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179:4.1 For some minutes [[the apostles]] ate in [[silence]], but under the [[influence]] of [[the Master]]'s cheerful demeanor they were soon drawn into [[conversation]], and ere long the meal was [[proceeding]] as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred to [[interfere]] with the [[good]] [[cheer]] and [[social]] [[accord]] of this extraordinary [[occasion]]. After some time had elapsed, in about the middle of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Order_of_the_Seder second course] of the meal, [[Jesus]], looking them over, said: " I have told you how much I [[desired]] to have this supper with you, and knowing how the [[evil]] [[forces]] of [[darkness]] have [[conspired]] to bring about the [[death]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], I [[determined]] to eat this supper with you in this [[secret]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle chamber] and a day in advance of the [[Passover]] since I will not be with you by this time tomorrow night. I have [[repeatedly]] told you that I must return to [[the Father]]. Now has my hour come, but it was not required that one of you should [[betray]] me into the hands of my [[enemies]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]
179:4.2 When [[the twelve]] heard this, having already been robbed of much of their [[self-assertiveness]] and [[self]]-[[confidence]] by the [[parable]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179_-_The_Last_Supper#179:3._WASHING_THE_APOSTLES.27_FEET feet washing] and [[the Master]]'s subsequent [[discourse]], they began to look at one another while in disconcerted [[tones]] they [[hesitatingly]] [[inquired]], " Is it I? " And when they had all so [[inquired]], [[Jesus]] said: " While it is [[necessary]] that I go to [[the Father]], it was not required that one of you should become a [[traitor]] to fulfill [[the Father]]'s will. This is the coming to fruit of the [[Occult|concealed]] [[evil]] in the [[heart]] of one who [[failed]] to [[love]] the [[truth]] with his whole [[soul]]. How [[deceitful]] is the [[intellectual]] [[pride]] that precedes the [[spiritual]] downfall! My [[friend]] of many years, who even now eats my bread, will be willing to [[betray]] me, even as he now dips his hand with me in the dish. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]
179:4.3 And when [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], they all began again to ask, " Is it I? " And as [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], sitting on the left of his Master, again asked, " Is it I? " [[Jesus]], dipping the bread in the dish of herbs, handed it to [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], saying, " You have said. " But the [[others]] did not hear [[Jesus]] [[speak]] to [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]. [[John, the Apostle|John]], who reclined on [[Jesus]]' right hand, leaned over and asked [[the Master]]: " Who is it? We should know who it is that has [[proved]] untrue to his [[trust]]. " [[Jesus]] answered: " Already have I told you, even he to whom I gave the sop. " But it was so [[natural]] for the host to give a sop to the one who sat next to him on the left that none of them took notice of this, even though [[the Master]] had so plainly [[spoken]]. But [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was [[painfully]] [[conscious]] of the [[meaning]] of [[the Master]]'s [[words]] [[associated]] with his [[act]], and he became [[fearful]] lest his brethren were likewise now [[aware]] that he was the [[betrayer]].
179:4.4 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was highly excited by what had been said, and leaning forward over the table, he addressed [[John, the Apostle|John]], " Ask him who it is, or if he has told you, tell me who is the [[betrayer]]. "
179:4.5 [[Jesus]] brought their [[whisperings]] to an end by [[saying]]: " I [[sorrow]] that this [[evil]] should have come to pass and [[hoped]] even up to this hour that the [[power]] of [[truth]] might [[triumph]] over the [[deceptions]] of [[evil]], but such [[victories]] are not won without the [[faith]] of the [[sincere]] [[love]] of [[truth]]. I would not have told you these things at this, our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper last supper], but I [[desire]] to [[warn]] you of these [[sorrows]] and so [[prepare]] you for what is now upon us. I have told you of this because I [[desire]] that you should recall, after I have gone, that I knew about all these [[evil]] [[Conspiracy|plottings]], and that I forewarned you of my [[betrayal]]. And I do all this only that you may be [[strengthened]] for the [[temptations]] and [[trials]] which are just ahead. "
179:4.6 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], leaning over toward [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], he said: " What you have [[decided]] to do, do [[Speed|quickly]]. " And when [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] heard these [[words]], he arose from the table and hastily left the room, going out into the night to do what he had set his [[mind]] to accomplish. When the other [[apostles]] saw [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] hasten off after [[Jesus]] had [[spoken]] to him, they [[thought]] he had gone to procure something additional for the supper or to do some other errand for [[the Master]] since they supposed he still carried the [[Money|bag]].
179:4.7 [[Jesus]] now knew that nothing could be done to keep [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] from turning [[traitor]]. He started with [[twelve]]—now he had eleven. He chose six of these [[apostles]], and though [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was among those [[nominated]] by his first-chosen [[apostles]], still [[the Master]] [[accepted]] him and had, up to this very hour, done everything possible to [[sanctify]] and [[Salvation|save]] him, even as he had wrought for the [[peace]] and [[salvation]] of the [[others]].
179:4.8 This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper supper], with its tender [[episodes]] and softening [[touches]], was [[Jesus]]' last [[appeal]] to the [[deserting]] [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], but it was of no avail. [[Warning]], even when [[administered]] in the most [[tactful]] [[manner]] and conveyed in the most [[kindly]] [[spirit]], as a rule, only [[intensifies]] [[hatred]] and [[fires]] the [[evil]] [[determination]] to carry out to the full one's own [[selfish]] [[projects]], when [[love]] is once really [[dead]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179 Go to Paper 179]</center>
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[[Category:Paper 179 - The Last Supper]]
179:4.1 For some minutes [[the apostles]] ate in [[silence]], but under the [[influence]] of [[the Master]]'s cheerful demeanor they were soon drawn into [[conversation]], and ere long the meal was [[proceeding]] as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred to [[interfere]] with the [[good]] [[cheer]] and [[social]] [[accord]] of this extraordinary [[occasion]]. After some time had elapsed, in about the middle of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Order_of_the_Seder second course] of the meal, [[Jesus]], looking them over, said: " I have told you how much I [[desired]] to have this supper with you, and knowing how the [[evil]] [[forces]] of [[darkness]] have [[conspired]] to bring about the [[death]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], I [[determined]] to eat this supper with you in this [[secret]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle chamber] and a day in advance of the [[Passover]] since I will not be with you by this time tomorrow night. I have [[repeatedly]] told you that I must return to [[the Father]]. Now has my hour come, but it was not required that one of you should [[betray]] me into the hands of my [[enemies]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]
179:4.2 When [[the twelve]] heard this, having already been robbed of much of their [[self-assertiveness]] and [[self]]-[[confidence]] by the [[parable]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179_-_The_Last_Supper#179:3._WASHING_THE_APOSTLES.27_FEET feet washing] and [[the Master]]'s subsequent [[discourse]], they began to look at one another while in disconcerted [[tones]] they [[hesitatingly]] [[inquired]], " Is it I? " And when they had all so [[inquired]], [[Jesus]] said: " While it is [[necessary]] that I go to [[the Father]], it was not required that one of you should become a [[traitor]] to fulfill [[the Father]]'s will. This is the coming to fruit of the [[Occult|concealed]] [[evil]] in the [[heart]] of one who [[failed]] to [[love]] the [[truth]] with his whole [[soul]]. How [[deceitful]] is the [[intellectual]] [[pride]] that precedes the [[spiritual]] downfall! My [[friend]] of many years, who even now eats my bread, will be willing to [[betray]] me, even as he now dips his hand with me in the dish. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]
179:4.3 And when [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], they all began again to ask, " Is it I? " And as [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], sitting on the left of his Master, again asked, " Is it I? " [[Jesus]], dipping the bread in the dish of herbs, handed it to [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], saying, " You have said. " But the [[others]] did not hear [[Jesus]] [[speak]] to [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]. [[John, the Apostle|John]], who reclined on [[Jesus]]' right hand, leaned over and asked [[the Master]]: " Who is it? We should know who it is that has [[proved]] untrue to his [[trust]]. " [[Jesus]] answered: " Already have I told you, even he to whom I gave the sop. " But it was so [[natural]] for the host to give a sop to the one who sat next to him on the left that none of them took notice of this, even though [[the Master]] had so plainly [[spoken]]. But [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was [[painfully]] [[conscious]] of the [[meaning]] of [[the Master]]'s [[words]] [[associated]] with his [[act]], and he became [[fearful]] lest his brethren were likewise now [[aware]] that he was the [[betrayer]].
179:4.4 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was highly excited by what had been said, and leaning forward over the table, he addressed [[John, the Apostle|John]], " Ask him who it is, or if he has told you, tell me who is the [[betrayer]]. "
179:4.5 [[Jesus]] brought their [[whisperings]] to an end by [[saying]]: " I [[sorrow]] that this [[evil]] should have come to pass and [[hoped]] even up to this hour that the [[power]] of [[truth]] might [[triumph]] over the [[deceptions]] of [[evil]], but such [[victories]] are not won without the [[faith]] of the [[sincere]] [[love]] of [[truth]]. I would not have told you these things at this, our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper last supper], but I [[desire]] to [[warn]] you of these [[sorrows]] and so [[prepare]] you for what is now upon us. I have told you of this because I [[desire]] that you should recall, after I have gone, that I knew about all these [[evil]] [[Conspiracy|plottings]], and that I forewarned you of my [[betrayal]]. And I do all this only that you may be [[strengthened]] for the [[temptations]] and [[trials]] which are just ahead. "
179:4.6 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], leaning over toward [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], he said: " What you have [[decided]] to do, do [[Speed|quickly]]. " And when [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] heard these [[words]], he arose from the table and hastily left the room, going out into the night to do what he had set his [[mind]] to accomplish. When the other [[apostles]] saw [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] hasten off after [[Jesus]] had [[spoken]] to him, they [[thought]] he had gone to procure something additional for the supper or to do some other errand for [[the Master]] since they supposed he still carried the [[Money|bag]].
179:4.7 [[Jesus]] now knew that nothing could be done to keep [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] from turning [[traitor]]. He started with [[twelve]]—now he had eleven. He chose six of these [[apostles]], and though [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was among those [[nominated]] by his first-chosen [[apostles]], still [[the Master]] [[accepted]] him and had, up to this very hour, done everything possible to [[sanctify]] and [[Salvation|save]] him, even as he had wrought for the [[peace]] and [[salvation]] of the [[others]].
179:4.8 This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper supper], with its tender [[episodes]] and softening [[touches]], was [[Jesus]]' last [[appeal]] to the [[deserting]] [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], but it was of no avail. [[Warning]], even when [[administered]] in the most [[tactful]] [[manner]] and conveyed in the most [[kindly]] [[spirit]], as a rule, only [[intensifies]] [[hatred]] and [[fires]] the [[evil]] [[determination]] to carry out to the full one's own [[selfish]] [[projects]], when [[love]] is once really [[dead]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179 Go to Paper 179]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 179 - The Last Supper]]