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Urantia Book Paper 165 The Perean Mission Begins
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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 ...
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Paper 165 The Perean Mission Begins
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Introduction
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ON TUESDAY, January 3, A.D. 30, Abner, the former chief of the twelve apostles
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of John the Baptist, a Nazarite and onetime head of the Nazarite school at
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Engedi, now chief of the seventy messengers of the kingdom, called his
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associates together and gave them final instructions before sending them on a
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mission to all of the cities and villages of Perea. This Perean mission
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continued for almost three months and was the last ministry of the Master. From
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these labors Jesus went directly to Jerusalem to pass through his final
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experiences in the flesh. The seventy, supplemented by the periodic labors of
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Jesus and the twelve apostles, worked in the following cities and towns and
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some fifty additional villages: Zaphon, Gadara, Macad, Arbela, Ramath, Edrei,
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Bosora, Caspin, Mispeh, Gerasa, Ragaba, Succoth, Amathus, Adam, Penuel,
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Capitolias, Dion, Hatita, Gadda, Philadelphia, Jogbehah, Gilead, Beth-Nimrah,
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Tyrus, Elealah, Livias, Heshbon, Callirrhoe, Beth-Peor, Shittim, Sibmah,
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Medeba, Beth-Meon, Areopolis, and Aroer.
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Throughout this tour of Perea the women's corps, now numbering sixty-two, took
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over most of the work of ministration to the sick. This was the final period of
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the development of the higher spiritual aspects of the gospel of the kingdom,
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and there was, accordingly, an absence of miracle working. No other part of
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Palestine was so thoroughly worked by the apostles and disciples of Jesus, and
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in no other region did the better classes of citizens so generally accept the
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Master's teaching.
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Perea at this time was about equally gentile and Jewish, the Jews having been
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generally removed from these regions during the times of Judas Maccabee. Perea
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was the most beautiful and picturesque province of all Palestine. It was
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generally referred to by the Jews as "the land beyond the Jordan."
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Throughout this period Jesus divided his time between the camp at Pella and
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trips with the twelve to assist the seventy in the various cities where they
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taught and preached. Under Abner's instructions the seventy baptized all
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believers, although Jesus had not so charged them.
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1. AT THE PELLA CAMP
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By the middle of January more than twelve hundred persons were gathered
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together at Pella, and Jesus taught this multitude at least once each day when
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he was in residence at the camp, usually speaking at nine o'clock in the
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morning if not prevented by rain. Peter and the other apostles taught each
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afternoon. The evenings Jesus reserved for the usual sessions of questions and
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answers with the twelve and other advanced disciples. The evening groups
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averaged about fifty.
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By the middle of March, the time when Jesus began his journey toward Jerusalem,
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over four thousand persons composed the large audience which heard
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Jesus or Peter preach each morning. The Master chose to terminate his work on
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earth when the interest in his message had reached a high point, the highest
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point attained under this second or nonmiraculous phase of the progress of the
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kingdom. While three quarters of the multitude were truth seekers, there were
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also present a large number of Pharisees from Jerusalem and elsewhere, together
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with many doubters and cavilers.
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Jesus and the twelve apostles devoted much of their time to the multitude
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assembled at the Pella camp. The twelve paid little or no attention to the
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field work, only going out with Jesus to visit Abner's associates from time to
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time. Abner was very familiar with the Perean district since this was the field
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in which his former master, John the Baptist, had done most of his work. After
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beginning the Perean mission, Abner and the seventy never returned to the Pella
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camp.
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2. SERMON ON THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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A company of over three hundred Jerusalemites, Pharisees and others, followed
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Jesus north to Pella when he hastened away from the jurisdiction of the Jewish
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rulers at the ending of the feast of the dedication; and it was in the presence
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of these Jewish teachers and leaders, as well as in the hearing of the twelve
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apostles, that Jesus preached the sermon on the "Good Shepherd." After half an
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hour of informal discussion, speaking to a group of about one hundred, Jesus
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said:
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"On this night I have much to tell you, and since many of you are my disciples
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and some of you my bitter enemies, I will present my teaching in a parable, so
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that you may each take for yourself that which finds a reception in your heart.
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"Tonight, here before me are men who would be willing to die for me and for
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this gospel of the kingdom, and some of them will so offer themselves in the
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years to come; and here also are some of you, slaves of tradition, who have
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followed me down from Jerusalem, and who, with your darkened and deluded
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leaders, seek to kill the Son of Man. The life which I now live in the flesh
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shall judge both of you, the true shepherds and the false shepherds. If the
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false shepherd were blind, he would have no sin, but you claim that you see;
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you profess to be teachers in Israel; therefore does your sin remain upon you.
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"The true shepherd gathers his flock into the fold for the night in times of
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danger. And when the morning has come, he enters into the fold by the door, and
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when he calls, the sheep know his voice. Every shepherd who gains entrance to
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the sheepfold by any other means than by the door is a thief and a robber. The
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true shepherd enters the fold after the porter has opened the door for him, and
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his sheep, knowing his voice, come out at his word; and when they that are his
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are thus brought forth, the true shepherd goes before them; he leads the way
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and the sheep follow him. His sheep follow him because they know his voice;
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they will not follow a stranger. They will flee from the stranger because they
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know not his voice. This multitude which is gathered about us here are like
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sheep without a shepherd, but when we speak to them, they know the shepherd's
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voice, and they follow after us; at least, those who hunger for truth and
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thirst for righteousness do. Some of you are not of my fold; you know not my
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voice, and you do not follow me. And because you are false shepherds, the sheep
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know not your voice and will not follow you."
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And when Jesus had spoken this parable, no one asked him a question. After a
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time he began again to speak and went on to discuss the parable:
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"You who would be the undershepherds of my Father's flocks must not only be
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worthy leaders, but you must also feed the flock with good food; you are not
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true shepherds unless you lead your flocks into green pastures and beside still
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waters.
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"And now, lest some of you too easily comprehend this parable, I will declare
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that I am both the door to the Father's sheepfold and at the same time the true
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shepherd of my Father's flocks. Every shepherd who seeks to enter the fold
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without me shall fail, and the sheep will not hear his voice. I, with those who
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minister with me, am the door. Every soul who enters upon the eternal way by
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the means I have created and ordained shall be saved and will be able to go on
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to the attainment of the eternal pastures of Paradise.
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"But I also am the true shepherd who is willing even to lay down his life for
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the sheep. The thief breaks into the fold only to steal, and to kill, and to
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destroy; but I have come that you all may have life and have it more
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abundantly. He who is a hireling, when danger arises, will flee and allow the
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sheep to be scattered and destroyed; but the true shepherd will not flee when
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the wolf comes; he will protect his flock and, if necessary, lay down his life
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for his sheep. Verily, verily, I say to you, friends and enemies, I am the true
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shepherd; I know my own and my own know me. I will not flee in the face of
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danger. I will finish this service of the completion of my Father's will, and I
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will not forsake the flock which the Father has intrusted to my keeping.
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"But I have many other sheep not of this fold, and these words are true not
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only of this world. These other sheep also hear and know my voice, and I have
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promised the Father that they shall all be brought into one fold, one
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brotherhood of the sons of God. And then shall you all know the voice of one
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shepherd, the true shepherd, and shall all acknowledge the fatherhood of God.
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"And so shall you know why the Father loves me and has put all of his flocks in
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this domain in my hands for keeping; it is because the Father knows that I will
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not falter in the safeguarding of the sheepfold, that I will not desert my
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sheep, and that, if it shall be required, I will not hesitate to lay down my
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life in the service of his manifold flocks. But, mind you, if I lay down my
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life, I will take it up again. No man nor any other creature can take away my
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life. I have the right and the power to lay down my life, and I have the same
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power and right to take it up again. You cannot understand this, but I received
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such authority from my Father even before this world was."
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When they heard these words, his apostles were confused, his disciples were
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amazed, while the Pharisees from Jerusalem and around about went out into the
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night, saying, "He is either mad or has a devil." But even some of the
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Jerusalem teachers said: "He speaks like one having authority; besides, who
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ever saw one having a devil open the eyes of a man born blind and do all of the
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wonderful things which this man has done?"
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On the morrow about half of these Jewish teachers professed belief in Jesus,
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and the other half in dismay returned to Jerusalem and their homes.
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3. SABBATH SERMON AT PELLA
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By the end of January the Sabbath-afternoon multitudes numbered almost three
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thousand. On Saturday, January 28, Jesus preached the memorable ser-
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mon on "Trust and Spiritual Preparedness." After preliminary remarks by Simon
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Peter, the Master said:
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"What I have many times said to my apostles and to my disciples, I now declare
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to this multitude: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy,
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born of prejudice and nurtured in traditional bondage, albeit many of these
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Pharisees are honest of heart and some of them abide here as my disciples.
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Presently all of you shall understand my teaching, for there is nothing now
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covered that shall not be revealed. That which is now hid from you shall all be
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made known when the Son of Man has completed his mission on earth and in the
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flesh.
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"Soon, very soon, will the things which our enemies now plan in secrecy and in
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darkness be brought out into the light and be proclaimed from the housetops.
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But I say to you, my friends, when they seek to destroy the Son of Man, be not
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afraid of them. Fear not those who, although they may be able to kill the body,
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after that have no more power over you. I admonish you to fear none, in heaven
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or on earth, but to rejoice in the knowledge of Him who has power to deliver
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you from all unrighteousness and to present you blameless before the judgment
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seat of a universe.
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"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And yet, when these birds flit
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about in quest of their sustenance, not one of them exists without the
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knowledge of the Father, the source of all life. To the seraphic guardians the
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very hairs of your head are numbered. And if all of this is true, why should
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you live in fear of the many trifles which come up in your daily lives? I say
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to you: Fear not; you are of much more value than many sparrows.
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"All of you who have had the courage to confess faith in my gospel before men I
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will presently acknowledge before the angels of heaven; but he who shall
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knowingly deny the truth of my teachings before men shall be denied by his
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guardian of destiny even before the angels of heaven.
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"Say what you will about the Son of Man, and it shall be forgiven you; but he
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who presumes to blaspheme against God shall hardly find forgiveness. When men
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go so far as knowingly to ascribe the doings of God to the forces of evil, such
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deliberate rebels will hardly seek forgiveness for their sins.
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"And when our enemies bring you before the rulers of the synagogues and before
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other high authorities, be not concerned about what you should say and be not
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anxious as to how you should answer their questions, for the spirit that dwells
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within you shall certainly teach you in that very hour what you should say in
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honor of the gospel of the kingdom.
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"How long will you tarry in the valley of decision? Why do you halt between two
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opinions? Why should Jew or gentile hesitate to accept the good news that he is
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a son of the eternal God? How long will it take us to persuade you to enter
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joyfully into your spiritual inheritance? I came into this world to reveal the
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Father to you and to lead you to the Father. The first I have done, but the
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last I may not do without your consent; the Father never compels any man to
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enter the kingdom. The invitation ever has been and always will be: Whosoever
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will, let him come and freely partake of the water of life."
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When Jesus had finished speaking, many went forth to be baptized by the
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apostles in the Jordan while he listened to the questions of those who
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remained.
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4. DIVIDING THE INHERITANCE
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As the apostles baptized believers, the Master talked with those who tarried.
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And a certain young man said to him: "Master, my father died leaving much
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property to me and my brother, but my brother refuses to give me that which is
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my own. Will you, then, bid my brother divide this inheritance with me?" Jesus
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was mildly indignant that this material-minded youth should bring up for
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discussion such a question of business; but he proceeded to use the occasion
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for the impartation of further instruction. Said Jesus: "Man, who made me a
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divider over you? Where did you get the idea that I give attention to the
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material affairs of this world?" And then, turning to all who were about him,
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he said: "Take heed and keep yourselves free from covetousness; a man's life
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consists not in the abundance of the things which he may possess. Happiness
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comes not from the power of wealth, and joy springs not from riches. Wealth, in
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itself, is not a curse, but the love of riches many times leads to such
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devotion to the things of this world that the soul becomes blinded to the
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beautiful attractions of the spiritual realities of the kingdom of God on earth
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and to the joys of eternal life in heaven.
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"Let me tell you a story of a certain rich man whose ground brought forth
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plentifully; and when he had become very rich, he began to reason with himself,
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saying: `What shall I do with all my riches? I now have so much that I have no
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place to store my wealth.' And when he had meditated on his problem, he said:
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`This I will do; I will pull down my barns and build greater ones, and thus
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will I have abundant room in which to store my fruits and my goods. Then can I
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say to my soul, soul, you have much wealth laid up for many years; take now
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your ease; eat, drink, and be merry, for you are rich and increased in goods.'
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"But this rich man was also foolish. In providing for the material requirements
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of his mind and body, he had failed to lay up treasures in heaven for the
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satisfaction of the spirit and for the salvation of the soul. And even then he
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was not to enjoy the pleasure of consuming his hoarded wealth, for that very
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night was his soul required of him. That night there came the brigands who
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broke into his house to kill him, and after they had plundered his barns, they
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burned that which remained. And for the property which escaped the robbers his
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heirs fell to fighting among themselves. This man laid up treasures for himself
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on earth, but he was not rich toward God."
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Jesus thus dealt with the young man and his inheritance because he knew that
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his trouble was covetousness. Even if this had not been the case, the Master
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would not have interfered, for he never meddled with the temporal affairs of
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even his apostles, much less his disciples.
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When Jesus had finished his story, another man rose up and asked him: "Master,
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I know that your apostles have sold all their earthly possessions to follow
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you, and that they have all things in common as do the Essenes, but would you
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have all of us who are your disciples do likewise? Is it a sin to possess
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honest wealth?" And Jesus replied to this question: "My friend, it is not a sin
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to have honorable wealth; but it is a sin if you convert the wealth of material
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possessions into treasures which may absorb your interests and divert your
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affections from devotion to the spiritual pursuits of the kingdom. There is no
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sin in having honest possessions on earth provided your treasure is in heaven,
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for
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where your is there will your heart be also. There is a great difference
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between wealth which leads to covetousness and selfishness and that which is
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held and dispensed in the spirit of stewardship by those who have an abundance
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of this world's goods, and who so bountifully contribute to the support of
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those who devote all their energies to the work of the kingdom. Many of you who
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are here and without money are fed and lodged in yonder tented city because
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liberal men and women of means have given funds to your host, David Zebedee,
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for such purposes.
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"But never forget that, after all, wealth is unenduring. The love of riches all
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too often obscures and even destroys the spiritual vision. Fail not to
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recognize the danger of wealth's becoming, not your servant, but your master."
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Jesus did not teach nor countenance improvidence, idleness, indifference to
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providing the physical necessities for one's family, or dependence upon alms.
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But he did teach that the material and temporal must be subordinated to the
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welfare of the soul and the progress of the spiritual nature in the kingdom of
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heaven.
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Then, as the people went down by the river to witness the baptizing, the first
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man came privately to Jesus about his inheritance inasmuch as he thought Jesus
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had dealt harshly with him; and when the Master had again heard him, he
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replied: "My son, why do you miss the opportunity to feed upon the bread of
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life on a day like this in order to indulge your covetous disposition? Do you
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not know that the Jewish laws of inheritance will be justly administered if you
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will go with your complaint to the court of the synagogue? Can you not see that
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my work has to do with making sure that you know about your heavenly
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inheritance? Have you not read the Scripture: `There is he who waxes rich by
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his wariness and much pinching, and this is the portion of his reward: Whereas
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he says, I have found rest and now shall be able to eat continually of my
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goods, yet he knows not what time shall bring upon him, and also that he must
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leave all these things to others when he dies.' Have you not read the
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commandment: `You shall not covet.' And again, `They have eaten and filled
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themselves and waxed fat, and then did they turn to other gods.' Have you read
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in the Psalms that `the Lord abhors the covetous,' and that `the little a
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righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.' `If riches
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increase, set not your heart upon them.' Have you read where Jeremiah said,
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`Let not the rich man glory in his riches'; and Ezekiel spoke truth when he
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said, `With their mouths they make a show of love, but their hearts are set
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upon their own selfish gain.'"
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Jesus sent the young man away, saying to him, "My son, what shall it profit you
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if you gain the whole world and lose your own soul?"
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To another standing near by who asked Jesus how the wealthy would stand in the
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day of judgment, he replied: "I have come to judge neither the rich nor the
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poor, but the lives men live will sit in judgment on all. Whatever else may
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concern the wealthy in the judgment, at least three questions must be answered
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by all who acquire great wealth, and these questions are:
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"1. How much wealth did you accumulate?
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"2. How did you get this wealth?
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"3. How did you use your wealth?"
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Then Jesus went into his tent to rest for a while before the evening meal. When
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the apostles had finished with the baptizing, they came also and would
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have talked with him about wealth on earth and treasure in heaven, but he was
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asleep.
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5. TALKS TO THE APOSTLES ON WEALTH
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That evening after supper, when Jesus and the twelve gathered together for
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their daily conference, Andrew asked: "Master, while we were baptizing the
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believers, you spoke many words to the lingering multitude which we did not
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hear. Would you be willing to repeat these words for our benefit?" And in
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response to Andrew's request, Jesus said:
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"Yes, Andrew, I will speak to you about these matters of wealth and
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self-support, but my words to you, the apostles, must be somewhat different
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from those spoken to the disciples and the multitude since you have forsaken
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everything, not only to follow me, but to be ordained as ambassadors of the
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kingdom. Already have you had several years' experience, and you know that the
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Father whose kingdom you proclaim will not forsake you. You have dedicated your
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lives to the ministry of the kingdom; therefore be not anxious or worried about
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the things of the temporal life, what you shall eat, nor yet for your body,
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what you shall wear. The welfare of the soul is more than food and drink; the
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progress in the spirit is far above the need of raiment. When you are tempted
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to doubt the sureness of your bread, consider the ravens; they sow not neither
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reap, they have no storehouses or barns, and yet the Father provides food for
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every one of them that seeks it. And of how much more value are you than many
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birds! Besides, all of your anxiety or fretting doubts can do nothing to supply
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your material needs. Which of you by anxiety can add a handbreadth to your
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stature or a day to your life? Since such matters are not in your hands, why do
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you give anxious thought to any of these problems?
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"Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I
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say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If
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God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is cut
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down and cast into the fire, how much more shall he clothe you, the ambassadors
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of the heavenly kingdom. O you of little faith! When you wholeheartedly devote
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yourselves to the proclamation of the gospel of the kingdom, you should not be
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of doubtful minds concerning the support of yourselves or the families you have
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forsaken. If you give your lives truly to the gospel, you shall live by the
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gospel. If you are only believing disciples, you must earn your own bread and
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contribute to the sustenance of all who teach and preach and heal. If you are
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anxious about your bread and water, wherein are you different from the nations
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of the world who so diligently seek such necessities? Devote yourselves to your
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work, believing that both the Father and I know that you have need of all these
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things. Let me assure you, once and for all, that, if you dedicate your lives
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to the work of the kingdom, all your real needs shall be supplied. Seek the
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greater thing, and the lesser will be found therein; ask for the heavenly, and
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the earthly shall be included. The shadow is certain to follow the substance.
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"You are only a small group, but if you have faith, if you will not stumble in
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fear, I declare that it is my Father's good pleasure to give you this kingdom.
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You have laid up your treasures where the purse waxes not old, where no thief
|
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can despoil, and where no moth can destroy. And as I told the people, where
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your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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"But in the work which is just ahead of us, and in that which remains for you
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after I go to the Father, you will be grievously tried. You must all be on your
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watch against fear and doubts. Every one of you, gird up the loins of your
|
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minds and let your lamps be kept burning. Keep yourselves like men who are
|
||
watching for their master to return from the marriage feast so that, when he
|
||
comes and knocks, you may quickly open to him. Such watchful servants are
|
||
blessed by the master who finds them faithful at such a great moment. Then will
|
||
the master make his servants sit down while he himself serves them. Verily,
|
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verily, I say to you that a crisis is just ahead in your lives, and it behooves
|
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you to watch and be ready.
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|
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"You well understand that no man would suffer his house to be broken into if he
|
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knew what hour the thief was to come. Be you also on watch for yourselves, for
|
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in an hour that you least suspect and in a manner you think not, shall the Son
|
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of Man depart."
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For some minutes the twelve sat in silence. Some of these warnings they had
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heard before but not in the setting presented to them at this time.
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6. ANSWER TO PETER'S QUESTION
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As they sat thinking, Simon Peter asked: "Do you speak this parable to us, your
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apostles, or is it for all the disciples?" And Jesus answered:
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"In the time of testing, a man's soul is revealed; trial discloses what really
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is in the heart. When the servant is tested and proved, then may the lord of
|
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the house set such a servant over his household and safely trust this faithful
|
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steward to see that his children are fed and nurtured. Likewise, will I soon
|
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know who can be trusted with the welfare of my children when I shall have
|
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returned to the Father. As the lord of the household shall set the true and
|
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tried servant over the affairs of his family, so will I exalt those who endure
|
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the trials of this hour in the affairs of my kingdom.
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"But if the servant is slothful and begins to say in his heart, `My master
|
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delays his coming,' and begins to mistreat his fellow servants and to eat and
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drink with the drunken, then the lord of that servant will come at a time when
|
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he looks not for him and, finding him unfaithful, will cast him out in
|
||
disgrace. Therefore you do well to prepare yourselves for that day when you
|
||
will be visited suddenly and in an unexpected manner. Remember, much has been
|
||
given to you; therefore will much be required of you. Fiery trials are drawing
|
||
near you. I have a baptism to be baptized with, and I am on watch until this is
|
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accomplished. You preach peace on earth, but my mission will not bring peace in
|
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the material affairs of men--not for a time, at least. Division can only be the
|
||
result where two members of a family believe in me and three members reject
|
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this gospel. Friends, relatives, and loved ones are destined to be set against
|
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each other by the gospel you preach. True, each of these believers shall have
|
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great and lasting peace in his own heart, but peace on earth will not come
|
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until all are willing to believe and enter into their glorious inheritance of
|
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sonship with God. Nevertheless, go into all the world proclaiming this gospel
|
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to all nations, to every man, woman, and child."
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And this was the end of a full and busy Sabbath day. On the morrow Jesus and
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the twelve went into the cities of northern Perea to visit with the seventy,
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who were working in these regions under Abner's supervision.
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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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