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Urantia Book Paper 182 In Gethsemane
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SPIRITWEB ORG, PROMOTING SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE INTERNET.
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Subjects Archive The Urantia Book Urantia Book PART IV: The Life and Teachings
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of Jesus : The Bestowal Of Michael On Urantia The Times Of Michael's Bestowal
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Birth And Infancy Of Jesus The Early Childhood Of Jesus The Later Childhood Of
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Jesus Jesus At Jerusalem The Two Crucial Years The Adolescent Years Jesus'
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Early Manhood The Later Adult Life Of Jesus On The Way To Rome The World's
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Religions The Sojourn At Rome The Return From Rome The Transition Years John
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The Baptist Baptism And The Forty Days Tarrying Time In Galilee Training The
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Kingdom's Messengers The Twelve Apostles The Ordination Of The Twelve Beginning
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The Public Work The Passover At Jerusalem Going Through Samaria At Gilboa And
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In The Decapolis Four Eventful Days At Capernaum First Preaching Tour Of
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Galilee The Interlude Visit To Jerusalem Training Evangelists At Bethsaida The
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Second Preaching Tour The Third Preaching Tour Tarrying And Teaching By The
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Seaside Events Leading Up To The Capernaum Crisis The Crisis At Capernaum Last
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Days At Capernaum Fleeing Through Northern Galilee The Sojourn At Tyre And
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Sidon At Caesarea-philippi The Mount Of Transfiguration The Decapolis Tour
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Rodan Of Alexandria Further Discussions With Rodan At The Feast Of Tabernacles
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Ordination Of The Seventy At Magadan At The Feast Of Dedication The Perean
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Mission Begins Last Visit To Northern Perea The Visit To Philadelphia The
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Resurrection Of Lazarus Last Teaching At Pella The Kingdom Of Heaven On The Way
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To Jerusalem Going Into Jerusalem Monday In Jerusalem ... In Gethsemane
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Paper 182 In Gethsemane
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Introduction
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IT WAS about ten o'clock this Thursday night when Jesus led the eleven apostles
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from the home of Elijah and Mary Mark on their way back to the Gethsemane camp.
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Ever since that day in the hills, John Mark had made it his business to keep a
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watchful eye on Jesus. John, being in need of sleep, had obtained several hours
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of rest while the Master had been with his apostles in the upper room, but on
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hearing them coming downstairs, he arose and, quickly throwing a linen coat
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about himself, followed them through the city, over the brook Kidron, and on to
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their private encampment adjacent to Gethsemane Park. And John Mark remained so
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near the Master throughout this night and the next day that he witnessed
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everything and overheard much of what the Master said from this time on to the
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hour of the crucifixion.
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As Jesus and the eleven made their way back to camp, the apostles began to
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wonder about the meaning of Judas's prolonged absence, and they spoke to one
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another concerning the Master's prediction that one of them would betray him,
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and for the first time they suspected that all was not well with Judas
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Iscariot. But they did not engage in open comment about Judas until they
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reached the camp and observed that he was not there, waiting to receive them.
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When they all besieged Andrew to know what had become of Judas, their chief
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remarked only, "I do not know where Judas is, but I fear he has deserted us."
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1. THE LAST GROUP PRAYER
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A few moments after arriving at camp, Jesus said to them: "My friends and
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brethren, my time with you is now very short, and I desire that we draw apart
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by ourselves while we pray to our Father in heaven for strength to sustain us
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in this hour and henceforth in all the work we must do in his name."
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When Jesus had thus spoken, he led the way a short distance up on Olivet, and
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in full view of Jerusalem he bade them kneel on a large flat rock in a circle
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about him as they had done on the day of their ordination; and then, as he
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stood there in the midst of them glorified in the mellow moonlight, he lifted
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up his eyes toward heaven and prayed:
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"Father, my hour has come; now glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you. I
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know that you have given me full authority over all living creatures in my
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realm, and I will give eternal life to all who will become faith sons of God.
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And this is eternal life, that my creatures should know you as the only true
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God and Father of all, and that they should believe in him whom you sent into
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the world. Father, I have exalted you on earth and have accomplished the work
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which you gave me to do. I have almost finished my bestowal upon the children
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of our own creation; there remains only for me to lay down my life in the
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flesh. And now,
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O my Father, glorify me with the glory which I had with you before this world
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was and receive me once more at your right hand.
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"I have manifested you to the men whom you chose from the world and gave to me.
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They are yours--as all life is in your hands--you gave them to me, and I have
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lived among them, teaching them the way of life, and they have believed. These
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men are learning that all I have comes from you, and that the life I live in
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the flesh is to make known my Father to the worlds. The truth which you have
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given to me I have revealed to them. These, my friends and ambassadors, have
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sincerely willed to receive your word. I have told them that I came forth from
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you, that you sent me into this world, and that I am about to return to you.
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Father, I do pray for these chosen men. And I pray for them not as I would pray
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for the world, but as for those whom I have chosen out of the world to
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represent me to the world after I have returned to your work, even as I have
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represented you in this world during my sojourn in the flesh. These men are
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mine; you gave them to me; but all things which are mine are ever yours, and
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all that which was yours you have now caused to be mine. You have been exalted
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in me, and I now pray that I may be honored in these men. I can no longer be in
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this world; I am about to return to the work you have given me to do. I must
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leave these men behind to represent us and our kingdom among men. Father, keep
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these men faithful as I prepare to yield up my life in the flesh. Help these,
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my friends, to be one in spirit, even as we are one. As long as I could be with
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them, I could watch over them and guide them, but now am I about to go away. Be
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near them, Father, until we can send the new teacher to comfort and strengthen
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them.
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"You gave me twelve men, and I have kept them all save one, the son of revenge,
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who would not have further fellowship with us. These men are weak and frail,
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but I know we can trust them; I have proved them; they love me, even as they
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reverence you. While they must suffer much for my sake, I desire that they
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should also be filled with the joy of the assurance of sonship in the heavenly
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kingdom. I have given these men your word and have taught them the truth. The
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world may hate them, even as it has hated me, but I do not ask that you take
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them out of the world, only that you keep them from the evil in the world.
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Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. And as you sent me into this
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world, even so am I about to send these men into the world. For their sakes I
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have lived among men and have consecrated my life to your service that I might
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inspire them to be purified through the truth I have taught them and the love I
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have revealed to them. I well know, my Father, that there is no need for me to
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ask you to watch over these brethren after I have gone; I know you love them
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even as I, but I do this that they may the better realize the Father loves
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mortal men even as does the Son.
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"And now, my Father, I would pray not only for these eleven men but also for
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all others who now believe, or who may hereafter believe the gospel of the
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kingdom through the word of their future ministry. I want them all to be one,
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even as you and I are one. You are in me and I am in you, and I desire that
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these believers likewise be in us; that both of our spirits indwell them. If my
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children are one as we are one, and if they love one another as I have loved
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them, all men will then believe that I came forth from you and be willing to
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receive the revelation of truth and glory which I have made. The glory which
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you gave me I have revealed to these believers. As you have lived with me in
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spirit, so have I lived with them in the flesh. As you have been one with me,
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so have I been one with them, and so will the new teacher ever be one with them
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and in them. And all this
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have I done that my brethren in the flesh may know that the Father loves them
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even as does the Son, and that you love them even as you love me. Father, work
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with me to save these believers that they may presently come to be with me in
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glory and then go on to join you in the Paradise embrace. Those who serve with
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me in humiliation, I would have with me in glory so that they may see all you
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have given into my hands as the eternal harvest of the seed sowing of time in
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the likeness of mortal flesh. I long to show my earthly brethren the glory I
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had with you before the founding of this world. This world knows very little of
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you, righteous Father, but I know you, and I have made you known to these
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believers, and they will make known your name to other generations. And now I
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promise them that you will be with them in the world even as you have been with
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me--even so."
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The eleven remained kneeling in this circle about Jesus for several minutes
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before they arose and in silence made their way back to the near-by camp.
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Jesus prayed for unity among his followers, but he did not desire uniformity.
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Sin creates a dead level of evil inertia, but righteousness nourishes the
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creative spirit of individual experience in the living realities of eternal
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truth and in the progressive communion of the divine spirits of the Father and
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the Son. In the spiritual fellowship of the believer-son with the divine Father
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there can never be doctrinal finality and sectarian superiority of group
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consciousness.
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The Master, during the course of this final prayer with his apostles, alluded
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to the fact that he had manifested the Father's name to the world. And that is
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truly what he did by the revelation of God through his perfected life in the
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flesh. The Father in heaven had sought to reveal himself to Moses, but he could
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proceed no further than to cause it to be said, "I AM." And when pressed for
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further revelation of himself, it was only disclosed, "I AM that I AM." But
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when Jesus had finished his earth life, this name of the Father had been so
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revealed that the Master, who was the Father incarnate, could truly say:
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I am the bread of life.
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I am the living water.
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I am the light of the world.
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I am the desire of all ages.
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I am the open door to eternal salvation.
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I am the reality of endless life.
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I am the good shepherd.
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I am the pathway of infinite perfection.
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I am the resurrection and the life.
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I am the secret of eternal survival.
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I am the way, the truth, and the life.
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I am the infinite Father of my finite children.
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I am the true vine; you are the branches.
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I am the hope of all who know the living truth.
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I am the living bridge from one world to another.
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I am the living link between time and eternity.
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Thus did Jesus enlarge the living revelation of the name of God to all
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generations. As divine love reveals the nature of God, eternal truth discloses
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his name in ever-enlarging proportions.
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2. LAST HOUR BEFORE THE BETRAYAL
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The apostles were greatly shocked when they returned to their camp and found
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Judas absent. While the eleven were engaged in a heated discussion of their
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traitorous fellow apostle, David Zebedee and John Mark took Jesus to one side
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and revealed that they had kept Judas under observation for several days, and
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that they knew he intended to betray him into the hands of his enemies. Jesus
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listened to them but only said: "My friends, nothing can happen to the Son of
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Man unless the Father in heaven so wills. Let not your hearts be troubled; all
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things will work together for the glory of God and the salvation of men."
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The cheerful attitude of Jesus was waning. As the hour passed, he grew more and
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more serious, even sorrowful. The apostles, being much agitated, were loath to
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return to their tents even when requested to do so by the Master himself.
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Returning from his talk with David and John, he addressed his last words to all
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eleven, saying: "My friends, go to your rest. Prepare yourselves for the work
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of tomorrow. Remember, we should all submit ourselves to the will of the Father
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in heaven. My peace I leave with you." And having thus spoken, he motioned them
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to their tents, but as they went, he called to Peter, James, and John, saying,
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"I desire that you remain with me for a little while."
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The apostles fell asleep only because they were literally exhausted; they had
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been running short on sleep ever since their arrival in Jerusalem. Before they
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went to their separate sleeping quarters, Simon Zelotes led them all over to
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his tent, where were stored the swords and other arms, and supplied each of
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them with this fighting equipment. All of them received these arms and girded
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themselves therewith except Nathaniel. Nathaniel, in refusing to arm himself,
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said: "My brethren, the Master has repeatedly told us that his kingdom is not
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of this world, and that his disciples should not fight with the sword to bring
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about its establishment. I believe this; I do not think the Master needs to
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have us employ the sword in his defense. We have all seen his mighty power and
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know that he could defend himself against his enemies if he so desired. If he
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will not resist his enemies, it must be that such a course represents his
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attempt to fulfill his Father's will. I will pray, but I will not wield the
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sword." When Andrew heard Nathaniel's speech, he handed his sword back to Simon
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Zelotes. And so nine of them were armed as they separated for the night.
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Resentment of Judas's being a traitor for the moment eclipsed everything else
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in the apostles' minds. The Master's comment in reference to Judas, spoken in
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the course of the last prayer, opened their eyes to the fact that he had
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forsaken them.
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After the eight apostles had finally gone to their tents, and while Peter,
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James, and John were standing by to receive the Master's orders, Jesus called
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to David Zebedee, "Send to me your most fleet and trustworthy messenger." When
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David brought to the Master one Jacob, once a runner on the overnight messenger
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service between Jerusalem and Bethsaida, Jesus, addressing him, said: "In all
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haste, go to Abner at Philadelphia and say: `The Master sends greetings of
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peace to you and says that the hour has come when he will be delivered into the
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hands of his enemies, who will put him to death, but that he will rise from the
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dead and appear to you shortly, before he goes to the Father, and that he will
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then give you guidance to the time when the new teacher shall come to live in
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your hearts.'" And when Jacob had rehearsed this message to the
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Master's satisfaction, Jesus sent him on his way, saying: "Fear not what any
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man may do to you, Jacob, for this night an unseen messenger will run by your
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side."
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Then Jesus turned to the chief of the visiting Greeks who were encamped with
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them, and said: "My brother, be not disturbed by what is about to take place
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since I have already forewarned you. The Son of Man will be put to death at the
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instigation of his enemies, the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews, but I
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will rise to be with you a short time before I go to the Father. And when you
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have seen all this come to pass, glorify God and strengthen your brethren."
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In ordinary circumstances the apostles would have bidden the Master a personal
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good night, but this evening they were so preoccupied with the sudden
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realization of Judas's desertion and so overcome by the unusual nature of the
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Master's farewell prayer that they listened to his good-bye salutation and went
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away in silence.
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Jesus did say this to Andrew as he left his side that night: "Andrew, do what
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you can to keep your brethren together until I come again to you after I have
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drunk this cup. Strengthen your brethren, seeing that I have already told you
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all. Peace be with you."
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None of the apostles expected anything out of the ordinary to happen that night
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since it was already so late. They sought sleep that they might rise up early
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in the morning and be prepared for the worst. They thought that the chief
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priests would seek to apprehend their Master early in the morning as no secular
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work was ever done after noon on the preparation day for the Passover. Only
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David Zebedee and John Mark understood that the enemies of Jesus were coming
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with Judas that very night.
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David had arranged to stand guard that night on the upper trail which led to
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the Bethany-Jerusalem road, while John Mark was to watch along the road coming
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up by the Kidron to Gethsemane. Before David went to his self-imposed task of
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outpost duty, he bade farewell to Jesus, saying: "Master, I have had great joy
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in my service with you. My brothers are your apostles, but I have delighted to
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do the lesser things as they should be done, and I shall miss you with all my
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heart when you are gone." And then said Jesus to David: "David, my son, others
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have done that which they were directed to do, but this service have you done
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of your own heart, and I have not been unmindful of your devotion. You, too,
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shall some day serve with me in the eternal kingdom."
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And then, as he prepared to go on watch by the upper trail, David said to
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Jesus: "You know, Master, I sent for your family, and I have word by a
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messenger that they are tonight in Jericho. They will be here early tomorrow
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forenoon since it would be dangerous for them to come up the bloody way by
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night." And Jesus, looking down upon David, only said: "Let it be so, David."
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When David had gone up Olivet, John Mark took up his vigil near the road which
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ran by the brook down to Jerusalem. And John would have remained at this post
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but for his great desire to be near Jesus and to know what was going on.
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Shortly after David left him, and when John Mark observed Jesus withdraw, with
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Peter, James, and John, into a near-by ravine, he was so overcome with combined
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devotion and curiosity that he forsook his sentinel post and followed after
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them, hiding himself in the bushes, from which place he saw and overheard all
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that transpired during those last moments in the garden and just before Judas
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and the armed guards appeared to arrest Jesus.
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While all this was in progress at the Master's camp, Judas Iscariot was in
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conference with the captain of the temple guards, who had assembled his men
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preparatory to setting out, under the leadership of the betrayer, to arrest
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Jesus.
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3. ALONE IN GETHSEMANE
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After all was still and quiet about the camp, Jesus, taking Peter, James, and
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John, went a short way up a near-by ravine where he had often before gone to
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pray and commune. The three apostles could not help recognizing that he was
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grievously oppressed; never before had they observed their Master to be so
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heavy-laden and sorrowful. When they arrived at the place of his devotions, he
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bade the three sit down and watch with him while he went off about a stone's
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throw to pray. And when he had fallen down on his face, he prayed: "My Father,
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I came into this world to do your will, and so have I. I know that the hour has
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come to lay down this life in the flesh, and I do not shrink therefrom, but I
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would know that it is your will that I drink this cup. Send me the assurance
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that I will please you in my death even as I have in my life."
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The Master remained in a prayerful attitude for a few moments, and then, going
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over to the three apostles, he found them sound asleep, for their eyes were
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heavy and they could not remain awake. As Jesus awoke them, he said: "What! can
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you not watch with me even for one hour? Cannot you see that my soul is
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exceedingly sorrowful, even to death, and that I crave your companionship?"
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After the three had aroused from their slumber, the Master again went apart by
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himself and, falling down on the ground, again prayed: "Father, I know it is
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possible to avoid this cup--all things are possible with you--but I have come
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to do your will, and while this is a bitter cup, I would drink it if it is your
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will." And when he had thus prayed, a mighty angel came down by his side and,
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speaking to him, touched him and strengthened him.
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When Jesus returned to speak with the three apostles, he again found them fast
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asleep. He awakened them, saying: "In such an hour I need that you should watch
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and pray with me--all the more do you need to pray that you enter not into
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temptation--wherefore do you fall asleep when I leave you?"
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And then, for a third time, the Master withdrew and prayed: "Father, you see my
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sleeping apostles; have mercy upon them. The spirit is indeed willing, but the
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flesh is weak. And now, O Father, if this cup may not pass, then would I drink
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it. Not my will, but yours, be done." And when he had finished praying, he lay
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for a moment prostrate on the ground. When he arose and went back to his
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apostles, once more he found them asleep. He surveyed them and, with a pitying
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gesture, tenderly said: "Sleep on now and take your rest; the time of decision
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is past. The hour is now upon us wherein the Son of Man will be betrayed into
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the hands of his enemies." As he reached down to shake them that he might
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awaken them, he said: "Arise, let us be going back to the camp, for, behold, he
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who betrays me is at hand, and the hour has come when my flock shall be
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scattered. But I have already told you about these things."
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During the years that Jesus lived among his followers, they did, indeed, have
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much proof of his divine nature, but just now are they about to witness new
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evidences of his humanity. Just before the greatest of all the revelations of
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his divinity, his resurrection, must now come the greatest proofs of his mortal
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nature, his humiliation and crucifixion.
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Each time he prayed in the garden, his humanity laid a firmer faith-hold upon
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his divinity; his human will more completely became one with the divine will of
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his Father. Among other words spoken to him by the mighty angel was the message
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that the Father desired his Son to finish his earth bestowal by passing through
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the creature experience of death just as all mortal creatures must experience
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material dissolution in passing from the existence of time into the progression
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of eternity.
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Earlier in the evening it had not seemed so difficult to drink the cup, but as
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the human Jesus bade farewell to his apostles and sent them to their rest, the
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trial grew more appalling. Jesus experienced that natural ebb and flow of
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feeling which is common to all human experience, and just now he was weary from
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work, exhausted from the long hours of strenuous labor and painful anxiety
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concerning the safety of his apostles. While no mortal can presume to
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understand the thoughts and feelings of the incarnate Son of God at such a time
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as this, we know that he endured great anguish and suffered untold sorrow, for
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the perspiration rolled off his face in great drops. He was at last convinced
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that the Father intended to allow natural events to take their course; he was
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fully determined to employ none of his sovereign power as the supreme head of a
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universe to save himself.
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The assembled hosts of a vast creation are now hovered over this scene under
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the transient joint command of Gabriel and the Personalized Adjuster of Jesus.
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The division commanders of these armies of heaven have repeatedly been warned
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not to interfere with these transactions on earth unless Jesus himself should
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order them to intervene.
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The experience of parting with the apostles was a great strain on the human
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heart of Jesus; this sorrow of love bore down on him and made it more difficult
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to face such a death as he well knew awaited him. He realized how weak and how
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ignorant his apostles were, and he dreaded to leave them. He well knew that the
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time of his departure had come, but his human heart longed to find out whether
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there might not possibly be some legitimate avenue of escape from this terrible
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plight of suffering and sorrow. And when it had thus sought escape, and failed,
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it was willing to drink the cup. The divine mind of Michael knew he had done
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his best for the twelve apostles; but the human heart of Jesus wished that more
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might have been done for them before they should be left alone in the world.
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Jesus' heart was being crushed; he truly loved his brethren. He was isolated
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from his family in the flesh; one of his chosen associates was betraying him.
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His father Joseph's people had rejected him and thereby sealed their doom as a
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people with a special mission on earth. His soul was tortured by baffled love
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and rejected mercy. It was just one of those awful human moments when
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everything seems to bear down with crushing cruelty and terrible agony.
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Jesus' humanity was not insensible to this situation of private loneliness,
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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
|
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his mind went back to the days of his childhood in Nazareth and to his early
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work in Galilee. At the time of this great trial there came up in his mind many
|
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of those pleasant scenes of his earthly ministry. And it was from these old
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memories of Nazareth, Capernaum, Mount Hermon, and of the sunrise and sunset on
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the shimmering Sea of Galilee, that he soothed himself as he made his human
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heart strong and ready to encounter the traitor who should so soon betray him.
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top of page - 1970
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Before Judas and the soldiers arrived, the Master had fully regained his
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customary poise; the spirit had triumphed over the flesh; faith had asserted
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itself over all human tendencies to fear or entertain doubt. The supreme test
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of the full realization of the human nature had been met and acceptably passed.
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Once more the Son of Man was prepared to face his enemies with equanimity and
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in the full assurance of his invincibility as a mortal man unreservedly
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dedicated to the doing of his Father's will.
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top of page - 1971
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Subjects Archive The Urantia Book Urantia Book PART IV: The Life and Teachings
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of Jesus : The Bestowal Of Michael On Urantia The Times Of Michael's Bestowal
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Birth And Infancy Of Jesus The Early Childhood Of Jesus The Later Childhood Of
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Jesus Jesus At Jerusalem The Two Crucial Years The Adolescent Years Jesus'
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Early Manhood The Later Adult Life Of Jesus On The Way To Rome The World's
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Religions The Sojourn At Rome The Return From Rome The Transition Years John
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The Baptist Baptism And The Forty Days Tarrying Time In Galilee Training The
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Kingdom's Messengers The Twelve Apostles The Ordination Of The Twelve Beginning
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The Public Work The Passover At Jerusalem Going Through Samaria At Gilboa And
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In The Decapolis Four Eventful Days At Capernaum First Preaching Tour Of
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Galilee The Interlude Visit To Jerusalem Training Evangelists At Bethsaida The
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Second Preaching Tour The Third Preaching Tour Tarrying And Teaching By The
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Seaside Events Leading Up To The Capernaum Crisis The Crisis At Capernaum Last
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Days At Capernaum Fleeing Through Northern Galilee The Sojourn At Tyre And
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Sidon At Caesarea-philippi The Mount Of Transfiguration The Decapolis Tour
|
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Rodan Of Alexandria Further Discussions With Rodan At The Feast Of Tabernacles
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Ordination Of The Seventy At Magadan At The Feast Of Dedication The Perean
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Mission Begins Last Visit To Northern Perea The Visit To Philadelphia The
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Resurrection Of Lazarus Last Teaching At Pella The Kingdom Of Heaven On The Way
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To Jerusalem Going Into Jerusalem Monday In Jerusalem Tuesday Morning In The
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Temple The Last Temple Discourse Tuesday Evening On Mount Olivet Wednesday, The
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Rest Day Last Day At The Camp The Last Supper The Farewell Discourse Final
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Admonitions And Warnings In Gethsemane The Betrayal And Arrest Of Jesus Before
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The Sanhedrin Court The Trial Before Pilate Just Before The Crucifixion The
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Crucifixion The Time Of The Tomb The Resurrection Morontia Appearances Of Jesus
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Appearances To The Apostles And Other Leaders Appearances In Galilee Final
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Appearances And Ascension Bestowal Of The Spirit Of Truth After Pentecost The
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Faith Of Jesus
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