25 His earthly mission fast was drawing to a close; he sought for strength, and what he sought he found.
26 Mount Hermon stood beyond, and Jesus fain would kneel beside that mountain famed in Hebrew song.
27 And then he stood upon Mount Hermon’s lofty peaks, and lifting up his eyes to heaven he talked with God.
28 And masters of the olden times revealed themselves and long they talked about the kingdom of the Christ;
29 About the mighty works that had been done; about the coming conquest of the cross; about the victory over death.
30 Then Jesus journeyed on; he went to Cæsarea-Philippi, and in Susanna’s home he tarried certain days.
31 And then he went through all Decapolis to give encouragement to those who knew him as the Christ, and to prepare them for the day of Calvary.
32 And then he went to Gadara, and many friends were there, to welcome him.
33 And Chuzas, steward of the house of Herod Antipas, was there, and Jesus went aboard the royal ship with him and crossed the sea, and came unto Capernaum.
34 And when the people knew that Jesus was at home they came to welcome him.
35 In just a little while the twelve apostles came and told the master all about their journey over Galilee.
36 They said that by the sacred Word they had done many mighty works; and Jesus said to them, Well done.
_The Third Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus._
_The Christines cross the sea. Jesus gives to his disciples lessons on secret doctrines. Teaches the people. Feeds five thousand. The disciples start to recross the sea. A storm arises. Jesus, walking on the waters, comes to them. Trial of Peter’s faith. They land in Gennesaret._
The twelve apostles now had reached the stage of spirit consciousness, and Jesus could reveal to them the deeper meanings of his mission to the world.
2 Next week the great feast of the Jews would be observed, and Matthew said, Shall we not girt ourselves and go unto Jerusalem?
3 But Jesus said, We will not go up to the feast; the time is short and I have many things to say to you; come you apart into a desert place and rest a while.
4 And then they took their boats and crossed the sea, and came into a desert place near Julius Bethsaida.
5 The people saw them go, and in vast multitudes they followed them.