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171:1.1 On the forenoon of Monday, March 13, [[Jesus]] and his [[twelve apostles]] took final leave of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] encampment, starting south on their tour of the [[cities]] of southern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], where [[Abner]]'s [[associates]] were at [[work]]. They spent more than two weeks [[visiting]] among [[the seventy]] and then went directly to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]].

171:1.1 On the forenoon of Monday, March 13, [[Jesus]] and his [[twelve apostles]] took final leave of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] encampment, starting south on their tour of the [[cities]] of southern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], where [[Abner]]'s [[associates]] were at [[work]]. They spent more than two weeks [[visiting]] among [[the seventy]] and then went directly to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]].

171:1.2 When [[the Master]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], the [[disciples]] encamped with [[the apostles]], about one thousand in [[number]], followed after him. About one half of this [[group]] left him at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river#New_Testament Jordan ford] on the road to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] when they [[learned]] he was going over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], and after he had preached the [[sermon]] on " [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_171#171:2._ON_COUNTING_THE_COST Counting the Cost]. " They went on up to [[Jerusalem]], while the other half followed him for two weeks, visiting the towns in southern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea].

171:1.2 When [[the Master]] left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella], the [[disciples]] encamped with [[the apostles]], about one thousand in [[number]], followed after him. About one half of this [[group]] left him at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river#New_Testament Jordan ford] on the road to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] when they [[learned]] he was going over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], and after he had preached the [[sermon]] on " [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_171#171:2._ON_COUNTING_THE_COST Counting the Cost]. " They went on up to [[Jerusalem]], while the other half followed him for two weeks, visiting the towns in southern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea].

171:1.3 In a general way, most of [[Jesus]]' [[immediate]] followers [[understood]] that the camp at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] had been abandoned, but they really [[thought]] this indicated that their [[the Master|Master]] at last intended to go to [[Jerusalem]] and lay claim to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David's_lineage David]'s [[throne]]. A large [[majority]] of his followers never were able to grasp any other [[concept]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven; no matter what he taught them, they would not give up this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jewish idea of the kingdom].

171:1.3 In a general way, most of [[Jesus]]' [[immediate]] followers [[understood]] that the camp at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] had been abandoned, but they really [[thought]] this indicated that their [[the Master|Master]] at last intended to go to [[Jerusalem]] and lay claim to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David's_lineage David]'s [[throne]]. A large [[majority]] of his followers never were able to grasp any other [[concept]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven; no matter what he taught them, they would not give up this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jewish idea of the kingdom].

171:1.4 [[Acting]] on the instructions of the [[Apostle Andrew]], [[David Zebedee]] closed the visitors' camp at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] on Wednesday, March 15. At this time almost four thousand [[visitors]] were in residence, and this does not include the one thousand and more [[persons]] who [[sojourned]] with [[the apostles]] at what was known as the [[teachers]]' camp, and who went south with [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]]. Much as [[David Zebedee|David]] disliked to do it, he sold the entire equipment to numerous buyers and [[proceeded]] with the [[funds]] to [[Jerusalem]], subsequently turning the [[money]] over to [[Judas Iscariot]].

171:1.4 [[Acting]] on the instructions of the [[Apostle Andrew]], [[David Zebedee]] closed the visitors' camp at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] on Wednesday, March 15. At this time almost four thousand [[visitors]] were in residence, and this does not include the one thousand and more [[persons]] who [[sojourned]] with [[the apostles]] at what was known as the [[teachers]]' camp, and who went south with [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]]. Much as [[David Zebedee|David]] disliked to do it, he sold the entire equipment to numerous buyers and [[proceeded]] with the [[funds]] to [[Jerusalem]], subsequently turning the [[money]] over to [[Judas Iscariot]].

171:1.5 [[David Zebedee|David]] was present in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[tragic]] last week, taking his [[mother]] back with him to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] after the [[crucifixion]]. While awaiting [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]], [[David Zebedee|David]] stopped with [[Lazarus]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] and became tremendously [[agitated]] by the [[manner]] in which the [[Pharisees]] had begun to [[persecute]] and harass him since [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_168 his resurrection]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had directed [[David Zebedee|David]] to discontinue the [[messenger]] service; and this was construed by all as an indication of the early [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]] at [[Jerusalem]]. [[David Zebedee|David]] found himself without a job, and he had about [[decided]] to become the self-appointed defender of [[Lazarus]] when presently the object of his [[indignant]] solicitude fled in haste to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia]. Accordingly, sometime after [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_189 the resurrection] and also after the [[death]] of his [[mother]], [[David Zebedee|David]] betook himself to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia], having first assisted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha Martha] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Bethany Mary] in disposing of their real estate; and there, in [[association]] with [[Abner]] and [[Lazarus]], he spent the remainder of his life, becoming the [[financial]] overseer of all those large interests of [[the kingdom]] which had their [[center]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] during the lifetime of [[Abner]].

171:1.5 [[David Zebedee|David]] was present in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[tragic]] last week, taking his [[mother]] back with him to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] after the [[crucifixion]]. While awaiting [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]], [[David Zebedee|David]] stopped with [[Lazarus]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] and became tremendously [[agitated]] by the [[manner]] in which the [[Pharisees]] had begun to [[persecute]] and harass him since [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_168 his resurrection]. [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had directed [[David Zebedee|David]] to discontinue the [[messenger]] service; and this was construed by all as an indication of the early [[establishment]] of [[the kingdom]] at [[Jerusalem]]. [[David Zebedee|David]] found himself without a job, and he had about [[decided]] to become the self-appointed defender of [[Lazarus]] when presently the object of his [[indignant]] solicitude fled in haste to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia]. Accordingly, sometime after [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_189 the resurrection] and also after the [[death]] of his [[mother]], [[David Zebedee|David]] betook himself to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia], having first assisted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha Martha] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Bethany Mary] in disposing of their real estate; and there, in [[association]] with [[Abner]] and [[Lazarus]], he spent the remainder of his life, becoming the [[financial]] overseer of all those large interests of [[the kingdom]] which had their [[center]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] during the lifetime of [[Abner]].

171:1.6 Within a short time after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch] became the [[headquarters]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Christianity Pauline Christianity], while [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] remained the center of the Abnerian kingdom of heaven. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch] the [[Paul, the Apostle|Pauline]] version of the teachings of [[Jesus]] and about Jesus spread to all the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West Western world]; from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] the [[missionaries]] of the [[Abner|Abnerian]] version of [[the kingdom]] of heaven spread throughout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia Arabia] until the later times when these uncompromising [[emissaries]] of the teachings of [[Jesus]] were overwhelmed by the sudden [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_islam#Timeline rise of Islam].

171:1.6 Within a short time after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch] became the [[headquarters]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Christianity Pauline Christianity], while [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] remained the center of the Abnerian kingdom of heaven. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch] the [[Paul, the Apostle|Pauline]] version of the teachings of [[Jesus]] and about Jesus spread to all the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West Western world]; from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] the [[missionaries]] of the [[Abner|Abnerian]] version of [[the kingdom]] of heaven spread throughout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia Arabia] until the later times when these uncompromising [[emissaries]] of the teachings of [[Jesus]] were overwhelmed by the sudden [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_islam#Timeline rise of Islam].

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[[Category:Paper 171 - On the Way to Jerusalem]]

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