the [[affections]] of his children be [[pure]] and undivided. Whatever [[thing]] or [[person]] comes between you and the [[love]] of the [[truths]] of [[the kingdom]], must be [[surrendered]]. If one's [[wealth]] does not invade the precincts of the [[soul]], it is of no consequence in the [[spiritual]] life of those who would enter [[the kingdom]]. "

163:3.3 As they went off by themselves, [[Jesus]] was grieved that [[Matadormus]] did not remain with them, for he greatly [[love]]d him. And when they had walked down by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake], they sat there beside the [[water]], and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[speaking]] for [[the twelve]] (who were all present by this time), said: " We are troubled by your [[words]] to the rich [[young man]]. Shall we require those who would follow you to give up all their worldly goods? " And [[Jesus]] said: " No, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], only those who would become [[apostles]], and who [[desire]] to live with me as you do and as one [[family]]. But [[the Father]] requires that the [[affections]] of his children be [[pure]] and undivided. Whatever [[thing]] or [[person]] comes between you and the [[love]] of the [[truths]] of [[the kingdom]], must be [[surrendered]]. If one's [[wealth]] does not invade the precincts of the [[soul]], it is of no consequence in the [[spiritual]] life of those who would enter [[the kingdom]]. "

163:3.4 And then said [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " But, Master, we have left [[everything]] to follow you, what then shall we have? " And [[Jesus]] spoke to all of [[the twelve]]: " Verily, verily, I say to you, there is no man who has left [[wealth]], [[home]], [[wife]], [[brethren]], [[parents]], or [[children]] for my sake and for the sake of [[the kingdom]] of heaven who shall not receive manifold more in this world, perhaps with some [[persecutions]], and in the world to come [[eternal]] life. But many who are first shall be last, while the last shall often be first. [[The Father]] deals with his [[creatures]] in [[accordance]] with their needs and in [[obedience]] to his just [[laws]] of [[merciful]] and loving [[consideration]] for the welfare of a [[universe]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:3.4 And then said [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " But, Master, we have left [[everything]] to follow you, what then shall we have? " And [[Jesus]] spoke to all of [[the twelve]]: " Verily, verily, I say to you, there is no man who has left [[wealth]], [[home]], [[wife]], [[brethren]], [[parents]], or [[children]] for my sake and for the sake of [[the kingdom]] of heaven who shall not receive manifold more in this world, perhaps with some [[persecutions]], and in the world to come [[eternal]] life. But many who are first shall be last, while the last shall often be first. [[The Father]] deals with his [[creatures]] in [[accordance]] with their needs and in [[obedience]] to his just [[laws]] of [[merciful]] and loving [[consideration]] for the welfare of a [[universe]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

163:3.5 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is like a householder who was a large employer of men, and who went out early in the [[morning]] to hire laborers to [[work]] in his vineyard. When he had [[agreed]] with the laborers to pay them a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius denarius] a day, he sent them into the vineyard. Then he went out about nine o'clock, and seeing others standing in the [[market]] place [[idle]], he said to them: `Go you also to [[work]] in my vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will pay you.' And they went at once to [[work]]. Again he went out about twelve and about three and did likewise. And going to the [[market]] place about five in the afternoon, he found still others standing [[idle]], and he [[inquired]] of them, `Why do you stand here [[idle]] all the day?' And the men answered, `Because nobody has hired us.' Then said the householder: `Go you also to [[work]] in my vineyard, and whatever is right I will pay you.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20]

163:3.5 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is like a householder who was a large employer of men, and who went out early in the [[morning]] to hire laborers to [[work]] in his vineyard. When he had [[agreed]] with the laborers to pay them a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius denarius] a day, he sent them into the vineyard. Then he went out about nine o'clock, and seeing others standing in the [[market]] place [[idle]], he said to them: `Go you also to [[work]] in my vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will pay you.' And they went at once to [[work]]. Again he went out about twelve and about three and did likewise. And going to the [[market]] place about five in the afternoon, he found still others standing [[idle]], and he [[inquired]] of them, `Why do you stand here [[idle]] all the day?' And the men answered, `Because nobody has hired us.' Then said the householder: `Go you also to [[work]] in my vineyard, and whatever is right I will pay you.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20]

163:3.6 " When evening came, this owner of the vineyard said to his steward: `Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last hired and ending with the first.' When those who were hired about five o'clock came, they [[received]] a denarius each, and so it was with each of the other laborers. When the men who were hired at the beginning of the day saw how the later comers were paid, they [[expected]] to [[receive]] more than the amount [[agreed]] upon. But like the others every man received only a denarius. And when each had received his pay, they [[complained]] to the householder, saying: `These men who were hired last worked only one hour, and yet you have paid them the same as us who have borne the burden of the day in the scorching [[sun]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20]

163:3.6 " When evening came, this owner of the vineyard said to his steward: `Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last hired and ending with the first.' When those who were hired about five o'clock came, they [[received]] a denarius each, and so it was with each of the other laborers. When the men who were hired at the beginning of the day saw how the later comers were paid, they [[expected]] to [[receive]] more than the amount [[agreed]] upon. But like the others every man received only a denarius. And when each had received his pay, they [[complained]] to the householder, saying: `These men who were hired last worked only one hour, and yet you have paid them the same as us who have borne the burden of the day in the scorching [[sun]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_20]

==163:4. FAREWELL TO THE SEVENTY==

==163:4. FAREWELL TO THE SEVENTY==

163:4.1 It was a stirring time about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan] Camp the day the seventy went forth on their first mission. Early that morning, in his last talk with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy], [[Jesus]] placed [[emphasis]] on the following:

163:4.1 It was a stirring time about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan] Camp the day the seventy went forth on their first mission. Early that morning, in his last talk with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy], [[Jesus]] placed [[emphasis]] on the following:

*1. 163:4.2 The [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] must be [[proclaimed]] to all the world, to [[gentile]] as well as to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew].

*1. 163:4.2 The [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] must be [[proclaimed]] to all the world, to [[gentile]] as well as to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew].

*2. 163:4.3 While ministering to the [[sick]], refrain from [[teaching]] the [[expectation]] of [[miracles]].

*2. 163:4.3 While ministering to the [[sick]], refrain from [[teaching]] the [[expectation]] of [[miracles]].

*3. 163:4.4 [[Proclaim]] a [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God], not an outward kingdom of worldly [[power]] and [[material]] [[glory]].

*3. 163:4.4 [[Proclaim]] a [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God], not an outward kingdom of worldly [[power]] and [[material]] [[glory]].

*4. 163:4.5 Avoid loss of [[time]] through overmuch [[social]] visiting and other trivialities which might detract from wholehearted [[devotion]] to [[preaching]] the [[gospel]].

*4. 163:4.5 Avoid loss of [[time]] through overmuch [[social]] visiting and other trivialities which might detract from wholehearted [[devotion]] to [[preaching]] the [[gospel]].

*5. 163:4.6 If the first house to be selected for a [[headquarters]] proves to be a [[worthy]] [[home]], abide there throughout the [[sojourn]] in that [[city]].

*5. 163:4.6 If the first house to be selected for a [[headquarters]] proves to be a [[worthy]] [[home]], abide there throughout the [[sojourn]] in that [[city]].

*6. 163:4.7 Make clear to all [[faithful]] [[believers]] that the [[Timing|time]] for an open break with the [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] at [[Jerusalem]] has now come.

*6. 163:4.7 Make clear to all [[faithful]] [[believers]] that the [[Timing|time]] for an open break with the [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] at [[Jerusalem]] has now come.

*7. 163:4.8 [[Teach]] that man's whole [[duty]] is summed up in this one commandment: [[Love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[mind]] and [[soul]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] and your [[neighbor]] as yourself.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] (This they were to teach as man's whole [[duty]] in place of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law 613 rules of living] expounded by the [[Pharisees]].)

*7. 163:4.8 [[Teach]] that man's whole [[duty]] is summed up in this one commandment: [[Love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[mind]] and [[soul]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] and your [[neighbor]] as yourself.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] (This they were to teach as man's whole [[duty]] in place of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law 613 rules of living] expounded by the [[Pharisees]].)

163:4.9 When [[Jesus]] had [[talked]] thus to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] in the [[presence]] of all [[the apostles]] and [[disciples]], [[Simon Peter]] took them off by themselves and [[preached]] to them their [[ordination]] [[sermon]], which was an elaboration of [[the Master]]'s charge given at the time he laid his hands upon them and set them apart as [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[exhorted]] the seventy to cherish in their [[experience]] the following [[virtues]]:

163:4.9 When [[Jesus]] had [[talked]] thus to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] in the [[presence]] of all [[the apostles]] and [[disciples]], [[Simon Peter]] took them off by themselves and [[preached]] to them their [[ordination]] [[sermon]], which was an elaboration of [[the Master]]'s charge given at the time he laid his hands upon them and set them apart as [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[exhorted]] the seventy to cherish in their [[experience]] the following [[virtues]]:

*2. 163:4.11 ''True courage''. He [[warned]] them that they would encounter [[hostility]] and be certain to meet with [[persecution]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] told them their [[mission]] was no undertaking for [[coward]]s and [[advised]] those who were [[afraid]] to step out before they started. But none withdrew.

*2. 163:4.11 ''True courage''. He [[warned]] them that they would encounter [[hostility]] and be certain to meet with [[persecution]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] told them their [[mission]] was no undertaking for [[coward]]s and [[advised]] those who were [[afraid]] to step out before they started. But none withdrew.

*3. 163:4.12 ''Faith and trust''. They must go forth on this short [[mission]] wholly unprovided for; they must trust [[the Father]] for [[food]] and [[shelter]] and all other [[things]] [[Necessary|needful]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

*3. 163:4.12 ''Faith and trust''. They must go forth on this short [[mission]] wholly unprovided for; they must trust [[the Father]] for [[food]] and [[shelter]] and all other [[things]] [[Necessary|needful]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

*4. 163:4.13 ''Zeal and initiative''. They must be possessed with zeal and [[intelligent]] [[enthusiasm]]; they must attend strictly to their [[the Master|Master]]'s business. [[Oriental]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutation salutation] was a lengthy and elaborate [[ceremony]]; therefore had they been instructed to " [[salute]] no man by the way, " which was a common [[method]] of [[exhorting]] one to go about his business without the waste of time. It had nothing to do with the matter of [[friendly]] greeting.

*4. 163:4.13 ''Zeal and initiative''. They must be possessed with zeal and [[intelligent]] [[enthusiasm]]; they must attend strictly to their [[the Master|Master]]'s business. [[Oriental]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutation salutation] was a lengthy and elaborate [[ceremony]]; therefore had they been instructed to " [[salute]] no man by the way, " which was a common [[method]] of [[exhorting]] one to go about his business without the waste of time. It had nothing to do with the matter of [[friendly]] greeting.

*5. 163:4.14 ''Kindness and courtesy''. [[The Master]] had instructed them to avoid unnecessary waste of [[time]] in [[social]] [[ceremonies]], but he enjoined [[courtesy]] toward all with whom they should come in [[contact]]. They were to show every [[kindness]] to those who might [[Host|entertain]] them in their [[homes]]. They were strictly [[warned]] against leaving a [[modest]] home to be entertained in a more [[comfortable]] or [[influential]] one.

*5. 163:4.14 ''Kindness and courtesy''. [[The Master]] had instructed them to avoid unnecessary waste of [[time]] in [[social]] [[ceremonies]], but he enjoined [[courtesy]] toward all with whom they should come in [[contact]]. They were to show every [[kindness]] to those who might [[Host|entertain]] them in their [[homes]]. They were strictly [[warned]] against leaving a [[modest]] home to be entertained in a more [[comfortable]] or [[influential]] one.

*6. 163:4.15 ''Ministry to the sick''. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY The seventy] were charged by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to search out the [[sick]] in [[mind]] and [[body]] and to do [[everything]] in their [[power]] to bring about the alleviation or [[cure]] of their maladies.

*6. 163:4.15 ''Ministry to the sick''. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY The seventy] were charged by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to search out the [[sick]] in [[mind]] and [[body]] and to do [[everything]] in their [[power]] to bring about the alleviation or [[cure]] of their maladies.

163:4.16 And when they had been thus charged and instructed, they started out, [[two]] and two, on their [[mission]] in [[Galilee]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]].

163:4.16 And when they had been thus charged and instructed, they started out, [[two]] and two, on their [[mission]] in [[Galilee]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]].

163:4.17 Although the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had a peculiar regard for the number seventy, sometimes considering the [[nations]] of [[heathen]]dom as being seventy in number, and although these seventy [[messengers]] were to go with the [[gospel]] to all peoples, still as far as we can [[discern]], it was only [[coincidental]] that this [[group]] happened to [[number]] just [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ seventy]. Certain it was that [[Jesus]] would have [[accepted]] no less than half a dozen others, but they were unwilling to pay the price of [[forsaking]] [[wealth]] and [[families]].

163:4.17 Although the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had a peculiar regard for the number seventy, sometimes considering the [[nations]] of [[heathen]]dom as being seventy in number, and although these seventy [[messengers]] were to go with the [[gospel]] to all peoples, still as far as we can [[discern]], it was only [[coincidental]] that this [[group]] happened to [[number]] just [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ seventy]. Certain it was that [[Jesus]] would have [[accepted]] no less than half a dozen others, but they were unwilling to pay the price of [[forsaking]] [[wealth]] and [[families]].

==163:5. MOVING THE CAMP TO PELLA==

==163:5. MOVING THE CAMP TO PELLA==

163:5.1 [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] now [[prepared]] to [[establish]] their last [[headquarters]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], where [[the Master]] was [[baptized]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan]. The last ten days of November were spent in [[council]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan], and on Tuesday, December 6, the entire company of almost three hundred started out at [[daybreak]] with all their effects to lodge that night near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] by the river. This was the same site, by the [[spring]], that [[John the Baptist]] had occupied with his camp several years before.

163:5.1 [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] now [[prepared]] to [[establish]] their last [[headquarters]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], where [[the Master]] was [[baptized]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan]. The last ten days of November were spent in [[council]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan], and on Tuesday, December 6, the entire company of almost three hundred started out at [[daybreak]] with all their effects to lodge that night near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] by the river. This was the same site, by the [[spring]], that [[John the Baptist]] had occupied with his camp several years before.

163:5.2 After the breaking up of the [http://urantiabook.org/jesus_photos/feeding-five-thousand.html Magadan Camp], [[David Zebedee]] returned to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethdsaida Bethsaida] and began [[immediately]] to curtail the [[messenger]] service. [[The kingdom]] was taking on a new [[phase]]. Daily, [[pilgrims]] arrived from all parts of [[Palestine]] and even from remote regions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire]. Believers occasionally came from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia] and from the lands east of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigris_river Tigris]. Accordingly, on Sunday, December 18, [[David Zebedee|David]], with the help of his [[messenger]] corps, loaded on to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_Animal pack animals] the camp equipage, then stored in his [[father]]'s house, with which he had formerly conducted the camp of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] by the lake. Bidding farewell to Bethsaida for the time being, he proceeded down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee lake shore] and along the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to a point about one-half mile north of the apostolic camp; and in less than a week he was [[prepared]] to offer [[hospitality]] to almost fifteen hundred [[pilgrim]] [[visitors]]. The apostolic camp could accommodate about five hundred. This was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_season rainy season] in [[Palestine]], and these accommodations were required to take care of the ever-increasing number of [[inquirers]], mostly [[earnest]], who came into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea Perea] to see [[Jesus]] and to hear his teaching.

163:5.2 After the breaking up of the [https://urantiabook.org/jesus_photos/feeding-five-thousand.html Magadan Camp], [[David Zebedee]] returned to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethdsaida Bethsaida] and began [[immediately]] to curtail the [[messenger]] service. [[The kingdom]] was taking on a new [[phase]]. Daily, [[pilgrims]] arrived from all parts of [[Palestine]] and even from remote regions of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire]. Believers occasionally came from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia] and from the lands east of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigris_river Tigris]. Accordingly, on Sunday, December 18, [[David Zebedee|David]], with the help of his [[messenger]] corps, loaded on to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pack_Animal pack animals] the camp equipage, then stored in his [[father]]'s house, with which he had formerly conducted the camp of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] by the lake. Bidding farewell to Bethsaida for the time being, he proceeded down the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee lake shore] and along the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] to a point about one-half mile north of the apostolic camp; and in less than a week he was [[prepared]] to offer [[hospitality]] to almost fifteen hundred [[pilgrim]] [[visitors]]. The apostolic camp could accommodate about five hundred. This was the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_season rainy season] in [[Palestine]], and these accommodations were required to take care of the ever-increasing number of [[inquirers]], mostly [[earnest]], who came into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea Perea] to see [[Jesus]] and to hear his teaching.

163:5.3 [[David Zebedee|David]] did all this on his own [[initiative]], though he had taken [[counsel]] with [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan]. He employed the larger part of his former [[messenger]] corps as his helpers in conducting this camp; he now used less than twenty men on regular [[messenger]] [[duty]]. Near the end of December and before the return of the seventy, almost eight hundred [[visitors]] were gathered about [[the Master]], and they found lodging in [[David Zebedee|David]]'s camp.

163:5.3 [[David Zebedee|David]] did all this on his own [[initiative]], though he had taken [[counsel]] with [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan]. He employed the larger part of his former [[messenger]] corps as his helpers in conducting this camp; he now used less than twenty men on regular [[messenger]] [[duty]]. Near the end of December and before the return of the seventy, almost eight hundred [[visitors]] were gathered about [[the Master]], and they found lodging in [[David Zebedee|David]]'s camp.

==163:6. THE RETURN OF THE SEVENTY==

==163:6. THE RETURN OF THE SEVENTY==

163:6.1 On Friday, December 30, while [[Jesus]] was away in the near-by hills with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], the seventy [[messengers]] were arriving by couples, accompanied by numerous [[believers]], at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] headquarters. All seventy were assembled at the [[teaching]] site about five o'clock when [[Jesus]] returned to the camp. The evening meal was delayed for more than an hour while these [[enthusiasts]] for the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] related their [[experiences]]. [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]] had brought much of this news to [[the apostles]] during previous weeks, but it was truly [[inspiring]] to hear these newly [[ordained]] [[teachers]] of the [[gospel]] [[personally]] tell how their [[message]] had been [[received]] by [[hungry]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] and [[gentiles]]. At last [[Jesus]] was able to see men going out to spread the [[Gospel|good news]] without his [[personal]] [[presence]]. [[The Master]] now knew that he could leave this world without seriously hindering the [[progress]] of [[the kingdom]].

163:6.1 On Friday, December 30, while [[Jesus]] was away in the near-by hills with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], the seventy [[messengers]] were arriving by couples, accompanied by numerous [[believers]], at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] headquarters. All seventy were assembled at the [[teaching]] site about five o'clock when [[Jesus]] returned to the camp. The evening meal was delayed for more than an hour while these [[enthusiasts]] for the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] related their [[experiences]]. [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]] had brought much of this news to [[the apostles]] during previous weeks, but it was truly [[inspiring]] to hear these newly [[ordained]] [[teachers]] of the [[gospel]] [[personally]] tell how their [[message]] had been [[received]] by [[hungry]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] and [[gentiles]]. At last [[Jesus]] was able to see men going out to spread the [[Gospel|good news]] without his [[personal]] [[presence]]. [[The Master]] now knew that he could leave this world without seriously hindering the [[progress]] of [[the kingdom]].

163:6.2 When the seventy related how " even the [[devils]] were subject "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] to them, they referred to the [[wonderful]] [[cures]] they had wrought in the cases of [[victims]] of nervous disorders. Nevertheless, there had been a few cases of real [[Possessed|spirit possession]] relieved by these ministers, and referring to these, [[Jesus]] said: " It is not strange that these [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_77#77:7._THE_REBEL_MIDWAYERS disobedient minor spirits] should be subject to you, seeing that I beheld [[Satan]] falling as lightning from heaven. But [[rejoice]] not so much over this, for I [[declare]] to you that, as soon as I return to [[Universal Father|my Father]], we will send forth our spirits into the very [[minds]] of men so that no more can these few [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_77#77:7._THE_REBEL_MIDWAYERS lost spirits] enter the [[minds]] of unfortunate [[mortals]]. I [[rejoice]] with you that you have [[power]] with men, but be not lifted up because of this [[experience]] but the rather [[rejoice]] that your [[names]] are [[written]] on the rolls of heaven, and that you are thus to go forward in an [[Ascension Career|endless career]] of [[spiritual]] [[conquest]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

163:6.2 When the seventy related how " even the [[devils]] were subject "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] to them, they referred to the [[wonderful]] [[cures]] they had wrought in the cases of [[victims]] of nervous disorders. Nevertheless, there had been a few cases of real [[Possessed|spirit possession]] relieved by these ministers, and referring to these, [[Jesus]] said: " It is not strange that these [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_77#77:7._THE_REBEL_MIDWAYERS disobedient minor spirits] should be subject to you, seeing that I beheld [[Satan]] falling as lightning from heaven. But [[rejoice]] not so much over this, for I [[declare]] to you that, as soon as I return to [[Universal Father|my Father]], we will send forth our spirits into the very [[minds]] of men so that no more can these few [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_77#77:7._THE_REBEL_MIDWAYERS lost spirits] enter the [[minds]] of unfortunate [[mortals]]. I [[rejoice]] with you that you have [[power]] with men, but be not lifted up because of this [[experience]] but the rather [[rejoice]] that your [[names]] are [[written]] on the rolls of heaven, and that you are thus to go forward in an [[Ascension Career|endless career]] of [[spiritual]] [[conquest]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

163:6.4 When [[Jesus]] had thus spoken to [[the Father]], he turned aside to speak to his [[apostles]] and ministers: " Blessed are the eyes which see and the ears which hear these things. Let me say to you that many [[prophets]] and many of the great men of the [[past]] [[Epoch|ages]] have [[desired]] to behold what you now see, but it was not granted them. And many [[generations]] of the [[children]] of [[light]] yet to come will, when they hear of these things, [[envy]] you who have heard and seen them. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

163:6.4 When [[Jesus]] had thus spoken to [[the Father]], he turned aside to speak to his [[apostles]] and ministers: " Blessed are the eyes which see and the ears which hear these things. Let me say to you that many [[prophets]] and many of the great men of the [[past]] [[Epoch|ages]] have [[desired]] to behold what you now see, but it was not granted them. And many [[generations]] of the [[children]] of [[light]] yet to come will, when they hear of these things, [[envy]] you who have heard and seen them. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

163:6.5 Then, speaking to all the [[disciples]], he said: " You have heard how many [[cities]] and villages have received the good news of [[the kingdom]], and how my ministers and [[teachers]] have been received by both the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew] and the [[gentile]]. And [[blessed]] indeed are these [[communities]] which have elected to [[believe]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. But woe upon the [[light]]-[[rejecting]] [[inhabitants]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida_Julias#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], the [[cities]] which did not well [[receive]] these [[messengers]]. I [[declare]] that, if the mighty works done in these places had been done in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], the people of these so-called [[heathen]] [[cities]] would have long since [[repented]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilice sackcloth] and ashes.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.42] It shall indeed be more tolerable for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon] in the day of [[judgment]]. "

163:6.5 Then, speaking to all the [[disciples]], he said: " You have heard how many [[cities]] and villages have received the good news of [[the kingdom]], and how my ministers and [[teachers]] have been received by both the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew] and the [[gentile]]. And [[blessed]] indeed are these [[communities]] which have elected to [[believe]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. But woe upon the [[light]]-[[rejecting]] [[inhabitants]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida_Julias#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], the [[cities]] which did not well [[receive]] these [[messengers]]. I [[declare]] that, if the mighty works done in these places had been done in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon], the people of these so-called [[heathen]] [[cities]] would have long since [[repented]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilice sackcloth] and ashes.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Job#Chapter_.42] It shall indeed be more tolerable for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre,_Lebanon Tyre] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon Sidon] in the day of [[judgment]]. "

163:6.6 The next day being the [[Sabbath]], [[Jesus]] went apart with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] and said to them: " I did indeed [[rejoice]] with you when you came back bearing the good tidings of the [[reception]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] by so many people scattered throughout [[Galilee]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]]. But why were you so [[surprisingly]] elated? Did you not [[expect]] that your [[message]] would [[manifest]] [[power]] in its delivery? Did you go forth with so little [[faith]] in this [[gospel]] that you come back in [[surprise]] at its effectiveness? And now, while I would not quench your spirit of [[rejoicing]], I would sternly [[warn]] you against the subtleties of [[pride]], spiritual pride. If you could [[understand]] the downfall of [[Lucifer]], the [[iniquitous]] one, you would [[solemn]]ly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunning shun] all forms of [[spiritual]] [[pride]].

163:6.6 The next day being the [[Sabbath]], [[Jesus]] went apart with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] and said to them: " I did indeed [[rejoice]] with you when you came back bearing the good tidings of the [[reception]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] by so many people scattered throughout [[Galilee]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]]. But why were you so [[surprisingly]] elated? Did you not [[expect]] that your [[message]] would [[manifest]] [[power]] in its delivery? Did you go forth with so little [[faith]] in this [[gospel]] that you come back in [[surprise]] at its effectiveness? And now, while I would not quench your spirit of [[rejoicing]], I would sternly [[warn]] you against the subtleties of [[pride]], spiritual pride. If you could [[understand]] the downfall of [[Lucifer]], the [[iniquitous]] one, you would [[solemn]]ly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunning shun] all forms of [[spiritual]] [[pride]].

163:6.7 " You have entered upon this great [[work]] of [[teaching]] [[mortal]] man that he is a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God]. I have shown you the way; go forth to do your [[duty]] and be not weary in well doing.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] To you and to all who shall follow in your steps down through the [[Epoch|ages]], let me say: I always stand near, and my [[invitation]]-call is, and ever shall be, Come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you [[rest]]. Take my [[yoke]] upon you and [[learn]] of me, for I am true and [[loyal]], and you shall find [[spiritual]] rest for your [[souls]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_11]

163:6.7 " You have entered upon this great [[work]] of [[teaching]] [[mortal]] man that he is a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE son of God]. I have shown you the way; go forth to do your [[duty]] and be not weary in well doing.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] To you and to all who shall follow in your steps down through the [[Epoch|ages]], let me say: I always stand near, and my [[invitation]]-call is, and ever shall be, Come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you [[rest]]. Take my [[yoke]] upon you and [[learn]] of me, for I am true and [[loyal]], and you shall find [[spiritual]] rest for your [[souls]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_11]

==163:7. PREPARATION FOR THE LAST MISSION==

==163:7. PREPARATION FOR THE LAST MISSION==

163:7.1 The next few days were busy times in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] camp; [[preparations]] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perean] [[mission]] were being completed. [[Jesus]] and his [[associates]] were about to enter upon their last [[mission]], the [[three]] months' [[tour]] of all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], which terminated only upon [[the Master]]'s entering [[Jerusalem]] for his final [[labors]] on [[earth]]. Throughout this period the [[headquarters]] of [[Jesus]] and the [[twelve apostles]] was maintained here at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] camp.

163:7.1 The next few days were busy times in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] camp; [[preparations]] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perean] [[mission]] were being completed. [[Jesus]] and his [[associates]] were about to enter upon their last [[mission]], the [[three]] months' [[tour]] of all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], which terminated only upon [[the Master]]'s entering [[Jerusalem]] for his final [[labors]] on [[earth]]. Throughout this period the [[headquarters]] of [[Jesus]] and the [[twelve apostles]] was maintained here at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] camp.

163:7.2 It was no longer [[necessary]] for [[Jesus]] to go abroad to [[teach]] the people. They now came to him in increasing numbers each week and from all parts, not only from [[Palestine]] but from the whole [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman world] and from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_East Near East]. Although [[the Master]] [[participated]] with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] in the [[tour]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land)  Perea], he spent much of his time at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] camp, teaching the multitude and instructing [[the twelve]]. Throughout this three months' period at least ten of the [[apostles]] remained with [[Jesus]].

163:7.2 It was no longer [[necessary]] for [[Jesus]] to go abroad to [[teach]] the people. They now came to him in increasing numbers each week and from all parts, not only from [[Palestine]] but from the whole [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman world] and from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_East Near East]. Although [[the Master]] [[participated]] with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] in the [[tour]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land)  Perea], he spent much of his time at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] camp, teaching the multitude and instructing [[the twelve]]. Throughout this three months' period at least ten of the [[apostles]] remained with [[Jesus]].

163:7.3 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS women's corps] also [[prepared]] to go out, [[two]] and two, with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] to labor in the larger [[cities]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea]. This original [[group]] of [[twelve]] [[women]] had recently [[trained]] a larger corps of fifty [[women]] in the [[work]] of [[home]] [[visitation]] and in the art of ministering to the [[sick]] and the afflicted. Perpetua, [[Simon Peter]]'s [[wife]], became a member of this new division of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps] and was intrusted with the [[leadership]] of the enlarged women's work under [[Abner]]. After [[Pentecost]] she remained with her [[illustrious]] [[husband]], accompanying him on all of his [[mission]]ary [[tours]]; and on the day [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was [[crucified]] in [[Rome]], she was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Coliseum#Christians_and_the_Colosseum fed to the wild beasts in the arena]. This new women's corps also had as members the [[wives]] of [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] and the [[mother]] of [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]].

163:7.3 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS women's corps] also [[prepared]] to go out, [[two]] and two, with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] to labor in the larger [[cities]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea]. This original [[group]] of [[twelve]] [[women]] had recently [[trained]] a larger corps of fifty [[women]] in the [[work]] of [[home]] [[visitation]] and in the art of ministering to the [[sick]] and the afflicted. Perpetua, [[Simon Peter]]'s [[wife]], became a member of this new division of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women's corps] and was intrusted with the [[leadership]] of the enlarged women's work under [[Abner]]. After [[Pentecost]] she remained with her [[illustrious]] [[husband]], accompanying him on all of his [[mission]]ary [[tours]]; and on the day [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was [[crucified]] in [[Rome]], she was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Coliseum#Christians_and_the_Colosseum fed to the wild beasts in the arena]. This new women's corps also had as members the [[wives]] of [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] and the [[mother]] of [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]].

163:7.4 The [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] now [[prepared]] to enter upon its terminal [[phase]] under the [[personal]] [[leadership]] of [[Jesus]]. And this present phase was one of [[spiritual]] depth in [[contrast]] with the [[miracle]]-minded and [[wonder]]-seeking multitudes who followed after [[the Master]] during the former days of [[popularity]] in [[Galilee]]. However, there were still any number of his followers who were [[material]]-minded, and who [[failed]] to grasp the [[truth]] that [[the kingdom]] of heaven is the spiritual brotherhood of man founded on the [[eternal]] [[fact]] of the [[universal]] [[fatherhood]] of [[God]].

163:7.4 The [[work]] of [[the kingdom]] now [[prepared]] to enter upon its terminal [[phase]] under the [[personal]] [[leadership]] of [[Jesus]]. And this present phase was one of [[spiritual]] depth in [[contrast]] with the [[miracle]]-minded and [[wonder]]-seeking multitudes who followed after [[the Master]] during the former days of [[popularity]] in [[Galilee]]. However, there were still any number of his followers who were [[material]]-minded, and who [[failed]] to grasp the [[truth]] that [[the kingdom]] of heaven is the spiritual brotherhood of man founded on the [[eternal]] [[fact]] of the [[universal]] [[fatherhood]] of [[God]].