The Hasty Flight

The Hasty FlightIt was almost eight-thirty in the morning when Jesus, the twelve apostles, and twelve of the evangelists manned the oars and started pulling for the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. They were escaping the agents of the Sanhedrin from Bethsaida with orders from Herod Antipas to arrest Jesus and take him to Jerusalem for breaking the Jewish laws.Following Jesus and his people was a smaller boat with six of David’s messengers. Their mission was to stay in contact with Jesus and to send regular reports back to David’s house in Bethsaida about his safety and whereabouts: David’s house had been serving as their headquarters for some time. But from this point on, Jesus truly had nowhere to rest; never again did he have even the semblance of a home. They made shore near Kheresa, stowed the boats with some friends, and began the last eventful year of Jesus’ life. For a while they stayed in Philip’s domains, then they moved up to Caesarea-Philippi, and from there they made their way to the Phoenician coast.As the crowd at Zebedee’s house lingered around watching the two boats fade out of sight, they were interrupted by the agents from Jerusalem who started searching for Jesus. They would not believe that he had escaped, so they spent most of the next week looking for him around Capernaum while Jesus and the others made their way north through Batanea. Jesus’ family returned home to Capernaum and spent most of the next week talking, praying, and debating. They were anxious and confused. They enjoyed no peace until Thursday afternoon when Ruth, after visiting the Zebedee’s, returned home and told them that Jesus was safe, healthy, and making his way toward the Phoenician coast.Excerpt from: Son of Man: Urantia, Ch. 33, Last Days at CapernaumSon of Man: Urantia, is a restatement of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the Urantia revelation and in accordance with its urging to do so for today’s generation.Son of Man: Urantia, Books: (English and Spanish)https://www.lulu.com/search?page=1&sortBy=RELEVANCE&q=son+of+man%3A+urantia&pageSize=10&adult_audience_rating=00Son of Man: Urantia, PDF’s (English and Spanish) and merchandisehttps://son-of-man-urantia.sellfy.store This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertakezer.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertakezer.substack.com/subscribe