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Urantia Book Paper 190 Morontia Appearances Of Jesus
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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 ... Morontia Appearances
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Of Jesus
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Paper 190 Morontia Appearances Of Jesus
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Introduction
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THE resurrected Jesus now prepares to spend a short period on Urantia for the
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purpose of experiencing the ascending morontia career of a mortal of the
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realms. Although this time of the morontia life is to be spent on the world of
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his mortal incarnation, it will, however, be in all respects the counterpart of
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the experience of Satania mortals who pass through the progressive morontia
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life of the seven mansion worlds of Jerusem.
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All this power which is inherent in Jesus--the endowment of life--and which
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enabled him to rise from the dead, is the very gift of eternal life which he
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bestows upon kingdom believers, and which even now makes certain their
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resurrection from the bonds of natural death.
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The mortals of the realms will arise in the morning of the resurrection with
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the same type of transition or morontia body that Jesus had when he arose from
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the tomb on this Sunday morning. These bodies do not have circulating blood,
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and such beings do not partake of ordinary material food; nevertheless, these
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morontia forms are real. When the various believers saw Jesus after his
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resurrection, they really saw him; they were not the self-deceived victims of
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visions or hallucinations.
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Abiding faith in the resurrection of Jesus was the cardinal feature of the
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faith of all branches of the early gospel teaching. In Jerusalem, Alexandria,
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Antioch, and Philadelphia all the gospel teachers united in this implicit faith
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in the Master's resurrection.
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In viewing the prominent part which Mary Magdalene took in proclaiming the
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Master's resurrection, it should be recorded that Mary was the chief spokesman
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for the women's corps, as was Peter for the apostles. Mary was not chief of the
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women workers, but she was their chief teacher and public spokesman. Mary had
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become a woman of great circumspection, so that her boldness in speaking to a
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man whom she considered to be the caretaker of Joseph's garden only indicates
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how horrified she was to find the tomb empty. It was the depth and agony of her
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love, the fullness of her devotion, that caused her to forget, for a moment,
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the conventional restraints of a Jewish woman's approach to a strange man.
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1. HERALDS OF THE RESURRECTION
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The apostles did not want Jesus to leave them; therefore had they slighted all
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his statements about dying, along with his promises to rise again. They were
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not expecting the resurrection as it came, and they refused to believe until
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they were confronted with the compulsion of unimpeachable evidence and the
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absolute proof of their own experiences.
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When the apostles refused to believe the report of the five women who
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represented that they had seen Jesus and talked with him, Mary Magdalene
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returned to the tomb, and the others went back to Joseph's house, where they
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related their experiences to his daughter and the other women. And the women
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believed their report. Shortly after six o'clock the daughter of Joseph of
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Arimathea and the four women who had seen Jesus went over to the home of
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Nicodemus, where they related all these happenings to Joseph, Nicodemus, David
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Zebedee, and the other men there assembled. Nicodemus and the others doubted
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their story, doubted that Jesus had risen from the dead; they conjectured that
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the Jews had removed the body. Joseph and David were disposed to believe the
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report, so much so that they hurried out to inspect the tomb, and they found
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everything just as the women had described. And they were the last to so view
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the sepulchre, for the high priest sent the captain of the temple guards to the
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tomb at half past seven o'clock to remove the grave cloths. The captain wrapped
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them all up in the linen sheet and threw them over a near-by cliff.
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From the tomb David and Joseph went immediately to the home of Elijah Mark,
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where they held a conference with the ten apostles in the upper chamber. Only
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John Zebedee was disposed to believe, even faintly, that Jesus had risen from
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the dead. Peter had believed at first but, when he failed to find the Master,
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fell into grave doubting. They were all disposed to believe that the Jews had
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removed the body. David would not argue with them, but when he left, he said:
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"You are the apostles, and you ought to understand these things. I will not
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contend with you; nevertheless, I now go back to the home of Nicodemus, where I
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have appointed with the messengers to assemble this morning, and when they have
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gathered together, I will send them forth on their last mission, as heralds of
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the Master's resurrection. I heard the Master say that, after he should die, he
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would rise on the third day, and I believe him." And thus speaking to the
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dejected and forlorn ambassadors of the kingdom, this self-appointed chief of
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communication and intelligence took leave of the apostles. On his way from the
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upper chamber he dropped the bag of Judas, containing all the apostolic funds,
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in the lap of Matthew Levi.
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It was about half past nine o'clock when the last of David's twenty-six
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messengers arrived at the home of Nicodemus. David promptly assembled them in
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the spacious courtyard and addressed them:
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"Men and brethren, all this time you have served me in accordance with your
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oath to me and to one another, and I call you to witness that I have never yet
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sent out false information at your hands. I am about to send you on your last
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mission as volunteer messengers of the kingdom, and in so doing I release you
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from your oaths and thereby disband the messenger corps. Men, I declare to you
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that we have finished our work. No more does the Master have need of mortal
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messengers; he has risen from the dead. He told us before they arrested him
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that he would die and rise again on the third day. I have seen the tomb--it is
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empty. I have talked with Mary Magdalene and four other women, who have talked
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with Jesus. I now disband you, bid you farewell, and send you on your
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respective assignments, and the message which you shall bear to the believers
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is: `Jesus has risen from the dead; the tomb is empty.'"
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The majority of those present endeavored to persuade David not to do this. But
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they could not influence him. They then sought to dissuade the messengers,
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but they would not heed the words of doubt. And so, shortly before ten o'clock
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this Sunday morning, these twenty-six runners went forth as the first heralds
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of the mighty truth-fact of the resurrected Jesus. And they started out on this
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mission as they had on so many others, in fulfillment of their oath to David
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Zebedee and to one another. These men had great confidence in David. They
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departed on this assignment without even tarrying to talk with those who had
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seen Jesus; they took David at his word. The majority of them believed what
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David had told them, and even those who somewhat doubted, carried the message
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just as certainly and just as swiftly.
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The apostles, the spiritual corps of the kingdom, are this day assembled in the
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upper chamber, where they manifest fear and express doubts, while these laymen,
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representing the first attempt at the socialization of the Master's gospel of
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the brotherhood of man, under the orders of their fearless and efficient
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leader, go forth to proclaim the risen Savior of a world and a universe. And
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they engage in this eventful service ere his chosen representatives are willing
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to believe his word or to accept the evidence of eyewitnesses.
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These twenty-six were dispatched to the home of Lazarus in Bethany and to all
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of the believer centers, from Beersheba in the south to Damascus and Sidon in
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the north; and from Philadelphia in the east to Alexandria in the west.
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When David had taken leave of his brethren, he went over to the home of Joseph
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for his mother, and they then went out to Bethany to join the waiting family of
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Jesus. David abode there in Bethany with Martha and Mary until after they had
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disposed of their earthly possessions, and he accompanied them on their journey
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to join their brother, Lazarus, at Philadelphia.
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In about one week from this time John Zebedee took Mary the mother of Jesus to
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his home in Bethsaida. James, Jesus' eldest brother, remained with his family
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in Jerusalem. Ruth remained at Bethany with Lazarus's sisters. The rest of
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Jesus' family returned to Galilee. David Zebedee left Bethany with Martha and
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Mary, for Philadelphia, early in June, the day after his marriage to Ruth,
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Jesus' youngest sister.
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2. JESUS' APPEARANCE AT BETHANY
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From the time of the morontia resurrection until the hour of his spirit
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ascension on high, Jesus made nineteen separate appearances in visible form to
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his believers on earth. He did not appear to his enemies nor to those who could
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not make spiritual use of his manifestation in visible form. His first
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appearance was to the five women at the tomb; his second, to Mary Magdalene,
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also at the tomb.
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The third appearance occurred about noon of this Sunday at Bethany. Shortly
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after noontide, Jesus' oldest brother, James, was standing in the garden of
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Lazarus before the empty tomb of the resurrected brother of Martha and Mary,
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turning over in his mind the news brought to them about one hour previously by
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the messenger of David. James had always inclined to believe in his eldest
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brother's mission on earth, but he had long since lost contact with Jesus' work
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and had drifted into grave doubting regarding the later claims of the apostles
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that Jesus was the Messiah. The whole family was startled and well-nigh
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confounded by the news brought by the messenger. Even as James stood before
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Lazarus's empty tomb, Mary Magdalene arrived on the scene and was excitedly
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relating to the family her experiences of the early morning hours at the tomb
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of Joseph. Before she had finished, David Zebedee and his mother arrived. Ruth,
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of course, believed the report, and so did Jude after he had talked with David
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and Salome.
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In the meantime, as they looked for James and before they found him, while he
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stood there in the garden near the tomb, he became aware of a near-by presence,
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as if someone had touched him on the shoulder; and when he turned to look, he
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beheld the gradual appearance of a strange form by his side. He was too much
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amazed to speak and too frightened to flee. And then the strange form spoke,
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saying: "James, I come to call you to the service of the kingdom. Join earnest
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hands with your brethren and follow after me." When James heard his name
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spoken, he knew that it was his eldest brother, Jesus, who had addressed him.
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They all had more or less difficulty in recognizing the morontia form of the
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Master, but few of them had any trouble recognizing his voice or otherwise
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identifying his charming personality when he once began to communicate with
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them.
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When James perceived that Jesus was addressing him, he started to fall to his
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knees, exclaiming, "My father and my brother," but Jesus bade him stand while
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he spoke with him. And they walked through the garden and talked for almost
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three minutes; talked over experiences of former days and forecast the events
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of the near future. As they neared the house, Jesus said, "Farewell, James,
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until I greet you all together."
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James rushed into the house, even while they looked for him at Bethphage,
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exclaiming: "I have just seen Jesus and talked with him, visited with him. He
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is not dead; he has risen! He vanished before me, saying, `Farewell until I
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greet you all together.'" He had scarcely finished speaking when Jude returned,
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and he retold the experience of meeting Jesus in the garden for the benefit of
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Jude. And they all began to believe in the resurrection of Jesus. James now
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announced that he would not return to Galilee, and David exclaimed: "He is seen
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not only by excited women; even stronghearted men have begun to see him. I
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expect to see him myself."
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And David did not long wait, for the fourth appearance of Jesus to mortal
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recognition occurred shortly before two o'clock in this very home of Martha and
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Mary, when he appeared visibly before his earthly family and their friends,
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twenty in all. The Master appeared in the open back door, saying: "Peace be
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upon you. Greetings to those once near me in the flesh and fellowship for my
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brothers and sisters in the kingdom of heaven. How could you doubt? Why have
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you lingered so long before choosing to follow the light of truth with a whole
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heart? Come, therefore, all of you into the fellowship of the Spirit of Truth
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in the Father's kingdom." As they began to recover from the first shock of
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their amazement and to move toward him as if to embrace him, he vanished from
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their sight.
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They all wanted to rush off to the city to tell the doubting apostles about
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what had happened, but James restrained them. Mary Magdalene, only, was
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permitted to return to Joseph's house. James forbade their publishing abroad
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the fact of this morontia visit because of certain things which Jesus had said
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to him as they conversed in the garden. But James never revealed more of his
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visit with the risen Master on this day at the Lazarus home in Bethany.
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3. AT THE HOME OF JOSEPH
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The fifth morontia manifestation of Jesus to the recognition of mortal eyes
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occurred in the presence of some twenty-five women believers assembled at the
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home of Joseph of Arimathea, at about fifteen minutes past four o'clock on this
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same Sunday afternoon. Mary Magdalene had returned to Joseph's house just a few
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minutes before this appearance. James, Jesus' brother, had requested that
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nothing be said to the apostles concerning the Master's appearance at Bethany.
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He had not asked Mary to refrain from reporting the occurrence to her sister
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believers. Accordingly, after Mary had pledged all the women to secrecy, she
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proceeded to relate what had so recently happened while she was with Jesus'
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family at Bethany. And she was in the very midst of this thrilling recital when
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a sudden and solemn hush fell over them; they beheld in their very midst the
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fully visible form of the risen Jesus. He greeted them, saying: "Peace be upon
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you. In the fellowship of the kingdom there shall be neither Jew nor gentile,
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rich nor poor, free nor bond, man nor woman. You also are called to publish the
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good news of the liberty of mankind through the gospel of sonship with God in
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the kingdom of heaven. Go to all the world proclaiming this gospel and
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confirming believers in the faith thereof. And while you do this, forget not to
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minister to the sick and strengthen those who are fainthearted and fear-ridden.
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And I will be with you always, even to the ends of the earth." And when he had
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thus spoken, he vanished from their sight, while the women fell on their faces
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and worshiped in silence.
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Of the five morontia appearances of Jesus occurring up to this time, Mary
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Magdalene had witnessed four.
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As a result of sending out the messengers during the midforenoon and from the
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unconscious leakage of intimations concerning this appearance of Jesus at
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Joseph's house, word began to come to the rulers of the Jews during the early
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evening that it was being reported about the city that Jesus had risen, and
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that many persons were claiming to have seen him. The Sanhedrists were
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thoroughly aroused by these rumors. After a hasty consultation with Annas,
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Caiaphas called a meeting of the Sanhedrin to convene at eight o'clock that
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evening. It was at this meeting that action was taken to throw out of the
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synagogues any person who made mention of Jesus' resurrection. It was even
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suggested that any one claiming to have seen him should be put to death; this
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proposal, however, did not come to a vote since the meeting broke up in
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confusion bordering on actual panic. They had dared to think they were through
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with Jesus. They were about to discover that their real trouble with the man of
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Nazareth had just begun.
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4. APPEARANCE TO THE GREEKS
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About half past four o'clock, at the home of one Flavius, the Master made his
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sixth morontia appearance to some forty Greek believers there assembled. While
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they were engaged in discussing the reports of the Master's resurrection, he
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manifested himself in their midst, notwithstanding that the doors were securely
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fastened, and speaking to them, said: "Peace be upon you. While the Son of Man
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appeared on earth among the Jews, he came to minister to all men.
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In the kingdom of my Father there shall be neither Jew nor gentile; you will
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all be brethren--the sons of God. Go you, therefore, to all the world,
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proclaiming this gospel of salvation as you have received it from the
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ambassadors of the kingdom, and I will fellowship you in the brotherhood of the
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Father's sons of faith and truth." And when he had thus charged them, he took
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leave, and they saw him no more. They remained within the house all evening;
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they were too much overcome with awe and fear to venture forth. Neither did any
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of these Greeks sleep that night; they stayed awake discussing these things and
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hoping that the Master might again visit them. Among this group were many of
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the Greeks who were at Gethsemane when the soldiers arrested Jesus and Judas
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betrayed him with a kiss.
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Rumors of Jesus' resurrection and reports concerning the many appearances to
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his followers are spreading rapidly, and the whole city is being wrought up to
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a high pitch of excitement. Already the Master has appeared to his family, to
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the women, and to the Greeks, and presently he manifests himself in the midst
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of the apostles. The Sanhedrin is soon to begin the consideration of these new
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problems which have been so suddenly thrust upon the Jewish rulers. Jesus
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thinks much about his apostles but desires that they be left alone for a few
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more hours of solemn reflection and thoughtful consideration before he visits
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them.
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5. THE WALK WITH TWO BROTHERS
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At Emmaus, about seven miles west of Jerusalem, there lived two brothers,
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shepherds, who had spent the Passover week in Jerusalem attending upon the
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sacrifices, ceremonials, and feasts. Cleopas, the elder, was a partial believer
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in Jesus; at least he had been cast out of the synagogue. His brother, Jacob,
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was not a believer, although he was much intrigued by what he had heard about
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the Master's teachings and works.
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On this Sunday afternoon, about three miles out of Jerusalem and a few minutes
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before five o'clock, as these two brothers trudged along the road to Emmaus,
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they talked in great earnestness about Jesus, his teachings, work, and more
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especially concerning the rumors that his tomb was empty, and that certain of
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the women had talked with him. Cleopas was half a mind to believe these
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reports, but Jacob was insistent that the whole affair was probably a fraud.
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While they thus argued and debated as they made their way toward home, the
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morontia manifestation of Jesus, his seventh appearance, came alongside them as
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they journeyed on. Cleopas had often heard Jesus teach and had eaten with him
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at the homes of Jerusalem believers on several occasions. But he did not
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recognize the Master even when he spoke freely with them.
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After walking a short way with them, Jesus said: "What were the words you
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exchanged so earnestly as I came upon you?" And when Jesus had spoken, they
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stood still and viewed him with sad surprise. Said Cleopas: "Can it be that you
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sojourn in Jerusalem and know not the things which have recently happened?"
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Then asked the Master, "What things?" Cleopas replied: "If you do not know
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about these matters, you are the only one in Jerusalem who has not heard these
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rumors concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in word and in
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deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers delivered
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him up to the Romans and demanded that they crucify him. Now many of us had
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hoped that it was he who would deliver Israel from the
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yoke of the gentiles. But that is not all. It is now the third day since he was
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crucified, and certain women have this day amazed us by declaring that very
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early this morning they went to his tomb and found it empty. And these same
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women insist that they talked with this man; they maintain that he has risen
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from the dead. And when the women reported this to the men, two of his apostles
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ran to the tomb and likewise found it empty"--and here Jacob interrupted his
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brother to say, "but they did not see Jesus."
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As they walked along, Jesus said to them: "How slow you are to comprehend the
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truth! When you tell me that it is about the teachings and work of this man
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that you have your discussions, then may I enlighten you since I am more than
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familiar with these teachings. Do you not remember that this Jesus always
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taught that his kingdom was not of this world, and that all men, being the sons
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of God, should find liberty and freedom in the spiritual joy of the fellowship
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of the brotherhood of loving service in this new kingdom of the truth of the
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heavenly Father's love? Do you not recall how this Son of Man proclaimed the
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salvation of God for all men, ministering to the sick and afflicted and setting
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free those who were bound by fear and enslaved by evil? Do you not know that
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this man of Nazareth told his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, be
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delivered up to his enemies, who would put him to death, and that he would
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arise on the third day? Have you not been told all this? And have you never
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read in the Scriptures concerning this day of salvation for Jew and gentile,
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where it says that in him shall all the families of the earth be blessed; that
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he will hear the cry of the needy and save the souls of the poor who seek him;
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that all nations shall call him blessed? That such a Deliverer shall be as the
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shadow of a great rock in a weary land. That he will feed the flock like a true
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shepherd, gathering the lambs in his arms and tenderly carrying them in his
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bosom. That he will open the eyes of the spiritually blind and bring the
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prisoners of despair out into full liberty and light; that all who sit in
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darkness shall see the great light of eternal salvation. That he will bind up
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the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives of sin, and open up the
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prison to those who are enslaved by fear and bound by evil. That he will
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comfort those who mourn and bestow upon them the joy of salvation in the place
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of sorrow and heaviness. That he shall be the desire of all nations and the
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everlasting joy of those who seek righteousness. That this Son of truth and
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righteousness shall rise upon the world with healing light and saving power;
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even that he will save his people from their sins; that he will really seek and
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save those who are lost. That he will not destroy the weak but minister
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salvation to all who hunger and thirst for righteousness. That those who
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believe in him shall have eternal life. That he will pour out his spirit upon
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all flesh, and that this Spirit of Truth shall be in each believer a well of
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water, springing up into everlasting life. Did you not understand how great was
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the gospel of the kingdom which this man delivered to you? Do you not perceive
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how great a salvation has come upon you?"
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By this time they had come near to the village where these brothers dwelt. Not
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a word had these two men spoken since Jesus began to teach them as they walked
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along the way. Soon they drew up in front of their humble dwelling place, and
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Jesus was about to take leave of them, going on down the road, but they
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constrained him to come in and abide with them. They insisted that it was near
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nightfall, and that he tarry with them. Finally Jesus consented, and very soon
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after they went into the house, they sat down to eat. They gave him the bread
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to bless, and as he began to break and hand to them, their eyes were opened,
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and
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Cleopas recognized that their guest was the Master himself. And when he said,
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"It is the Master--," the morontia Jesus vanished from their sight.
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And then they said, the one to the other, "No wonder our hearts burned within
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us as he spoke to us while we walked along the road! and while he opened up to
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our understanding the teachings of the Scriptures!"
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They would not stop to eat. They had seen the morontia Master, and they rushed
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from the house, hastening back to Jerusalem to spread the good news of the
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risen Savior.
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About nine o'clock that evening and just before the Master appeared to the ten,
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these two excited brothers broke in upon the apostles in the upper chamber,
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declaring that they had seen Jesus and talked with him. And they told all that
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Jesus had said to them and how they had not discerned who he was until the time
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of the breaking of the bread.
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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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