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P.1752 – §1 It was near sundown on
Friday afternoon, August 12, A.D. 29, when Jesus and his associates reached
the foot of Mount Hermon, near the very place where the lad Tiglath once
waited while the Master ascended the mountain alone to settle the spiritual
destinies of Urantia and technically to terminate the Lucifer rebellion.
And here they sojourned for two days in spiritual preparation for the
events so soon to follow.
P.1752 – §2 In a general way, Jesus knew beforehand
what was to transpire on the mountain, and he much desired that all his
apostles might share this experience. It was to fit them for this revelation
of himself that he tarried with them at the foot of the mountain. But
they could not attain those spiritual levels which would justify their
exposure to the full experience of the visitation of the celestial beings
so soon to appear on earth. And since he could not take all of his associates
with him, he decided to take only the three who were in the habit of accompanying
him on such special vigils. Accordingly, only Peter, James, and John shared
even a part of this unique experience with the Master.
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beforehand , 미리
transpire, 벌어지다
foot of mountain, 산기슭, 산각
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1. THE TRANSFIGURATION – P.1752
P.1752 – §3 Early on the morning of Monday, August
15, Jesus and the three apostles began the ascent of Mount Hermon, and
this was six days after the memorable noontide confession of Peter by
the roadside under the mulberry trees.
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P.1752 – §4 Jesus had been summoned to go up on the
mountain, apart by himself, for the transaction of important matters having
to do with the progress of his bestowal in the flesh as this experience
was related to the universe of his own creation. It is significant that
this extraordinary event was timed to occur while Jesus and the apostles
were in the lands of the gentiles, and that it actually transpired on
a mountain of the gentiles.
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summon, 호출하다 |
P.1752 – §5 They reached their destination, about
halfway up the mountain, shortly before noon, and while eating lunch,
Jesus told the three apostles something of his experience in the hills
to the east of Jordan shortly after his baptism and also some more of
his experience on Mount Hermon in connection with his former visit to
this lonely retreat.
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P.1752 – §6 When a boy, Jesus used to ascend the
hill near his home and dream of the battles which had been fought by the
armies of empires on the plain of Esdraelon; now he ascended Mount Hermon
to receive the endowment which was to prepare him to descend upon the
plains of the Jordan to enact the closing scenes of the drama of his bestowal
on Urantia. The Master could have relinquished the struggle this day on
Mount Hermon and returned to his rule of the universe domains, but he
not only chose to meet the requirements of his order of
P.1753 – §0 divine sonship embraced in the mandate
of the Eternal Son on Paradise, but he also elected to meet the last and
full measure of the present will of his Paradise Father. On this day in
August three of his apostles saw him decline to be invested with full
universe authority. They looked on in amazement as the celestial messengers
departed, leaving him alone to finish out his earth life as the Son of
Man and the Son of God.
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endowment, 하늘에서 준 재산
enact, 연출하다
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P.1753 – §1 The faith of the apostles was at a high
point at the time of the feeding of the five thousand, and then it rapidly
fell almost to zero. Now, as a result of the Master’s admission of his
divinity, the lagging faith of the twelve arose in the next few weeks
to its highest pitch, only to undergo a progressive decline. The third
revival of their faith did not occur until after the Master’s resurrection.
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The Sumerian concept of zero (placeholder). For example,
6007:Instead of leaving empty space,
(6##7) a slanted double wedge symbol was placed meaning zero
Roman and Chinese numbering systems: MMXXV (instead of 2025)
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P.1753 – §2 It was about three o’clock on this beautiful
afternoon that Jesus took leave of the three apostles, saying: "I
go apart by myself for a season to commune with the Father and his messengers;
I bid you tarry here and, while awaiting my return, pray that the Father’s
will may be done in all your experience in connection with the further
bestowal mission of the Son of Man." And after saying this to them,
Jesus withdrew for a long conference with Gabriel and the Father Melchizedek,
not returning until about six o’clock. When Jesus saw their anxiety over
his prolonged absence, he said: "Why were you afraid? You well know
I must be about my Father’s business; wherefore do you doubt when I am
not with you? I now declare that the Son of Man has chosen to go through
his full life in your midst and as one of you. Be of good cheer; I will
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by oneself, 혼자서, 다른 사람 도움이 없이
be of good cheer, 기운을 내라.
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P.1753 – §3 As they partook of their meager evening
meal, Peter asked the Master, "How long do we remain on this mountain
away from our brethren?" And Jesus answered: "Until you shall
see the glory of the Son of Man and know that whatsoever I have declared
to you is true." And they talked over the affairs of the Lucifer
rebellion while seated about the glowing embers of their fire until darkness
drew on and the apostles’ eyes grew heavy, for they had begun their journey
very early that morning.
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P.1753 – §4 When the three had been fast asleep for
about half an hour, they were suddenly awakened by a near-by crackling
sound, and much to their amazement and consternation, on looking about
them, they beheld Jesus in intimate converse with two brilliant beings
clothed in the habiliments of the light of the celestial world. And Jesus’
face and form shone with the luminosity of a heavenly light. These three
conversed in a strange language, but from certain things said, Peter erroneously
conjectured that the beings with Jesus were Moses and Elijah; in reality,
they were Gabriel and the Father Melchizedek. The physical controllers
had arranged for the apostles to witness this scene because of Jesus’
request.
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Transfiguration, Rafael
habiliment, 의복
crackle, 탁탁 소리나다
consternation, 경악, 놀람
가브리엘과 아버지 멜기세덱은 한 곳에 있을 수 없다. 아마도 거울 작용
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P.1753 – §5 The three apostles were so badly frightened
that they were slow in collecting their wits, but Peter, who was first
to recover himself, said, as the dazzling vision faded from before them
and they observed Jesus standing alone: "Jesus, Master, it is good
to have been here. We rejoice to see this glory. We are loath to go back
down to the inglorious world. If you are willing, let us abide here, and
we will erect three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
And Peter said this because of his confusion, and because nothing else
came into his mind at just that moment.
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collect one’s wits, 정신을 차리다.
consternate < terrify, 깜짝 놀라게 만들다.
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P.1753 – §6 While Peter was yet speaking, a silvery
cloud drew near and overshadowed the four of them. The apostles now became
greatly frightened, and as they fell
P.1754 – §0 down on their faces to worship, they
heard a voice, the same that had spoken on the occasion of Jesus’ baptism,
say: "This is my beloved Son; give heed to him." And when the
cloud vanished, again was Jesus alone with the three, and he reached down
and touched them, saying: "Arise and be not afraid; you shall see
greater things than this." But the apostles were truly afraid; they
were a silent and thoughtful trio as they made ready to descend the mountain
shortly before midnight.
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2. COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN – P.1754
P.1754 – §1 For about half the distance down the
mountain not a word was spoken. Jesus then began the conversation by remarking:
"Make certain that you tell no man, not even your brethren, what
you have seen and heard on this mountain until the Son of Man has risen
from the dead." The three apostles were shocked and bewildered by
the Master’s words, "until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."
They had so recently reaffirmed their faith in him as the Deliverer, the
Son of God, and they had just beheld him transfigured in glory before
their very eyes, and now he began to talk about "rising from the
dead"!
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P.1754 – §2 Peter shuddered at the thought of the
Master’s dying–it was too disagreeable an idea to entertain–and fearing
that James or John might ask some question relative to this statement,
he thought best to start up a diverting conversation and, not knowing
what else to talk about, gave expression to the first thought coming into
his mind, which was: "Master, why is it that the scribes say that
Elijah must first come before the Messiah shall appear?" And Jesus,
knowing that Peter sought to avoid reference to his death and resurrection,
answered: "Elijah indeed comes first to prepare the way for the Son
of Man, who must suffer many things and finally be rejected. But I tell
you that Elijah has already come, and they received him not but did to
him whatsoever they willed." And then did the three apostles perceive
that he referred to John the Baptist as Elijah. Jesus knew that, if they
insisted on regarding him as the Messiah, then must John be the Elijah
of the prophecy.
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shudder, 떨다 (전율) |
P.1754 – §3 Jesus enjoined silence about their observation
of the foretaste of his postresurrection glory because he did not want
to foster the notion that, being now received as the Messiah, he would
in any degree fulfill their erroneous concepts of a wonder-working deliverer.
Although Peter, James, and John pondered all this in their minds, they
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enjoin, 금하다, 명하다 |
P.1754 – §4 As they continued to descend the mountain,
Jesus said to them: "You would not receive me as the Son of Man;
therefore have I consented to be received in accordance with your settled
determination, but, mistake not, the will of my Father must prevail. If
you thus choose to follow the inclination of your own wills, you must
prepare to suffer many disappointments and experience many trials, but
the training which I have given you should suffice to bring you triumphantly
through even these sorrows of your own choosing."
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P.1754 – §5 Jesus did not take Peter, James, and
John with him up to the mount of the transfiguration because they were
in any sense better prepared than the other apostles to witness what happened,
or because they were spiritually more fit to enjoy such a rare privilege.
Not at all. He well knew that none of the twelve were spiritually qualified
for this experience; therefore did he take with him only the three apostles
who were assigned to accompany him at those times when he desired to be
alone to enjoy solitary communion.
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3. MEANING OF THE TRANSFIGURATION – P.1755
P.1755 – §1 That which Peter, James, and John witnessed
on the mount of transfiguration was a fleeting glimpse of a celestial
pageant which transpired that eventful day on Mount Hermon. The transfiguration
was the occasion of:
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fleeting, 급히 지나가는
pageant, 행렬
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P.1755 – §2 1. The acceptance of the fullness of
the bestowal of the incarnated life of Michael on Urantia by the Eternal
Mother-Son of Paradise. As far as concerned the requirements of the Eternal
Son, Jesus had now received assurance of their fulfillment. And Gabriel
brought Jesus that assurance.
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P.1755 – §3 2. The testimony of the satisfaction
of the Infinite Spirit as to the fullness of the Urantia bestowal in the
likeness of mortal flesh. The universe representative of the Infinite
Spirit, the immediate associate of Michael on Salvington and his ever-present
coworker, on this occasion spoke through the Father Melchizedek.
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P.1755 – §4 Jesus welcomed this testimony regarding
the success of his earth mission presented by the messengers of the Eternal
Son and the Infinite Spirit, but he noted that his Father did not indicate
that the Urantia bestowal was finished; only did the unseen presence of
the Father bear witness through Jesus’ Personalized Adjuster, saying,
"This is my beloved Son; give heed to him." And this was spoken
in words to be heard also by the three apostles.
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P.1755 – §5 After this celestial visitation Jesus
sought to know his Father’s will and decided to pursue the mortal bestowal
to its natural end. This was the significance of the transfiguration to
Jesus. To the three apostles it was an event marking the entrance of the
Master upon the final phase of his earth career as the Son of God and
the Son of Man.
P.1755 – §6 After the formal visitation of Gabriel
and the Father Melchizedek, Jesus held informal converse with these, his
Sons of ministry, and communed with them concerning the affairs of the
universe.
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4. THE EPILEPTIC BOY – P.1755
P.1755 – §7 It was shortly before breakfast time
on this Tuesday morning when Jesus and his companions arrived at the apostolic
camp. As they drew near, they discerned a considerable crowd gathered
around the apostles and soon began to hear the loud words of argument
and disputation of this group of about fifty persons, embracing the nine
apostles and a gathering equally divided between Jerusalem scribes and
believing disciples who had tracked Jesus and his associates in their
journey from Magadan.
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epilepsy, 간질
dispute, dis + putare (estimate) 논쟁하다
malady, mal + habitus (나쁜 조건, 질병)
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P.1755 – §8 Although the crowd engaged in numerous
arguments, the chief controversy was about a certain citizen of Tiberias
who had arrived the preceding day in quest of Jesus. This man, James of
Safed, had a son about fourteen years old, an only child, who was severely
afflicted with epilepsy. In addition to this nervous malady this lad had
become possessed by one of those wandering, mischievous, and rebellious
midwayers who were then present on earth and uncontrolled, so that the
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P.1755 – §9 For almost two weeks this anxious father,
a minor official of Herod Antipas, had wandered about through the western
borders of Philip’s domains, seeking Jesus that he might entreat him to
cure this afflicted son. And he did not catch
P.1756 – §0 up with the apostolic party until about
noon of this day when Jesus was up on the mountain with the three apostles.
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P.1756 – §1 The nine apostles were much surprised
and considerably perturbed when this man, accompanied by almost forty
other persons who were looking for Jesus, suddenly came upon them. At
the time of the arrival of this group the nine apostles, at least the
majority of them, had succumbed to their old temptation–that of discussing
who should be greatest in the coming kingdom; they were busily arguing
about the probable positions which would be assigned the individual apostles.
They simply could not free themselves entirely from the long-cherished
idea of the material mission of the Messiah.
And now that Jesus himself
had accepted their confession that he was indeed the Deliverer–at least
he had admitted the fact of his divinity–what was more natural than that,
during this period of separation from the Master, they should fall to
talking about those hopes and ambitions which were uppermost in their
hearts. And they were engaged in these discussions when James of Safed
and his fellow seekers after Jesus came upon them.
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perturbe < per (thoroughly) +turbare (disturb)
succumb < sub (under) + cubare (lie), 굴복하다
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P.1756 – §2 Andrew stepped up to greet this father
and his son, saying, "Whom do you seek?" Said James: "My
good man, I search for your Master. I seek healing for my afflicted son.
I would have Jesus cast out this devil that possesses my child."
And then the father proceeded to relate to the apostles how his son was
so afflicted that he had many times almost lost his life as a result of
these malignant seizures.
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malignant, 악성 |
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P.1756 – §3 As the apostles listened, Simon Zelotes
and Judas Iscariot stepped into the presence of the father, saying: "We
can heal him; you need not wait for the Master’s return. We are ambassadors
of the kingdom; no longer do we hold these things in secret. Jesus is
the Deliverer, and the keys of the kingdom have been delivered to us."
By this time Andrew and Thomas were in consultation at one side. Nathaniel
and the others looked on in amazement;
they were all aghast at the sudden
boldness, if not presumption, of Simon and Judas. Then said the father:
"If it has been given you to do these works, I pray that you will
speak those words which will deliver my child from this bondage."
Then Simon stepped forward and, placing his hand on the head of the child,
looked directly into his eyes and commanded: "Come out of him, you
unclean spirit; in the name of Jesus obey me." But the lad had only
a more violent fit, while the scribes mocked the apostles in derision,
and the disappointed believers suffered the taunts of these unfriendly
critics.
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aghast < ghost, 귀신처럼 |
P.1756 – §4 Andrew was deeply chagrined at this ill-advised
effort and its dismal failure. He called the apostles aside for conference
and prayer. After this season of meditation, feeling keenly the sting
of their defeat and sensing the humiliation resting upon all of them,
Andrew sought, in a second attempt, to cast out the demon, but only failure
crowned his efforts. Andrew frankly confessed defeat and requested the
father to remain with them overnight or until Jesus’ return, saying: "Perhaps
this sort goes not out except by the Master’s personal command."
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P.1756 – §5 And so, while Jesus was descending the
mountain with the exuberant and ecstatic Peter, James, and John, their
nine brethren likewise were sleepless in their confusion and downcast
humiliation. They were a dejected and chastened group. But James of Safed
would not give up. Although they could give him no idea as to when Jesus
might return, he decided to stay on until the Master came back.
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exuberant < ex + uber (fertil), overflowing |
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5. JESUS HEALS THE BOY – P.1757
P.1757 – §1 As Jesus drew near, the nine apostles
were more than relieved to welcome him, and they were greatly encouraged
to behold the good cheer and unusual enthusiasm which marked the countenances
of Peter, James, and John. They all rushed forward to greet Jesus and
their three brethren. As they exchanged greetings, the crowd came up,
and Jesus asked, "What were you disputing about as we drew near?"
But before the disconcerted and humiliated apostles could reply to the
Master’s question, the anxious father of the afflicted lad stepped forward
and, kneeling at Jesus’ feet, said: "Master, I have a son, an only
child, who is possessed by an evil spirit.
Not only does he cry out in
terror, foam at the mouth, and fall like a dead person at the time of
seizure, but oftentimes this evil spirit which possesses him rends him
in convulsions and sometimes has cast him into the water and even into
the fire. With much grinding of teeth and as a result of many bruises,
my child wastes away. His life is worse than death; his mother and I are
of a sad heart and a broken spirit. About noon yesterday, seeking for
you, I caught up with your disciples, and while we were waiting, your
apostles sought to cast out this demon, but they could not do it. And
now, Master, will you do this for us, will you heal my son?"
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countenance, 얼굴 빛
rend, 찟다
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P.1757 – §2 When Jesus had listened to this recital,
he touched the kneeling father and bade him rise while he gave the near-by
apostles a searching survey. Then said Jesus to all those who stood before
him: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I bear
with you? How long shall I be with you? How long ere you learn that the
works of faith come not forth at the bidding of doubting unbelief?"
And then, pointing to the bewildered father, Jesus said, "Bring hither
your son." And when James had brought the lad before Jesus, he asked,
"How long has the boy been afflicted in this way?"
The father
answered, "Since he was a very young child." And as they talked,
the youth was seized with a violent attack and fell in their midst, gnashing
his teeth and foaming at the mouth. After a succession of violent convulsions
he lay there before them as one dead. Now did the father again kneel at
Jesus’ feet while he implored the Master, saying: "If you can cure
him, I beseech you to have compassion on us and deliver us from this affliction."
And when Jesus heard these words, he looked down into the father’s anxious
face, saying: "Question not my Father’s power of love, only the sincerity
and reach of your faith. All things are possible to him who really believes."
And then James of Safed spoke those long-to-be-remembered words of commingled
faith and doubt, "Lord, I believe. I pray you help my unbelief."
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P.1757 – §3 When Jesus heard these words, he stepped
forward and, taking the lad by the hand, said: "I will do this in
accordance with my Father’s will and in honor of living faith. My son,
arise! Come out of him, disobedient spirit, and go not back into him."
And placing the hand of the lad in the hand of the father, Jesus said:
"Go your way. The Father has granted the desire of your soul."
And all who were present, even the enemies of Jesus, were astonished at
what they saw.
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P.1757 – §4 It was indeed a disillusionment for the
three apostles who had so recently enjoyed the spiritual ecstasy of the
scenes and experiences of the transfiguration, so soon to return to this
scene of the defeat and discomfiture of their fellow apostles. But it
was ever so with these twelve ambassadors of the kingdom.
P.1758 – §0 They never failed to alternate between
exaltation and humiliation in their life experiences.
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ecstasy < out +stasis (stand), 환희
discomfiture, 불편, 어색함
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P.1758 – §1 This was a true healing of a double affliction,
a physical ailment and a spirit malady. And the lad was permanently cured
from that hour. When James had departed with his restored son, Jesus said:
"We go now to Caesarea-Philippi; make ready at once." And they
were a quiet group as they journeyed southward while the crowd followed
on behind.
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6. IN CELSUS’ GARDEN – P.1758
P.1758 – §2 They remained overnight with Celsus,
and that evening in the garden, after they had eaten and rested, the twelve
gathered about Jesus, and Thomas said: "Master, while we who tarried
behind still remain ignorant of what transpired up on the mountain, and
which so greatly cheered our brethren who were with you, we crave to have
you talk with us concerning our defeat and instruct us in these matters,
seeing that those things which happened on the mountain cannot be disclosed
at this time."
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disclose, 개방하다 |
P.1758 – §3 And Jesus answered Thomas, saying: "Everything
which your brethren heard on the mountain shall be revealed to you in
due season. But I will now show you the cause of your defeat in that which
you so unwisely attempted. While your Master and his companions, your
brethren, ascended yonder mountain yesterday to seek for a larger knowledge
of the Father’s will and to ask for a richer endowment of wisdom effectively
to do that divine will, you who remained on watch here with instructions
to strive to acquire the mind of spiritual insight and to pray with us
for a fuller revelation of the Father’s will, failed to exercise the faith
at your command but, instead, yielded to the temptation and fell into
your old evil tendencies to seek for yourselves preferred places in the
kingdom of heaven–the material and temporal kingdom which you persist
in contemplating. And you cling to these erroneous concepts in spite of
the reiterated declaration that my kingdom is not of this world.
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in due season, 마땅한 때가 되면
at your command, 지휘 하에 있는
temporal kingdom, 현세의 왕국
reiterate, 되풀이하다
not of this world, 이 세상에 속하지 않는다
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P.1758 – §4 "No sooner does your faith grasp
the identity of the Son of Man than your selfish desire for worldly preferment
creeps back upon you, and you fall to discussing among yourselves as to
who should be greatest in the kingdom of heaven, a kingdom which, as you
persist in conceiving it, does not exist, nor ever shall. Have not I told
you that he who would be greatest in the kingdom of my Father’s spiritual
brotherhood must become little in his own eyes and thus become the server
of his brethren? Spiritual greatness consists in an understanding love
that is Godlike and not in an enjoyment of the exercise of material power
for the exaltation of self. In what you attempted, in which you so completely
failed, your purpose was not pure. Your motive was not divine. Your ideal
was not spiritual. Your ambition was not altruistic. Your procedure was
not based on love, and your goal of attainment was not the will of the
Father in heaven.
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worldly preferment, 세상의 우대
motive was not devine, 실패의 원인
altruism (coined in 1830s), altrui (somebody else)
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P.1758 – §5 "How long will it take you to learn
that you cannot time-shorten the course of established natural phenomena
except when such things are in accordance with the Father’s will? nor
can you do spiritual work in the absence of spiritual power. And you can
do neither of these, even when their potential is present, without the
existence of that third and essential human factor, the personal experience
of the possession of living faith. Must you always have material manifestations
as an attraction for the spiritual realities of the kingdom? Can
P.1759 – §0 you not grasp the spirit significance
of my mission without the visible exhibition of unusual works? When can
you be depended upon to adhere to the higher and spiritual realities of
the kingdom regardless of the outward appearance of all material manifestations?"
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time-shorten, 시간을 단축
living faith, 생생한 믿음
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P.1759 – §1 When Jesus had thus spoken to the twelve,
he added: "And now go to your rest, for on the morrow we return to
Magadan and there take counsel concerning our mission to the cities and
villages of the Decapolis. And in the conclusion of this day’s experience,
let me declare to each of you that which I spoke to your brethren on the
mountain, and let these words find a deep lodgment in your hearts: The
Son of Man now enters upon the last phase of the bestowal. We are about
to begin those labors which shall presently lead to the great and final
testing of your faith and devotion when I shall be delivered into the
hands of the men who seek my destruction. And remember what I am saying
to you: The Son of Man will be put to death, but he shall rise again."
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conclusion, 결론, 종말 |
P.1759 – §2 They retired for the night, sorrowful.
They were bewildered; they could not comprehend these words. And while
they were afraid to ask aught concerning what he had said, they did recall
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7. PETER’S PROTEST – P.1759
P.1759 – §3 Early this Wednesday morning Jesus and
the twelve departed from Caesarea-Philippi for Magadan Park near Bethsaida-Julias.
The apostles had slept very little that night, so they were up early and
ready to go. Even the stolid Alpheus twins had been shocked by this talk
about the death of Jesus. As they journeyed south, just beyond the Waters
of Merom they came to the Damascus road, and desiring to avoid the scribes
and others whom Jesus knew would presently be coming along after them,
he directed that they go on to Capernaum by the Damascus road which passes
through Galilee. And he did this because he knew that those who followed
after him would go on down over the east Jordan road since they reckoned
that Jesus and the apostles would fear to pass through the territory of
Herod Antipas. Jesus sought to elude his critics and the crowd which followed
him that he might be alone with his apostles this day.
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stolid = dependable, 믿음직한 |
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P.1759 – §4 They traveled on through Galilee until
well past the time for their lunch, when they stopped in the shade to
refresh themselves. And after they had partaken of food, Andrew, speaking
to Jesus, said: "Master, my brethren do not comprehend your deep
sayings. We have come fully to believe that you are the Son of God, and
now we hear these strange words about leaving us, about dying. We do not
understand your teaching. Are you speaking to us in parables? We pray
you to speak to us directly and in undisguised form."
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P.1759 – §5 In answer to Andrew, Jesus said: "My
brethren, it is because you have confessed that I am the Son of God that
I am constrained to begin to unfold to you the truth about the end of
the bestowal of the Son of Man on earth. You insist on clinging to the
belief that I am the Messiah, and you will not abandon the idea that the
Messiah must sit upon a throne in Jerusalem; wherefore do I persist in
telling you that the Son of Man must presently go to Jerusalem, suffer
many things, be rejected by the scribes, the elders, and the chief priests,
and after all this be killed and raised from the dead. And I speak not
a parable to you; I speak the truth to you that you may be prepared for
these events when
P.1760 – §0 they suddenly come upon us." And
while he was yet speaking, Simon Peter, rushing impetuously toward him,
laid his hand upon the Master’s shoulder and said: "Master, be it
far from us to contend with you, but I declare that these things shall
never happen to you."
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P.1760 – §1 Peter spoke thus because he loved Jesus;
but the Master’s human nature recognized in these words of well-meant
affection the subtle suggestion of temptation that he change his policy
of pursuing to the end his earth bestowal in accordance with the will
of his Paradise Father. And it was because he detected the danger of permitting
the suggestions of even his affectionate and loyal friends to dissuade
him, that he turned upon Peter and the other apostles, saying: "Get
you behind me. You savor of the spirit of the adversary, the tempter.
When you talk in this manner, you are not on my side but rather on the
side of our enemy. In this way do you make your love for me a stumbling
block to my doing the Father’s will. Mind not the ways of men but rather
the will of God."
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savor of, 맛이 풍기다 |
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P.1760 – §2 After they had recovered from the first
shock of Jesus’ stinging rebuke, and before they resumed their journey,
the Master spoke further: "If any man would come after me, let him
disregard himself, take up his responsibilities daily, and follow me.
For whosoever would save his life selfishly, shall lose it, but whosoever
loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s, shall save it. What does
it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul? What would
a man give in exchange for eternal life? Be not ashamed of me and my words
in this sinful and hypocritical generation, even as I will not be ashamed
to acknowledge you when in glory I appear before my Father in the presence
of all the celestial hosts. Nevertheless, many of you now standing before
me shall not taste death till you see this kingdom of God come with power."
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sting, 콕 찌르다
Matthew 16: Let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 그런 말을 한 적이 없다.
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P.1760 – §3 And thus did Jesus make plain to the
twelve the painful and conflicting path which they must tread if they
would follow him. What a shock these words were to these Galilean fishermen
who persisted in dreaming of an earthly kingdom with positions of honor
for themselves! But their loyal hearts were stirred by this courageous
appeal, and not one of them was minded to forsake him. Jesus was not sending
them alone into the conflict; he was leading them. He asked only that
they bravely follow.
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P.1760 – §4 Slowly the twelve were grasping the idea
that Jesus was telling them something about the possibility of his dying.
They only vaguely comprehended what he said about his death, while his
statement about rising from the dead utterly failed to register in their
minds. As the days passed, Peter, James, and John, recalling their experience
upon the mount of the transfiguration, arrived at a fuller understanding
of certain of these matters.
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P.1760 – §5 In all the association of the twelve
with their Master, only a few times did they see that flashing eye and
hear such swift words of rebuke as were administered to Peter and the
rest of them on this occasion. Jesus had always been patient with their
human shortcomings, but not so when faced by an impending threat against
the program of implicitly carrying out his Father’s will regarding the
remainder of his earth career. The apostles were literally stunned; they
were amazed and horrified. They could not find words to express their
sorrow. Slowly they began to realize what the Master must endure, and
that they must go through these experiences with him, but they did not
awaken to the reality of these coming events until long after these early
hints of the impending tragedy of his latter days.
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implicitly, 절대적으로 |
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P.1761 – §1 In silence Jesus and the twelve started
for their camp at Magadan Park, going by way of Capernaum. As the afternoon
wore on, though they did not converse with Jesus, they talked much among
themselves while Andrew talked with the Master.
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8. AT PETER’S HOUSE – P.1761
P.1761 – §2 Entering Capernaum at twilight, they
went by unfrequented thoroughfares directly to the home of Simon Peter
for their evening meal. While David Zebedee made ready to take them across
the lake, they lingered at Simon’s house, and Jesus, looking up at Peter
and the other apostles, asked: "As you walked along together this
afternoon, what was it that you talked about so earnestly among yourselves?"
The apostles held their peace because many of them had continued the discussion
begun at Mount Hermon as to what positions they were to have in the coming
kingdom; who should be the greatest, and so on. Jesus, knowing what it
was that occupied their thoughts that day, beckoned to one of Peter’s
little ones and, setting the child down among them, said: "Verily,
verily, I say to you, except you turn about and become more like this
child, you will make little progress in the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever
shall humble himself and become as this little one, the same shall become
greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso receives such a little one
receives me. And they who receive me receive also Him who sent me. If
you would be first in the kingdom, seek to minister these good truths
to your brethren in the flesh. But whosoever causes one of these little
ones to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hanged
about his neck and he were cast into the sea. If the things you do with
your hands, or the things you see with your eyes give offense in the progress
of the kingdom, sacrifice these cherished idols, for it is better to enter
the kingdom minus many of the beloved things of life rather than to cling
to these idols and find yourself shut out of the kingdom. But most of
all, see that you despise not one of these little ones, for their angels
do always behold the faces of the heavenly hosts."
P.1761 – §3 When Jesus had finished speaking, they
entered the boat and sailed across to Magadan.
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frequent, 빈번한, 빈번하게 드나들다
thoroughfare, 주요 도로
turn about, 방향을 반대로 바꾸다
see that (이하를) 꼭 하도록 하여라
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