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==PAPER 152: EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPERNAUM CRISIS==
 
==PAPER 152: EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAPERNAUM CRISIS==
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152:0.1 The [[story]] of the [[cure]] of Amos, the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_151#151:6._THE_KHERESA_LUNATIC Kheresa lunatic], had already reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], so that a great crowd was waiting for [[Jesus]] when his boat landed that Tuesday forenoon. Among this throng were the new [[Spies|observers]] from the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]] who had come down to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] to find cause for [[the Master]]'s [[Arrest|apprehension]] and [[conviction]]. As [[Jesus]] spoke with those who had assembled to greet him, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], one of the rulers of the [[synagogue]], made his way through the crowd and, falling down at his feet, took him by the hand and besought that he would hasten away with him, saying: " Master, my little daughter, an only child, lies in my [[home]] at the point of [[death]]. I [[pray]] that you will come and [[heal]] her. " When Jesus heard the request of this father, he said: " I will go with you. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]
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152:0.1 The [[story]] of the [[cure]] of Amos, the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_151#151:6._THE_KHERESA_LUNATIC Kheresa lunatic], had already reached [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], so that a great crowd was waiting for [[Jesus]] when his boat landed that Tuesday forenoon. Among this throng were the new [[Spies|observers]] from the [[Jerusalem]] [[Sanhedrin]] who had come down to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] to find cause for [[the Master]]'s [[Arrest|apprehension]] and [[conviction]]. As [[Jesus]] spoke with those who had assembled to greet him, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], one of the rulers of the [[synagogue]], made his way through the crowd and, falling down at his feet, took him by the hand and besought that he would hasten away with him, saying: " Master, my little daughter, an only child, lies in my [[home]] at the point of [[death]]. I [[pray]] that you will come and [[heal]] her. " When Jesus heard the request of this father, he said: " I will go with you. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]
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152:0.2 As [[Jesus]] went along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], the large crowd which had heard the [[father]]'s request followed on to see what would happen. Shortly before they reached the ruler's house, as they hastened through a narrow street and as the throng jostled him, [[Jesus]] suddenly stopped, exclaiming, " Someone [[touched]] me. " And when those who were near him denied that they had touched him, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] spoke up: " Master, you can see that this crowd presses you, threatening to crush us, and yet you say `someone has [[touched]] me.' What do you mean? " Then [[Jesus]] said: " I asked who [[touched]] me, for I [[perceived]] that living [[energy]] had gone forth from me. " As [[Jesus]] looked about him, his eyes fell upon a near-by [[woman]], who, coming forward, knelt at his feet and said: " For years I have been [[afflicted]] with a scourging [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage hemorrhage]. I have [[suffered]] many things from many [[physician]]s; I have spent all my substance, but none could [[cure]] me. Then I heard of you, and I [[thought]] if I may but [[touch]] the hem of his garment, I shall certainly be made [[whole]]. And so I pressed forward with the crowd as it moved along until, standing near you, Master, I [[touched]] the border of your garment, and I was made [[whole]]; I [[know]] that I have been [[healed]] of my [[affliction]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]]
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152:0.2 As [[Jesus]] went along with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus], the large crowd which had heard the [[father]]'s request followed on to see what would happen. Shortly before they reached the ruler's house, as they hastened through a narrow street and as the throng jostled him, [[Jesus]] suddenly stopped, exclaiming, " Someone [[touched]] me. " And when those who were near him denied that they had touched him, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] spoke up: " Master, you can see that this crowd presses you, threatening to crush us, and yet you say `someone has [[touched]] me.' What do you mean? " Then [[Jesus]] said: " I asked who [[touched]] me, for I [[perceived]] that living [[energy]] had gone forth from me. " As [[Jesus]] looked about him, his eyes fell upon a near-by [[woman]], who, coming forward, knelt at his feet and said: " For years I have been [[afflicted]] with a scourging [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage hemorrhage]. I have [[suffered]] many things from many [[physician]]s; I have spent all my substance, but none could [[cure]] me. Then I heard of you, and I [[thought]] if I may but [[touch]] the hem of his garment, I shall certainly be made [[whole]]. And so I pressed forward with the crowd as it moved along until, standing near you, Master, I [[touched]] the border of your garment, and I was made [[whole]]; I [[know]] that I have been [[healed]] of my [[affliction]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]]
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152:0.3 When [[Jesus]] heard this, he took the [[woman]] by the hand and, lifting her up, said: " Daughter, your [[faith]] has made you [[whole]]; go in [[peace]]. " It was her [[faith]] and not her [[touch]] that made her [[whole]]. And this case is a good [[illustration]] of many [[apparently]] [[miraculous]] [[cures]] which attended upon [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[career]], but which he in no sense [[conscious]]ly willed. The passing of time [[demonstrated]] that this [[woman]] was really cured of her [[malady]]. Her [[faith]] was of the sort that laid direct hold upon the [[creative]] [[power]] resident in [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. With the [[faith]] she had, it was only [[necessary]] to approach [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. It was not at all [[necessary]] to [[touch]] his garment; that was merely the [[superstitious]] part of her [[belief]]. [[Jesus]] called this [[woman]], Veronica of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], into his [[presence]] to [[correct]] two [[errors]] which might have lingered in her [[mind]], or which might have [[persisted]] in the [[minds]] of those who [[witnessed]] this [[healing]]: He did not want Veronica to go away [[thinking]] that her [[fear]] in attempting to [[steal]] her [[cure]] had been [[honored]], or that her [[superstition]] in associating the [[touch]] of his garment with her [[healing]] had been [[effective]]. He [[desired]] all to [[know]] that it was her [[pure]] and living [[faith]] that had wrought the [[cure]].
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152:0.3 When [[Jesus]] heard this, he took the [[woman]] by the hand and, lifting her up, said: " Daughter, your [[faith]] has made you [[whole]]; go in [[peace]]. " It was her [[faith]] and not her [[touch]] that made her [[whole]]. And this case is a good [[illustration]] of many [[apparently]] [[miraculous]] [[cures]] which attended upon [[Jesus]]' [[earth]] [[career]], but which he in no sense [[conscious]]ly willed. The passing of time [[demonstrated]] that this [[woman]] was really cured of her [[malady]]. Her [[faith]] was of the sort that laid direct hold upon the [[creative]] [[power]] resident in [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. With the [[faith]] she had, it was only [[necessary]] to approach [[the Master]]'s [[person]]. It was not at all [[necessary]] to [[touch]] his garment; that was merely the [[superstitious]] part of her [[belief]]. [[Jesus]] called this [[woman]], Veronica of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Philippi Caesarea-Philippi], into his [[presence]] to [[correct]] two [[errors]] which might have lingered in her [[mind]], or which might have [[persisted]] in the [[minds]] of those who [[witnessed]] this [[healing]]: He did not want Veronica to go away [[thinking]] that her [[fear]] in attempting to [[steal]] her [[cure]] had been [[honored]], or that her [[superstition]] in associating the [[touch]] of his garment with her [[healing]] had been [[effective]]. He [[desired]] all to [[know]] that it was her [[pure]] and living [[faith]] that had wrought the [[cure]].
    
==152:1. AT JAIRUS'S HOUSE==
 
==152:1. AT JAIRUS'S HOUSE==
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152:1.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus] was, of course, terribly impatient of this [[delay]] in reaching his [[home]]; so they now hastened on at quickened [[pace]]. Even before they entered the ruler's yard, one of his servants came out, saying: " Trouble not [[the Master]]; your daughter is [[dead]]. " But [[Jesus]] seemed not to heed the servant's [[words]], for, taking with him [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], he turned and said to the [[grief]]-stricken [[father]]: " [[Fear]] not; only [[believe]]. " When he entered the house, he found the flute-players already there with the mourners, who were making an unseemly tumult; already were the [[Family|relatives]] [[engaged]] in weeping and wailing. And when he had put all the mourners out of the room, he went in with the [[father]] and [[mother]] and his [[three]] [[apostles]]. He had told the mourners that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damsel damsel] was not [[dead]], but they [[laughed]] him to [[scorn]]. [[Jesus]] now turned to the [[mother]], saying: " Your daughter is not [[dead]]; she is only [[asleep]]. " And when the house had [[quiet]]ed down, [[Jesus]], going up to where the [[child]] lay, took her by the hand and said, " Daughter, I say to you, [[awake]] and arise! " And when the girl heard these [[words]], she [[immediate]]ly rose up and walked across the room. And presently, after she had recovered from her daze, [[Jesus]] directed that they should give her something to eat, for she had been a long time without [[food]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]
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152:1.1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus] was, of course, terribly impatient of this [[delay]] in reaching his [[home]]; so they now hastened on at quickened [[pace]]. Even before they entered the ruler's yard, one of his servants came out, saying: " Trouble not [[the Master]]; your daughter is [[dead]]. " But [[Jesus]] seemed not to heed the servant's [[words]], for, taking with him [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], he turned and said to the [[grief]]-stricken [[father]]: " [[Fear]] not; only [[believe]]. " When he entered the house, he found the flute-players already there with the mourners, who were making an unseemly tumult; already were the [[Family|relatives]] [[engaged]] in weeping and wailing. And when he had put all the mourners out of the room, he went in with the [[father]] and [[mother]] and his [[three]] [[apostles]]. He had told the mourners that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damsel damsel] was not [[dead]], but they [[laughed]] him to [[scorn]]. [[Jesus]] now turned to the [[mother]], saying: " Your daughter is not [[dead]]; she is only [[asleep]]. " And when the house had [[quiet]]ed down, [[Jesus]], going up to where the [[child]] lay, took her by the hand and said, " Daughter, I say to you, [[awake]] and arise! " And when the girl heard these [[words]], she [[immediate]]ly rose up and walked across the room. And presently, after she had recovered from her daze, [[Jesus]] directed that they should give her something to eat, for she had been a long time without [[food]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]
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152:1.2 Since there was much [[agitation]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] against [[Jesus]], he called the [[family]] [[together]] and [[explained]] that the maiden had been in a [[state]] of [[coma]] following a long [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever fever], and that he had merely aroused her, that he had not raised her from the [[dead]]. He likewise [[explained]] all this to his [[apostles]], but it was futile; they all believed he had [[Resurrection|raised]] the little girl from the [[dead]]. What [[Jesus]] said in [[explanation]] of many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] had little [[effect]] on his followers. They were [[miracle]]-minded and lost no [[opportunity]] to ascribe another [[wonder]] to [[Jesus]]. Jesus and [[the apostles]] returned to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] after he had specifically charged all of them that they should tell no man.
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152:1.2 Since there was much [[agitation]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] against [[Jesus]], he called the [[family]] [[together]] and [[explained]] that the maiden had been in a [[state]] of [[coma]] following a long [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever fever], and that he had merely aroused her, that he had not raised her from the [[dead]]. He likewise [[explained]] all this to his [[apostles]], but it was futile; they all believed he had [[Resurrection|raised]] the little girl from the [[dead]]. What [[Jesus]] said in [[explanation]] of many of these [[apparent]] [[miracles]] had little [[effect]] on his followers. They were [[miracle]]-minded and lost no [[opportunity]] to ascribe another [[wonder]] to [[Jesus]]. Jesus and [[the apostles]] returned to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] after he had specifically charged all of them that they should tell no man.
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152:1.3 When he came out of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus]'s house, two blind men led by a dumb boy followed him and cried out for [[healing]]. About this time [[Jesus]]' [[reputation]] as a [[healer]] was at its very height. Everywhere he went the [[sick]] and the afflicted were waiting for him. [[The Master]] now looked much worn, and all of his [[friends]] were becoming concerned lest he continue his work of [[teaching]] and [[healing]] to the point of actual collapse.
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152:1.3 When he came out of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairus Jairus]'s house, two blind men led by a dumb boy followed him and cried out for [[healing]]. About this time [[Jesus]]' [[reputation]] as a [[healer]] was at its very height. Everywhere he went the [[sick]] and the afflicted were waiting for him. [[The Master]] now looked much worn, and all of his [[friends]] were becoming concerned lest he continue his work of [[teaching]] and [[healing]] to the point of actual collapse.
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152:1.4 [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]], let alone the common people, could not [[understand]] the [[nature]] and [[attributes]] of this [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE God-man]. Neither has any subsequent [[generation]] been able to [[evaluate]] what took place on [[earth]] in the [[person]] of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]]. And there can never occur an [[opportunity]] for either [[science]] or [[religion]] to check up on these remarkable [[events]] for the [[simple]] [[reason]] that such an extraordinary situation can never again occur, either on this world or on any other world in [[Nebadon]]. Never again, on [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 any world] in this entire [[universe]], will a being [[appear]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], at the same time embodying all the [[attributes]] of [[creative]] [[energy]] combined with [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] which [[transcend]] [[time]] and most other [[material]] [[limitations]].
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152:1.4 [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]], let alone the common people, could not [[understand]] the [[nature]] and [[attributes]] of this [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:4._THE_INCARNATION.E2.80.94MAKING_TWO_ONE God-man]. Neither has any subsequent [[generation]] been able to [[evaluate]] what took place on [[earth]] in the [[person]] of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]]. And there can never occur an [[opportunity]] for either [[science]] or [[religion]] to check up on these remarkable [[events]] for the [[simple]] [[reason]] that such an extraordinary situation can never again occur, either on this world or on any other world in [[Nebadon]]. Never again, on [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 any world] in this entire [[universe]], will a being [[appear]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], at the same time embodying all the [[attributes]] of [[creative]] [[energy]] combined with [[spiritual]] [[endowments]] which [[transcend]] [[time]] and most other [[material]] [[limitations]].
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152:1.5 Never before [[Jesus]] was on [[earth]], nor since, has it been possible so directly and graphically to secure the results attendant upon the [[strong]] and living [[faith]] of [[mortal]] men and women. To repeat these [[phenomena]], we would have to go into the [[immediate]] [[presence]] of [[Michael]], the [[Creator]], and find him as he was in those days—the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Likewise, today, while his [[absence]] prevents such [[material]] [[manifestations]], you should refrain from placing any sort of [[limitation]] on the possible [[exhibition]] of his [[spiritual]] [[power]]. Though [[the Master]] is absent as a [[material]] [[being]], he is present as a [[spiritual]] [[influence]] in the [[hearts]] of men. By going away from the world, [[Jesus]] made it possible for [[Spirit of Truth|his spirit]] to live alongside that of [[Thought Adjuster|his Father]] which indwells the [[minds]] of all mankind.
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152:1.5 Never before [[Jesus]] was on [[earth]], nor since, has it been possible so directly and graphically to secure the results attendant upon the [[strong]] and living [[faith]] of [[mortal]] men and women. To repeat these [[phenomena]], we would have to go into the [[immediate]] [[presence]] of [[Michael]], the [[Creator]], and find him as he was in those days—the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Likewise, today, while his [[absence]] prevents such [[material]] [[manifestations]], you should refrain from placing any sort of [[limitation]] on the possible [[exhibition]] of his [[spiritual]] [[power]]. Though [[the Master]] is absent as a [[material]] [[being]], he is present as a [[spiritual]] [[influence]] in the [[hearts]] of men. By going away from the world, [[Jesus]] made it possible for [[Spirit of Truth|his spirit]] to live alongside that of [[Thought Adjuster|his Father]] which indwells the [[minds]] of all mankind.
    
==152:2. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND==
 
==152:2. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND==
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152:2.1 [[Jesus]] continued to [[teach]] [[the people]] by day while he instructed [[the apostles]] and [[evangelists]] at night. On Friday he [[declared]] a furlough of one week that all his followers might go [[home]] or to their [[friends]] for a few days before [[preparing]] to go up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. But more than one half of his [[disciples]] refused to leave him, and [[the multitude]] was daily increasing in size, so much so that [[David Zebedee]] [[desired]] to [[establish]] a new encampment, but [[Jesus]] refused [[consent]]. [[The Master]] had so little [[rest]] over the [[Sabbath]] that on Sunday morning, March 27, he sought to get away from [[the people]]. Some of the [[evangelists]] were left to talk to [[the multitude]] while [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] [[planned]] to [[escape]], unnoticed, to the [[opposite]] shore of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wikiSea_of_Galilee lake], where they [[proposed]] to obtain much needed [[rest]] in a [[beautiful]] [[park]] south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias]. This region was a [[favorite]] [[Vacation|resort]]ing place for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] folks; they were all familiar with these [[parks]] on the eastern shore.
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152:2.1 [[Jesus]] continued to [[teach]] [[the people]] by day while he instructed [[the apostles]] and [[evangelists]] at night. On Friday he [[declared]] a furlough of one week that all his followers might go [[home]] or to their [[friends]] for a few days before [[preparing]] to go up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. But more than one half of his [[disciples]] refused to leave him, and [[the multitude]] was daily increasing in size, so much so that [[David Zebedee]] [[desired]] to [[establish]] a new encampment, but [[Jesus]] refused [[consent]]. [[The Master]] had so little [[rest]] over the [[Sabbath]] that on Sunday morning, March 27, he sought to get away from [[the people]]. Some of the [[evangelists]] were left to talk to [[the multitude]] while [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] [[planned]] to [[escape]], unnoticed, to the [[opposite]] shore of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wikiSea_of_Galilee lake], where they [[proposed]] to obtain much needed [[rest]] in a [[beautiful]] [[park]] south of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias]. This region was a [[favorite]] [[Vacation|resort]]ing place for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] folks; they were all familiar with these [[parks]] on the eastern shore.
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152:2.2 But [[the people]] would not have it so. They saw the direction taken by [[Jesus]]' boat, and hiring every craft available, they started out in pursuit. Those who could not obtain boats fared forth on foot to walk around the upper end of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake].
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152:2.2 But [[the people]] would not have it so. They saw the direction taken by [[Jesus]]' boat, and hiring every craft available, they started out in pursuit. Those who could not obtain boats fared forth on foot to walk around the upper end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake].
    
152:2.3 By late afternoon more than a thousand [[persons]] had located [[the Master]] in one of the [[parks]], and he [[spoke]] to them briefly, being followed by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]. Many of these people had brought [[food]] with them, and after eating the evening meal, they gathered about in small [[groups]] while [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]] and [[disciples]] taught them.
 
152:2.3 By late afternoon more than a thousand [[persons]] had located [[the Master]] in one of the [[parks]], and he [[spoke]] to them briefly, being followed by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]. Many of these people had brought [[food]] with them, and after eating the evening meal, they gathered about in small [[groups]] while [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]] and [[disciples]] taught them.
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152:2.4 Monday afternoon [[the multitude]] had increased to more than three thousand. And still—way into the evening—[[the people]] continued to flock in, bringing all [[manner]] of [[sick]] folks with them. Hundreds of interested [[persons]] had made their [[plans]] to stop over at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] to see and hear [[Jesus]] on their way to the [[Passover]], and they simply refused to be [[disappointed]]. By Wednesday noon about five thousand [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]] were assembled here in this [[park]] to the south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias]. The [[weather]] was pleasant, it being near the end of the rainy season in this locality.
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152:2.4 Monday afternoon [[the multitude]] had increased to more than three thousand. And still—way into the evening—[[the people]] continued to flock in, bringing all [[manner]] of [[sick]] folks with them. Hundreds of interested [[persons]] had made their [[plans]] to stop over at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] to see and hear [[Jesus]] on their way to the [[Passover]], and they simply refused to be [[disappointed]]. By Wednesday noon about five thousand [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]] were assembled here in this [[park]] to the south of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida#Bethsaida_Julias Bethsaida-Julias]. The [[weather]] was pleasant, it being near the end of the rainy season in this locality.
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152:2.5 [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] had [[provided]] a three days' supply of [[food]] for [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]], which was in the [[custody]] of the Mark lad, their boy of all chores. By afternoon of this, the third day for almost half of this multitude, the [[food]] the people had brought with them was nearly [[exhausted]]. [[David Zebedee]] had no [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_city tented city] here to feed and [[accommodate]] the crowds. Neither had [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] made [[food]] [[provision]] for such a multitude. But [[the people]], even though they were [[hungry]], would not go away. It was being [[quietly]] whispered about that [[Jesus]], desiring to avoid [[trouble]] with both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] and the [[Jerusalem]] [[leaders]], had [[chosen]] this [[quiet]] spot outside the [[jurisdiction]] of all his enemies as the proper place to be [[crown]]ed [[king]]. The [[enthusiasm]] of [[the people]] was rising every hour. Not a [[word]] was said to [[Jesus]], though, of course, he knew all that was going on. Even [[the twelve]] [[apostles]] were still tainted with such notions, and especially the younger [[evangelists]]. [[The apostles]] who [[favored]] this attempt to [[proclaim]] [[Jesus]] [[king]] were [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Simon Zelotes]], and [[Judas Iscariot]]. Those [[opposing]] the [[plan]] were [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[Nathaniel]], and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]. [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and the [[Alpheus twins]] were noncommittal. The ringleader of this [[Conspiracy|plot]] to make him [[king]] was Joab, one of the young [[evangelists]].
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152:2.5 [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] had [[provided]] a three days' supply of [[food]] for [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]], which was in the [[custody]] of the Mark lad, their boy of all chores. By afternoon of this, the third day for almost half of this multitude, the [[food]] the people had brought with them was nearly [[exhausted]]. [[David Zebedee]] had no [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_city tented city] here to feed and [[accommodate]] the crowds. Neither had [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] made [[food]] [[provision]] for such a multitude. But [[the people]], even though they were [[hungry]], would not go away. It was being [[quietly]] whispered about that [[Jesus]], desiring to avoid [[trouble]] with both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] and the [[Jerusalem]] [[leaders]], had [[chosen]] this [[quiet]] spot outside the [[jurisdiction]] of all his enemies as the proper place to be [[crown]]ed [[king]]. The [[enthusiasm]] of [[the people]] was rising every hour. Not a [[word]] was said to [[Jesus]], though, of course, he knew all that was going on. Even [[the twelve]] [[apostles]] were still tainted with such notions, and especially the younger [[evangelists]]. [[The apostles]] who [[favored]] this attempt to [[proclaim]] [[Jesus]] [[king]] were [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Simon Zelotes]], and [[Judas Iscariot]]. Those [[opposing]] the [[plan]] were [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[Nathaniel]], and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]. [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and the [[Alpheus twins]] were noncommittal. The ringleader of this [[Conspiracy|plot]] to make him [[king]] was Joab, one of the young [[evangelists]].
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152:2.6 This was the [[stage]] setting about five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when [[Jesus]] asked [[James Alpheus]] to summon [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]. Said [[Jesus]]: " What shall we do with [[the multitude]]? They have been with us now [[three]] days, and many of them are [[hungry]]. They have no [[food]]. " [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] exchanged glances, and then Philip answered: " Master, you should send these people away so that they may go to the villages around about and buy themselves [[food]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_6] And [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], fearing the [[materialization]] of the [[king]] plot, quickly joined with [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " Yes, Master, I [[think]] it best that you dismiss [[the multitude]] so that they may go their way and buy [[food]] while you [[secure]] [[rest]] for a [[season]]. " By this time others of [[the twelve]] had joined the [[conference]]. Then said [[Jesus]]: " But I do not [[desire]] to send them away [[hungry]]; can you not feed them? " This was too much for [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and he [[spoke]] right up: " Master, in this [[Rural|country]] place where can we buy bread for this multitude? Two hundred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarii denarii] worth would not be enough for lunch. "
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152:2.6 This was the [[stage]] setting about five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when [[Jesus]] asked [[James Alpheus]] to summon [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]. Said [[Jesus]]: " What shall we do with [[the multitude]]? They have been with us now [[three]] days, and many of them are [[hungry]]. They have no [[food]]. " [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] exchanged glances, and then Philip answered: " Master, you should send these people away so that they may go to the villages around about and buy themselves [[food]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_6] And [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], fearing the [[materialization]] of the [[king]] plot, quickly joined with [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " Yes, Master, I [[think]] it best that you dismiss [[the multitude]] so that they may go their way and buy [[food]] while you [[secure]] [[rest]] for a [[season]]. " By this time others of [[the twelve]] had joined the [[conference]]. Then said [[Jesus]]: " But I do not [[desire]] to send them away [[hungry]]; can you not feed them? " This was too much for [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], and he [[spoke]] right up: " Master, in this [[Rural|country]] place where can we buy bread for this multitude? Two hundred [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarii denarii] worth would not be enough for lunch. "
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152:2.7 Before [[the apostles]] had an [[opportunity]] to [[express]] themselves, [[Jesus]] turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " I do not want to send these people away. Here they are, like sheep without a shepherd. I would like to feed them. What [[food]] have we with us? " While [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was conversing with [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] and [[James and Judas, the Apostles|Judas]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] sought out the Mark lad to ascertain how much was left of their store of [[provisions]]. He returned to [[Jesus]], saying: " The lad has left only five barley loaves and two dried fishes "—and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] promptly added, " We have yet to eat this evening. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]
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152:2.7 Before [[the apostles]] had an [[opportunity]] to [[express]] themselves, [[Jesus]] turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], saying: " I do not want to send these people away. Here they are, like sheep without a shepherd. I would like to feed them. What [[food]] have we with us? " While [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was conversing with [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] and [[James and Judas, the Apostles|Judas]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] sought out the Mark lad to ascertain how much was left of their store of [[provisions]]. He returned to [[Jesus]], saying: " The lad has left only five barley loaves and two dried fishes "—and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] promptly added, " We have yet to eat this evening. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]
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152:2.8 For a [[moment]] [[Jesus]] stood in [[silence]]. There was a faraway look in his eyes. [[The apostles]] said nothing. [[Jesus]] turned suddenly to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said, " Bring me the loaves and fishes. " And when [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had brought the basket to [[Jesus]], [[the Master]] said: " Direct [[the people]] to sit down on the grass in companies of one hundred and appoint a [[leader]] over each [[group]] while you bring all of the [[evangelists]] here with us. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]
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152:2.8 For a [[moment]] [[Jesus]] stood in [[silence]]. There was a faraway look in his eyes. [[The apostles]] said nothing. [[Jesus]] turned suddenly to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said, " Bring me the loaves and fishes. " And when [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had brought the basket to [[Jesus]], [[the Master]] said: " Direct [[the people]] to sit down on the grass in companies of one hundred and appoint a [[leader]] over each [[group]] while you bring all of the [[evangelists]] here with us. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_6]
    
152:2.9 [[Jesus]] took up the loaves in his hands, and after he had given [[thanks]], he broke the bread and gave to his [[apostles]], who passed it on to their [[associates]], who in turn carried it to [[the multitude]]. [[Jesus]] in like [[manner]] broke and [[distributed]] the fishes. And this multitude did eat and were filled. And when they had finished eating, [[Jesus]] said to the [[disciples]]: " Gather up the broken pieces that remain over so that nothing will be lost. " And when they had finished gathering up the [[Parts|fragments]], they had twelve basketfuls. They who ate of this [[extraordinary]] feast numbered about five thousand [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]].
 
152:2.9 [[Jesus]] took up the loaves in his hands, and after he had given [[thanks]], he broke the bread and gave to his [[apostles]], who passed it on to their [[associates]], who in turn carried it to [[the multitude]]. [[Jesus]] in like [[manner]] broke and [[distributed]] the fishes. And this multitude did eat and were filled. And when they had finished eating, [[Jesus]] said to the [[disciples]]: " Gather up the broken pieces that remain over so that nothing will be lost. " And when they had finished gathering up the [[Parts|fragments]], they had twelve basketfuls. They who ate of this [[extraordinary]] feast numbered about five thousand [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]].
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152:3.1 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] by [[supernatural]] [[energy]] was another of those cases where [[human]] [[pity]] plus [[creative]] [[power]] [[equaled]] that which happened. Now that [[the multitude]] had been fed to the full, and since [[Jesus]]' fame was then and there augmented by this stupendous [[wonder]], the project to seize [[the Master]] and [[proclaim]] him [[king]] required no further [[personal]] direction. The [[idea]] seemed to spread through the crowd like a [[contagion]]. The [[reaction]] of [[the multitude]] to this sudden and spectacular supplying of their [[physical]] needs was [[profound]] and overwhelming. For a long time [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews the Jews] had been taught that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_Line son of David], when he should come, would cause the [[land]] again to flow with milk and honey, and that the bread of life would be [[bestowed]] upon them as [[manna]] from [[heaven]] was supposed to have fallen upon their [[forefathers]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna#Biblical_description the wilderness]. And was not all of this [[expectation]] now fulfilled right before their eyes? When this [[hungry]], undernourished multitude had finished gorging itself with the [[wonder]]-[[food]], there was but one unanimous [[reaction]]: " Here is our [[king]]. " The [[wonder]]-working [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism deliverer of Israel] had come. In the eyes of these [[simple]]-minded people the [[power]] to feed carried with it the [[right]] to rule. No [[wonder]], then, that [[the multitude]], when it had finished feasting, rose as one man and shouted, " Make him [[king]]! "
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152:3.1 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] by [[supernatural]] [[energy]] was another of those cases where [[human]] [[pity]] plus [[creative]] [[power]] [[equaled]] that which happened. Now that [[the multitude]] had been fed to the full, and since [[Jesus]]' fame was then and there augmented by this stupendous [[wonder]], the project to seize [[the Master]] and [[proclaim]] him [[king]] required no further [[personal]] direction. The [[idea]] seemed to spread through the crowd like a [[contagion]]. The [[reaction]] of [[the multitude]] to this sudden and spectacular supplying of their [[physical]] needs was [[profound]] and overwhelming. For a long time [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews the Jews] had been taught that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_Line son of David], when he should come, would cause the [[land]] again to flow with milk and honey, and that the bread of life would be [[bestowed]] upon them as [[manna]] from [[heaven]] was supposed to have fallen upon their [[forefathers]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna#Biblical_description the wilderness]. And was not all of this [[expectation]] now fulfilled right before their eyes? When this [[hungry]], undernourished multitude had finished gorging itself with the [[wonder]]-[[food]], there was but one unanimous [[reaction]]: " Here is our [[king]]. " The [[wonder]]-working [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism deliverer of Israel] had come. In the eyes of these [[simple]]-minded people the [[power]] to feed carried with it the [[right]] to rule. No [[wonder]], then, that [[the multitude]], when it had finished feasting, rose as one man and shouted, " Make him [[king]]! "
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152:3.2 This mighty shout [[enthused]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and those of [[the apostles]] who still retained the [[hope]] of seeing [[Jesus]] assert his [[right]] to rule. But these [[false]] [[hopes]] were not to live for long. This mighty shout of [[the multitude]] had hardly ceased to [[reverberate]] from the near-by rocks when [[Jesus]] stepped upon a huge stone and, lifting up his right hand to command their [[attention]], said: " My [[children]], you mean well, but you are short-sighted and [[material]]-[[minded]]. " There was a brief pause; this stalwart [[Galilean]] was there [[majestic]]ally posed in the [[enchanting]] [[glow]] of that eastern [[twilight]]. Every inch he looked a [[king]] as he continued to speak to this breathless multitude: " You would make me [[king]], not because your [[souls]] have been lighted with a great [[truth]], but because your stomachs have been filled with bread. How many times have I told you that my [[The Kingdom|kingdom]] is not of this world? This [[kingdom of heaven]] which we [[proclaim]] is a [[spiritual]] brotherhood, and no man rules over it seated upon a [[material]] [[throne]]. [[My Father]] in heaven is the all-[[wise]] and the all-powerful Ruler over this [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God] on [[earth]]. Have I so failed in [[revealing]] to you [[the Father]] of spirits that you would make a [[king]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son] in the [[flesh]]! Now all of you go hence to your own [[homes]]. If you must have a [[king]], let [[the Father]] of lights be enthroned in the [[heart]] of each of you as the spirit Ruler of [[all things]]. "
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152:3.2 This mighty shout [[enthused]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and those of [[the apostles]] who still retained the [[hope]] of seeing [[Jesus]] assert his [[right]] to rule. But these [[false]] [[hopes]] were not to live for long. This mighty shout of [[the multitude]] had hardly ceased to [[reverberate]] from the near-by rocks when [[Jesus]] stepped upon a huge stone and, lifting up his right hand to command their [[attention]], said: " My [[children]], you mean well, but you are short-sighted and [[material]]-[[minded]]. " There was a brief pause; this stalwart [[Galilean]] was there [[majestic]]ally posed in the [[enchanting]] [[glow]] of that eastern [[twilight]]. Every inch he looked a [[king]] as he continued to speak to this breathless multitude: " You would make me [[king]], not because your [[souls]] have been lighted with a great [[truth]], but because your stomachs have been filled with bread. How many times have I told you that my [[The Kingdom|kingdom]] is not of this world? This [[kingdom of heaven]] which we [[proclaim]] is a [[spiritual]] brotherhood, and no man rules over it seated upon a [[material]] [[throne]]. [[My Father]] in heaven is the all-[[wise]] and the all-powerful Ruler over this [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE sons of God] on [[earth]]. Have I so failed in [[revealing]] to you [[the Father]] of spirits that you would make a [[king]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21 his Son] in the [[flesh]]! Now all of you go hence to your own [[homes]]. If you must have a [[king]], let [[the Father]] of lights be enthroned in the [[heart]] of each of you as the spirit Ruler of [[all things]]. "
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152:3.3 These [[words]] of [[Jesus]] sent [[the multitude]] away stunned and disheartened. Many who had believed in him turned back and followed him no more from that day. [[The apostles]] were speechless; they stood in [[silence]] gathered about the twelve baskets of the [[fragments]] of [[food]]; only the chore boy, the Mark lad, spoke, " And he refused to be our [[king]]. " [[Jesus]], before going off to be alone in the hills, turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said: " Take your brethren back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house and [[pray]] with them, especially for your [[brother]], [[Simon Peter]]. "
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152:3.3 These [[words]] of [[Jesus]] sent [[the multitude]] away stunned and disheartened. Many who had believed in him turned back and followed him no more from that day. [[The apostles]] were speechless; they stood in [[silence]] gathered about the twelve baskets of the [[fragments]] of [[food]]; only the chore boy, the Mark lad, spoke, " And he refused to be our [[king]]. " [[Jesus]], before going off to be alone in the hills, turned to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said: " Take your brethren back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house and [[pray]] with them, especially for your [[brother]], [[Simon Peter]]. "
    
==152:4. SIMON PETER'S NIGHT VISION==
 
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152:4.1 [[The apostles]], without their Master—sent off by themselves—entered the boat and in [[silence]] began to row toward [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] on the western shore of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake]. None of [[the twelve]] was so crushed and [[Melancholy|downcast]] as [[Simon Peter]]. Hardly a [[word]] was [[spoken]]; they were all [[thinking]] of [[the Master]] alone in the hills. Had he forsaken them? He had never before sent them all away and refused to go with them. What could all this mean?
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152:4.1 [[The apostles]], without their Master—sent off by themselves—entered the boat and in [[silence]] began to row toward [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] on the western shore of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake]. None of [[the twelve]] was so crushed and [[Melancholy|downcast]] as [[Simon Peter]]. Hardly a [[word]] was [[spoken]]; they were all [[thinking]] of [[the Master]] alone in the hills. Had he forsaken them? He had never before sent them all away and refused to go with them. What could all this mean?
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152:4.2 [[Darkness]] [[descended]] upon them, for there had arisen a strong and contrary [[wind]] which made [[progress]] almost impossible. As the hours of [[darkness]] and hard rowing passed, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] grew weary and fell into a [[deep]] [[sleep]] of [[exhaustion]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]] put him to [[rest]] on the cushioned seat in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern] of the boat. While the other [[apostles]] toiled against the [[wind]] and the [[waves]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] dreamed a [[dream]]; he saw a [[vision]] of Jesus coming to them walking on the [[sea]]. When [[the Master]] seemed to walk on by the boat, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] cried out, " Save us, Master, save us. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] And those who were in the rear of the boat heard him say some of these [[words]]. As this [[apparition]] of the night [[season]] continued in [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[mind]], he [[dreamed]] that he heard [[Jesus]] say: " Be of good [[cheer]]; it is I; be not afraid.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] " This was like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balm_of_gilead balm of Gilead] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s disturbed [[soul]]; it soothed his troubled spirit, so that (in his [[dream]]) he cried out to [[the Master]]: " Lord, if it really is you, bid me come and walk with you on the [[water]]. " And when [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] started to walk upon the [[water]], the boisterous [[waves]] frightened him, and as he was about to sink, he cried out, " Lord, save me! "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14] And many of [[the twelve]] heard him utter this [[cry]]. Then [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[dream]]ed that [[Jesus]] came to the rescue and, stretching forth his hand, took hold and lifted him up, saying: " O, you of little [[faith]], wherefore did you [[doubt]]? "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14]
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152:4.2 [[Darkness]] [[descended]] upon them, for there had arisen a strong and contrary [[wind]] which made [[progress]] almost impossible. As the hours of [[darkness]] and hard rowing passed, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] grew weary and fell into a [[deep]] [[sleep]] of [[exhaustion]]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[James, the Apostle|James]] put him to [[rest]] on the cushioned seat in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern] of the boat. While the other [[apostles]] toiled against the [[wind]] and the [[waves]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] dreamed a [[dream]]; he saw a [[vision]] of Jesus coming to them walking on the [[sea]]. When [[the Master]] seemed to walk on by the boat, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] cried out, " Save us, Master, save us. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] And those who were in the rear of the boat heard him say some of these [[words]]. As this [[apparition]] of the night [[season]] continued in [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[mind]], he [[dreamed]] that he heard [[Jesus]] say: " Be of good [[cheer]]; it is I; be not afraid.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_14] " This was like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balm_of_gilead balm of Gilead] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s disturbed [[soul]]; it soothed his troubled spirit, so that (in his [[dream]]) he cried out to [[the Master]]: " Lord, if it really is you, bid me come and walk with you on the [[water]]. " And when [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] started to walk upon the [[water]], the boisterous [[waves]] frightened him, and as he was about to sink, he cried out, " Lord, save me! "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14] And many of [[the twelve]] heard him utter this [[cry]]. Then [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[dream]]ed that [[Jesus]] came to the rescue and, stretching forth his hand, took hold and lifted him up, saying: " O, you of little [[faith]], wherefore did you [[doubt]]? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_14]
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152:4.3 In [[connection]] with the latter [[part]] of his [[dream]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] arose from the seat whereon he [[slept]] and actually stepped overboard and into the [[water]]. And he [[awakened]] from his [[dream]] as [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] reached down and pulled him out of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea].
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152:4.3 In [[connection]] with the latter [[part]] of his [[dream]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] arose from the seat whereon he [[slept]] and actually stepped overboard and into the [[water]]. And he [[awakened]] from his [[dream]] as [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] reached down and pulled him out of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea].
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152:4.4 To [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] this [[experience]] was always [[real]]. He [[sincerely]] believed that [[Jesus]] came to them that night. He only partially [[convinced]] John Mark, which [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_6 explains why Mark left a portion] of the [[story]] out of his [[narrative]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist Luke], the [[physician]], who made careful search into these matters, concluded that the [[episode]] was a [[vision]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s and therefore refused to give place to this [[story]] in the [[preparation]] of his [[narrative]].
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152:4.4 To [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] this [[experience]] was always [[real]]. He [[sincerely]] believed that [[Jesus]] came to them that night. He only partially [[convinced]] John Mark, which [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_6 explains why Mark left a portion] of the [[story]] out of his [[narrative]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_the_Evangelist Luke], the [[physician]], who made careful search into these matters, concluded that the [[episode]] was a [[vision]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s and therefore refused to give place to this [[story]] in the [[preparation]] of his [[narrative]].
    
==152:5. BACK IN BETHSAIDA==
 
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152:5.1 Thursday morning, before daylight, they anchored their boat offshore near Zebedee's house and sought sleep until about noontime. Andrew was first up and, going for a walk by the sea, found Jesus, in company with their chore boy, sitting on a stone by the water's edge. Notwithstanding that many of the multitude and the young evangelists searched all night and much of the next day about the eastern hills for Jesus, shortly after midnight he and the Mark lad had started to walk around the lake and across the river, back to Bethsaida.
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152:5.1 Thursday morning, before [[Dawn|daylight]], they anchored their boat offshore near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee]'s house and sought [[sleep]] until about noontime. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] was first up and, going for a walk by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea], found [[Jesus]], in company with their chore boy, sitting on a stone by the [[water]]'s edge. Notwithstanding that many of [[the multitude]] and the young [[evangelists]] searched all night and much of the next day about the eastern hills for [[Jesus]], shortly after midnight he and the Mark lad had started to walk around [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee the lake] and across the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river river], back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida].
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152:5.2 Of the five thousand who were miraculously fed, and who, when their stomachs were full and their hearts empty, would have made him king, only about five hundred persisted in following after him. But before these received word that he was back in Bethsaida, Jesus asked Andrew to assemble the twelve apostles and their associates, including the women, saying, " I desire to speak with them. " And when all were ready, Jesus said:
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152:5.2 Of the five thousand who were [[miraculously]] fed, and who, when their stomachs were full and their [[hearts]] empty, would have made him [[king]], only about five hundred [[persisted]] in following after him. But before these [[received]] word that he was back in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], [[Jesus]] asked [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to assemble the [[twelve apostles]] and their [[associates]], including [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women], saying, " I [[desire]] to [[speak]] with them. " And when all were ready, [[Jesus]] said:
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152:5.3 " How long shall I bear with you? Are you all slow of spiritual comprehension and deficient in living faith? All these months have I taught you the truths of the kingdom, and yet are you dominated by material motives instead of spiritual considerations. Have you not even read in the Scriptures where Moses exhorted the unbelieving children of Israel, saying: `Fear not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord'? Said the singer: `Put your trust in the Lord.' `Be patient, wait upon the Lord and be of good courage. He shall strengthen your heart.' `Cast your burden on the Lord, and he shall sustain you. Trust him at all times and pour out your heart to him, for God is your refuge.' `He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.' `It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in human princes.'
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152:5.3 " How long shall I bear with you? Are you all slow of [[spiritual]] [[comprehension]] and deficient in living [[faith]]? All these months have I taught you the [[truths]] of [[the kingdom]], and yet are you [[dominated]] by [[material]] [[motives]] instead of [[spiritual]] [[considerations]]. Have you not even [[read]] in the [[Scriptures]] where [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] exhorted the unbelieving children of [[Israel]], saying: `[[Fear]] not, stand still and see the [[salvation]] of the Lord'?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Exodus#Chapter_.14] Said the singer: `Put your [[trust]] in the Lord.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_4] `Be [[patient]], wait upon the Lord and be of [[good]] [[courage]]. He shall [[strengthen]] your [[heart]].' `Cast your burden on the Lord, and he shall [[sustain]] you.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_55] Trust him at all times and pour out your [[heart]] to him, for [[God]] is your [[refuge]].' `He who dwells in the [[secret]] place of the [[Most High]] shall abide under the [[shadow]] of the [[Almighty]].'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_91] `It is better to [[trust]] the Lord than to put [[confidence]] in [[human]] princes.'[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_118]
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152:5.4 " And now do you all see that the working of miracles and the performance of material wonders will not win souls for the spiritual kingdom? We fed the multitude, but it did not lead them to hunger for the bread of life neither to thirst for the waters of spiritual righteousness. When their hunger was satisfied, they sought not entrance into the kingdom of heaven but rather sought to proclaim the Son of Man king after the manner of the kings of this world, only that they might continue to eat bread without having to toil therefor. And all this, in which many of you did more or less participate, does nothing to reveal the heavenly Father or to advance his kingdom on earth. Have we not sufficient enemies among the religious leaders of the land without doing that which is likely to estrange also the civil rulers? I pray that the Father will anoint your eyes that you may see and open your ears that you may hear, to the end that you may have full faith in the gospel which I have taught you. "
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152:5.4 " And now do you all see that the working of [[miracles]] and the [[performance]] of [[material]] [[wonders]] will not win [[souls]] for the [[spiritual]] [[The Kingdom|kingdom]]? We fed [[the multitude]], but it did not lead them to [[hunger]] for the bread of life neither to [[thirst]] for the waters of [[spiritual]] [[righteousness]]. When their [[hunger]] was [[satisfied]], they sought not entrance into [[the kingdom]] of heaven but rather sought to [[proclaim]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[king]] after the [[manner]] of the kings of this world, only that they might continue to eat bread without having to [[Work|toil]] therefor. And all this, in which many of you did more or less [[participate]], does nothing to [[reveal]] the [[heavenly Father]] or to advance his [[the kingdom|kingdom]] on [[earth]]. Have we not sufficient [[enemies]] among the [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [[land]] without doing that which is likely to estrange also the [[Political|civil rulers]]? I [[pray]] that [[the Father]] will [[anoint]] your eyes that you may see and open your ears that you may hear, to the end that you may have full [[faith]] in the [[gospel]] which I have taught you. "
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152:5.5 Jesus then announced that he wished to withdraw for a few days of rest with his apostles before they made ready to go up to Jerusalem for the Passover, and he forbade any of the disciples or the multitude to follow him. Accordingly they went by boat to the region of Gennesaret for two or three days of rest and sleep. Jesus was preparing for a great crisis of his life on earth, and he therefore spent much time in communion with the Father in heaven.
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152:5.5 [[Jesus]] then [[announced]] that he [[wished]] to withdraw for a few days of [[rest]] with his [[apostles]] before they made ready to go up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]], and he [[forbade]] any of the [[disciples]] or [[the multitude]] to follow him. Accordingly they went by boat to the region of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret] for two or three days of [[rest]] and [[sleep]]. [[Jesus]] was [[preparing]] for a great [[crisis]] of his life on [[earth]], and he therefore spent much time in [[communion]] with [[the Father]] in heaven.
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152:5.6 The news of the feeding of the five thousand and the attempt to make Jesus king aroused widespread curiosity and stirred up the fears of both the religious leaders and the civil rulers throughout all Galilee and Judea. While this great miracle did nothing to further the gospel of the kingdom in the souls of material-minded and halfhearted believers, it did serve the purpose of bringing to a head the miracle-seeking and king-craving proclivities of Jesus' immediate family of apostles and close disciples. This spectacular episode brought an end to the early era of teaching, training, and healing, thereby preparing the way for the inauguration of this last year of proclaiming the higher and more spiritual phases of the new gospel of the kingdom— divine sonship, spiritual liberty, and eternal salvation.
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152:5.6 The news of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] and the attempt to make [[Jesus]] [[king]] aroused widespread [[curiosity]] and stirred up the [[fears]] of both the [[religious]] [[leaders]] and the civil [[Administration|rulers]] throughout all [[Galilee]] and [[Judea]]. While this great [[miracle]] did nothing to further the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] in the [[souls]] of [[material]]-minded and halfhearted [[believers]], it did serve the [[purpose]] of bringing to a head the [[miracle]]-seeking and [[king]]-craving proclivities of [[Jesus]]' [[immediate]] [[family]] of [[apostles]] and close [[disciples]]. This spectacular [[episode]] brought an end to the early era of teaching, [[training]], and [[healing]], thereby [[preparing]] the way for the [[inauguration]] of this last year of [[proclaiming]] the higher and more [[spiritual]] [[phases]] of the new [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]— [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE divine sonship], [[spiritual]] [[liberty]], and [[eternal]] [[salvation]].
    
==152:6. AT GENNESARET==
 
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152:6.1 While resting at the home of a wealthy believer in the Gennesaret region, Jesus held informal conferences with the twelve every afternoon. The ambassadors of the kingdom were a serious, sober, and chastened group of disillusioned men. But even after all that had happened, and as subsequent events disclosed, these twelve men were not yet fully delivered from their inbred and long-cherished notions about the coming of the Jewish Messiah. Events of the preceding few weeks had moved too swiftly for these astonished fishermen to grasp their full significance. It requires time for men and women to effect radical and extensive changes in their basic and fundamental concepts of social conduct, philosophic attitudes, and religious convictions.
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152:6.1 While [[resting]] at the [[home]] of a [[wealthy]] [[believer]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret] region, [[Jesus]] held informal [[conferences]] with [[the twelve]] every afternoon. The [[ambassadors]] of [[the kingdom]] were a serious, [[sober]], and [[Discipline|chastened]] [[group]] of [[disillusioned]] men. But even after all that had happened, and as subsequent [[events]] disclosed, these twelve men were not yet fully delivered from their inbred and long-cherished notions about the coming of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jewish Messiah]. [[Events]] of the preceding few weeks had moved too swiftly for these astonished fishermen to grasp their full [[Meaning|significance]]. It requires time for [[men]] and [[women]] to [[effect]] [[radical]] and extensive [[changes]] in their basic and [[fundamental]] [[concepts]] of [[social]] [[conduct]], [[philosophic]] [[attitudes]], and [[religious]] [[convictions]].
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152:6.2 While Jesus and the twelve were resting at Gennesaret, the multitudes dispersed, some going to their homes, others going on up to Jerusalem for the Passover. In less than one month's time the enthusiastic and open followers of Jesus, who numbered more than fifty thousand in Galilee alone, shrank to less than five hundred. Jesus desired to give his apostles such an experience with the fickleness of popular acclaim that they would not be tempted to rely on such manifestations of transient religious hysteria after he should leave them alone in the work of the kingdom, but he was only partially successful in this effort.
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152:6.2 While [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]] were resting at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret], [[the multitudes]] [[dispersed]], some going to their [[homes]], others going on up to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. In less than one month's time the [[enthusiastic]] and open followers of [[Jesus]], who numbered more than fifty thousand in [[Galilee]] alone, shrank to less than five hundred. [[Jesus]] [[desired]] to give his [[apostles]] such an [[experience]] with the [[fickleness]] of popular [[acclaim]] that they would not be [[tempted]] to rely on such [[manifestations]] of [[transient]] [[religious]] [[hysteria]] after he should leave them [[alone]] in the [[work]] of [[the kingdom]], but he was only partially successful in this [[effort]].
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152:6.3 The second night of their sojourn at Gennesaret the Master again told the apostles the parable of the sower and added these words: " You see, my children, the appeal to human feelings is transitory and utterly disappointing; the exclusive appeal to the intellect of man is likewise empty and barren; it is only by making your appeal to the spirit which lives within the human mind that you can hope to achieve lasting success and accomplish those marvelous transformations of human character that are presently shown in the abundant yielding of the genuine fruits of the spirit in the daily lives of all who are thus delivered from the darkness of doubt by the birth of the spirit into the light of faith—the kingdom of heaven. "
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152:6.3 The second night of their [[sojourn]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret] [[the Master]] again told [[the apostles]] the [[parable]] of the [[sower]] and added these [[words]]: " You see, my [[children]], the [[appeal]] to [[human]] [[feelings]] is [[transitory]] and utterly [[disappointing]]; the exclusive [[appeal]] to the [[intellect]] of man is likewise empty and barren; it is only by making your [[appeal]] to [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] which lives within the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_110#110:1._INDWELLING_THE_MORTAL_MIND human mind] that you can [[hope]] to [[achieve]] lasting success and accomplish those [[marvelous]] [[transformations]] of [[human]] [[character]] that are presently shown in the [[abundant]] yielding of the genuine [[fruits of the spirit]] in the daily lives of all who are thus delivered from the [[darkness]] of [[doubt]] by the [[birth]] of the [[spirit]] into the [[light]] of [[faith]]—[[the kingdom]] of heaven. "
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152:6.4 Jesus taught the appeal to the emotions as the technique of arresting and focusing the intellectual attention. He designated the mind thus aroused and quickened as the gateway to the soul, where there resides that spiritual nature of man which must recognize truth and respond to the spiritual appeal of the gospel in order to afford the permanent results of true character transformations.
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152:6.4 [[Jesus]] taught the [[appeal]] to the [[emotions]] as the [[technique]] of arresting and [[focusing]] the [[intellectual]] [[attention]]. He designated the [[mind]] thus aroused and quickened as the gateway to the [[soul]], where there resides that [[spiritual]] [[nature]] of man which must [[recognize]] [[truth]] and [[respond]] to the spiritual [[appeal]] of the [[gospel]] in order to afford the permanent results of true [[character]] [[transformations]].
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152:6.5 Jesus thus endeavored to prepare the apostles for the impending shock—the crisis in the public attitude toward him which was only a few days distant. He explained to the twelve that the religious rulers of Jerusalem would conspire with Herod Antipas to effect their destruction. The twelve began to realize more fully (though not finally) that Jesus was not going to sit on David's throne. They saw more fully that spiritual truth was not to be advanced by material wonders. They began to realize that the feeding of the five thousand and the popular movement to make Jesus king was the apex of the miracle-seeking, wonder-working expectance of the people and the height of Jesus' acclaim by the populace. They vaguely discerned and dimly foresaw the approaching times of spiritual sifting and cruel adversity. These twelve men were slowly awaking to the realization of the real nature of their task as ambassadors of the kingdom, and they began to gird themselves for the trying and testing ordeals of the last year of the Master's ministry on earth.
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152:6.5 [[Jesus]] thus endeavored to [[prepare]] [[the apostles]] for the impending [[shock]]—the [[crisis]] in the [[public]] [[attitude]] toward him which was only a few days distant. He [[explained]] to [[the twelve]] that the [[Sanhedrin|religious rulers]] of [[Jerusalem]] would [[conspire]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod Antipas] to [[effect]] their destruction. [[The twelve]] began to [[realize]] more fully (though not finally) that [[Jesus]] was not going to sit on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David]'s [[throne]]. They saw more fully that [[spiritual]] [[truth]] was not to be advanced by [[material]] [[wonders]]. They began to [[realize]] that the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand] and the popular movement to make [[Jesus]] [[king]] was the [[apex]] of the [[miracle]]-seeking, [[wonder]]-working [[Expectations|expectance]] of the people and the height of [[Jesus]]' [[acclaim]] by the [[populace]]. They vaguely [[discerned]] and dimly [[Foresight|foresaw]] the approaching times of [[spiritual]] sifting and cruel [[adversity]]. These twelve men were slowly [[awaking]] to the [[realization]] of the [[real]] [[nature]] of their task as [[ambassadors]] of [[the kingdom]], and they began to gird themselves for the trying and testing [[ordeals]] of the last year of [[the Master]]'s [[ministry]] on [[earth]].
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152:6.6 Before they left Gennesaret, Jesus instructed them regarding the miraculous feeding of the five thousand, telling them just why he engaged in this extraordinary manifestation of creative power and also assuring them that he did not thus yield to his sympathy for the multitude until he had ascertained that it was " according to the Father's will. "
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152:6.6 Before they left [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennesaret Gennesaret], [[Jesus]] instructed them regarding the [[miraculous]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_152#152:2._FEEDING_THE_FIVE_THOUSAND feeding of the five thousand], telling them just why he [[engaged]] in this extraordinary [[manifestation]] of [[creative]] [[power]] and also [[assuring]] them that he did not thus yield to his [[sympathy]] for [[the multitude]] until he had ascertained that it was " according to [[the Father]]'s will. "
    
==152:7. AT JERUSALEM==
 
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152:7.1 Sunday, April 3, Jesus, accompanied only by the twelve apostles, started from Bethsaida on the journey to Jerusalem. To avoid the multitudes and to attract as little attention as possible, they journeyed by way of Gerasa and Philadelphia. He forbade them to do any public teaching on this trip; neither did he permit them to teach or preach while sojourning in Jerusalem. They arrived at Bethany, near Jerusalem, late on Wednesday evening, April 6. For this one night they stopped at the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, but the next day they separated. Jesus, with John, stayed at the home of a believer named Simon, near the house of Lazarus in Bethany. Judas Iscariot and Simon Zelotes stopped with friends in Jerusalem, while the rest of the apostles sojourned, two and two, in different homes.
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152:7.1 Sunday, April 3, [[Jesus]], accompanied only by the [[twelve apostles]], started from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] on the [[journey]] to [[Jerusalem]]. To avoid [[the multitudes]] and to [[attract]] as little [[attention]] as possible, they [[journeyed]] by way of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerasa Gerasa] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia]. He [[forbade]] them to do any [[public]] teaching on this trip; neither did he [[permit]] them to [[teach]] or [[preach]] while sojourning in [[Jerusalem]]. They arrived at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany], near [[Jerusalem]], late on Wednesday evening, April 6. For this one night they stopped at the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha Martha], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_sister_of_Lazarus Mary], but the next day they [[separated]]. [[Jesus]], with [[John, the Apostle|John]], stayed at the [[home]] of a [[believer]] named Simon, near the house of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus Lazarus] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany]. [[Judas Iscariot]] and [[Simon Zelotes]] stopped with [[friends]] in [[Jerusalem]], while the rest of [[the apostles]] [[sojourned]], two and two, in [[different]] [[homes]].
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152:7.2 Jesus entered Jerusalem only once during this Passover, and that was on the great day of the feast. Many of the Jerusalem believers were brought out by Abner to meet Jesus at Bethany. During this sojourn at Jerusalem the twelve learned how bitter the feeling was becoming toward their Master. They departed from Jerusalem all believing that a crisis was impending.
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152:7.2 [[Jesus]] entered [[Jerusalem]] only once during this [[Passover]], and that was on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover#Passover_and_the_Feast_of_Unleavened_Bread great day of the feast]. Many of the [[Jerusalem]] believers were brought out by [[Abner]] to meet [[Jesus]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany]. During this [[sojourn]] at [[Jerusalem]] [[the twelve]] learned how bitter the [[feeling]] was becoming toward [[the Master|their Master]]. They departed from [[Jerusalem]] all believing that a [[crisis]] was impending.
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152:7.3 On Sunday, April 24, Jesus and the apostles left Jerusalem for Bethsaida, going by way of the coast cities of Joppa, Caesarea, and Ptolemais. Thence, overland they went by Ramah and Chorazin to Bethsaida, arriving on Friday, April 29. Immediately on reaching home, Jesus dispatched Andrew to ask of the ruler of the synagogue permission to speak the next day, that being the Sabbath, at the afternoon service. And Jesus well knew that that would be the last time he would ever be permitted to speak in the Capernaum synagogue.
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152:7.3 On Sunday, April 24, [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] left [[Jerusalem]] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], going by way of the coast [[cities]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa Joppa], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea Caesarea], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre,_Israel Ptolemais]. Thence, overland they went by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramathaim-Zophim Ramah] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorazin Chorazin] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], arriving on Friday, April 29. Immediately on reaching [[home]], [[Jesus]] dispatched [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to ask of the ruler of the [[synagogue]] [[permission]] to [[speak]] the next day, that being the [[Sabbath]], at the afternoon service. And [[Jesus]] well knew that that would be the last time he would ever be [[permitted]] to [[speak]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] [[synagogue]].
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[[Category: PART IV: The Life and Teachings of Jesus]]
 
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