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138:7.1 [[Jesus]] had [[planned]] for a [[quiet]] missionary [[campaign]] of five months' [[personal]] [[work]]. He did not tell [[the apostles]] how long this was to last; they worked from week to week. And early on this first day of the week, just as he was about to [[announce]] this to his [[twelve apostles]], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:2._SIMON_PETER Simon Peter], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:3._JAMES_ZEBEDEE James Zebedee], and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:12._JUDAS_ISCARIOT Judas Iscariot] came to have [[private]] [[Dialogue|converse]] with him. Taking [[Jesus]] aside, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] made [[bold]] to say: " Master, we come at the behest of our associates to [[inquire]] whether the [[Timing|time]] is not now ripe to enter into [[the kingdom]]. And will you [[proclaim]] the kingdom at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], or are we to move on to [[Jerusalem]]? And when shall we learn, each of us, the positions we are to occupy with you in the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]]—" and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] would have gone on asking further questions, but [[Jesus]] raised an [[Warning|admonitory]] hand and stopped him. And beckoning the other [[apostles]] standing near by to join them, [[Jesus]] said: " My little children, how long shall I bear with you! Have I not made it [[Simplicity|plain]] to you that my kingdom is not of this world? I have told you many times that I have not come to sit on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David's throne], and now how is it that you are [[inquiring]] which place each of you will occupy in [[the Father]]'s kingdom? Can you not [[perceive]] that I have called you as [[ambassadors]] of a spiritual kingdom? Do you not [[understand]] that soon, very soon, you are to [[represent]] me in the world and in the [[proclamation]] of [[the kingdom]], even as I now represent [[my Father]] who is in heaven? Can it be that I have chosen you and instructed you as [[messengers]] of the kingdom, and yet you do not [[comprehend]] the [[nature]] and significance of this coming kingdom of [[divine]] pre-eminence in the [[hearts]] of men? My [[friends]], hear me once more. Banish from your [[minds]] this [[idea]] that my kingdom is a rule of [[power]] or a reign of [[glory]]. Indeed, all power in [[heaven]] and on [[earth]] will presently be given into my hands, but it is not [[the Father]]'s will that we use this divine [[endowment]] to [[glorify]] ourselves during this age. In another age you shall indeed sit with me in [[power]] and [[glory]], but it behooves us now to submit to the will of [[the Father]] and to go forth in [[humble]] [[obedience]] to execute his bidding on [[earth]]. "

138:7.1 [[Jesus]] had [[planned]] for a [[quiet]] missionary [[campaign]] of five months' [[personal]] [[work]]. He did not tell [[the apostles]] how long this was to last; they worked from week to week. And early on this first day of the week, just as he was about to [[announce]] this to his [[twelve apostles]], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:2._SIMON_PETER Simon Peter], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:3._JAMES_ZEBEDEE James Zebedee], and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:12._JUDAS_ISCARIOT Judas Iscariot] came to have [[private]] [[Dialogue|converse]] with him. Taking [[Jesus]] aside, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] made [[bold]] to say: " Master, we come at the behest of our associates to [[inquire]] whether the [[Timing|time]] is not now ripe to enter into [[the kingdom]]. And will you [[proclaim]] the kingdom at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], or are we to move on to [[Jerusalem]]? And when shall we learn, each of us, the positions we are to occupy with you in the [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]]—" and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] would have gone on asking further questions, but [[Jesus]] raised an [[Warning|admonitory]] hand and stopped him. And beckoning the other [[apostles]] standing near by to join them, [[Jesus]] said: " My little children, how long shall I bear with you! Have I not made it [[Simplicity|plain]] to you that my kingdom is not of this world? I have told you many times that I have not come to sit on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line David's throne], and now how is it that you are [[inquiring]] which place each of you will occupy in [[the Father]]'s kingdom? Can you not [[perceive]] that I have called you as [[ambassadors]] of a spiritual kingdom? Do you not [[understand]] that soon, very soon, you are to [[represent]] me in the world and in the [[proclamation]] of [[the kingdom]], even as I now represent [[my Father]] who is in heaven? Can it be that I have chosen you and instructed you as [[messengers]] of the kingdom, and yet you do not [[comprehend]] the [[nature]] and significance of this coming kingdom of [[divine]] pre-eminence in the [[hearts]] of men? My [[friends]], hear me once more. Banish from your [[minds]] this [[idea]] that my kingdom is a rule of [[power]] or a reign of [[glory]]. Indeed, all power in [[heaven]] and on [[earth]] will presently be given into my hands, but it is not [[the Father]]'s will that we use this divine [[endowment]] to [[glorify]] ourselves during this age. In another age you shall indeed sit with me in [[power]] and [[glory]], but it behooves us now to submit to the will of [[the Father]] and to go forth in [[humble]] [[obedience]] to execute his bidding on [[earth]]. "

138:7.2 Once more were his associates [[shocked]], stunned. [[Jesus]] sent them away two and two to [[pray]], asking them to return to him at noontime. On this crucial forenoon they each sought to find [[God]], and each endeavored to cheer and strengthen the other, and they returned to [[Jesus]] as he had bidden them.

138:7.2 Once more were his associates [[shocked]], stunned. [[Jesus]] sent them away two and two to [[pray]], asking them to return to him at noontime. On this crucial forenoon they each sought to find [[God]], and each endeavored to cheer and strengthen the other, and they returned to [[Jesus]] as he had bidden them.

138:7.3 [[Jesus]] now recounted for them the coming of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135 John], the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136 baptism in the Jordan], the [[marriage]] feast at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cana Cana], the recent [[choosing]] of the six, and the withdrawal from them of his own [[brothers]] in the flesh, and warned them that the enemy of the kingdom would seek also to draw them away. After this short but [[earnest]] talk [[the apostles]] all arose, under [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[leadership]], to [[declare]] their undying [[devotion]] to their Master and to pledge their unswerving [[loyalty]] to [[the kingdom]], as [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:8._THOMAS_DIDYMUS Thomas] [[expressed]] it, " To this coming kingdom, no matter what it is and even if I do not fully [[understand]] it. " They all truly believed in [[Jesus]], even though they did not fully [[comprehend]] his teaching.

138:7.3 [[Jesus]] now recounted for them the coming of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135 John], the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136 baptism in the Jordan], the [[marriage]] feast at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cana Cana], the recent [[choosing]] of the six, and the withdrawal from them of his own [[brothers]] in the flesh, and warned them that the enemy of the kingdom would seek also to draw them away. After this short but [[earnest]] talk [[the apostles]] all arose, under [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[leadership]], to [[declare]] their undying [[devotion]] to their Master and to pledge their unswerving [[loyalty]] to [[the kingdom]], as [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:8._THOMAS_DIDYMUS Thomas] [[expressed]] it, " To this coming kingdom, no matter what it is and even if I do not fully [[understand]] it. " They all truly believed in [[Jesus]], even though they did not fully [[comprehend]] his teaching.

138:7.4 [[Jesus]] now asked them how much [[money]] they had among them; he also [[inquired]] as to what [[provision]] had been made for their [[families]]. When it [[developed]] that they had hardly sufficient funds to [[maintain]] themselves for two weeks, he said: " It is not the will of my Father that we begin our [[work]] in this way. We will remain here by the sea two weeks and fish or do whatever our hands find to do; and in the meantime, under the [[guidance]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew], the first chosen apostle, you shall so [[organize]] yourselves as to provide for everything needful in your [[future]] [[work]], both for the present [[personal]] [[ministry]] and also when I shall subsequently [[ordain]] you to [[preach]] the [[gospel]] and instruct believers. " They were all greatly cheered by these [[words]]; this was their first clearcut and [[positive]] intimation that [[Jesus]] [[designed]] later on to enter upon more [[aggressive]] and pretentious [[public]] [[efforts]].

138:7.4 [[Jesus]] now asked them how much [[money]] they had among them; he also [[inquired]] as to what [[provision]] had been made for their [[families]]. When it [[developed]] that they had hardly sufficient funds to [[maintain]] themselves for two weeks, he said: " It is not the will of my Father that we begin our [[work]] in this way. We will remain here by the sea two weeks and fish or do whatever our hands find to do; and in the meantime, under the [[guidance]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew], the first chosen apostle, you shall so [[organize]] yourselves as to provide for everything needful in your [[future]] [[work]], both for the present [[personal]] [[ministry]] and also when I shall subsequently [[ordain]] you to [[preach]] the [[gospel]] and instruct believers. " They were all greatly cheered by these [[words]]; this was their first clearcut and [[positive]] intimation that [[Jesus]] [[designed]] later on to enter upon more [[aggressive]] and pretentious [[public]] [[efforts]].

138:7.5 [[The apostles]] spent the remainder of the day perfecting their [[organization]] and completing arrangements for boats and nets for embarking on the morrow's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fishing] as they had all [[decided]] to [[devote]] themselves to fishing; most of them had been fishermen, even [[Jesus]] was an experienced [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_Building boatman] and fisherman. Many of the boats which they used the next few years had been built by [[Jesus]]' own hands. And they were [[good]] and trustworthy boats.

138:7.5 [[The apostles]] spent the remainder of the day perfecting their [[organization]] and completing arrangements for boats and nets for embarking on the morrow's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fishing] as they had all [[decided]] to [[devote]] themselves to fishing; most of them had been fishermen, even [[Jesus]] was an experienced [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_Building boatman] and fisherman. Many of the boats which they used the next few years had been built by [[Jesus]]' own hands. And they were [[good]] and trustworthy boats.

138:7.6 [[Jesus]] enjoined them to [[devote]] themselves to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing fishing] for two weeks, adding, " And then will you go forth to become fishers of men. " They fished in [[three]] groups, [[Jesus]] going out with a [[different]] group each night. And they all so much enjoyed [[Jesus]]! He was a good [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman], a cheerful companion, and an [[inspiring]] [[friend]]; the more they worked with him, the more they loved him. Said [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:7._MATTHEW_LEVI Matthew] one day: " The more you [[understand]] some people, the less you admire them, but of this man, even the less I [[comprehend]] him, the more I [[love]] him. "

138:7.6 [[Jesus]] enjoined them to [[devote]] themselves to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing fishing] for two weeks, adding, " And then will you go forth to become fishers of men. " They fished in [[three]] groups, [[Jesus]] going out with a [[different]] group each night. And they all so much enjoyed [[Jesus]]! He was a good [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman], a cheerful companion, and an [[inspiring]] [[friend]]; the more they worked with him, the more they loved him. Said [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:7._MATTHEW_LEVI Matthew] one day: " The more you [[understand]] some people, the less you admire them, but of this man, even the less I [[comprehend]] him, the more I [[love]] him. "

138:7.7 This [[plan]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing fishing] two weeks and going out to do [[personal]] [[work]] in behalf of [[the kingdom]] for two weeks was followed for more than five months, even to the end of this year of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_AD A.D. 26], until after the cessation of those special [[persecutions]] which had been directed against [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135 John]'s [[disciples]] subsequent to his [[imprisonment]].

138:7.7 This [[plan]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing fishing] two weeks and going out to do [[personal]] [[work]] in behalf of [[the kingdom]] for two weeks was followed for more than five months, even to the end of this year of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_AD A.D. 26], until after the cessation of those special [[persecutions]] which had been directed against [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_135 John]'s [[disciples]] subsequent to his [[imprisonment]].

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[[Category:Paper 138 - Training the Kingdom's Messengers]]

[[Category:Paper 138 - Training the Kingdom's Messengers]]