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This was the occasion of Jesus' warning his followers to beware of the support of the multitude:

This was the occasion of Jesus' warning his followers to beware of the support of the multitude:

*"And so you must not allow yourselves to be deceived by the great crowds who heard us in the temple, and who seemed to believe our teachings. These multitudes listen to the truth and believe it superficially with their minds, but few of them permit the word of truth to strike down into the heart with living roots. Those who know the gospel only in the mind, and who have not experienced it in the heart, cannot be depended upon for support when real trouble comes. When the rulers of the Jews reach an agreement to destroy the Son of Man, and when they strike with one accord, you will see the multitude either flee in dismay or else stand by in silent amazement while these maddened and blinded rulers lead the teachers of the gospel truth to their death. And then, when adversity and persecution descend upon you, still others whom you think love the truth will be scattered, and some will renounce the gospel and desert you.  Some who have been very close to us have already made up their minds to desert. You have rested today in preparation for those times that are now upon us. Watch, therefore, and pray that on the morrow you may be strengthened for the days that are just ahead."

*"'''And so you must not allow yourselves to be deceived by the great crowds who heard us in the temple, and who seemed to believe our teachings'''. These multitudes listen to the truth and believe it superficially with their minds, but few of them permit the word of truth to strike down into the heart with living roots. Those who know the gospel only in the mind, and who have not experienced it in the heart, cannot be depended upon for support when real trouble comes. When the rulers of the Jews reach an agreement to destroy the Son of Man, and when they strike with one accord, you will see the multitude either flee in dismay or else stand by in silent amazement while these maddened and blinded rulers lead the teachers of the gospel truth to their death. And then, when adversity and persecution descend upon you, still others whom you think love the truth will be scattered, and some will renounce the gospel and desert you.  Some who have been very close to us have already made up their minds to desert. You have rested today in preparation for those times that are now upon us. Watch, therefore, and pray that on the morrow you may be strengthened for the days that are just ahead."

[[category: PART III: Transfigured (A.D. 29 - A.D. 30)]]

[[category: PART III: Transfigured (A.D. 29 - A.D. 30)]]