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137:5.2 After supper that evening, in this [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] and Salome, there was held one of the most important [[conferences]] of all [[Jesus]]' earthly [[career]]. Only the six [[apostles]] were present at this meeting; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle Jude] arrived as they were about to separate. These six chosen men had [[journey]]ed from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cana Cana] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] with [[Jesus]], walking, as it were, on air. They were alive with [[Expectation|expectancy]] and thrilled with the [[thought]] of having been selected as close associates of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. But when [[Jesus]] set out to make clear to them who he was and what was to be his [[mission]] on earth and how it might possibly end, they were stunned. They could not grasp what he was telling them. They were speechless; even [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was crushed beyond [[expression]]. Only the deep-[[thinking]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew] dared to make reply to [[Jesus]]' [[words]] of [[counsel]]. When Jesus [[perceived]] that they did not [[comprehend]] his [[message]], when he saw that their [[ideas]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jewish Messiah] were so completely crystallized, he sent them to their rest while he walked and talked with his brother [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle Jude]. And before Jude took leave of [[Jesus]], he said with much feeling: " My [[father]]-[[brother]], I never have [[understood]] you. I do not know of a [[certainty]] whether you are what my [[mother]] has taught us, and I do not fully [[comprehend]] the coming kingdom, but I do know you are a mighty man of [[God]]. I heard the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS voice] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan Jordan], and I am a believer in you, no matter who you are. " And when he had spoken, he departed, going to his own home at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magdala].

137:5.2 After supper that evening, in this [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] and Salome, there was held one of the most important [[conferences]] of all [[Jesus]]' earthly [[career]]. Only the six [[apostles]] were present at this meeting; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle Jude] arrived as they were about to separate. These six chosen men had [[journey]]ed from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cana Cana] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] with [[Jesus]], walking, as it were, on air. They were alive with [[Expectation|expectancy]] and thrilled with the [[thought]] of having been selected as close associates of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. But when [[Jesus]] set out to make clear to them who he was and what was to be his [[mission]] on earth and how it might possibly end, they were stunned. They could not grasp what he was telling them. They were speechless; even [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was crushed beyond [[expression]]. Only the deep-[[thinking]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_139#139:1._ANDREW.2C_THE_FIRST_CHOSEN Andrew] dared to make reply to [[Jesus]]' [[words]] of [[counsel]]. When Jesus [[perceived]] that they did not [[comprehend]] his [[message]], when he saw that their [[ideas]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism Jewish Messiah] were so completely crystallized, he sent them to their rest while he walked and talked with his brother [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle Jude]. And before Jude took leave of [[Jesus]], he said with much feeling: " My [[father]]-[[brother]], I never have [[understood]] you. I do not know of a [[certainty]] whether you are what my [[mother]] has taught us, and I do not fully [[comprehend]] the coming kingdom, but I do know you are a mighty man of [[God]]. I heard the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_136#136:2._THE_BAPTISM_OF_JESUS voice] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan Jordan], and I am a believer in you, no matter who you are. " And when he had spoken, he departed, going to his own home at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magdala].

137:5.3 That night [[Jesus]] did not [[sleep]]. Donning his evening wraps, he sat out on the lake shore [[thinking]], thinking until the [[dawn]] of the next day. In the long hours of that night of [[meditation]] [[Jesus]] came clearly to [[comprehend]] that he never would be able to make his followers see him in any other light than as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism long-expected Messiah]. At last he [[recognized]] that there was no way to launch his [[message]] of the kingdom except as the fulfillment of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John]'s [[prediction]] and as the one for whom the [[Jews]] were looking. After all, though he was not the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_Line Davidic type of Messiah], he was truly the fulfillment of the [[prophetic]] utterances of the more [[spiritually]] minded of the olden [[seer]]s. Never again did he wholly deny that he was the [[Messiah]]. He [[decided]] to leave the final untangling of this complicated situation to the outworking of [[the Father]]'s will.

137:5.3 That night [[Jesus]] did not [[sleep]]. Donning his evening wraps, he sat out on the lake shore [[thinking]], thinking until the [[dawn]] of the next day. In the long hours of that night of [[meditation]] [[Jesus]] came clearly to [[comprehend]] that he never would be able to make his followers see him in any other light than as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism long-expected Messiah]. At last he [[recognized]] that there was no way to launch his [[message]] of the kingdom except as the fulfillment of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John]'s [[prediction]] and as the one for whom the [[Jews]] were looking. After all, though he was not the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidic_line Davidic type of Messiah], he was truly the fulfillment of the [[prophetic]] utterances of the more [[spiritually]] minded of the olden [[seer]]s. Never again did he wholly deny that he was the [[Messiah]]. He [[decided]] to leave the final untangling of this complicated situation to the outworking of [[the Father]]'s will.

137:5.4 The next morning [[Jesus]] joined his [[friends]] at breakfast, but they were a cheerless group. He visited with them and at the end of the meal gathered them about him, saying: " It is my Father's will that we tarry hereabouts for a [[season]]. You have heard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John] say that he came to [[prepare]] the way for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God the kingdom]; therefore it behooves us to await the completion of John's preaching. When the forerunner of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] shall have finished his work, we will begin the [[proclamation]] of the good tidings of the kingdom. " He directed his [[apostles]] to return to their nets while he made ready to go with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatbuilding boatshop], promising to see them the next day at the [[synagogue]], where he was to speak, and appointing a [[conference]] with them that [[Sabbath]] afternoon.

137:5.4 The next morning [[Jesus]] joined his [[friends]] at breakfast, but they were a cheerless group. He visited with them and at the end of the meal gathered them about him, saying: " It is my Father's will that we tarry hereabouts for a [[season]]. You have heard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist John] say that he came to [[prepare]] the way for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God the kingdom]; therefore it behooves us to await the completion of John's preaching. When the forerunner of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] shall have finished his work, we will begin the [[proclamation]] of the good tidings of the kingdom. " He directed his [[apostles]] to return to their nets while he made ready to go with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatbuilding boatshop], promising to see them the next day at the [[synagogue]], where he was to speak, and appointing a [[conference]] with them that [[Sabbath]] afternoon.