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180:3.1 The eleven had scarcely ceased their [[discussions]] of the [[discourse]] on the vine and the branches when [[the Master]], indicating that he was [[desirous]] of [[speaking]] to them further and knowing that his [[time]] was short, said: " When I have left you, be not [[discouraged]] by the [[enmity]] of the world. Be not [[downcast]] even when faint-hearted [[believers]] turn against you and join hands with the [[enemies]] of [[the kingdom]]. If the world shall [[hate]] you, you should recall that it hated me even before it hated you. If you were of this world, then would the world [[love]] its own, but because you are not, the world refuses to [[love]] you. You are in this world, but your lives are not to be worldlike. I have chosen you out of the world to [[represent]] the [[spirit]] of another world even to this world from which you have been =[[Chosen People|chosen]]. But always remember the [[words]] I have [[spoken]] to you: The [[servant]] is not greater than his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address) master]. If they dare to [[persecute]] me, they will also persecute you. If my [[words]] [[offend]] the unbelievers, so also will your [[words]] offend the ungodly. And all of this will they do to you because they [[believe]] not in me nor in [[the Father|Him]] who sent me; so will you [[suffer]] many things for the sake of my [[gospel]]. But when you [[endure]] these tribulations, you should recall that I also [[suffered]] before you for the sake of this [[gospel]] of [[the heavenly kingdom]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_15]
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180:3.1 The eleven had scarcely ceased their [[discussions]] of the [[discourse]] on the vine and the branches when [[the Master]], indicating that he was [[desirous]] of [[speaking]] to them further and knowing that his [[time]] was short, said: " When I have left you, be not [[discouraged]] by the [[enmity]] of the world. Be not [[downcast]] even when faint-hearted [[believers]] turn against you and join hands with the [[enemies]] of [[the kingdom]]. If the world shall [[hate]] you, you should recall that it hated me even before it hated you. If you were of this world, then would the world [[love]] its own, but because you are not, the world refuses to [[love]] you. You are in this world, but your lives are not to be worldlike. I have chosen you out of the world to [[represent]] the [[spirit]] of another world even to this world from which you have been [[Chosen People|chosen]]. But always remember the [[words]] I have [[spoken]] to you: The [[servant]] is not greater than his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address) master]. If they dare to [[persecute]] me, they will also persecute you. If my [[words]] [[offend]] the unbelievers, so also will your [[words]] offend the ungodly. And all of this will they do to you because they [[believe]] not in me nor in [[the Father|Him]] who sent me; so will you [[suffer]] many things for the sake of my [[gospel]]. But when you [[endure]] these tribulations, you should recall that I also [[suffered]] before you for the sake of this [[gospel]] of [[the heavenly kingdom]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_15]
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180:3.2 " Many of those who will assail you are [[ignorant]] of the [[light]] of [[heaven]], but this is not true of some who now [[persecute]] us. If we had not taught them the [[truth]], they might do many [[strange]] things without falling under [[condemnation]], but now, since they have known the [[light]] and presumed to [[reject]] it, they have no excuse for their [[attitude]]. He who [[hates]] me hates [[the Father|my Father]]. It cannot be otherwise; the [[light]] which would save you if [[accepted]] can only [[condemn]] you if it is [[Conscious|knowingly]] [[rejected]]. And what have I done to these men that they should [[hate]] me with such a terrible hatred? Nothing, save to offer them [[fellowship]] on [[earth]] and [[salvation]] in [[heaven]]. But have you not [[read]] in the [[Scripture]] the saying: `And they hated me without a [[cause]]'?[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_69]
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180:3.2 " Many of those who will assail you are [[ignorant]] of the [[light]] of [[heaven]], but this is not true of some who now [[persecute]] us. If we had not taught them the [[truth]], they might do many [[strange]] things without falling under [[condemnation]], but now, since they have known the [[light]] and presumed to [[reject]] it, they have no excuse for their [[attitude]]. He who [[hates]] me hates [[the Father|my Father]]. It cannot be otherwise; the [[light]] which would save you if [[accepted]] can only [[condemn]] you if it is [[Conscious|knowingly]] [[rejected]]. And what have I done to these men that they should [[hate]] me with such a terrible hatred? Nothing, save to offer them [[fellowship]] on [[earth]] and [[salvation]] in [[heaven]]. But have you not [[read]] in the [[Scripture]] the saying: `And they hated me without a [[cause]]'?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_69]
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180:3.3 " But I will not leave you [[alone]] in the world. Very soon, after I have gone, I will send you [[Spirit of Truth|a spirit helper]]. You shall have with you one who will take my place among you, one who will continue to teach you the way of [[truth]], who will even [[comfort]] you.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14]
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180:3.3 " But I will not leave you [[alone]] in the world. Very soon, after I have gone, I will send you [[Spirit of Truth|a spirit helper]]. You shall have with you one who will take my place among you, one who will continue to teach you the way of [[truth]], who will even [[comfort]] you.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14]
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180:3.4 " Let not your [[hearts]] be troubled. You [[believe]] in [[God]]; continue to [[believe]] also in me. Even though I must leave you, I will not be far from you. I have already told you that in [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[universe]] there are many tarrying-places. If this were not true, I would not have [[repeatedly]] told you about them. I am going to return to these [worlds of light, stations in [[the Father]]'s [[heaven]] to which you shall some time [[ascend]]. From these places I came into this world, and the hour is now at hand when I must return to [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[work]] in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_33 spheres on high].
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180:3.4 " Let not your [[hearts]] be troubled. You [[believe]] in [[God]]; continue to [[believe]] also in me. Even though I must leave you, I will not be far from you. I have already told you that in [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[universe]] there are many tarrying-places. If this were not true, I would not have [[repeatedly]] told you about them. I am going to return to these [worlds of light, stations in [[the Father]]'s [[heaven]] to which you shall some time [[ascend]]. From these places I came into this world, and the hour is now at hand when I must return to [[the Father|my Father]]'s [[work]] in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_33 spheres on high].
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180:3.5 " If I thus go before you into [[the Father]]'s [[heavenly kingdom]], so will I surely send for you that you may be with me in the places that were [[prepared]] for the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE mortal sons of God] before this world was. Even though I must leave you, I will be present with you in [[spirit]], and [[eventually]] you shall be with me in [[person]] when you have [[ascended]] to me in my [[universe]] even as I am about to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_193 ascend to my Father] in his [[Central Universe|greater universe]]. And what I have told you is [[true]] and [[everlasting]], even though you may not fully [[comprehend]] it. I go to [[the Father]], and though you cannot now follow me, you shall certainly follow me in the ages to come. "
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180:3.5 " If I thus go before you into [[the Father]]'s [[heavenly kingdom]], so will I surely send for you that you may be with me in the places that were [[prepared]] for the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:5._MORTALS_OF_TIME_AND_SPACE mortal sons of God] before this world was. Even though I must leave you, I will be present with you in [[spirit]], and [[eventually]] you shall be with me in [[person]] when you have [[ascended]] to me in my [[universe]] even as I am about to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_193 ascend to my Father] in his [[Central Universe|greater universe]]. And what I have told you is [[true]] and [[everlasting]], even though you may not fully [[comprehend]] it. I go to [[the Father]], and though you cannot now follow me, you shall certainly follow me in the ages to come. "
    
180:3.6 When [[Jesus]] sat down, [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] arose and said: " Master, we do not know where you are going; so of course we do not [[know]] the way. But we will follow you this very night if you will show us the way. "
 
180:3.6 When [[Jesus]] sat down, [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] arose and said: " Master, we do not know where you are going; so of course we do not [[know]] the way. But we will follow you this very night if you will show us the way. "
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180:3.7 When [[Jesus]] heard [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], he answered: " [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], I am the way, the [[truth]], and the life. No man goes to the Father except through me. All who find the Father, first find me. If you know me, you know the way to the Father. And you do know me, for you have lived with me and you now see me. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14]
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180:3.7 When [[Jesus]] heard [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], he answered: " [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], I am the way, the [[truth]], and the life. No man goes to the Father except through me. All who find the Father, first find me. If you know me, you know the way to the Father. And you do know me, for you have lived with me and you now see me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14]
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180:3.8 But this teaching was too [[deep]] for many of [[the apostles]], especially for [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], who, after [[speaking]] a few [[words]] with [[Nathaniel]], arose and said: " Master, show us [[the Father]], and [[everything]] you have said will be made plain. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14]
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180:3.8 But this teaching was too [[deep]] for many of [[the apostles]], especially for [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], who, after [[speaking]] a few [[words]] with [[Nathaniel]], arose and said: " Master, show us [[the Father]], and [[everything]] you have said will be made plain. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14]
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180:3.9 And when [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] had [[spoken]], [[Jesus]] said: " [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], have I been so long with you and yet you do not even now know me? Again do I [[declare]]: He who has seen me has seen [[the Father]]. How can you then say, Show us the Father?[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14] Do you not [[believe]] that I am in [[the Father]] and the Father in me? Have I not taught you that the [[words]] which I [[speak]] are not my words but the words of [[the Father]]? I speak for [[the Father]] and not of myself. I am in this world to [[do the Father's will]], and that I have done. [[the Father|My Father]] abides in me and [[works]] through me. [[Believe]] me when I say that [[the Father]] is in me, and that I am in the Father, or else believe me for the sake of the very life I have lived—for the [[work]]'s sake. "
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180:3.9 And when [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] had [[spoken]], [[Jesus]] said: " [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], have I been so long with you and yet you do not even now know me? Again do I [[declare]]: He who has seen me has seen [[the Father]]. How can you then say, Show us the Father?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_14] Do you not [[believe]] that I am in [[the Father]] and the Father in me? Have I not taught you that the [[words]] which I [[speak]] are not my words but the words of [[the Father]]? I speak for [[the Father]] and not of myself. I am in this world to [[do the Father's will]], and that I have done. [[the Father|My Father]] abides in me and [[works]] through me. [[Believe]] me when I say that [[the Father]] is in me, and that I am in the Father, or else believe me for the sake of the very life I have lived—for the [[work]]'s sake. "
    
180:3.10 As [[the Master]] went aside to refresh himself with [[water]], the eleven [[engaged]] in a spirited [[discussion]] of these teachings, and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was beginning to deliver himself of an extended [[speech]] when [[Jesus]] returned and beckoned them to be seated.
 
180:3.10 As [[the Master]] went aside to refresh himself with [[water]], the eleven [[engaged]] in a spirited [[discussion]] of these teachings, and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was beginning to deliver himself of an extended [[speech]] when [[Jesus]] returned and beckoned them to be seated.
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