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==PAPER 171: ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM==

==PAPER 171: ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM==

171:0.1 The day after the memorable [[sermon]] on " [[The Kingdom of Heaven]], " [[Jesus]] announced that on the following day he and [[the apostles]] would depart for the [[Passover]] at [[Jerusalem]], [[visiting]] numerous [[cities]] in southern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea] on the way.

171:0.1 The day after the memorable [[sermon]] on " [[The Kingdom of Heaven]], " [[Jesus]] announced that on the following day he and [[the apostles]] would depart for the [[Passover]] at [[Jerusalem]], [[visiting]] numerous [[cities]] in southern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea] on the way.

171:0.2 The address on [[the kingdom]] and the [[announcement]] that he was going to the [[Passover]] set all his followers to [[thinking]] that he was going up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[inaugurate]] the [[temporal]] kingdom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism Jewish supremacy]. No matter what [[Jesus]] said about the nonmaterial [[character]] of [[the kingdom]], he could not wholly remove from the [[minds]] of his [[Jewish]] hearers the [[idea]] that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah] was to [[establish]] some kind of nationalistic [[government]] with [[headquarters]] at [[Jerusalem]].

171:0.2 The address on [[the kingdom]] and the [[announcement]] that he was going to the [[Passover]] set all his followers to [[thinking]] that he was going up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[inaugurate]] the [[temporal]] kingdom of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism Jewish supremacy]. No matter what [[Jesus]] said about the nonmaterial [[character]] of [[the kingdom]], he could not wholly remove from the [[minds]] of his [[Jewish]] hearers the [[idea]] that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah] was to [[establish]] some kind of nationalistic [[government]] with [[headquarters]] at [[Jerusalem]].

171:0.3 What [[Jesus]] said in his [[Sabbath]] [[sermon]] only tended to [[confuse]] the [[majority]] of his followers; very few were [[enlightened]] by [[the Master]]'s [[discourse]]. The [[leaders]] understood something of his teachings regarding the [[Inner Life|inner kingdom]], " the kingdom of heaven within you, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_17] but they also knew that he had [[spoken]] about another and [[future]] kingdom, and it was this kingdom they [[believed]] he was now going up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[establish]]. When they were [[disappointed]] in this [[expectation]], when he was [[rejected]] by the [[Jews]], and later on, when [[Jerusalem]] was [[literally]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem destroyed], they still clung to this [[hope]], [[sincerely]] [[believing]] that [[the Master]] would soon return to the world in great [[power]] and [[majestic]] [[glory]] to [[establish]] the [[promised]] kingdom.

171:0.3 What [[Jesus]] said in his [[Sabbath]] [[sermon]] only tended to [[confuse]] the [[majority]] of his followers; very few were [[enlightened]] by [[the Master]]'s [[discourse]]. The [[leaders]] understood something of his teachings regarding the [[Inner Life|inner kingdom]], " the kingdom of heaven within you, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_17] but they also knew that he had [[spoken]] about another and [[future]] kingdom, and it was this kingdom they [[believed]] he was now going up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[establish]]. When they were [[disappointed]] in this [[expectation]], when he was [[rejected]] by the [[Jews]], and later on, when [[Jerusalem]] was [[literally]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_jerusalem#Destruction_of_Jerusalem destroyed], they still clung to this [[hope]], [[sincerely]] [[believing]] that [[the Master]] would soon return to the world in great [[power]] and [[majestic]] [[glory]] to [[establish]] the [[promised]] kingdom.

171:0.4 It was on this Sunday afternoon that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Salome] the [[mother]] of [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John Zebedee]] came to [[Jesus]] with her [[two]] [[apostle]] sons and, in the manner of approaching an [[Oriental]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentate potentate], sought to have [[Jesus]] [[promise]] in advance to grant whatever request she might make. But [[the Master]] would not [[promise]]; instead, he asked her, " What do you want me to do for you? " Then answered Salome: " Master, now that you are going up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]], I would ask you in advance to [[promise]] me that these my sons shall have [[honor]] with you, the one to sit on your right hand and the other to sit on your left hand in your kingdom. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_20]

171:0.4 It was on this Sunday afternoon that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Salome] the [[mother]] of [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John Zebedee]] came to [[Jesus]] with her [[two]] [[apostle]] sons and, in the manner of approaching an [[Oriental]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentate potentate], sought to have [[Jesus]] [[promise]] in advance to grant whatever request she might make. But [[the Master]] would not [[promise]]; instead, he asked her, " What do you want me to do for you? " Then answered Salome: " Master, now that you are going up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[establish]] [[the kingdom]], I would ask you in advance to [[promise]] me that these my sons shall have [[honor]] with you, the one to sit on your right hand and the other to sit on your left hand in your kingdom. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_20]

171:0.5 When [[Jesus]] heard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Salome]'s request, he said: " [[Woman]], you know not what you ask. " And then, looking straight into the eyes of the [[two]] [[honor]]-seeking [[apostles]], he said: " Because I have long known and [[loved]] you; because I have even lived in your [[mother]]'s house; because [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] has assigned you to be with me at all times; therefore do you [[permit]] your [[mother]] to come to me [[secretly]], making this unseemly request. But let me ask you: Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink? " And without a [[moment]] for [[thought]], [[James Zebedee|James]] and [[John Zebedee|John]] answered, " Yes, Master, we are able. " Said [[Jesus]]: " I am saddened that you [[know]] not why we go up to [[Jerusalem]]; I am [[grieved]] that you [[understand]] not the [[nature]] of my kingdom; I am [[disappointed]] that you bring your [[mother]] to make this request of me; but I know you [[love]] me in your [[hearts]]; therefore I [[declare]] that you shall indeed drink of my cup of bitterness and [[share]] in my [[humiliation]], but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give. Such [[honors]] are reserved for those who have been designated by [[the Father|my Father]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_20]

171:0.5 When [[Jesus]] heard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Salome]'s request, he said: " [[Woman]], you know not what you ask. " And then, looking straight into the eyes of the [[two]] [[honor]]-seeking [[apostles]], he said: " Because I have long known and [[loved]] you; because I have even lived in your [[mother]]'s house; because [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] has assigned you to be with me at all times; therefore do you [[permit]] your [[mother]] to come to me [[secretly]], making this unseemly request. But let me ask you: Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink? " And without a [[moment]] for [[thought]], [[James Zebedee|James]] and [[John Zebedee|John]] answered, " Yes, Master, we are able. " Said [[Jesus]]: " I am saddened that you [[know]] not why we go up to [[Jerusalem]]; I am [[grieved]] that you [[understand]] not the [[nature]] of my kingdom; I am [[disappointed]] that you bring your [[mother]] to make this request of me; but I know you [[love]] me in your [[hearts]]; therefore I [[declare]] that you shall indeed drink of my cup of bitterness and [[share]] in my [[humiliation]], but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give. Such [[honors]] are reserved for those who have been designated by [[the Father|my Father]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_20]

171:0.6 By this [[time]] someone had carried [[word]] of this [[conference]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]], and they were highly [[indignant]] that [[James Zebedee|James]] and [[John Zebedee|John]] would seek to be preferred before them, and that they would [[secretly]] go with their [[mother]] to make such a request. When they fell to [[arguing]] among themselves, [[Jesus]] called them all [[together]] and said: " You well [[understand]] how the rulers of the [[gentiles]] lord it over their subjects, and how those who are great exercise [[authority]]. But it shall not be so in [[the kingdom]] of heaven. Whosoever would be great among you, let him first become your servant. He who would be first in [[the kingdom]], let him become your minister. I [[declare]] to you that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] came not to be ministered to but to minister; and I now go up to [[Jerusalem]] to lay down my life in the [[doing of the Father's will]] and in the [[service]] of my brethren. " When [[the apostles]] heard these [[words]], they withdrew by themselves to [[pray]]. That evening, in [[response]] to the labors of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James Zebedee|James]] and [[John Zebedee|John]] made suitable [[apologies]] to the ten and were restored to the [[good]] [[graces]] of their brethren.

171:0.6 By this [[time]] someone had carried [[word]] of this [[conference]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]], and they were highly [[indignant]] that [[James Zebedee|James]] and [[John Zebedee|John]] would seek to be preferred before them, and that they would [[secretly]] go with their [[mother]] to make such a request. When they fell to [[arguing]] among themselves, [[Jesus]] called them all [[together]] and said: " You well [[understand]] how the rulers of the [[gentiles]] lord it over their subjects, and how those who are great exercise [[authority]]. But it shall not be so in [[the kingdom]] of heaven. Whosoever would be great among you, let him first become your servant. He who would be first in [[the kingdom]], let him become your minister. I [[declare]] to you that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] came not to be ministered to but to minister; and I now go up to [[Jerusalem]] to lay down my life in the [[doing of the Father's will]] and in the [[service]] of my brethren. " When [[the apostles]] heard these [[words]], they withdrew by themselves to [[pray]]. That evening, in [[response]] to the labors of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James Zebedee|James]] and [[John Zebedee|John]] made suitable [[apologies]] to the ten and were restored to the [[good]] [[graces]] of their brethren.

171:0.7 In asking for places on the right hand and on the left hand of [[Jesus]] at [[Jerusalem]], the sons of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] little [[realized]] that in less than one month their beloved [[teacher]] would be [[Crucifixion|hanging on a Roman cross]] with a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187#187:4._THE_THIEF_ON_THE_CROSS dying thief] on one side and another [[transgressor]] on the other side. And their [[mother]], who was present at [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187#PAPER_187:_THE_CRUCIFIXION the crucifixion], well [[remembered]] the [[foolish]] request she had made of [[Jesus]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] regarding the [[honors]] she so unwisely sought for her [[apostle]] sons.

171:0.7 In asking for places on the right hand and on the left hand of [[Jesus]] at [[Jerusalem]], the sons of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] little [[realized]] that in less than one month their beloved [[teacher]] would be [[Crucifixion|hanging on a Roman cross]] with a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187#187:4._THE_THIEF_ON_THE_CROSS dying thief] on one side and another [[transgressor]] on the other side. And their [[mother]], who was present at [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187#PAPER_187:_THE_CRUCIFIXION the crucifixion], well [[remembered]] the [[foolish]] request she had made of [[Jesus]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] regarding the [[honors]] she so unwisely sought for her [[apostle]] sons.

==171:1. THE DEPARTURE FROM PELLA==

==171:1. THE DEPARTURE FROM PELLA==

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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella,_Jordan Pella] encampment, starting south on their tour of the [[cities]] of southern [https://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 " [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].

171:1.2 When [[the Master]] left [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river#New_Testament Jordan ford] on the road to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] when they [[learned]] he was going over to [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [https://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 [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]].

171:1.5 [[David Zebedee|David]] was present in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[tragic]] last week, taking his [[mother]] back with him to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] after the [[crucifixion]]. While awaiting [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]], [[David Zebedee|David]] stopped with [[Lazarus]] at [https://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 [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia], having first assisted [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha Martha] and [https://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 [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch] became the [[headquarters]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Christianity Pauline Christianity], while [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] remained the center of the Abnerian kingdom of heaven. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch Antioch] the [[Paul, the Apostle|Pauline]] version of the teachings of [[Jesus]] and about Jesus spread to all the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West Western world]; from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] the [[missionaries]] of the [[Abner|Abnerian]] version of [[the kingdom]] of heaven spread throughout [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia Arabia] until the later times when these uncompromising [[emissaries]] of the teachings of [[Jesus]] were overwhelmed by the sudden [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_islam#Timeline rise of Islam].

==171:2. ON COUNTING THE COST==

==171:2. ON COUNTING THE COST==

171:2.1 When [[Jesus]] and the company of almost one thousand followers arrived at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river#New_Testament Bethany ford] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] sometimes called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethabara Bethabara], his [[disciples]] began to [[realize]] that he was not going directly to [[Jerusalem]]. While they [[hesitated]] and [[debated]] among themselves, [[Jesus]] climbed upon a huge stone and delivered that [[discourse]] which has become known as " ''Counting the Cost''. " [[The Master]] said:

171:2.1 When [[Jesus]] and the company of almost one thousand followers arrived at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river#New_Testament Bethany ford] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river Jordan] sometimes called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethabara Bethabara], his [[disciples]] began to [[realize]] that he was not going directly to [[Jerusalem]]. While they [[hesitated]] and [[debated]] among themselves, [[Jesus]] climbed upon a huge stone and delivered that [[discourse]] which has become known as " ''Counting the Cost''. " [[The Master]] said:

171:2.2 " You who would follow after me from this time on, must be willing to pay the price of [[Consecration|wholehearted]] [[dedication]] to the [[doing of my Father's will]]. If you would be my [[disciples]], you must be willing to forsake [[father]], [[mother]], [[wife]], [[children]], [[Siblings|brothers, and sisters]]. If any one of you would now be my [[disciple]], you must be willing to give up even your life just as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] is about to offer up his life for the completion of the [[mission]] of [[doing the Father's will]] on [[earth]] and in the [[flesh]].

171:2.2 " You who would follow after me from this time on, must be willing to pay the price of [[Consecration|wholehearted]] [[dedication]] to the [[doing of my Father's will]]. If you would be my [[disciples]], you must be willing to forsake [[father]], [[mother]], [[wife]], [[children]], [[Siblings|brothers, and sisters]]. If any one of you would now be my [[disciple]], you must be willing to give up even your life just as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] is about to offer up his life for the completion of the [[mission]] of [[doing the Father's will]] on [[earth]] and in the [[flesh]].

171:2.3 " If you are not willing to pay the full price, you can hardly be my [[disciple]]. Before you go further, you should each sit down and count the [[cost]] of being my [[disciple]]. Which one of you would undertake to build a watchtower on your [[lands]] without first sitting down to count up the [[cost]] to see whether you had [[money]] enough to complete it? If you fail thus to [[reckon]] the [[cost]], after you have laid the [[foundation]], you may [[discover]] that you are unable to finish that which you have begun, and therefore will all your [[neighbors]] mock you, saying, `Behold, this man began to build but was unable to finish his [[work]].' Again, what [[king]], when he [[prepares]] to make [[war]] upon another king, does not first sit down and take [[counsel]] as to whether he will be able, with ten thousand men, to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? If the [[king]] cannot afford to meet his [[enemy]] because he is unprepared, he sends an [[Ambassador|embassy]] to this other king, even when he is yet a great way off, asking for terms of [[peace]].

171:2.3 " If you are not willing to pay the full price, you can hardly be my [[disciple]]. Before you go further, you should each sit down and count the [[cost]] of being my [[disciple]]. Which one of you would undertake to build a watchtower on your [[lands]] without first sitting down to count up the [[cost]] to see whether you had [[money]] enough to complete it? If you fail thus to [[reckon]] the [[cost]], after you have laid the [[foundation]], you may [[discover]] that you are unable to finish that which you have begun, and therefore will all your [[neighbors]] mock you, saying, `Behold, this man began to build but was unable to finish his [[work]].' Again, what [[king]], when he [[prepares]] to make [[war]] upon another king, does not first sit down and take [[counsel]] as to whether he will be able, with ten thousand men, to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? If the [[king]] cannot afford to meet his [[enemy]] because he is unprepared, he sends an [[Ambassador|embassy]] to this other king, even when he is yet a great way off, asking for terms of [[peace]].

171:2.4 " Now, then, must each of you sit down and count the [[cost]] of being my [[disciple]]. From now on you will not be able to follow after us, [[listening]] to the [[teaching]] and beholding the works; you will be required to face bitter [[persecutions]] and to bear [[witness]] for this [[gospel]] in the face of crushing [[disappointment]]. If you are unwilling to [[renounce]] all that you are and to [[dedicate]] all that you have, then are you unworthy to be my [[disciple]]. If you have already [[conquered]] yourself within your own [[heart]], you need have no [[fear]] of that outward [[victory]] which you must presently gain when the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] is [[rejected]] by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the [[Sadducees]] and is given into the hands of [[Ridicule|mocking]] unbelievers.

171:2.4 " Now, then, must each of you sit down and count the [[cost]] of being my [[disciple]]. From now on you will not be able to follow after us, [[listening]] to the [[teaching]] and beholding the works; you will be required to face bitter [[persecutions]] and to bear [[witness]] for this [[gospel]] in the face of crushing [[disappointment]]. If you are unwilling to [[renounce]] all that you are and to [[dedicate]] all that you have, then are you unworthy to be my [[disciple]]. If you have already [[conquered]] yourself within your own [[heart]], you need have no [[fear]] of that outward [[victory]] which you must presently gain when the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] is [[rejected]] by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the [[Sadducees]] and is given into the hands of [[Ridicule|mocking]] unbelievers.

171:2.5 " Now should you [[examine]] yourself to find out your [[motive]] for being my [[disciple]]. If you seek [[honor]] and [[glory]], if you are worldly minded, you are like the salt when it has lost its [[savor]]. And when that which is [[valued]] for its saltiness has lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? Such a condiment is useless; it is fit only to be cast out among the [[refuse]]. Now have I [[warned]] you to turn back to your [[homes]] in [[peace]] if you are not willing to drink with me the cup which is being [[prepared]]. Again and again have I told you that [[the Kingdom|my kingdom]] is not of this world, but you will not [[believe]] me. He who has ears to hear let him hear what I say. "

171:2.5 " Now should you [[examine]] yourself to find out your [[motive]] for being my [[disciple]]. If you seek [[honor]] and [[glory]], if you are worldly minded, you are like the salt when it has lost its [[savor]]. And when that which is [[valued]] for its saltiness has lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? Such a condiment is useless; it is fit only to be cast out among the [[refuse]]. Now have I [[warned]] you to turn back to your [[homes]] in [[peace]] if you are not willing to drink with me the cup which is being [[prepared]]. Again and again have I told you that [[the Kingdom|my kingdom]] is not of this world, but you will not [[believe]] me. He who has ears to hear let him hear what I say. "

171:2.6 [[Immediately]] after speaking these [[words]], [[Jesus]], [[leading]] [[the twelve]], started off on the way to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], followed by about five hundred. After a brief [[delay]] the other half of [[the multitude]] went on up to [[Jerusalem]]. His [[apostles]], [[together]] with the [[leading]] [[disciples]], [[thought]] much about these [[words]], but still they clung to the [[belief]] that, after this brief period of [[adversity]] and [[trial]], [[the kingdom]] would certainly be set up somewhat in [[accordance]] with their long-[[cherish]]ed [[hopes]].

171:2.6 [[Immediately]] after speaking these [[words]], [[Jesus]], [[leading]] [[the twelve]], started off on the way to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], followed by about five hundred. After a brief [[delay]] the other half of [[the multitude]] went on up to [[Jerusalem]]. His [[apostles]], [[together]] with the [[leading]] [[disciples]], [[thought]] much about these [[words]], but still they clung to the [[belief]] that, after this brief period of [[adversity]] and [[trial]], [[the kingdom]] would certainly be set up somewhat in [[accordance]] with their long-[[cherish]]ed [[hopes]].

==171:3. THE PEREAN TOUR==

==171:3. THE PEREAN TOUR==

171:3.1 For more than two weeks [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]], followed by a crowd of several hundred [[disciples]], [[journeyed]] about in southern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], [[visiting]] all of the towns wherein [[the seventy]] labored. Many [[gentiles]] lived in this region, and since few were going up to the [[Passover]] feast at [[Jerusalem]], the [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]] went right on with their [[work]] of [[teaching]] and [[preaching]].

171:3.1 For more than two weeks [[Jesus]] and [[the twelve]], followed by a crowd of several hundred [[disciples]], [[journeyed]] about in southern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea], [[visiting]] all of the towns wherein [[the seventy]] labored. Many [[gentiles]] lived in this region, and since few were going up to the [[Passover]] feast at [[Jerusalem]], the [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]] went right on with their [[work]] of [[teaching]] and [[preaching]].

171:3.2 [[Jesus]] met [[Abner]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] directed that the [[labors]] of [[the seventy]] should not be interrupted by the [[Passover]] feast; [[Jesus]] advised that the [[messengers]] should go forward with their [[work]] in complete disregard of what was about to happen at [[Jerusalem]]. He also [[counseled]] [[Abner]] to permit the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS women's corps], at least such as [[desired]], to go to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. And this was the last time [[Abner]] ever saw [[Jesus]] in the [[flesh]]. His [[farewell]] to [[Abner]] was: " My son, I know you will be true to [[the kingdom]], and I [[pray]] [[the Father]] to grant you [[wisdom]] that you may [[love]] and [[understand]] your brethren. "

171:3.2 [[Jesus]] met [[Abner]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heshbon Heshbon], and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] directed that the [[labors]] of [[the seventy]] should not be interrupted by the [[Passover]] feast; [[Jesus]] advised that the [[messengers]] should go forward with their [[work]] in complete disregard of what was about to happen at [[Jerusalem]]. He also [[counseled]] [[Abner]] to permit the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS women's corps], at least such as [[desired]], to go to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. And this was the last time [[Abner]] ever saw [[Jesus]] in the [[flesh]]. His [[farewell]] to [[Abner]] was: " My son, I know you will be true to [[the kingdom]], and I [[pray]] [[the Father]] to grant you [[wisdom]] that you may [[love]] and [[understand]] your brethren. "

171:3.3 As they [[traveled]] from city to [[city]], large numbers of their followers deserted to go on to [[Jerusalem]] so that, by the time [[Jesus]] started for the [[Passover]], the number of those who followed along with him day by day had dwindled to less than two hundred.

171:3.3 As they [[traveled]] from city to [[city]], large numbers of their followers deserted to go on to [[Jerusalem]] so that, by the time [[Jesus]] started for the [[Passover]], the number of those who followed along with him day by day had dwindled to less than two hundred.

171:3.4 [[The apostles]] [[understood]] that [[Jesus]] was going to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. They knew that the [[Sanhedrin]] had [[broadcast]] a [[message]] to all [[Israel]] that he had been [[condemned]] to die and directing that anyone knowing his whereabouts should inform the [[Sanhedrin]]; and yet, despite all this, they were not so alarmed as they had been when he had announced to them in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] that he was going to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] to see [[Lazarus]]. This [[change]] of [[attitude]] from that of [[intense]] [[fear]] to a [[state]] of hushed [[expectancy]] was mostly because of [[Lazarus]]'s [[resurrection]]. They had reached the conclusion that [[Jesus]] might, in an [[emergency]], [[assert]] his [[divine]] [[power]] and put to [[shame]] his [[enemies]]. This [[hope]], coupled with their more [[profound]] and [[mature]] [[faith]] in the [[spiritual]] [[supremacy]] of their [[Master Son|Master]], accounted for the outward [[courage]] displayed by his [[immediate]] followers, who now made ready to follow him into [[Jerusalem]] in the very face of the open [[declaration]] of the [[Sanhedrin]] that he must die.

171:3.4 [[The apostles]] [[understood]] that [[Jesus]] was going to [[Jerusalem]] for the [[Passover]]. They knew that the [[Sanhedrin]] had [[broadcast]] a [[message]] to all [[Israel]] that he had been [[condemned]] to die and directing that anyone knowing his whereabouts should inform the [[Sanhedrin]]; and yet, despite all this, they were not so alarmed as they had been when he had announced to them in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] that he was going to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] to see [[Lazarus]]. This [[change]] of [[attitude]] from that of [[intense]] [[fear]] to a [[state]] of hushed [[expectancy]] was mostly because of [[Lazarus]]'s [[resurrection]]. They had reached the conclusion that [[Jesus]] might, in an [[emergency]], [[assert]] his [[divine]] [[power]] and put to [[shame]] his [[enemies]]. This [[hope]], coupled with their more [[profound]] and [[mature]] [[faith]] in the [[spiritual]] [[supremacy]] of their [[Master Son|Master]], accounted for the outward [[courage]] displayed by his [[immediate]] followers, who now made ready to follow him into [[Jerusalem]] in the very face of the open [[declaration]] of the [[Sanhedrin]] that he must die.

171:3.5 The [[majority]] of [[the apostles]] and many of his inner [[disciples]] did not [[believe]] it possible for [[Jesus]] to die; they, [[believing]] that he was " the [[resurrection]] and the life, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_11] regarded him as [[immortal]] and already [[triumphant]] over [[death]].

171:3.5 The [[majority]] of [[the apostles]] and many of his inner [[disciples]] did not [[believe]] it possible for [[Jesus]] to die; they, [[believing]] that he was " the [[resurrection]] and the life, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_11] regarded him as [[immortal]] and already [[triumphant]] over [[death]].

==171:4. TEACHING AT LIVIAS==

==171:4. TEACHING AT LIVIAS==

171:4.1 On Wednesday evening, March 29, [[Jesus]] and his followers encamped at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livias Livias] on their way to [[Jerusalem]], after having completed their [[tour]] of the [[cities]] of southern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea]. It was during this night at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livias Livias] that [[Simon Zelotes]] and [[Simon Peter]], having [[conspired]] to have delivered into their hands at this place more than one hundred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword swords], [[received]] and [[distributed]] these arms to all who would [[accept]] them and wear them [[concealed]] beneath their cloaks. [[Simon Peter]] was still wearing his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword sword] on the night of [[the Master]]'s [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_183 betrayal in the garden].

171:4.1 On Wednesday evening, March 29, [[Jesus]] and his followers encamped at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livias Livias] on their way to [[Jerusalem]], after having completed their [[tour]] of the [[cities]] of southern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea]. It was during this night at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livias Livias] that [[Simon Zelotes]] and [[Simon Peter]], having [[conspired]] to have delivered into their hands at this place more than one hundred [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword swords], [[received]] and [[distributed]] these arms to all who would [[accept]] them and wear them [[concealed]] beneath their cloaks. [[Simon Peter]] was still wearing his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword sword] on the night of [[the Master]]'s [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_183 betrayal in the garden].

171:4.2 Early on Thursday morning before the others were [[awake]], [[Jesus]] called [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said: " [[Awaken]] your brethren! I have something to say to them. " [[Jesus]] knew about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword swords] and which of his [[apostles]] had [[received]] and were wearing these weapons, but he never disclosed to them that he [[knew]] such [[things]]. When [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had aroused his [[associates]], and they had assembled off by themselves, [[Jesus]] said: " My children, you have been with me a long while, and I have taught you much that is needful for this time, but I would now [[warn]] you not to put your [[trust]] in the [[uncertainties]] of the [[flesh]] nor in the frailties of man's [[defense]] against the [[trials]] and testing which lie ahead of us. I have called you apart here by yourselves that I may once more [[plainly]] tell you that we are going up to [[Jerusalem]], where you know the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] has already been [[condemned]] to [[death]]. Again am I telling you that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be delivered into the hands of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the [[religious]] [[Leadership|rulers]]; that they will [[condemn]] him and then deliver him into the hands of the [[gentiles]]. And so will they [[mock]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], even [[spit]] upon him and [[Abuse|scourge]] him, and they will deliver him up to [[death]]. And when they [[kill]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], be not dismayed, for I [[declare]] that on the third day he shall rise. Take heed to yourselves and [[remember]] that I have fore[[warn]]ed you. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:4.2 Early on Thursday morning before the others were [[awake]], [[Jesus]] called [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and said: " [[Awaken]] your brethren! I have something to say to them. " [[Jesus]] knew about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword swords] and which of his [[apostles]] had [[received]] and were wearing these weapons, but he never disclosed to them that he [[knew]] such [[things]]. When [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] had aroused his [[associates]], and they had assembled off by themselves, [[Jesus]] said: " My children, you have been with me a long while, and I have taught you much that is needful for this time, but I would now [[warn]] you not to put your [[trust]] in the [[uncertainties]] of the [[flesh]] nor in the frailties of man's [[defense]] against the [[trials]] and testing which lie ahead of us. I have called you apart here by yourselves that I may once more [[plainly]] tell you that we are going up to [[Jerusalem]], where you know the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] has already been [[condemned]] to [[death]]. Again am I telling you that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be delivered into the hands of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the [[religious]] [[Leadership|rulers]]; that they will [[condemn]] him and then deliver him into the hands of the [[gentiles]]. And so will they [[mock]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], even [[spit]] upon him and [[Abuse|scourge]] him, and they will deliver him up to [[death]]. And when they [[kill]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], be not dismayed, for I [[declare]] that on the third day he shall rise. Take heed to yourselves and [[remember]] that I have fore[[warn]]ed you. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:4.3 Again were [[the apostles]] [[amazed]], stunned; but they could not bring themselves to regard his [[words]] as [[literal]]; they could not [[comprehend]] that [[the Master]] meant just what he said. They were so blinded by their [[persistent]] [[belief]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism temporal kingdom] on [[earth]], with [[headquarters]] at [[Jerusalem]], that they simply could not—would not—[[permit]] themselves to [[accept]] [[Jesus]]' [[words]] as [[literal]]. They [[pondered]] all that day as to what [[the Master]] could mean by such [[strange]] pronouncements. But none of them [[dared]] to ask him a question concerning these [[statements]]. Not until after his [[death]] did these bewildered [[apostles]] [[wake]] up to the [[realization]] that [[the Master]] had [[spoken]] to them plainly and directly in [[anticipation]] of his [[crucifixion]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:4.3 Again were [[the apostles]] [[amazed]], stunned; but they could not bring themselves to regard his [[words]] as [[literal]]; they could not [[comprehend]] that [[the Master]] meant just what he said. They were so blinded by their [[persistent]] [[belief]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism temporal kingdom] on [[earth]], with [[headquarters]] at [[Jerusalem]], that they simply could not—would not—[[permit]] themselves to [[accept]] [[Jesus]]' [[words]] as [[literal]]. They [[pondered]] all that day as to what [[the Master]] could mean by such [[strange]] pronouncements. But none of them [[dared]] to ask him a question concerning these [[statements]]. Not until after his [[death]] did these bewildered [[apostles]] [[wake]] up to the [[realization]] that [[the Master]] had [[spoken]] to them plainly and directly in [[anticipation]] of his [[crucifixion]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:4.4 It was here at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livias Livias], just after breakfast, that certain [[friendly]] [[Pharisees]] came to [[Jesus]] and said: " Flee in haste from these parts, for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wikii/Herod_Antipas Herod], just as he sought [[John the Baptist|John]], now seeks to [[kill]] you. He [[fears]] an [[Revolution|uprising]] of [[the people]] and has [[decided]] to [[kill]] you. We bring you this [[warning]] that you may [[escape]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:4.4 It was here at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livias Livias], just after breakfast, that certain [[friendly]] [[Pharisees]] came to [[Jesus]] and said: " Flee in haste from these parts, for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wikii/Herod_Antipas Herod], just as he sought [[John the Baptist|John]], now seeks to [[kill]] you. He [[fears]] an [[Revolution|uprising]] of [[the people]] and has [[decided]] to [[kill]] you. We bring you this [[warning]] that you may [[escape]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:4.5 And this was partly true. The [[resurrection]] of [[Lazarus]] [[frightened]] and alarmed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod], and knowing that the [[Sanhedrin]] had [[dared]] to [[condemn]] [[Jesus]], even in advance of a [[trial]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] made up his [[mind]] either to [[kill]] [[Jesus]] or to drive him out of his [[domains]]. He really [[desired]] to do the latter since he so [[feared]] him that he [[hoped]] he would not be compelled to [[execute]] him.

171:4.5 And this was partly true. The [[resurrection]] of [[Lazarus]] [[frightened]] and alarmed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod], and knowing that the [[Sanhedrin]] had [[dared]] to [[condemn]] [[Jesus]], even in advance of a [[trial]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] made up his [[mind]] either to [[kill]] [[Jesus]] or to drive him out of his [[domains]]. He really [[desired]] to do the latter since he so [[feared]] him that he [[hoped]] he would not be compelled to [[execute]] him.

171:4.6 When [[Jesus]] heard what the [[Pharisees]] had to say, he replied: " I well know about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] and his [[fear]] of this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. But, mistake not, he would much prefer that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] go up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[suffer]] and die at the hands of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests]; he is not [[anxious]], having stained his hands with the [[blood]] of [[John the Baptist|John]], to become [[responsible]] for the [[death]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Go you and tell that fox [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13] that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[preaches]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea] today, tomorrow goes into [[Judea]], and after a few days, will be [[perfected]] in his [[mission]] on [[earth]] and [[prepared]] to [[ascend]] to [[the Father]]. "

171:4.6 When [[Jesus]] heard what the [[Pharisees]] had to say, he replied: " I well know about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas Herod] and his [[fear]] of this [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. But, mistake not, he would much prefer that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] go up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[suffer]] and die at the hands of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests]; he is not [[anxious]], having stained his hands with the [[blood]] of [[John the Baptist|John]], to become [[responsible]] for the [[death]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. Go you and tell that fox [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_13] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[preaches]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perea_(Holy_Land) Perea] today, tomorrow goes into [[Judea]], and after a few days, will be [[perfected]] in his [[mission]] on [[earth]] and [[prepared]] to [[ascend]] to [[the Father]]. "

171:4.7 Then turning to his [[apostles]], [[Jesus]] said: " From olden times the [[prophets]] have perished in [[Jerusalem]], and it is only befitting that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] should go up to the [[city]] of [[the Father]]'s house to be offered up as the price of [[human]] [[bigotry]] and as the result of [[religious]] [[prejudice]] and [[spiritual]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blindness]. O [[Jerusalem]], Jerusalem, which kills the [[prophets]] and stones the [[teachers]] of [[truth]]! How often would I have gathered your [[children]] [[together]] even as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, but you would not let me do it! Behold, your house is about to be left to you desolate! You will many times [[desire]] to see me, but you shall not. You will then seek but not find me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_23] And when he had [[spoken]], he turned to those around him and said: " Nevertheless, let us go up to [[Jerusalem]] to attend the [[Passover]] and do that which becomes us in fulfilling the [[Doing the will of God|will of the Father]] in [[heaven]]. "

171:4.7 Then turning to his [[apostles]], [[Jesus]] said: " From olden times the [[prophets]] have perished in [[Jerusalem]], and it is only befitting that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] should go up to the [[city]] of [[the Father]]'s house to be offered up as the price of [[human]] [[bigotry]] and as the result of [[religious]] [[prejudice]] and [[spiritual]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blindness]. O [[Jerusalem]], Jerusalem, which kills the [[prophets]] and stones the [[teachers]] of [[truth]]! How often would I have gathered your [[children]] [[together]] even as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, but you would not let me do it! Behold, your house is about to be left to you desolate! You will many times [[desire]] to see me, but you shall not. You will then seek but not find me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_23] And when he had [[spoken]], he turned to those around him and said: " Nevertheless, let us go up to [[Jerusalem]] to attend the [[Passover]] and do that which becomes us in fulfilling the [[Doing the will of God|will of the Father]] in [[heaven]]. "

171:4.8 It was a [[confused]] and bewildered [[group]] of [[believers]] who this day followed [[Jesus]] into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. [[The apostles]] could [[discern]] only the certain note of final [[triumph]] in [[Jesus]]' [[declaration]]s regarding [[the kingdom]]; they just could not bring themselves to that place where they were willing to grasp the [[warnings]] of the impending setback. When [[Jesus]] spoke of " rising on the third day, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] they seized upon this [[statement]] as signifying a sure [[triumph]] of [[the kingdom]] [[immediately]] following an unpleasant preliminary skirmish with the [[Jewish]] [[religious]] [[leaders]]. The " third day " was a common [[Jewish]] [[expression]] [[signifying]] " presently " or " soon thereafter. " When [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] of " rising, " they thought he referred to the " rising of [[the kingdom]]. "

171:4.8 It was a [[confused]] and bewildered [[group]] of [[believers]] who this day followed [[Jesus]] into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. [[The apostles]] could [[discern]] only the certain note of final [[triumph]] in [[Jesus]]' [[declaration]]s regarding [[the kingdom]]; they just could not bring themselves to that place where they were willing to grasp the [[warnings]] of the impending setback. When [[Jesus]] spoke of " rising on the third day, "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] they seized upon this [[statement]] as signifying a sure [[triumph]] of [[the kingdom]] [[immediately]] following an unpleasant preliminary skirmish with the [[Jewish]] [[religious]] [[leaders]]. The " third day " was a common [[Jewish]] [[expression]] [[signifying]] " presently " or " soon thereafter. " When [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] of " rising, " they thought he referred to the " rising of [[the kingdom]]. "

171:4.9 [[Jesus]] had been [[accepted]] by these [[believers]] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah], and the [[Jews]] knew little or nothing about a [[suffering]] [[Messiah]]. They did not [[understand]] that [[Jesus]] was to accomplish many things by his [[death]] which could never have been achieved by his life. While it was the [[resurrection]] of [[Lazarus]] that nerved [[the apostles]] to enter [[Jerusalem]], it was the [[memory]] of the [[transfiguration]] that [[sustained]][[ the Master]] at this trying period of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 his bestowal].

171:4.9 [[Jesus]] had been [[accepted]] by these [[believers]] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism the Messiah], and the [[Jews]] knew little or nothing about a [[suffering]] [[Messiah]]. They did not [[understand]] that [[Jesus]] was to accomplish many things by his [[death]] which could never have been achieved by his life. While it was the [[resurrection]] of [[Lazarus]] that nerved [[the apostles]] to enter [[Jerusalem]], it was the [[memory]] of the [[transfiguration]] that [[sustained]][[ the Master]] at this trying period of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 his bestowal].

==171:5. THE BLIND MAN AT JERICHO==

==171:5. THE BLIND MAN AT JERICHO==

171:5.1 Late on the afternoon of Thursday, March 30, [[Jesus]] and his [[apostles]], at the head of a band of about two hundred followers, approached the walls of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. As they came near the gate of the [[city]], they encountered a throng of [[beggars]], among them one [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], an elderly man who had been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blind] from his [[youth]]. This blind [[beggar]] had heard much about [[Jesus]] and knew all about his [[healing]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_164#164:3._HEALING_THE_BLIND_BEGGAR the blind Josiah] at [[Jerusalem]]. He had not known of [[Jesus]]' last visit to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] until he had gone on to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus] had resolved that he would never again allow [[Jesus]] to [[visit]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] without [[appealing]] to him for the restoration of his [[sight]].

171:5.1 Late on the afternoon of Thursday, March 30, [[Jesus]] and his [[apostles]], at the head of a band of about two hundred followers, approached the walls of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. As they came near the gate of the [[city]], they encountered a throng of [[beggars]], among them one [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], an elderly man who had been [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blind] from his [[youth]]. This blind [[beggar]] had heard much about [[Jesus]] and knew all about his [[healing]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_164#164:3._HEALING_THE_BLIND_BEGGAR the blind Josiah] at [[Jerusalem]]. He had not known of [[Jesus]]' last visit to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] until he had gone on to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus] had resolved that he would never again allow [[Jesus]] to [[visit]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] without [[appealing]] to him for the restoration of his [[sight]].

171:5.2 News of [[Jesus]]' approach had been heralded throughout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], and hundreds of the [[inhabitants]] flocked forth to meet him. When this great crowd came back escorting [[the Master]] into the [[city]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], hearing the heavy tramping of [[the multitude]], knew that something [[unusual]] was happening, and so he asked those standing near him what was going on. And one of the [[beggars]] replied, " [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is passing by. " When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus] heard that [[Jesus]] was near, he lifted up his [[voice]] and began to [[cry]] aloud, " [[Jesus]], [[Jesus]], have mercy upon me! "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] And as he continued to [[cry]] louder and louder, some of those near to [[Jesus]] went over and [[rebuked]] him, requesting him to hold his [[peace]]; but it was of no avail; he cried only the more and the louder.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:5.2 News of [[Jesus]]' approach had been heralded throughout [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], and hundreds of the [[inhabitants]] flocked forth to meet him. When this great crowd came back escorting [[the Master]] into the [[city]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], hearing the heavy tramping of [[the multitude]], knew that something [[unusual]] was happening, and so he asked those standing near him what was going on. And one of the [[beggars]] replied, " [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] is passing by. " When [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus] heard that [[Jesus]] was near, he lifted up his [[voice]] and began to [[cry]] aloud, " [[Jesus]], [[Jesus]], have mercy upon me! "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] And as he continued to [[cry]] louder and louder, some of those near to [[Jesus]] went over and [[rebuked]] him, requesting him to hold his [[peace]]; but it was of no avail; he cried only the more and the louder.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:5.3 When [[Jesus]] heard the blind man crying out, he stood still. And when he saw him, he said to his [[friends]], " Bring the man to me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] And then they went over to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], saying: " Be of [[good]] [[cheer]]; come with us, for [[the Master]] calls for you. " When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus] heard these [[words]], he threw aside his cloak, springing forward toward the [[center]] of the road, while those near by [[guided]] him to [[Jesus]]. Addressing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], [[Jesus]] said: " What do you want me to do for you? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] Then answered the blind man, " I would have my [[sight]] restored. " And when [[Jesus]] heard this request and saw his [[faith]], he said: " You shall [[receive]] your [[sight]]; go your way; your [[faith]] has made you whole. " [[Immediately]] he [[received]] his [[sight]], and he remained near [[Jesus]], [[glorifying]] [[God]], until [[the Master]] started on the next day for [[Jerusalem]], and then he went before the multitude [[declaring]] to all how his [[sight]] had been restored in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

171:5.3 When [[Jesus]] heard the blind man crying out, he stood still. And when he saw him, he said to his [[friends]], " Bring the man to me. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] And then they went over to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], saying: " Be of [[good]] [[cheer]]; come with us, for [[the Master]] calls for you. " When [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus] heard these [[words]], he threw aside his cloak, springing forward toward the [[center]] of the road, while those near by [[guided]] him to [[Jesus]]. Addressing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartimaeus_%28Biblical%29 Bartimeus], [[Jesus]] said: " What do you want me to do for you? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18] Then answered the blind man, " I would have my [[sight]] restored. " And when [[Jesus]] heard this request and saw his [[faith]], he said: " You shall [[receive]] your [[sight]]; go your way; your [[faith]] has made you whole. " [[Immediately]] he [[received]] his [[sight]], and he remained near [[Jesus]], [[glorifying]] [[God]], until [[the Master]] started on the next day for [[Jerusalem]], and then he went before the multitude [[declaring]] to all how his [[sight]] had been restored in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_18]

==171:6. THE VISIT TO ZACCHEUS==

==171:6. THE VISIT TO ZACCHEUS==

171:6.1 When [[the Master]]'s [[procession]] entered [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], it was nearing [[sundown]], and he was minded to [[Sleep|abide]] there for the night. As [[Jesus]] passed by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_house customs house], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] the chief [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publican publican], or tax collector, happened to be present, and he much [[desired]] to see [[Jesus]]. This chief publican was very [[rich]] and had heard much about this [[prophet]] of [[Galilee]]. He had [[resolved]] that he would see what sort of a man [[Jesus]] was the next time he [[chanced]] to [[visit]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]; accordingly, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] sought to press through the crowd, but it was too great, and being short of stature, he could not see over their heads. And so the chief publican followed on with the crowd until they came near the [[center]] of the [[city]] and not far from where he lived. When he saw that he would be unable to [[penetrate]] the crowd, and [[thinking]] that [[Jesus]] might be going right on through the [[city]] without stopping, he ran on ahead and climbed up into a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_tree sycamore tree] whose spreading branches overhung the roadway. He knew that in this way he could obtain a [[good]] view of [[the Master]] as he passed by. And he was not [[disappointed]], for, as [[Jesus]] passed by, he stopped and, looking up at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus], said: " Make haste, Zaccheus, and come down, for tonight I must abide at your house. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19] And when Zaccheus heard these astonishing [[words]], he almost fell out of the tree in his haste to get down, and going up to [[Jesus]], he [[expressed]] great [[joy]] that [[the Master]] should be willing to stop at his [[Home|house]].

171:6.1 When [[the Master]]'s [[procession]] entered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], it was nearing [[sundown]], and he was minded to [[Sleep|abide]] there for the night. As [[Jesus]] passed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_house customs house], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] the chief [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publican publican], or tax collector, happened to be present, and he much [[desired]] to see [[Jesus]]. This chief publican was very [[rich]] and had heard much about this [[prophet]] of [[Galilee]]. He had [[resolved]] that he would see what sort of a man [[Jesus]] was the next time he [[chanced]] to [[visit]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]; accordingly, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] sought to press through the crowd, but it was too great, and being short of stature, he could not see over their heads. And so the chief publican followed on with the crowd until they came near the [[center]] of the [[city]] and not far from where he lived. When he saw that he would be unable to [[penetrate]] the crowd, and [[thinking]] that [[Jesus]] might be going right on through the [[city]] without stopping, he ran on ahead and climbed up into a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_tree sycamore tree] whose spreading branches overhung the roadway. He knew that in this way he could obtain a [[good]] view of [[the Master]] as he passed by. And he was not [[disappointed]], for, as [[Jesus]] passed by, he stopped and, looking up at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus], said: " Make haste, Zaccheus, and come down, for tonight I must abide at your house. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19] And when Zaccheus heard these astonishing [[words]], he almost fell out of the tree in his haste to get down, and going up to [[Jesus]], he [[expressed]] great [[joy]] that [[the Master]] should be willing to stop at his [[Home|house]].

171:6.2 They went at once to the [[home]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus], and those who lived in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] were much [[surprised]] that [[Jesus]] would [[consent]] to abide with the chief [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publican publican]. Even while [[the Master]] and his [[apostles]] lingered with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] before the door of his house, one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] [[Pharisees]], standing near by, said: " You see how this man has gone to lodge with a [[sinner]], an [[apostate]] son of [[Abraham]] who is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion extortioner] and a robber of his own people. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19] And when [[Jesus]] heard this, he looked down at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] and smiled. Then Zaccheus stood upon a stool and said: " Men of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], hear me! I may be a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publican publican] and a [[sinner]], but the great [[Teacher]] has come to abide in my house; and before he goes in, I tell you that I am going to [[bestow]] one half of all my goods upon the [[poor]], and beginning tomorrow, if I have wrongfully exacted aught from any man, I will restore fourfold. I am going to seek [[salvation]] with all my [[heart]] and [[learn]] to do [[righteousness]] in the [[sight]] of [[God]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]

171:6.2 They went at once to the [[home]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus], and those who lived in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] were much [[surprised]] that [[Jesus]] would [[consent]] to abide with the chief [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publican publican]. Even while [[the Master]] and his [[apostles]] lingered with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] before the door of his house, one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] [[Pharisees]], standing near by, said: " You see how this man has gone to lodge with a [[sinner]], an [[apostate]] son of [[Abraham]] who is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion extortioner] and a robber of his own people. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19] And when [[Jesus]] heard this, he looked down at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] and smiled. Then Zaccheus stood upon a stool and said: " Men of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho], hear me! I may be a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publican publican] and a [[sinner]], but the great [[Teacher]] has come to abide in my house; and before he goes in, I tell you that I am going to [[bestow]] one half of all my goods upon the [[poor]], and beginning tomorrow, if I have wrongfully exacted aught from any man, I will restore fourfold. I am going to seek [[salvation]] with all my [[heart]] and [[learn]] to do [[righteousness]] in the [[sight]] of [[God]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]

171:6.3 When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] had ceased [[speaking]], [[Jesus]] said: " Today has [[salvation]] come to this [[home]], and you have become indeed a son of [[Abraham]]. " And turning to the crowd assembled about them, [[Jesus]] said: " And marvel not at what I say nor take [[offense]] at what we do, for I have all along [[declared]] that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] has come to seek and to save that which is lost. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]

171:6.3 When [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] had ceased [[speaking]], [[Jesus]] said: " Today has [[salvation]] come to this [[home]], and you have become indeed a son of [[Abraham]]. " And turning to the crowd assembled about them, [[Jesus]] said: " And marvel not at what I say nor take [[offense]] at what we do, for I have all along [[declared]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] has come to seek and to save that which is lost. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]

171:6.4 They lodged with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] for the night. On the morrow they arose and made their way up the " road of robbers " to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] on their way to the [[Passover]] at [[Jerusalem]].

171:6.4 They lodged with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] for the night. On the morrow they arose and made their way up the " road of robbers " to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] on their way to the [[Passover]] at [[Jerusalem]].

==171:7. " AS JESUS PASSED BY "==

==171:7. " AS JESUS PASSED BY "==

==171:8. PARABLE OF THE POUNDS==

==171:8. PARABLE OF THE POUNDS==

171:8.1 They did not start from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] until near noon since they sat up late the night before while [[Jesus]] taught [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] and his [[family]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. About halfway up the [[ascending]] road to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] the party paused for lunch while the multitude passed on to [[Jerusalem]], not knowing that [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] were going to abide that night on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives].

171:8.1 They did not start from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] until near noon since they sat up late the night before while [[Jesus]] taught [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] and his [[family]] the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]]. About halfway up the [[ascending]] road to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany] the party paused for lunch while the multitude passed on to [[Jerusalem]], not knowing that [[Jesus]] and [[the apostles]] were going to abide that night on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Mount of Olives].

171:8.2 The [[parable]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Pounds the pounds], unlike the [[parable]] of the talents, which was [[intended]] for all the [[disciples]], was [[spoken]] more exclusively to [[the apostles]] and was largely based on the [[experience]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Archelaus] and his futile attempt to gain the rule of the kingdom of [[Judea]]. This is one of the few [[parables]] of [[the Master]] to be founded on an actual historic character. It was not [[strange]] that they should have had [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Archelaus] in [[mind]] inasmuch as the house of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] was very near the ornate palace of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Archelaus], and his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct aqueduct] ran along the road by which they had departed from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho].

171:8.2 The [[parable]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Pounds the pounds], unlike the [[parable]] of the talents, which was [[intended]] for all the [[disciples]], was [[spoken]] more exclusively to [[the apostles]] and was largely based on the [[experience]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Archelaus] and his futile attempt to gain the rule of the kingdom of [[Judea]]. This is one of the few [[parables]] of [[the Master]] to be founded on an actual historic character. It was not [[strange]] that they should have had [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Archelaus] in [[mind]] inasmuch as the house of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacchaeus Zaccheus] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho] was very near the ornate palace of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Archelaus Archelaus], and his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct aqueduct] ran along the road by which they had departed from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho].

171:8.3 Said [[Jesus]]: " You [[think]] that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] goes up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[receive]] a kingdom, but I [[declare]] that you are [[doomed]] to [[disappointment]]. Do you not [[remember]] about a certain prince who went into a far country to [[receive]] for himself a kingdom, but even before he could return, the [[citizens]] of his province, who in their [[hearts]] had already [[rejected]] him, sent an [[embassy]] after him, saying, `We will not have this man to reign over us'? As this [[king]] was [[rejected]] in the [[temporal]] rule, so is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] to be [[rejected]] in the [[spiritual]] rule. Again I [[declare]] that [[The kingdom|my kingdom]] is not of this world; but if the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] had been accorded the [[spiritual]] rule of his people, he would have [[accepted]] such a kingdom of men's [[souls]] and would have reigned over such a [[dominion]] of [[human]] [[hearts]]. Notwithstanding that they [[reject]] my [[spiritual]] rule over them, I will return again to [[receive]] from others such a kingdom of [[spirit]] as is now denied me. You will see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[rejected]] now, but in another [[Epoch|age]] that which the children of [[Abraham]] now [[reject]] will be [[received]] and exalted.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]

171:8.3 Said [[Jesus]]: " You [[think]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] goes up to [[Jerusalem]] to [[receive]] a kingdom, but I [[declare]] that you are [[doomed]] to [[disappointment]]. Do you not [[remember]] about a certain prince who went into a far country to [[receive]] for himself a kingdom, but even before he could return, the [[citizens]] of his province, who in their [[hearts]] had already [[rejected]] him, sent an [[embassy]] after him, saying, `We will not have this man to reign over us'? As this [[king]] was [[rejected]] in the [[temporal]] rule, so is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] to be [[rejected]] in the [[spiritual]] rule. Again I [[declare]] that [[The kingdom|my kingdom]] is not of this world; but if the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] had been accorded the [[spiritual]] rule of his people, he would have [[accepted]] such a kingdom of men's [[souls]] and would have reigned over such a [[dominion]] of [[human]] [[hearts]]. Notwithstanding that they [[reject]] my [[spiritual]] rule over them, I will return again to [[receive]] from others such a kingdom of [[spirit]] as is now denied me. You will see the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] [[rejected]] now, but in another [[Epoch|age]] that which the children of [[Abraham]] now [[reject]] will be [[received]] and exalted.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]

171:8.4 " And now, as the [[rejected]] [[nobleman]] of this [[parable]], I would call before me my [[the twelve|twelve servants]], special stewards, and giving into each of your hands the sum of one pound, I would [[admonish]] each to heed well my instructions that you trade [[diligently]] with your [[trust]] fund while I am away that you may have wherewith to justify your [[stewardship]] when I return, when a reckoning shall be required of you.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]

171:8.4 " And now, as the [[rejected]] [[nobleman]] of this [[parable]], I would call before me my [[the twelve|twelve servants]], special stewards, and giving into each of your hands the sum of one pound, I would [[admonish]] each to heed well my instructions that you trade [[diligently]] with your [[trust]] fund while I am away that you may have wherewith to justify your [[stewardship]] when I return, when a reckoning shall be required of you.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_19]