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191:0.1 [[Resurrection]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday Sunday] was a terrible day in the lives of the [[apostles]]; ten of them spent the larger part of the day in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] behind barred doors. They might have fled from [[Jerusalem]], but they were [[afraid]] of being [[arrested]] by the [[agents]] of the [[Sanhedrin]] if they were found abroad. [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] was brooding over his [[troubles]] [[alone]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethphage Bethpage]. He would have fared better had he remained with his fellow [[apostles]], and he would have aided them to direct their [[discussions]] along more helpful lines.
191:0.2 All day long [[John, the Apostle|John]] upheld the [[idea]] that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]]. He recounted no less than five [[different]] times when [[the Master]] had affirmed he would [[Resurrection|rise]] again and at least [[three]] times when he alluded to the third day. [[John, the Apostle|John]]'s [[attitude]] had considerable [[influence]] on them, especially on his [[brother]] [[James, the Apostle|James]] and on [[Nathaniel]]. [[John, the Apostle|John]] would have [[influenced]] them more if he had not been the youngest member of the [[group]].
191:0.3 Their [[isolation]] had much to do with their [[troubles]]. [[John Mark]] kept them in [[touch]] with [[developments]] about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and informed them as to the many [[rumors]] gaining headway in the [[Jerusalem|city]], but it did not occur to him to gather up news from the [[different]] [[groups]] of [[believers]] to whom [[Jesus]] had already [[appeared]]. That was the kind of [[service]] which had heretofore been rendered by the [[messengers]] of [[David Zebedee|David]], but they were all [[absent]] on their last assignment as [[heralds]] of the [[resurrection]] to those [[groups]] of [[believers]] who dwelt remote from [[Jerusalem]]. For the first time in all these years [[the apostles]] [[realized]] how much they had been dependent on [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]] for their daily [[information]] regarding the affairs of [[the kingdom]].
191:0.4 All this day [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] characteristically [[vacillated]] [[emotionally]] between [[faith]] and [[doubt]] concerning [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] could not get away from the [[sight]] of the grave cloths resting there in the [[tomb]] as if the [[body]] of [[Jesus]] had just [[evaporated]] from within. " But, " [[reasoned]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " if he has [[Resurrection|risen]] and can show himself to the [[women]], why does he not show himself to us, his [[apostles]]? " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] would grow [[sorrowful]] when he [[thought]] that maybe [[Jesus]] did not come to them on account of his [[presence]] among [[the apostles]], because he had denied him that night in [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_184#184:2._PETER_IN_THE_COURTYARD Annas's courtyard]. And then would he [[cheer]] himself with the [[word]] brought by the [[women]], " Go tell my [[apostles]]—and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]. " But to derive [[encouragement]] from this [[message]] implied that he must [[believe]] that the [[women]] had really seen and heard the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[the Master|Master]]. Thus [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[alternated]] between [[faith]] and [[doubt]] throughout the whole day, until a little after eight o'clock, when he ventured out into the [[courtyard]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] thought to remove himself from among [[the apostles]] so that he might not [[prevent]] [[Jesus]]' coming to them because of his [[denial]] of [[the Master]].
191:0.5 [[James Zebedee]] at first [[advocated]] that they all go to the [[tomb]]; he was strongly in [[favor]] of doing something to get to the bottom of the [[mystery]]. It was [[Nathaniel]] who prevented them from going out in [[public]] in [[response]] to [[James, the Apostle|James]]'s urging, and he did this by reminding them of [[Jesus]]' warning against unduly jeopardizing their lives at this time. By noontime [[James, the Apostle|James]] had settled down with the [[others]] to watchful waiting. He said little; he was tremendously [[disappointed]] because [[Jesus]] did not [[appear]] to them, and he did not know of [[the Master]]'s many [[appearances]] to other [[groups]] and [[individuals]].
191:0.6 [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] did much [[listening]] this day. He was exceedingly [[perplexed]] by the situation and had more than his [[share]] of [[doubts]], but he at least enjoyed a certain sense of [[freedom]] from [[responsibility]] for the [[guidance]] of his fellow [[apostles]]. He was indeed [[grateful]] that [[the Master]] had released him from the burdens of [[leadership]] before they fell upon these [[distracting]] times.
191:0.7 More than once during the long and [[weary]] hours of this [[tragic]] day, the only [[sustaining]] [[influence]] of the [[group]] was the frequent contribution of [[Nathaniel]]'s characteristic [[philosophic]] [[counsel]]. He was really the [[controlling]] [[influence]] among the ten throughout the entire day. Never once did he [[express]] himself concerning either [[belief]] or disbelief in [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]]. But as the day wore on, he became increasingly inclined toward [[believing]] that [[Jesus]] had [[fulfilled]] his [[promise]] to rise again.
191:0.8 [[Simon Zelotes]] was too much crushed to [[participate]] in the [[discussions]]. Most of the time he reclined on a couch in a corner of the room with his face to the wall; he did not [[speak]] half a dozen times throughout the whole day. His [[concept]] of [[the kingdom]] had crashed, and he could not [[discern]] that [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]] could [[materially]] change the situation. His [[disappointment]] was very [[personal]] and altogether too keen to be recovered from on short notice, even in the face of such a stupendous [[fact]] as the [[resurrection]].
191:0.9 [[Strange]] to [[record]], the usually inexpressive [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] did much [[talking]] throughout the afternoon of this day. During the forenoon he had little to say, but all afternoon he asked [[questions]] of the other [[apostles]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was often annoyed by [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]'s [[questions]], but the others took his [[inquiries]] good-naturedly. [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was particularly [[desirous]] of knowing, provided [[Jesus]] had really [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[grave]], whether his [[body]] would bear the [[physical]] marks of the [[crucifixion]].
191:0.10 [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] was highly [[confused]]; he [[listened]] to the [[discussions]] of his fellows but spent most of the time turning over in his [[mind]] the [[problem]] of their [[future]] [[finances]]. Regardless of [[Jesus]]' supposed [[resurrection]], [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was gone, [[David Zebedee|David]] had unceremoniously turned the [[funds]] over to him, and they were without an [[authoritative]] [[leader]]. Before [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] got around to giving serious [[consideration]] to their [[arguments]] about the [[resurrection]], he had already seen [[the Master]] [[face]] to face.
191:0.11 The [[Alpheus twins]] took little part in these serious [[discussions]]; they were fairly [[busy]] with their customary ministrations. One of them [[expressed]] the attitude of both when he said, in reply to a [[question]] asked by [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]: " We do not [[understand]] about the [[resurrection]], but our [[mother]] says she talked with [[the Master]], and we [[believe]] her. "
191:0.12 [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] was in the midst of one of his typical [[spells]] of despairing [[depression]]. He [[slept]] a portion of the day and walked over the hills the rest of the time. He felt the urge to rejoin his fellow [[apostles]], but the [[desire]] to be [[Alone|by himself]] was the stronger.
191:0.13 [[The Master]] put off the first [[morontia]] [[appearance]] to [[the apostles]] for a [[number]] of reasons. First, he wanted them to have time, after they heard of his [[resurrection]], to [[think]] well over what he had told them about his [[death]] and [[resurrection]] when he was still with them in the [[flesh]]. [[The Master]] wanted [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to wrestle through with some of his peculiar [[difficulties]] before he [[manifested]] himself to them all. In the second place, he [[desired]] that [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] should be with them at the time of his first [[appearance]]. [[John Mark]] located [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] at the [[home]] of Simon in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethphage Bethpage] early this Sunday morning, bringing [[word]] to that [[effect]] to [[the apostles]] about eleven o'clock. Any time during this day [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] would have gone back to them if [[Nathaniel]] or any [[two]] of the other [[apostles]] had gone for him. He really wanted to return, but having left as he did the evening before, he was too [[proud]] to go back of his own accord so soon. By the next day he was so [[depressed]] that it required almost a week for him to make up his [[mind]] to return. [[The apostles]] waited for him, and he waited for his brethren to seek him out and ask him to come back to them. [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] thus remained away from his [[associates]] until the next Saturday evening, when, after [[darkness]] had come on, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] went over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethphage Bethpage] and brought him back with them. And this is also the [[reason]] why they did not go at once to [[Galilee]] after [[Jesus]] first [[appeared]] to them; they would not go without [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_20]
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191:0.1 [[Resurrection]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday Sunday] was a terrible day in the lives of the [[apostles]]; ten of them spent the larger part of the day in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] behind barred doors. They might have fled from [[Jerusalem]], but they were [[afraid]] of being [[arrested]] by the [[agents]] of the [[Sanhedrin]] if they were found abroad. [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] was brooding over his [[troubles]] [[alone]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethphage Bethpage]. He would have fared better had he remained with his fellow [[apostles]], and he would have aided them to direct their [[discussions]] along more helpful lines.
191:0.2 All day long [[John, the Apostle|John]] upheld the [[idea]] that [[Jesus]] had [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[dead]]. He recounted no less than five [[different]] times when [[the Master]] had affirmed he would [[Resurrection|rise]] again and at least [[three]] times when he alluded to the third day. [[John, the Apostle|John]]'s [[attitude]] had considerable [[influence]] on them, especially on his [[brother]] [[James, the Apostle|James]] and on [[Nathaniel]]. [[John, the Apostle|John]] would have [[influenced]] them more if he had not been the youngest member of the [[group]].
191:0.3 Their [[isolation]] had much to do with their [[troubles]]. [[John Mark]] kept them in [[touch]] with [[developments]] about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] and informed them as to the many [[rumors]] gaining headway in the [[Jerusalem|city]], but it did not occur to him to gather up news from the [[different]] [[groups]] of [[believers]] to whom [[Jesus]] had already [[appeared]]. That was the kind of [[service]] which had heretofore been rendered by the [[messengers]] of [[David Zebedee|David]], but they were all [[absent]] on their last assignment as [[heralds]] of the [[resurrection]] to those [[groups]] of [[believers]] who dwelt remote from [[Jerusalem]]. For the first time in all these years [[the apostles]] [[realized]] how much they had been dependent on [[David Zebedee|David]]'s [[messengers]] for their daily [[information]] regarding the affairs of [[the kingdom]].
191:0.4 All this day [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] characteristically [[vacillated]] [[emotionally]] between [[faith]] and [[doubt]] concerning [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] could not get away from the [[sight]] of the grave cloths resting there in the [[tomb]] as if the [[body]] of [[Jesus]] had just [[evaporated]] from within. " But, " [[reasoned]] [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], " if he has [[Resurrection|risen]] and can show himself to the [[women]], why does he not show himself to us, his [[apostles]]? " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] would grow [[sorrowful]] when he [[thought]] that maybe [[Jesus]] did not come to them on account of his [[presence]] among [[the apostles]], because he had denied him that night in [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_184#184:2._PETER_IN_THE_COURTYARD Annas's courtyard]. And then would he [[cheer]] himself with the [[word]] brought by the [[women]], " Go tell my [[apostles]]—and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]. " But to derive [[encouragement]] from this [[message]] implied that he must [[believe]] that the [[women]] had really seen and heard the [[Resurrection|risen]] [[the Master|Master]]. Thus [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[alternated]] between [[faith]] and [[doubt]] throughout the whole day, until a little after eight o'clock, when he ventured out into the [[courtyard]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] thought to remove himself from among [[the apostles]] so that he might not [[prevent]] [[Jesus]]' coming to them because of his [[denial]] of [[the Master]].
191:0.5 [[James Zebedee]] at first [[advocated]] that they all go to the [[tomb]]; he was strongly in [[favor]] of doing something to get to the bottom of the [[mystery]]. It was [[Nathaniel]] who prevented them from going out in [[public]] in [[response]] to [[James, the Apostle|James]]'s urging, and he did this by reminding them of [[Jesus]]' warning against unduly jeopardizing their lives at this time. By noontime [[James, the Apostle|James]] had settled down with the [[others]] to watchful waiting. He said little; he was tremendously [[disappointed]] because [[Jesus]] did not [[appear]] to them, and he did not know of [[the Master]]'s many [[appearances]] to other [[groups]] and [[individuals]].
191:0.6 [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] did much [[listening]] this day. He was exceedingly [[perplexed]] by the situation and had more than his [[share]] of [[doubts]], but he at least enjoyed a certain sense of [[freedom]] from [[responsibility]] for the [[guidance]] of his fellow [[apostles]]. He was indeed [[grateful]] that [[the Master]] had released him from the burdens of [[leadership]] before they fell upon these [[distracting]] times.
191:0.7 More than once during the long and [[weary]] hours of this [[tragic]] day, the only [[sustaining]] [[influence]] of the [[group]] was the frequent contribution of [[Nathaniel]]'s characteristic [[philosophic]] [[counsel]]. He was really the [[controlling]] [[influence]] among the ten throughout the entire day. Never once did he [[express]] himself concerning either [[belief]] or disbelief in [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]]. But as the day wore on, he became increasingly inclined toward [[believing]] that [[Jesus]] had [[fulfilled]] his [[promise]] to rise again.
191:0.8 [[Simon Zelotes]] was too much crushed to [[participate]] in the [[discussions]]. Most of the time he reclined on a couch in a corner of the room with his face to the wall; he did not [[speak]] half a dozen times throughout the whole day. His [[concept]] of [[the kingdom]] had crashed, and he could not [[discern]] that [[the Master]]'s [[resurrection]] could [[materially]] change the situation. His [[disappointment]] was very [[personal]] and altogether too keen to be recovered from on short notice, even in the face of such a stupendous [[fact]] as the [[resurrection]].
191:0.9 [[Strange]] to [[record]], the usually inexpressive [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] did much [[talking]] throughout the afternoon of this day. During the forenoon he had little to say, but all afternoon he asked [[questions]] of the other [[apostles]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was often annoyed by [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]'s [[questions]], but the others took his [[inquiries]] good-naturedly. [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] was particularly [[desirous]] of knowing, provided [[Jesus]] had really [[Resurrection|risen]] from the [[grave]], whether his [[body]] would bear the [[physical]] marks of the [[crucifixion]].
191:0.10 [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] was highly [[confused]]; he [[listened]] to the [[discussions]] of his fellows but spent most of the time turning over in his [[mind]] the [[problem]] of their [[future]] [[finances]]. Regardless of [[Jesus]]' supposed [[resurrection]], [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was gone, [[David Zebedee|David]] had unceremoniously turned the [[funds]] over to him, and they were without an [[authoritative]] [[leader]]. Before [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] got around to giving serious [[consideration]] to their [[arguments]] about the [[resurrection]], he had already seen [[the Master]] [[face]] to face.
191:0.11 The [[Alpheus twins]] took little part in these serious [[discussions]]; they were fairly [[busy]] with their customary ministrations. One of them [[expressed]] the attitude of both when he said, in reply to a [[question]] asked by [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]]: " We do not [[understand]] about the [[resurrection]], but our [[mother]] says she talked with [[the Master]], and we [[believe]] her. "
191:0.12 [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] was in the midst of one of his typical [[spells]] of despairing [[depression]]. He [[slept]] a portion of the day and walked over the hills the rest of the time. He felt the urge to rejoin his fellow [[apostles]], but the [[desire]] to be [[Alone|by himself]] was the stronger.
191:0.13 [[The Master]] put off the first [[morontia]] [[appearance]] to [[the apostles]] for a [[number]] of reasons. First, he wanted them to have time, after they heard of his [[resurrection]], to [[think]] well over what he had told them about his [[death]] and [[resurrection]] when he was still with them in the [[flesh]]. [[The Master]] wanted [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to wrestle through with some of his peculiar [[difficulties]] before he [[manifested]] himself to them all. In the second place, he [[desired]] that [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] should be with them at the time of his first [[appearance]]. [[John Mark]] located [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] at the [[home]] of Simon in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethphage Bethpage] early this Sunday morning, bringing [[word]] to that [[effect]] to [[the apostles]] about eleven o'clock. Any time during this day [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] would have gone back to them if [[Nathaniel]] or any [[two]] of the other [[apostles]] had gone for him. He really wanted to return, but having left as he did the evening before, he was too [[proud]] to go back of his own accord so soon. By the next day he was so [[depressed]] that it required almost a week for him to make up his [[mind]] to return. [[The apostles]] waited for him, and he waited for his brethren to seek him out and ask him to come back to them. [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] thus remained away from his [[associates]] until the next Saturday evening, when, after [[darkness]] had come on, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] went over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethphage Bethpage] and brought him back with them. And this is also the [[reason]] why they did not go at once to [[Galilee]] after [[Jesus]] first [[appeared]] to them; they would not go without [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_20]
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[[Category: Paper 191 - Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders]]