On this evening Jesus spoke to the apostles about the coming destruction of Jerusalem. “The Master realized that the rejection of the spiritual concept of the Messiah, the

“This discourse was intended to be a last appeal to the Jewish people and the final indictment of the vehement enemies and would-be destroyers — the scribes, Pharisees,

“...a council between the Sanhedrin and some fifty additional leaders selected from among the scribes, Pharisees, and the Sadducees had been held. It was the consensus of this meeting that it would be dangerous to arrest Jesus in public because of the affections of the common people. It was also the opinion of the majority

This paper relates the story of Jesus cleaning the temple of sacrificial animals and money-changers. “This cleansing of the temple discloses the Master’s attitude toward commercializing the practices of religion as well as all forms of unfairness and profiteering at the expense of the poor and the unlearned. This episode also demonstrates that Jesus did not look with approval on the refusal to employ force to protect the majority of any given human group against the unfair and enslaving practices of unjust minorities who may be able to entrench themselves behind political, financial, or ecclesiastical power.”

“...the twelve apostles were given their final instructions by Jesus preparatory to entering Jerusalem, learning that Jesus would probably deliver many addresses and teach many lessons before returning to the Creator, but being advised to refrain from doing any public work during this Passover sojourn in Jerusalem.” Jesus had decided on a method for making a public entrance into Jerusalem, relying on a

The teaching about the realm of the Creator and an “announcement about going to the Passover set all the followers to thinking that Jesus was going to Jerusalem to

The concept of the realm of the Creator has no one specific meaning. “At different times and in varying circumstances it appears that Jesus may have presented numerous concepts in public teachings, but to the apostles Jesus always taught the realm of the Creator as embracing one’s personal experience in relation to others on earth and to the Creator.”

During the final week at Pella, “Jesus was very active in teaching the multitude and instructing the apostles, preaching every afternoon to the crowds and each night answering questions for the apostles and certain of the more advanced disciples residing at the camp.” Meanwhile, “The Pharisees and the chief priests had begun to formulate their charges and to crystallize their accusations.” “And so it was at the very height of the second phase of the public ministry that Jesus planned to teach this one short week at Pella and then to begin the tour of southern Perea which led right up to the final and tragic experiences of the last week in Jerusalem.”

This paper tells the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus’ friend, Lazarus. “Though many believed in Jesus as a result of this mighty work, others only hardened their

The work continued to progress, with large numbers of followers attending the sessions. “This was a period when the teachings were proclaimed with power, without