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When I was still a [[mortal]] on [[this planet]] I was gifted with [[visions]] of the advanced stages of [[Light and Life]] which, according to my [[thought form]]s, were visions of [[heaven]]. Now, of course, I realize that I was privileged to [[understand]] just a little more than what I had previously understood about the [[future]] of the human race so that I would not become despondent and discouraged during my long [[imprisonment]].

When I was still a [[mortal]] on [[this planet]] I was gifted with [[visions]] of the advanced stages of [[Light and Life]] which, according to my [[thought form]]s, were visions of [[heaven]]. Now, of course, I realize that I was privileged to [[understand]] just a little more than what I had previously understood about the [[future]] of the human race so that I would not become despondent and discouraged during my long [[imprisonment]].

In some ways, my [[friends]], although several thousand years have come between us, we are contemporaries. You are close to me as were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Titus Titus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Timothy Timothy] and the other [[disciples]] who chose to accompany me on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle#Conversion_and_mission my travels]. You are close to me because you also live in a world of great [[uncertainty]] and [[turmoil]] where it is easy to lose [[faith]] in the ultimate triumph of the [[purposes]] of God in [[history]]. I have been allowed to speak to you tonight to help to solidify the [[connection]] between us, and also to verify the [[reality]] of your [[perception]] of this time in your lives, that it is like the [[excitement]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_testament New Testament] days. Yes, my friends, it is the same outpouring of [[Sot|the Spirit]] which we experienced at [[Pentecost]] that once again has come afresh into your lives as a result of this [[UB|new epochal revelation]]. We are literally walking in the [[footsteps]] of [[our Master]] as though his departure was yesterday. He is every bit as much present with you as he ever was with me or the other [[Apostles]]: [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Nathaniel]], [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon]] and so forth.

In some ways, my [[friends]], although several thousand years have come between us, we are contemporaries. You are close to me as were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Titus Titus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Timothy Timothy] and the other [[disciples]] who chose to accompany me on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle#Conversion_and_mission my travels]. You are close to me because you also live in a world of great [[uncertainty]] and [[turmoil]] where it is easy to lose [[faith]] in the ultimate triumph of the [[purposes]] of God in [[history]]. I have been allowed to speak to you tonight to help to solidify the [[connection]] between us, and also to verify the [[reality]] of your [[perception]] of this time in your lives, that it is like the [[excitement]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_testament New Testament] days. Yes, my friends, it is the same outpouring of [[Sot|the Spirit]] which we experienced at [[Pentecost]] that once again has come afresh into your lives as a result of this [[UB|new epochal revelation]]. We are literally walking in the [[footsteps]] of [[our Master]] as though his departure was yesterday. He is every bit as much present with you as he ever was with me or the other [[Apostles]]: [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], [[James, the Apostle|James]], [[John, the Apostle|John]], [[Nathaniel]], [[Simon, the Apostle|Simon]] and so forth.

You are not required to represent [[Christianity]] for that was my job; was more or less Peter and my creation. Whether or not you relate to a so-called Christian context is not the center of your job. All this you know very well. So our [[comradeship]] is not in an [[institutional]] [[church]] called Christian. Our comradeship is that we are called [[Apostles]] of our Sovereign Lord, [[Jesus]] the [[Christ]], the same one who is Christ [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]].

You are not required to represent [[Christianity]] for that was my job; was more or less Peter and my creation. Whether or not you relate to a so-called Christian context is not the center of your job. All this you know very well. So our [[comradeship]] is not in an [[institutional]] [[church]] called Christian. Our comradeship is that we are called [[Apostles]] of our Sovereign Lord, [[Jesus]] the [[Christ]], the same one who is Christ [[Michael]] of [[Nebadon]].

There were many days in which I was [[weak]], very weak. These times are not openly [[explained]] in my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_testament#Pauline_epistles_2 letters to the churches] for when I took in hand pen to write I was filled with the [[Spirit]]. So while my writing was not [[inspired]] and should not have been canonized as [[infallible]] [[truth]], nevertheless I was able to be so up-lifted at those times that you do not usually sense the many other times when I was under the gun, discouraged, [[depressed]], and self-[[doubting]].

There were many days in which I was [[weak]], very weak. These times are not openly [[explained]] in my [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_testament#Pauline_epistles_2 letters to the churches] for when I took in hand pen to write I was filled with the [[Spirit]]. So while my writing was not [[inspired]] and should not have been canonized as [[infallible]] [[truth]], nevertheless I was able to be so up-lifted at those times that you do not usually sense the many other times when I was under the gun, discouraged, [[depressed]], and self-[[doubting]].

But those times never took me down all the way. I was not out at the count of 9 -10. I was on my feet before the count reached 4. So have you displayed the same [[courage]] and [[resilience]] in your walk in the [[footsteps]] of [[our Master]].

But those times never took me down all the way. I was not out at the count of 9 -10. I was on my feet before the count reached 4. So have you displayed the same [[courage]] and [[resilience]] in your walk in the [[footsteps]] of [[our Master]].

Do not take the term [[apostle]] personally. I personally had to defend myself against those who said I was [[fraudulent]], not worthy of the name apostle for I had been the [[leader]], or one of the leaders, of the movement to destroy the Jesus Brotherhood. But I was commissioned by none other than our Lord and Master Himself, even as you were. In the pledge of [[allegiance]] that your repeated last week, your reaffirmed that [[apostle]] status.

Do not take the term [[apostle]] personally. I personally had to defend myself against those who said I was [[fraudulent]], not worthy of the name apostle for I had been the [[leader]], or one of the leaders, of the movement to destroy the Jesus Brotherhood. But I was commissioned by none other than our Lord and Master Himself, even as you were. In the pledge of [[allegiance]] that your repeated last week, your reaffirmed that [[apostle]] status.

Now, my friends, as I said the last time I spoke to you, you know much more than I knew. You have a much larger [[perspective]]. As the [[song]] goes, "[http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/u/turnyour.htm Turn your eyes upon Jesus]. Look full in his wonderful face. And the things of earth will go strangely dim in the light of his marvelous [[grace]]." The idea is, don't be [[distracted]] by those who go off here, who go off there, who walk in the [[steps]] of [[evil]] and follow in the pathways of [[pride]], who, like [[Lucifer]], trust their own [[thinking]] and their own [[understanding]] instead of deferring to the [[wisdom]] of God's [[guidance]]. Rather keep your eyes on Him Who was and is the complete [[guide]], the way-shower, and the strengthener, Whose [[yoke]] is [[light]] and Whose burden is easy when you let Him be the guide.

Now, my friends, as I said the last time I spoke to you, you know much more than I knew. You have a much larger [[perspective]]. As the [[song]] goes, "[https://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/u/turnyour.htm Turn your eyes upon Jesus]. Look full in his wonderful face. And the things of earth will go strangely dim in the light of his marvelous [[grace]]." The idea is, don't be [[distracted]] by those who go off here, who go off there, who walk in the [[steps]] of [[evil]] and follow in the pathways of [[pride]], who, like [[Lucifer]], trust their own [[thinking]] and their own [[understanding]] instead of deferring to the [[wisdom]] of God's [[guidance]]. Rather keep your eyes on Him Who was and is the complete [[guide]], the way-shower, and the strengthener, Whose [[yoke]] is [[light]] and Whose burden is easy when you let Him be the guide.

In conclusion, then, I wanted to touch base with you again because I truly do feel we are [[companions]], that our times are similar, as I refer back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle my time in history], and that we are fellow [[apostles]] whose task is to [[represent]] Him who represented his Father, the [[First Source and Center]] of all things and beings. Yes, my friends, welcome to the Jesus Brotherhood, for that is what it is, the [[Kingdom of Heaven]] within you. And this Jesus brotherhood is part of the universal [[brotherhood]] of all [[faith sons and daughters]] of the living God, as well as [[divine]] [[personalities]] who draw directly their [[heritage]] from the [[Paradise Trinity]].

In conclusion, then, I wanted to touch base with you again because I truly do feel we are [[companions]], that our times are similar, as I refer back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle my time in history], and that we are fellow [[apostles]] whose task is to [[represent]] Him who represented his Father, the [[First Source and Center]] of all things and beings. Yes, my friends, welcome to the Jesus Brotherhood, for that is what it is, the [[Kingdom of Heaven]] within you. And this Jesus brotherhood is part of the universal [[brotherhood]] of all [[faith sons and daughters]] of the living God, as well as [[divine]] [[personalities]] who draw directly their [[heritage]] from the [[Paradise Trinity]].

I am still within the [[Satania|Local System]] of course, but even so this universe is so amazing in its [[breadth]] and depth that you really still have no idea of what is in store for you. My [[words]] of long ago are even more true today, "Eye has not seen nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the [[heart]] of man the things that God has [[prepared]] for his sons and daughters, they that love him."

I am still within the [[Satania|Local System]] of course, but even so this universe is so amazing in its [[breadth]] and depth that you really still have no idea of what is in store for you. My [[words]] of long ago are even more true today, "Eye has not seen nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the [[heart]] of man the things that God has [[prepared]] for his sons and daughters, they that love him."

First of all, the [[Apostles]] were distinguished from the [[disciples]] by [[our Master]] because in addition to [[dedication]] to following the teachings of Jesus, they accepted the [[responsibilities]] of [[sharing]] the Good News with everyone that they could effectively [[interact]] with. They assumed the role of [[teacher]] as well as [[student]]. And they assumed a third role, and that was that they spoke in the name of another person-not on their own [[authority]]. They spoke as [[representatives]], as [[ambassadors]], for [[Christ Michael]].

First of all, the [[Apostles]] were distinguished from the [[disciples]] by [[our Master]] because in addition to [[dedication]] to following the teachings of Jesus, they accepted the [[responsibilities]] of [[sharing]] the Good News with everyone that they could effectively [[interact]] with. They assumed the role of [[teacher]] as well as [[student]]. And they assumed a third role, and that was that they spoke in the name of another person-not on their own [[authority]]. They spoke as [[representatives]], as [[ambassadors]], for [[Christ Michael]].

The original [[Apostles]] were all [[Jews]]. In Judaism the number [[12]] was very significant, representing the whole of Judaism, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_tribes_of_Israel 12 tribes of Israel]/ Judah. Jesus chose 12 Apostles and limited it to that number because of the [[symbolism]] of 12. Once the Jesus brotherhood expanded beyond the Jews to include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks the Greeks], later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_citizenship the Romans], and beyond that the entire world, the role of apostle was assumed by thousands of people without the title formally given. In the case of Paul, he was given the title and replaced [[Judas]] in the 12, in spite of their selection of another; but that was just a [[symbolic]] beginning. Now in this [[5th Epochal Revelation]] we begin again to bring to the world the teachings of Jesus as they are fleshed out in [[Part 4|Part IV of the Urantia Book]], for this generation did not actually have the [[opportunity]] to hear the man speak. And because his Gospel is now world-wide, presentation is not limited to the symbolism of the 12 of Judaism. The number of [[apostles]] is unlimited as long as one is willing to be a learner, a [[teacher]] and an [[ambassador]]. Do not [[compare]] yourself, therefor, to someone else. Only ask yourself if you sincerely fulfill those 3 requirements; and I believe I can say very certainly you do. Has this helped you, LaReen?

The original [[Apostles]] were all [[Jews]]. In Judaism the number [[12]] was very significant, representing the whole of Judaism, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_tribes_of_Israel 12 tribes of Israel]/ Judah. Jesus chose 12 Apostles and limited it to that number because of the [[symbolism]] of 12. Once the Jesus brotherhood expanded beyond the Jews to include [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks the Greeks], later [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_citizenship the Romans], and beyond that the entire world, the role of apostle was assumed by thousands of people without the title formally given. In the case of Paul, he was given the title and replaced [[Judas]] in the 12, in spite of their selection of another; but that was just a [[symbolic]] beginning. Now in this [[5th Epochal Revelation]] we begin again to bring to the world the teachings of Jesus as they are fleshed out in [[Part 4|Part IV of the Urantia Book]], for this generation did not actually have the [[opportunity]] to hear the man speak. And because his Gospel is now world-wide, presentation is not limited to the symbolism of the 12 of Judaism. The number of [[apostles]] is unlimited as long as one is willing to be a learner, a [[teacher]] and an [[ambassador]]. Do not [[compare]] yourself, therefor, to someone else. Only ask yourself if you sincerely fulfill those 3 requirements; and I believe I can say very certainly you do. Has this helped you, LaReen?

LaReen: Yes, you have really helped me, as usual. Thank you, Daniel.

LaReen: Yes, you have really helped me, as usual. Thank you, Daniel.

Daniel (Bill): Well, my friends, any other comments or questions, on Paul's comments or anything else that you wish?

Daniel (Bill): Well, my friends, any other comments or questions, on Paul's comments or anything else that you wish?

Ken: I was just like to say "thank you" to Paul for his [[comparison]] of the [[apostleship]] of those days and the apostleship of today. The words in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament#Pauline_epistles_2 the letters that he wrote as a mortal] here showed love. His [[words]] tonight showed love also. Thank you, Paul, for coming and talking to us.

Ken: I was just like to say "thank you" to Paul for his [[comparison]] of the [[apostleship]] of those days and the apostleship of today. The words in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament#Pauline_epistles_2 the letters that he wrote as a mortal] here showed love. His [[words]] tonight showed love also. Thank you, Paul, for coming and talking to us.

Paul (Bill): I was very [[honored]] to again be a guest speaker at your group. So, thank you, Ken, for your [[hospitality]].

Paul (Bill): I was very [[honored]] to again be a guest speaker at your group. So, thank you, Ken, for your [[hospitality]].