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136:3.1 [[Jesus]] had [[endured]] the great [[temptation]] of his [[mortal]] [[bestowal]] before his [[baptism]] when he had been wet with the dews of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon Mount Hermon] for six weeks. There on Mount Hermon, as an unaided [[mortal]] of the realm, he had met and defeated the [[Urantia]] pretender, [[Caligastia]], the prince of this world. That eventful day, on the [[universe]] [[records]], [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] had become the [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]]. And this Prince of Urantia, so soon to be proclaimed [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE supreme Sovereign] of [[Nebadon]], now went into forty days of retirement to formulate the [[plans]] and determine upon the [[technique]] of proclaiming the new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God kingdom of God] in the [[hearts]] of men.

136:3.1 [[Jesus]] had [[endured]] the great [[temptation]] of his [[mortal]] [[bestowal]] before his [[baptism]] when he had been wet with the dews of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon Mount Hermon] for six weeks. There on Mount Hermon, as an unaided [[mortal]] of the realm, he had met and defeated the [[Urantia]] pretender, [[Caligastia]], the prince of this world. That eventful day, on the [[universe]] [[records]], [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] had become the [[Planetary Prince]] of [[Urantia]]. And this Prince of Urantia, so soon to be proclaimed [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE supreme Sovereign] of [[Nebadon]], now went into forty days of retirement to formulate the [[plans]] and determine upon the [[technique]] of proclaiming the new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God kingdom of God] in the [[hearts]] of men.

136:3.2 After his [[baptism]] he entered upon the forty days of [[adjusting]] himself to the [[change]]d [[relationships]] of the world and the [[universe]] occasioned by the [[personalization]] of his [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]]. During this [[isolation]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_%28Holy_Land%29 Perean hills] he determined upon the [[policy]] to be pursued and the [[methods]] to be employed in the new and changed [[phase]] of earth life which he was about to [[inaugurate]].

136:3.2 After his [[baptism]] he entered upon the forty days of [[adjusting]] himself to the [[change]]d [[relationships]] of the world and the [[universe]] occasioned by the [[personalization]] of his [[Thought Adjuster|Adjuster]]. During this [[isolation]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_%28Holy_Land%29 Perean hills] he determined upon the [[policy]] to be pursued and the [[methods]] to be employed in the new and changed [[phase]] of earth life which he was about to [[inaugurate]].

136:3.3 [[Jesus]] did not go into retirement for the [[purpose]] of [[fasting]] and for the affliction of his [[soul]]. He was not an [[ascetic]], and he came forever to destroy all such notions regarding the approach to [[God]]. His reasons for seeking this retirement were entirely [[different]] from those which had actuated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah], and even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John the Baptist]. [[Jesus]] was then wholly [[self-conscious]] concerning his [[relation]] to the [[universe]] of his making and also to the [[universe of universes]], supervised by the [[Paradise Father]], his Father in heaven. He now fully recalled the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:1._THE_SEVENTH_BESTOWAL_COMMISSION bestowal charge] and its instructions administered by his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_18#18:6._THE_UNIONS_OF_DAYS elder brother], [[Immanuel]], ere he entered upon his [[Urantia]] [[incarnation]]. He now clearly and fully [[comprehended]] all these far-flung [[relationships]], and he desired to be away for a [[season]] of quiet [[meditation]] so that he could think out the [[plans]] and decide upon the procedures for the prosecution of his [[public]] labors in behalf of this world and for all other worlds in [[Nebadon|his local universe]].

136:3.3 [[Jesus]] did not go into retirement for the [[purpose]] of [[fasting]] and for the affliction of his [[soul]]. He was not an [[ascetic]], and he came forever to destroy all such notions regarding the approach to [[God]]. His reasons for seeking this retirement were entirely [[different]] from those which had actuated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah], and even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John the Baptist]. [[Jesus]] was then wholly [[self-conscious]] concerning his [[relation]] to the [[universe]] of his making and also to the [[universe of universes]], supervised by the [[Paradise Father]], his Father in heaven. He now fully recalled the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:1._THE_SEVENTH_BESTOWAL_COMMISSION bestowal charge] and its instructions administered by his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_18#18:6._THE_UNIONS_OF_DAYS elder brother], [[Immanuel]], ere he entered upon his [[Urantia]] [[incarnation]]. He now clearly and fully [[comprehended]] all these far-flung [[relationships]], and he desired to be away for a [[season]] of quiet [[meditation]] so that he could think out the [[plans]] and decide upon the procedures for the prosecution of his [[public]] labors in behalf of this world and for all other worlds in [[Nebadon|his local universe]].

136:3.4 While wandering about in the hills, seeking a suitable [[shelter]], [[Jesus]] encountered his universe chief executive, [[Gabriel]], the [[Bright and Morning Star]] of [[Nebadon]]. Gabriel now re-established [[personal]] [[communication]] with the [[Creator Son]] of [[Nebadon|the universe]]; they met directly for the first time since [[Michael]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL took leave of his associates] on [[Salvington]] when he went to [[Edentia]] preparatory to entering upon the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 Urantia bestowal]. [[Gabriel]], by direction of [[Immanuel]] and on [[authority]] of the [[Uversa]] [[Ancients of Days]], now laid before [[Jesus]] [[information]] indicating that his bestowal [[experience]] on [[Urantia]] was practically finished so far as concerned the earning of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY perfected sovereignty] of his universe and the termination of the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. The former was achieved on the day of his [[baptism]] when the [[Personalized Adjuster|personalization of his Adjuster]] [[demonstrated]] the [[perfection]] and completion of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL bestowal in the likeness of mortal flesh], and the latter was a [[fact]] of [[history]] on that day when he came down from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon Mount Hermon] to join the waiting lad, Tiglath. [[Jesus]] was now informed, upon the highest [[authority]] of the [[local universe]] and the [[superuniverse]], that his bestowal work was finished in so far as it affected his [[personal]] [[status]] in [[relation]] to [[sovereignty]] and [[rebellion]]. He had already had this [[assurance]] direct from [[Paradise]] in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS baptismal vision] and in the [[phenomenon]] of the [[personalization]] of his indwelling [[Thought Adjuster]].

136:3.4 While wandering about in the hills, seeking a suitable [[shelter]], [[Jesus]] encountered his universe chief executive, [[Gabriel]], the [[Bright and Morning Star]] of [[Nebadon]]. Gabriel now re-established [[personal]] [[communication]] with the [[Creator Son]] of [[Nebadon|the universe]]; they met directly for the first time since [[Michael]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL took leave of his associates] on [[Salvington]] when he went to [[Edentia]] preparatory to entering upon the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 Urantia bestowal]. [[Gabriel]], by direction of [[Immanuel]] and on [[authority]] of the [[Uversa]] [[Ancients of Days]], now laid before [[Jesus]] [[information]] indicating that his bestowal [[experience]] on [[Urantia]] was practically finished so far as concerned the earning of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY perfected sovereignty] of his universe and the termination of the [[Lucifer rebellion]]. The former was achieved on the day of his [[baptism]] when the [[Personalized Adjuster|personalization of his Adjuster]] [[demonstrated]] the [[perfection]] and completion of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL bestowal in the likeness of mortal flesh], and the latter was a [[fact]] of [[history]] on that day when he came down from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon Mount Hermon] to join the waiting lad, Tiglath. [[Jesus]] was now informed, upon the highest [[authority]] of the [[local universe]] and the [[superuniverse]], that his bestowal work was finished in so far as it affected his [[personal]] [[status]] in [[relation]] to [[sovereignty]] and [[rebellion]]. He had already had this [[assurance]] direct from [[Paradise]] in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS baptismal vision] and in the [[phenomenon]] of the [[personalization]] of his indwelling [[Thought Adjuster]].

136:3.5 While he tarried on the mountain, talking with [[Gabriel]], the [[Constellation Father]] of [[Edentia]] appeared to [[Jesus]] and [[Gabriel]] in [[person]], saying: " The records are completed. The sovereignty of Michael No. 611,121 over his universe of [[Nebadon]] rests in completion at the right hand of the [[Universal Father]]. I bring to you the bestowal release of [[Immanuel]], your sponsor-brother for the [[Urantia]] [[incarnation]]. You are at [[liberty]] now or at any subsequent time, in the [[manner]] of your own choosing, to terminate your [[incarnation]] bestowal, [[ascend]] to the right hand of y[[our Father]], receive your [[sovereignty]], and [[assume]] your well-earned [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY unconditional rulership] of all [[Nebadon]]. I also testify to the completion of the [[records]] of the [[superuniverse]], by authorization of the [[Ancients of Days]], having to do with the termination of all [[sin]]-[[rebellion]] in your universe and endowing you with full and unlimited [[authority]] to deal with any and all such possible upheavals in the [[future]]. Technically, your work on [[Urantia]] and in the [[flesh]] of the [[mortal]] [[creature]] is finished. Your [[course]] from now on is a matter of your own [[choosing]]. "

136:3.5 While he tarried on the mountain, talking with [[Gabriel]], the [[Constellation Father]] of [[Edentia]] appeared to [[Jesus]] and [[Gabriel]] in [[person]], saying: " The records are completed. The sovereignty of Michael No. 611,121 over his universe of [[Nebadon]] rests in completion at the right hand of the [[Universal Father]]. I bring to you the bestowal release of [[Immanuel]], your sponsor-brother for the [[Urantia]] [[incarnation]]. You are at [[liberty]] now or at any subsequent time, in the [[manner]] of your own choosing, to terminate your [[incarnation]] bestowal, [[ascend]] to the right hand of y[[our Father]], receive your [[sovereignty]], and [[assume]] your well-earned [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY unconditional rulership] of all [[Nebadon]]. I also testify to the completion of the [[records]] of the [[superuniverse]], by authorization of the [[Ancients of Days]], having to do with the termination of all [[sin]]-[[rebellion]] in your universe and endowing you with full and unlimited [[authority]] to deal with any and all such possible upheavals in the [[future]]. Technically, your work on [[Urantia]] and in the [[flesh]] of the [[mortal]] [[creature]] is finished. Your [[course]] from now on is a matter of your own [[choosing]]. "

136:3.6 When the [[Most High]] Father of [[Edentia]] had taken leave, [[Jesus]] held long converse with [[Gabriel]] regarding the [[welfare]] of the [[universe]] and, sending greetings to [[Immanuel]], proffered his [[assurance]] that, in the work which he was about to undertake on [[Urantia]], he would be ever mindful of the [[counsel]] he had received in connection with the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:2._THE_BESTOWAL_LIMITATIONS prebestowal charge] administered on [[Salvington]].

136:3.6 When the [[Most High]] Father of [[Edentia]] had taken leave, [[Jesus]] held long converse with [[Gabriel]] regarding the [[welfare]] of the [[universe]] and, sending greetings to [[Immanuel]], proffered his [[assurance]] that, in the work which he was about to undertake on [[Urantia]], he would be ever mindful of the [[counsel]] he had received in connection with the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120#120:2._THE_BESTOWAL_LIMITATIONS prebestowal charge] administered on [[Salvington]].

136:3.7 Throughout all of these forty days of [[isolation]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] the sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] were [[engaged]] in searching for [[Jesus]]. Many times they were not far from his abiding place, but never did they find him.

136:3.7 Throughout all of these forty days of [[isolation]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Just James] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] the sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] were [[engaged]] in searching for [[Jesus]]. Many times they were not far from his abiding place, but never did they find him.

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[[Category:Paper 136 - Baptism and the Forty Days]]

[[Category:Paper 136 - Baptism and the Forty Days]]

[[Category: Retreat]]

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