The mission, Galilee and Judea, 30-33 AD
The Father looked into the eyes of his most trusted Archangels, Michael and Gabriel, then on to the rest of the host and pressed onward, “Do you all understand the ramifications of what I have just spoken to you? The implications of Christ consciousness entering into the human psyche?”
The heavenly host stood ramrod straight, with perfect attention, yet none responded. They didn’t have to answer, they all knew what it meant for God to take on flesh. It meant complete and total salvation for all of humanity. What it meant was that humanity would now be able to be free from the grip of their former Archangel Lucifer.
The Father of all things continued, “Once Jesus had been baptized, he rose up, kissed John on the forehead, and left the scene. Venturing off into the Judean hills.”
“As John watched Jesus leave, he told his two most trusted disciples, Andrew and Philip, to follow Jesus. Those two, not fully knowing yet whom Jesus was, objected to John’s order. They didn’t want to leave their beloved teacher. They had studied under him for three years, and their love for John was exceedingly strong. Their bond, unbreakable. Their loyalty, unquestioned.”
“Now allow me to interject here how Andrew and Philip came to follow their beloved teacher, John the Baptist, in the first place.”
“The apostles Philip and Andrew were both fishermen from the town of Bethsaida, which lie on the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee. As well as being fishermen, they were also keen students of the scriptures. Especially the teachings of the prophets. One of those prophets, namely Daniel, had prophesied the actual date of the Messiah being “cut off.” In other words, Daniel had spoken of the actual year when the chosen one would be killed, or removed from the nation of Israel.
“In Daniel’s prophecy, Israel would have seven “weeks,” or forty nine years to rebuild their holy temple. A week was considered to be a period of seven years in symbolic biblical language. Once the temple was rebuilt, after sixty two more “weeks,” it was prophesied by Daniel that the Messiah was to be “cut off.” In other words, once the temple was rebuilt, in four hundred and thirty four more years, the Messiah would be removed. These words by Daniel were written in the year 450 BC.
“Therefore, when Philip and Andrew studied this passage of scripture in 26 AD, they knew that the Messiah would be removed in 33 AD. Four hundred eighty three years after Daniel wrote his vision. Seven times seven, and sixty two times seven, comes to four hundred eighty three. So these two beloved apostles knew the Messiah would be cut off seven years from the time they studied this scripture in 26 AD.”
The Ancient of Days then asked the audience, “Now does everyone understand how Philip and Andrew came up with this figure?”
The heavenly host nodded as one, and the Father of all things continued onward with his sermon, “So since Philip and Andrew knew that the appearance of the Messiah was imminent, they went on a search for him. This is when they ran into the prophet, John the Baptist. A man who had been preaching near the river Jordan, in Judea. When Philip and Andrew saw John for the first time, they thought they had their Messiah.”
“The truth is, they hadn’t found their Messiah they were looking for, but the forerunner to him. They had found the prophesied Elijah. Whom according to the prophet Malachi, was to come first before that great and terrible day of the Lord.”
“John eventually explained to his two new disciples that he wasn’t the Messiah they were looking for, but if they stuck around with him for a while, they’d find him. Three years later, as John had prophesied, Jesus arrived on scene.”
“So after the baptism of Jesus from John, Philip and Andrew were reluctant to follow their newfound Messiah. They preferred the company of John, rather than this new prophet who had arrived.
“So John had to convince his most trusted disciples to leave him. He told them that Jesus must increase, and he must decrease. John also told them that his time was short, and that his enemies were fast approaching. His allotted 1,260 days of preaching repentance were fast coming to an end.
“Forty days later, Philip and Andrew left John, and found Jesus in the Judean hills. My son had just finished his final fasting, and cleansing himself before his long awaited mission.”
The enormous viewer then showed the Sea of Galilee. On the northern shore, it showed the towns of Bethsaida, and Capernaum. The viewer then zoomed in to a fleet of fishing boats which were all tied up to the docks. Then the viewer zoomed into some men talking on the beach of Capernaum.
The Father continued, “Here onscreen, you will notice six men talking with my son Jesus. These are the first six apostles. Their names are Simon, Andrew, James, John, Philip, and Bartholomew. You know how Jesus came to meet Philip and Andrew. Here is how he came to meet the other four.”
“When Philip and Andrew caught up with Jesus in the Judean hills, they introduced their selves to him. They really didn’t have to, for Jesus knew exactly who they were, and how their paths crossed with his. Yet, my son being a man of good manners, allowed them their story.”
“The truth is, Andrew and Philip were a gift from John.”
“So the three of them set foot for Andrew and Philip’s home town of Bethsaida. When they arrived, Andrew introduced Jesus to his brother Simon. A man whom would later be known by the nickname that Jesus gave to him, which was Peter. The “rock.”
“Then Simon Peter introduced Jesus to his partners in his fishing business, James and John. Brothers whom Jesus would nickname, “the sons of thunder.” Then Philip introduced Jesus to his best friend Bartholomew. These would be his first six followers. These first six would evolve into the inner circle for the son of man.
“For three months, Jesus spent time with the original six apostles in the towns of Bethsaida and Capernaum, and its surrounding areas. During this time period, besides teaching them how to catch fish, he taught his original followers plenty.”
An unusual laugh drifted through the audience. Jesus teaching fishermen how to fish. It was good to hear the Father of all things having a sense of humor in this story. Especially after the heartbreak that the Father went through in his story of Abraham.
The Ancient of Days looked up, smiled, and continued, “He taught these fishermen faith. How to pray. How to commune with myself. How to treat others. Basically how to live a spiritual life. And then our small party travelled to Cana. This would be the place where my son would perform his first miracle. Changing water to wine. It would also be the place where he would pick up apostles numbers seven and eight, Matthew and Thomas.”