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==PAPER 182: IN GETHSEMANE==

==PAPER 182: IN GETHSEMANE==

182:0.1 It was about ten o'clock this Thursday night when [[Jesus]] led the eleven [[apostles]] from the [[home]] of Elijah and Mary Mark on their way back to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane] camp. Ever since [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_177#177:1._ONE_DAY_ALONE_WITH_GOD that day in the hills], [[John Mark]] had made it his [[business]] to keep a watchful eye on [[Jesus]]. [[John Mark|John]], being in need of [[sleep]], had obtained several hours of [[rest]] while [[the Master]] had been with his [[apostles]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper room], but on hearing them coming downstairs, he arose and, quickly throwing a linen coat about himself, followed them through the [[city]], over the brook [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidron_Valley Kidron], and on to their [[private]] encampment [[adjacent]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane Park]. And [[John Mark]] remained so near [[the Master]] throughout this night and the next day that he [[witnessed]] everything and overheard much of what [[the Master]] said from this time on to the hour of the [[crucifixion]].

182:0.1 It was about ten o'clock this Thursday night when [[Jesus]] led the eleven [[apostles]] from the [[home]] of Elijah and Mary Mark on their way back to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane] camp. Ever since [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_177#177:1._ONE_DAY_ALONE_WITH_GOD that day in the hills], [[John Mark]] had made it his [[business]] to keep a watchful eye on [[Jesus]]. [[John Mark|John]], being in need of [[sleep]], had obtained several hours of [[rest]] while [[the Master]] had been with his [[apostles]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper room], but on hearing them coming downstairs, he arose and, quickly throwing a linen coat about himself, followed them through the [[city]], over the brook [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidron_Valley Kidron], and on to their [[private]] encampment [[adjacent]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane Park]. And [[John Mark]] remained so near [[the Master]] throughout this night and the next day that he [[witnessed]] everything and overheard much of what [[the Master]] said from this time on to the hour of the [[crucifixion]].

182:0.2 As [[Jesus]] and [[the eleven]] made their way back to camp, [[the apostles]] began to [[wonder]] about the [[meaning]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]'s prolonged [[absence]], and they [[spoke]] to one another concerning [[the Master]]'s [[prediction]] that one of them would [[betray]] him, and for the first time they [[suspected]] that all was not well with [[Judas Iscariot]]. But they did not [[engage]] in open comment about [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] until they reached the camp and [[observed]] that he was not there, waiting to [[receive]] them. When they all [[besieged]] [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to know what had become of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], their [[chief]] remarked only, " I do not know where [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] is, but I [[fear]] he has [[deserted]] us. "

182:0.2 As [[Jesus]] and [[the eleven]] made their way back to camp, [[the apostles]] began to [[wonder]] about the [[meaning]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]'s prolonged [[absence]], and they [[spoke]] to one another concerning [[the Master]]'s [[prediction]] that one of them would [[betray]] him, and for the first time they [[suspected]] that all was not well with [[Judas Iscariot]]. But they did not [[engage]] in open comment about [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] until they reached the camp and [[observed]] that he was not there, waiting to [[receive]] them. When they all [[besieged]] [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] to know what had become of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], their [[chief]] remarked only, " I do not know where [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] is, but I [[fear]] he has [[deserted]] us. "

182:1.1 A few [[moments]] after arriving at camp, [[Jesus]] said to them: " My [[friends]] and brethren, my [[time]] with you is now very short, and I [[desire]] that we draw apart by ourselves while we [[pray]] to [[our Father]] in [[heaven]] for [[strength]] to sustain us in this hour and henceforth in all the [[work]] we must do in his name. "

182:1.1 A few [[moments]] after arriving at camp, [[Jesus]] said to them: " My [[friends]] and brethren, my [[time]] with you is now very short, and I [[desire]] that we draw apart by ourselves while we [[pray]] to [[our Father]] in [[heaven]] for [[strength]] to sustain us in this hour and henceforth in all the [[work]] we must do in his name. "

182:1.2 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], he led the way a short distance up on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], and in full view of [[Jerusalem]] he bade them kneel on a large flat rock in a [[circle]] about him as they had done on the day of their [[ordination]]; and then, as he stood there in the midst of them [[glorified]] in the mellow [[Moon|moonlight]], he lifted up his eyes toward [[heaven]] and [[prayed]]:

182:1.2 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], he led the way a short distance up on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], and in full view of [[Jerusalem]] he bade them kneel on a large flat rock in a [[circle]] about him as they had done on the day of their [[ordination]]; and then, as he stood there in the midst of them [[glorified]] in the mellow [[Moon|moonlight]], he lifted up his eyes toward [[heaven]] and [[prayed]]:

182:1.3 " [[the Father|Father]], my hour has come; now [[glorify]] your [[Creator Son|Son]] that the Son may [[glorify]] you. I know that you have given me full [[authority]] over all living [[creatures]] in my realm, and I will give [[eternal]] life to all who will become [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith sons of God]. And this is [[eternal]] life, that my [[creatures]] should know you as the only true [[God]] and [[Father]] of all, and that they should [[believe]] in him whom you sent into the world. [[the Father|Father]], I have exalted you on [[earth]] and have accomplished the [[work]] which you gave me to do. I have almost finished [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 my bestowal] upon the [[children]] of our own [[creation]]; there remains only for me to lay down my life in the [[flesh]]. And now, O [[the Father|my Father]], [[glorify]] me with the glory which I had with you [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:1._ORIGIN_AND_NATURE_OF_CREATOR_SONS before this world was] and [[receive]] me once more at your right hand.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_17]

182:1.3 " [[the Father|Father]], my hour has come; now [[glorify]] your [[Creator Son|Son]] that the Son may [[glorify]] you. I know that you have given me full [[authority]] over all living [[creatures]] in my realm, and I will give [[eternal]] life to all who will become [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith sons of God]. And this is [[eternal]] life, that my [[creatures]] should know you as the only true [[God]] and [[Father]] of all, and that they should [[believe]] in him whom you sent into the world. [[the Father|Father]], I have exalted you on [[earth]] and have accomplished the [[work]] which you gave me to do. I have almost finished [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 my bestowal] upon the [[children]] of our own [[creation]]; there remains only for me to lay down my life in the [[flesh]]. And now, O [[the Father|my Father]], [[glorify]] me with the glory which I had with you [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:1._ORIGIN_AND_NATURE_OF_CREATOR_SONS before this world was] and [[receive]] me once more at your right hand.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_17]

182:1.8 [[Jesus]] [[prayed]] for [[unity]] among his followers, but he did not [[desire]] [[uniformity]]. [[Sin]] creates a dead level of [[evil]] [[inertia]], but [[righteousness]] nourishes the [[creative]] [[spirit]] of [[individual]] [[experience]] in the living [[realities]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]] and in the [[progressive]] [[communion]] of the [[divine]] [[Thought Adjuster|spirits of the Father]] and [[Spirit of Truth|the Son]]. In the [[spiritual]] [[fellowship]] of the [[believer]]-son with the [[the Father|divine Father]] there can never be [[doctrinal]] finality and [[sectarian]] superiority of [[group consciousness]].

182:1.8 [[Jesus]] [[prayed]] for [[unity]] among his followers, but he did not [[desire]] [[uniformity]]. [[Sin]] creates a dead level of [[evil]] [[inertia]], but [[righteousness]] nourishes the [[creative]] [[spirit]] of [[individual]] [[experience]] in the living [[realities]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]] and in the [[progressive]] [[communion]] of the [[divine]] [[Thought Adjuster|spirits of the Father]] and [[Spirit of Truth|the Son]]. In the [[spiritual]] [[fellowship]] of the [[believer]]-son with the [[the Father|divine Father]] there can never be [[doctrinal]] finality and [[sectarian]] superiority of [[group consciousness]].

182:1.9 [[The Master]], during the [[course]] of this final [[prayer]] with his [[apostles]], alluded to the [[fact]] that he had [[manifested]] [[the Father]]'s [[name]] to the world. And that is truly what he did by the [[revelation]] of [[God]] through his [[perfected]] life in the [[flesh]]. [[The Father]] in [[heaven]] had sought to [[reveal]] himself to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], but he could [[proceed]] no further than to [[cause]] it to be said, " [[I AM]]. " And when pressed for further [[revelation]] of himself, it was only disclosed, " [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Exodus#Chapter_.3 I AM that I AM]. "But when [[Jesus]] had finished his [[earth]] life, this name of [[the Father]] had been so [[revealed]] that [[the Master]], who was [[the Father]] [[incarnate]], could truly say:

182:1.9 [[The Master]], during the [[course]] of this final [[prayer]] with his [[apostles]], alluded to the [[fact]] that he had [[manifested]] [[the Father]]'s [[name]] to the world. And that is truly what he did by the [[revelation]] of [[God]] through his [[perfected]] life in the [[flesh]]. [[The Father]] in [[heaven]] had sought to [[reveal]] himself to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], but he could [[proceed]] no further than to [[cause]] it to be said, " [[I AM]]. " And when pressed for further [[revelation]] of himself, it was only disclosed, " [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Exodus#Chapter_.3 I AM that I AM]. "But when [[Jesus]] had finished his [[earth]] life, this name of [[the Father]] had been so [[revealed]] that [[the Master]], who was [[the Father]] [[incarnate]], could truly say:

*182:1.10 I am the living [[water]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_143#143:5._THE_WOMAN_OF_SYCHAR][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_162#162:6._DISCOURSE_ON_THE_WATER_OF_LIFE]

*182:1.10 I am the living [[water]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_143#143:5._THE_WOMAN_OF_SYCHAR][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_162#162:6._DISCOURSE_ON_THE_WATER_OF_LIFE]

==182:2. LAST HOUR BEFORE THE BETRAYAL==

==182:2. LAST HOUR BEFORE THE BETRAYAL==

182:2.1 [[The apostles]] were greatly [[shocked]] when they returned to their camp and found [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] [[absent]]. While [[the eleven]] were [[engaged]] in a heated [[discussion]] of their [[traitorous]] fellow [[apostle]], [[David Zebedee]] and [[John Mark]] took [[Jesus]] to one side and [[revealed]] that they had kept [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] under [[observation]] for several days, and that they knew he [[intended]] to [[betray]] him into the hands of his [[enemies]]. [[Jesus]] [[listened]] to them but only said: " My [[friends]], nothing can happen to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] unless [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] so wills. Let not your [[hearts]] be troubled; [[all things]] will [[work]] [[together]] for the [[glory]] of [[God]] and the [[salvation]] of men. "

182:2.1 [[The apostles]] were greatly [[shocked]] when they returned to their camp and found [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] [[absent]]. While [[the eleven]] were [[engaged]] in a heated [[discussion]] of their [[traitorous]] fellow [[apostle]], [[David Zebedee]] and [[John Mark]] took [[Jesus]] to one side and [[revealed]] that they had kept [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] under [[observation]] for several days, and that they knew he [[intended]] to [[betray]] him into the hands of his [[enemies]]. [[Jesus]] [[listened]] to them but only said: " My [[friends]], nothing can happen to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] unless [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] so wills. Let not your [[hearts]] be troubled; [[all things]] will [[work]] [[together]] for the [[glory]] of [[God]] and the [[salvation]] of men. "

182:2.2 The [[cheerful]] [[attitude]] of [[Jesus]] was [[waning]]. As the hour passed, he grew more and more serious, even [[sorrowful]]. [[The apostles]], being much [[agitated]], were loath to return to their tents even when requested to do so by [[the Master]] himself. Returning from his talk with [[David Zebedee|David]] and [[John Mark|John]], he addressed his last [[words]] to all [[the eleven|eleven]], saying: " My [[friends]], go to your [[rest]]. [[Prepare]] yourselves for the [[work]] of tomorrow. Remember, we should all submit ourselves to the will of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]]. My [[peace]] I leave with you. " And having thus spoken, he motioned them to their tents, but as they went, he called to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], saying, " I [[desire]] that you remain with me for a little while. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_mark#Chapter_14]

182:2.2 The [[cheerful]] [[attitude]] of [[Jesus]] was [[waning]]. As the hour passed, he grew more and more serious, even [[sorrowful]]. [[The apostles]], being much [[agitated]], were loath to return to their tents even when requested to do so by [[the Master]] himself. Returning from his talk with [[David Zebedee|David]] and [[John Mark|John]], he addressed his last [[words]] to all [[the eleven|eleven]], saying: " My [[friends]], go to your [[rest]]. [[Prepare]] yourselves for the [[work]] of tomorrow. Remember, we should all submit ourselves to the will of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]]. My [[peace]] I leave with you. " And having thus spoken, he motioned them to their tents, but as they went, he called to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], saying, " I [[desire]] that you remain with me for a little while. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_mark#Chapter_14]

182:2.4 Resentment of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]'s being a [[traitor]] for the [[moment]] [[eclipsed]] everything else in [[the apostles]]' [[minds]]. [[The Master]]'s comment in [[reference]] to [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], [[spoken]] in the [[course]] of the last [[prayer]], opened their eyes to the [[fact]] that he had [[forsaken]] them.

182:2.4 Resentment of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]'s being a [[traitor]] for the [[moment]] [[eclipsed]] everything else in [[the apostles]]' [[minds]]. [[The Master]]'s comment in [[reference]] to [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], [[spoken]] in the [[course]] of the last [[prayer]], opened their eyes to the [[fact]] that he had [[forsaken]] them.

182:2.5 After the eight [[apostles]] had finally gone to their tents, and while [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] were standing by to [[receive]] [[the Master]]'s orders, [[Jesus]] called to [[David Zebedee]], " Send to me your most fleet and [[trustworthy]] [[messenger]]. " When [[David Zebedee|David]] brought to [[the Master]] one Jacob, once a runner on the overnight [[messenger]] [[service]] between [[Jerusalem]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], [[Jesus]], addressing him, said: " In all haste, go to [[Abner]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] and say: `[[The Master]] sends [[greetings]] of [[peace]] to you and says that the hour has come when he will be delivered into the hands of his [[enemies]], who will put him to [[death]], but that he will [[Resurrection|rise from the dead]] and appear to you shortly, before he goes to [[the Father]], and that he will then give you [[guidance]] to the time when [[Spirit of Truth|the new teacher]] shall come to live in your [[hearts]].' " And when Jacob had [[rehearsed]] this [[message]] to [[the Master]]'s [[satisfaction]], [[Jesus]] sent him on his way, saying: " [[Fear]] not what any man may do to you, Jacob, for this night an [[unseen]] [[messenger]] will run by your side. "

182:2.5 After the eight [[apostles]] had finally gone to their tents, and while [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]] were standing by to [[receive]] [[the Master]]'s orders, [[Jesus]] called to [[David Zebedee]], " Send to me your most fleet and [[trustworthy]] [[messenger]]. " When [[David Zebedee|David]] brought to [[the Master]] one Jacob, once a runner on the overnight [[messenger]] [[service]] between [[Jerusalem]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], [[Jesus]], addressing him, said: " In all haste, go to [[Abner]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amman Philadelphia] and say: `[[The Master]] sends [[greetings]] of [[peace]] to you and says that the hour has come when he will be delivered into the hands of his [[enemies]], who will put him to [[death]], but that he will [[Resurrection|rise from the dead]] and appear to you shortly, before he goes to [[the Father]], and that he will then give you [[guidance]] to the time when [[Spirit of Truth|the new teacher]] shall come to live in your [[hearts]].' " And when Jacob had [[rehearsed]] this [[message]] to [[the Master]]'s [[satisfaction]], [[Jesus]] sent him on his way, saying: " [[Fear]] not what any man may do to you, Jacob, for this night an [[unseen]] [[messenger]] will run by your side. "

182:2.6 Then [[Jesus]] turned to the [[chief]] of the [[visiting]] [[Greeks]] who were encamped with them, and said: " My brother, be not [[Turbulence|disturbed]] by what is about to take place since I have already [[forewarned]] you. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be put to [[death]] at the instigation of his [[enemies]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the rulers of the [[Jews]], but I will [[Resurrection|rise]] to be with you a short time before I go to [[the Father]]. And when you have seen all this come to pass, [[glorify]] [[God]] and [[strengthen]] your brethren. "

182:2.6 Then [[Jesus]] turned to the [[chief]] of the [[visiting]] [[Greeks]] who were encamped with them, and said: " My brother, be not [[Turbulence|disturbed]] by what is about to take place since I have already [[forewarned]] you. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be put to [[death]] at the instigation of his [[enemies]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] and the rulers of the [[Jews]], but I will [[Resurrection|rise]] to be with you a short time before I go to [[the Father]]. And when you have seen all this come to pass, [[glorify]] [[God]] and [[strengthen]] your brethren. "

182:2.7 In [[ordinary]] circumstances [[the apostles]] would have bidden [[the Master]] a [[personal]] good night, but this evening they were so preoccupied with the sudden [[realization]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]'s [[desertion]] and so overcome by the [[unusual]] [[nature]] of [[the Master]]'s [[farewell]] [[prayer]] that they [[listened]] to his [[good-bye]] [[salutation]] and went away in [[silence]].

182:2.7 In [[ordinary]] circumstances [[the apostles]] would have bidden [[the Master]] a [[personal]] good night, but this evening they were so preoccupied with the sudden [[realization]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]'s [[desertion]] and so overcome by the [[unusual]] [[nature]] of [[the Master]]'s [[farewell]] [[prayer]] that they [[listened]] to his [[good-bye]] [[salutation]] and went away in [[silence]].

182:2.8 [[Jesus]] did say this to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] as he left his side that night: " [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], do what you can to keep your brethren [[together]] until I [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_191 come again to you] after I have [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 drunk this cup]. [[Strengthen]] your brethren, seeing that I have already told you all. [[Peace]] be with you. "

182:2.8 [[Jesus]] did say this to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] as he left his side that night: " [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], do what you can to keep your brethren [[together]] until I [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_191 come again to you] after I have [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_187 drunk this cup]. [[Strengthen]] your brethren, seeing that I have already told you all. [[Peace]] be with you. "

182:2.9 None of [[the apostles]] [[expected]] anything out of the [[ordinary]] to happen that night since it was already so late. They sought [[sleep]] that they might rise up early in the [[morning]] and be [[prepared]] for the worst. They [[thought]] that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] would seek to [[Arrest|apprehend]] their Master early in the [[morning]] as no [[secular]] [[work]] was ever done after noon on the [[preparation]] day for the [[Passover]]. Only [[David Zebedee]] and [[John Mark]] [[understood]] that the [[enemies]] of [[Jesus]] were coming with [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] that very night.

182:2.9 None of [[the apostles]] [[expected]] anything out of the [[ordinary]] to happen that night since it was already so late. They sought [[sleep]] that they might rise up early in the [[morning]] and be [[prepared]] for the worst. They [[thought]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen_Gadol chief priests] would seek to [[Arrest|apprehend]] their Master early in the [[morning]] as no [[secular]] [[work]] was ever done after noon on the [[preparation]] day for the [[Passover]]. Only [[David Zebedee]] and [[John Mark]] [[understood]] that the [[enemies]] of [[Jesus]] were coming with [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] that very night.

182:2.10 [[David Zebedee|David]] had arranged to stand guard that night on the upper trail which led to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany]-[[Jerusalem]] road, while [[John Mark]] was to watch along the road coming up by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidron Kidron] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane]. Before [[David Zebedee|David]] went to his [[self]]-imposed task of outpost [[duty]], he bade [[farewell]] to [[Jesus]], saying: " Master, I have had great [[joy]] in my [[service]] with you. My [[brothers]] are your [[apostles]], but I have delighted to do the lesser [[things]] as they should be done, and I shall miss you with all my [[heart]] when you are gone. " And then said [[Jesus]] to [[David Zebedee|David]]: " David, my son, others have done that which they were directed to do, but this [[service]] have you done of your own [[heart]], and I have not been unmindful of your [[devotion]]. You, too, shall some day serve with me in [[the Kingdom|the eternal kingdom]]. "

182:2.10 [[David Zebedee|David]] had arranged to stand guard that night on the upper trail which led to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany Bethany]-[[Jerusalem]] road, while [[John Mark]] was to watch along the road coming up by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidron Kidron] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane Gethsemane]. Before [[David Zebedee|David]] went to his [[self]]-imposed task of outpost [[duty]], he bade [[farewell]] to [[Jesus]], saying: " Master, I have had great [[joy]] in my [[service]] with you. My [[brothers]] are your [[apostles]], but I have delighted to do the lesser [[things]] as they should be done, and I shall miss you with all my [[heart]] when you are gone. " And then said [[Jesus]] to [[David Zebedee|David]]: " David, my son, others have done that which they were directed to do, but this [[service]] have you done of your own [[heart]], and I have not been unmindful of your [[devotion]]. You, too, shall some day serve with me in [[the Kingdom|the eternal kingdom]]. "

182:2.11 And then, as he [[prepared]] to go on watch by the upper trail, [[David Zebedee|David]] said to [[Jesus]]: " You know, Master, I sent for your [[family]], and I have [[word]] by a [[messenger]] that they are tonight in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. They will be here early tomorrow forenoon since it would be [[dangerous]] for them to come up the bloody way by night. " And [[Jesus]], looking down upon [[David Zebedee|David]], only said: " Let it be so, David. "

182:2.11 And then, as he [[prepared]] to go on watch by the upper trail, [[David Zebedee|David]] said to [[Jesus]]: " You know, Master, I sent for your [[family]], and I have [[word]] by a [[messenger]] that they are tonight in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho Jericho]. They will be here early tomorrow forenoon since it would be [[dangerous]] for them to come up the bloody way by night. " And [[Jesus]], looking down upon [[David Zebedee|David]], only said: " Let it be so, David. "

182:2.12 When [[David Zebedee|David]] had gone up [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], [[John Mark]] took up his [[vigil]] near the road which ran by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidron_Valley brook] down to [[Jerusalem]]. And [[John Mark|John]] would have remained at this post but for his great [[desire]] to be near [[Jesus]] and to know what was going on. Shortly after [[David Zebedee|David]] left him, and when [[John Mark]] [[observed]] [[Jesus]] withdraw, with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], into a near-by ravine, he was so overcome with combined [[devotion]] and [[curiosity]] that he forsook his sentinel post and followed after them, hiding himself in the bushes, from which place he saw and overheard all that transpired during those last [[moments]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane the garden] and just before [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and the armed guards appeared to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]].

182:2.12 When [[David Zebedee|David]] had gone up [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_Olives Olivet], [[John Mark]] took up his [[vigil]] near the road which ran by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidron_Valley brook] down to [[Jerusalem]]. And [[John Mark|John]] would have remained at this post but for his great [[desire]] to be near [[Jesus]] and to know what was going on. Shortly after [[David Zebedee|David]] left him, and when [[John Mark]] [[observed]] [[Jesus]] withdraw, with [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], and [[John, the Apostle|John]], into a near-by ravine, he was so overcome with combined [[devotion]] and [[curiosity]] that he forsook his sentinel post and followed after them, hiding himself in the bushes, from which place he saw and overheard all that transpired during those last [[moments]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane the garden] and just before [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and the armed guards appeared to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]].

182:2.13 While all this was in [[progress]] at [[the Master]]'s camp, [[Judas Iscariot]] was in [[conference]] with the captain of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] guards, who had assembled his men [[preparatory]] to setting out, under the [[leadership]] of the [[betrayer]], to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]].

182:2.13 While all this was in [[progress]] at [[the Master]]'s camp, [[Judas Iscariot]] was in [[conference]] with the captain of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] guards, who had assembled his men [[preparatory]] to setting out, under the [[leadership]] of the [[betrayer]], to [[arrest]] [[Jesus]].

==182:3. ALONE IN GETHSEMANE==

==182:3. ALONE IN GETHSEMANE==

182:3.3 When [[Jesus]] returned to [[speak]] with the three [[apostles]], he again found them fast [[asleep]]. He [[awakened]] them, saying: " In such an hour I need that you should watch and pray with me—all the more do you need to [[pray]] that you enter not into [[temptation]]—wherefore do you fall [[asleep]] when I leave you? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_26]

182:3.3 When [[Jesus]] returned to [[speak]] with the three [[apostles]], he again found them fast [[asleep]]. He [[awakened]] them, saying: " In such an hour I need that you should watch and pray with me—all the more do you need to [[pray]] that you enter not into [[temptation]]—wherefore do you fall [[asleep]] when I leave you? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_26]

182:3.4 And then, for a third time, [[the Master]] withdrew and [[prayed]]: " [[Father]], you see my [[sleeping]] [[apostles]]; have [[mercy]] upon them. The [[spirit]] is indeed willing, but the [[flesh]] is [[weak]]. And now, O [[Father]], if this cup may not pass, then would I drink it. Not my will, but yours, be done. " And when he had finished [[praying]], he lay for a [[moment]] [[prostrate]] on the ground. When he arose and went back to his [[apostles]], once more he found them [[asleep]]. He [[surveyed]] them and, with a [[pitying]] [[gesture]], tenderly said: " [[Sleep]] on now and take your [[rest]]; the [[Moment|time]] of [[decision]] is [[past]]. The hour is now upon us wherein the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be [[betrayed]] into the hands of his [[enemies]]. " As he reached down to shake them that he might [[awaken]] them, he said: " Arise, let us be going back to the camp, for, behold, he who [[betrays]] me is at hand, and the hour has come when my flock shall be scattered. But I have already told you about these things. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_26]

182:3.4 And then, for a third time, [[the Master]] withdrew and [[prayed]]: " [[Father]], you see my [[sleeping]] [[apostles]]; have [[mercy]] upon them. The [[spirit]] is indeed willing, but the [[flesh]] is [[weak]]. And now, O [[Father]], if this cup may not pass, then would I drink it. Not my will, but yours, be done. " And when he had finished [[praying]], he lay for a [[moment]] [[prostrate]] on the ground. When he arose and went back to his [[apostles]], once more he found them [[asleep]]. He [[surveyed]] them and, with a [[pitying]] [[gesture]], tenderly said: " [[Sleep]] on now and take your [[rest]]; the [[Moment|time]] of [[decision]] is [[past]]. The hour is now upon us wherein the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] will be [[betrayed]] into the hands of his [[enemies]]. " As he reached down to shake them that he might [[awaken]] them, he said: " Arise, let us be going back to the camp, for, behold, he who [[betrays]] me is at hand, and the hour has come when my flock shall be scattered. But I have already told you about these things. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_26]

182:3.5 During the years that [[Jesus]] lived among his followers, they did, indeed, have much [[proof]] of his [[divine]] [[nature]], but just now are they about to [[witness]] new [[evidences]] of his [[humanity]]. Just before the greatest of all the [[revelations]] of his [[divinity]], his [[resurrection]], must now come the greatest [[proofs]] of his [[mortal]] [[nature]], his [[humiliation]] and [[crucifixion]].

182:3.5 During the years that [[Jesus]] lived among his followers, they did, indeed, have much [[proof]] of his [[divine]] [[nature]], but just now are they about to [[witness]] new [[evidences]] of his [[humanity]]. Just before the greatest of all the [[revelations]] of his [[divinity]], his [[resurrection]], must now come the greatest [[proofs]] of his [[mortal]] [[nature]], his [[humiliation]] and [[crucifixion]].

182:3.6 Each time he prayed in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane the garden], his [[humanity]] laid a firmer [[faith]]-hold upon his [[divinity]]; his [[human]] will more completely became one with the [[divine]] will of [[the Father|his Father]]. Among other [[words]] [[spoken]] to him by the mighty [[angel]] was the [[message]] that [[the Father]] [[desired]] [[Creator Son|his Son]] to finish his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL earth bestowal] by passing through the [[creature]] [[experience]] of [[death]] just as all [[mortal]] [[creatures]] must [[experience]] [[material]] dissolution in passing from the [[existence]] of [[time]] into the [[progression]] of [[eternity]].

182:3.6 Each time he prayed in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gethsemane the garden], his [[humanity]] laid a firmer [[faith]]-hold upon his [[divinity]]; his [[human]] will more completely became one with the [[divine]] will of [[the Father|his Father]]. Among other [[words]] [[spoken]] to him by the mighty [[angel]] was the [[message]] that [[the Father]] [[desired]] [[Creator Son|his Son]] to finish his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL earth bestowal] by passing through the [[creature]] [[experience]] of [[death]] just as all [[mortal]] [[creatures]] must [[experience]] [[material]] dissolution in passing from the [[existence]] of [[time]] into the [[progression]] of [[eternity]].

182:3.7 Earlier in the evening it had not seemed so [[difficult]] to drink the cup, but as the [[human]] [[Jesus]] bade [[farewell]] to his [[apostles]] and sent them to their [[rest]], the [[trial]] grew more appalling. [[Jesus]] experienced that [[natural]] ebb and [[flow]] of [[feeling]] which is common to all [[human]] [[experience]], and just now he was weary from [[work]], [[exhausted]] from the long hours of strenuous labor and [[painful]] [[anxiety]] concerning the [[safety]] of his [[apostles]]. While no [[mortal]] can [[presume]] to [[understand]] the [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]] of the [[incarnate]] [[Son of God]] at such a [[time]] as this, we know that he [[endured]] great anguish and [[suffered]] untold [[sorrow]], for the [[perspiration]] rolled off his [[face]] in great drops. He was at last convinced that [[the Father]] [[intended]] to [[allow]] [[natural]] [[events]] to take their [[course]]; he was fully [[determined]] to employ none of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY sovereign power] as the [[supreme]] head of a [[universe]] to save himself.

182:3.7 Earlier in the evening it had not seemed so [[difficult]] to drink the cup, but as the [[human]] [[Jesus]] bade [[farewell]] to his [[apostles]] and sent them to their [[rest]], the [[trial]] grew more appalling. [[Jesus]] experienced that [[natural]] ebb and [[flow]] of [[feeling]] which is common to all [[human]] [[experience]], and just now he was weary from [[work]], [[exhausted]] from the long hours of strenuous labor and [[painful]] [[anxiety]] concerning the [[safety]] of his [[apostles]]. While no [[mortal]] can [[presume]] to [[understand]] the [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]] of the [[incarnate]] [[Son of God]] at such a [[time]] as this, we know that he [[endured]] great anguish and [[suffered]] untold [[sorrow]], for the [[perspiration]] rolled off his [[face]] in great drops. He was at last convinced that [[the Father]] [[intended]] to [[allow]] [[natural]] [[events]] to take their [[course]]; he was fully [[determined]] to employ none of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:3._LOCAL_UNIVERSE_SOVEREIGNTY sovereign power] as the [[supreme]] head of a [[universe]] to save himself.

182:3.8 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39 assembled hosts] of a [[Nebadon|vast creation]] are now hovered over this scene under the transient joint command of [[Gabriel]] and the [[Personalized Adjuster]] of [[Jesus]]. The division commanders of these armies of heaven have repeatedly been [[warned]] not to [[interfere]] with these [[transactions]] on [[earth]] unless [[Jesus]] himself should order them to [[intervene]].

182:3.8 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39 assembled hosts] of a [[Nebadon|vast creation]] are now hovered over this scene under the transient joint command of [[Gabriel]] and the [[Personalized Adjuster]] of [[Jesus]]. The division commanders of these armies of heaven have repeatedly been [[warned]] not to [[interfere]] with these [[transactions]] on [[earth]] unless [[Jesus]] himself should order them to [[intervene]].

182:3.9 The [[experience]] of parting with [[the apostles]] was a great strain on the [[human]] [[heart]] of [[Jesus]]; this [[sorrow]] of [[love]] bore down on him and made it more [[difficult]] to [[face]] such a [[death]] as he well knew awaited him. He [[realized]] how [[weak]] and how [[ignorant]] his [[apostles]] were, and he dreaded to leave them. He well knew that the time of his departure had come, but his [[human]] [[heart]] longed to find out whether there might not possibly be some [[legitimate]] avenue of [[escape]] from this terrible plight of [[suffering]] and [[sorrow]]. And when it had thus sought [[escape]], and [[failed]], it was willing to drink the cup. The [[divine]] [[mind]] of [[Michael]] knew he had done his best for the [[twelve apostles]]; but the [[human]] [[heart]] of [[Jesus]] [[wished]] that more might have been done for them before they should be left [[alone]] in the world. [[Jesus]]' [[heart]] was being crushed; he truly [[loved]] his brethren. He was [[isolated]] from his [[family]] in the [[flesh]]; one of [[the Apostles|his chosen]] [[associates]] was [[betraying]] him. His father [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s people had [[rejected]] him and thereby sealed their [[doom]] as a [[Chosen People|people]] with a special [[mission]] on [[earth]]. His [[soul]] was [[tortured]] by baffled [[love]] and [[rejected]] [[mercy]]. It was just one of those awful [[human]] [[moments]] when [[everything]] seems to bear down with crushing [[cruelty]] and terrible [[agony]].

182:3.9 The [[experience]] of parting with [[the apostles]] was a great strain on the [[human]] [[heart]] of [[Jesus]]; this [[sorrow]] of [[love]] bore down on him and made it more [[difficult]] to [[face]] such a [[death]] as he well knew awaited him. He [[realized]] how [[weak]] and how [[ignorant]] his [[apostles]] were, and he dreaded to leave them. He well knew that the time of his departure had come, but his [[human]] [[heart]] longed to find out whether there might not possibly be some [[legitimate]] avenue of [[escape]] from this terrible plight of [[suffering]] and [[sorrow]]. And when it had thus sought [[escape]], and [[failed]], it was willing to drink the cup. The [[divine]] [[mind]] of [[Michael]] knew he had done his best for the [[twelve apostles]]; but the [[human]] [[heart]] of [[Jesus]] [[wished]] that more might have been done for them before they should be left [[alone]] in the world. [[Jesus]]' [[heart]] was being crushed; he truly [[loved]] his brethren. He was [[isolated]] from his [[family]] in the [[flesh]]; one of [[the Apostles|his chosen]] [[associates]] was [[betraying]] him. His father [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s people had [[rejected]] him and thereby sealed their [[doom]] as a [[Chosen People|people]] with a special [[mission]] on [[earth]]. His [[soul]] was [[tortured]] by baffled [[love]] and [[rejected]] [[mercy]]. It was just one of those awful [[human]] [[moments]] when [[everything]] seems to bear down with crushing [[cruelty]] and terrible [[agony]].

182:3.10 [[Jesus]]' [[humanity]] was not insensible to this situation of [[private]] [[loneliness]], [[public]] [[shame]], and the [[appearance]] of the [[failure]] of his cause. All these sentiments bore down on him with indescribable heaviness. In this great [[sorrow]] his [[mind]] went back to the days of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_123 childhood in Nazareth] and to his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_126 early work] in [[Galilee]]. At the time of this great [[trial]] there came up in his [[mind]] many of those pleasant scenes of his [[earthly]] [[ministry]]. And it was from these old [[memories]] of [[Nazareth]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_134#134:8._THE_SOJOURN_ON_MOUNT_HERMON Mount Hermon], and of the [[sunrise]] and [[sunset]] on the shimmering [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], that he soothed himself as he made his [[human]] [[heart]] [[strong]] and ready to encounter the [[traitor]] who should so soon [[betray]] him.

182:3.10 [[Jesus]]' [[humanity]] was not insensible to this situation of [[private]] [[loneliness]], [[public]] [[shame]], and the [[appearance]] of the [[failure]] of his cause. All these sentiments bore down on him with indescribable heaviness. In this great [[sorrow]] his [[mind]] went back to the days of his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_123 childhood in Nazareth] and to his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_126 early work] in [[Galilee]]. At the time of this great [[trial]] there came up in his [[mind]] many of those pleasant scenes of his [[earthly]] [[ministry]]. And it was from these old [[memories]] of [[Nazareth]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_134#134:8._THE_SOJOURN_ON_MOUNT_HERMON Mount Hermon], and of the [[sunrise]] and [[sunset]] on the shimmering [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], that he soothed himself as he made his [[human]] [[heart]] [[strong]] and ready to encounter the [[traitor]] who should so soon [[betray]] him.

182:3.11 Before [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and the [[soldiers]] arrived, [[the Master]] had fully regained his customary [[poise]]; the [[spirit]] had [[triumphed]] over the [[flesh]]; [[faith]] had [[asserted]] itself over all [[human]] [[tendencies]] to [[fear]] or entertain [[doubt]]. The [[supreme]] test of the full [[realization]] of the [[human]] [[nature]] had been met and [[acceptably]] passed. Once more the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] was [[prepared]] to face his [[enemies]] with [[equanimity]] and in the full [[assurance]] of his invincibility as a [[mortal]] man unreservedly [[dedicated]] to the doing of [[the Father|his Father]]'s will.

182:3.11 Before [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and the [[soldiers]] arrived, [[the Master]] had fully regained his customary [[poise]]; the [[spirit]] had [[triumphed]] over the [[flesh]]; [[faith]] had [[asserted]] itself over all [[human]] [[tendencies]] to [[fear]] or entertain [[doubt]]. The [[supreme]] test of the full [[realization]] of the [[human]] [[nature]] had been met and [[acceptably]] passed. Once more the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man] was [[prepared]] to face his [[enemies]] with [[equanimity]] and in the full [[assurance]] of his invincibility as a [[mortal]] man unreservedly [[dedicated]] to the doing of [[the Father|his Father]]'s will.

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