As Christ's earthly ministry drew to a close, and He realized that He must soon leave His disciples to carry on the work without His personal supervision, He sought to encourage them and to prepare them for the future. He did not deceive them with false hopes. As an open book He read what was to be. He knew He was about to be separated from them, to leave them as sheep among wolves. He knew that they would suffer persecution, that they would be cast out of the synagogues, and would be thrown into prison. He knew that for witnessing to Him as the Messiah, some of them would suffer death. And something of this He told them. In speaking of their future, He was plain and definite, that in their coming trial they might remember His words and be strengthened to believe in Him as the Redeemer.


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Oplæringen af de tolv

Da Kristi jordiske gerning var ved at være endt, og det stod ham klart, at han snart måtte overlade til sine disciple at videreføre gerningen uden hans personlige overopsyn, søgte han at opmuntre dem og at forberede dem til fremtiden. Han førte dem ikke bag lyset med falske forhåbninger. Som i en åben bog læste han, hvad der ville ske. Han vidste, at han var ved at skulle skilles fra dem og måtte forlade dem som får midt blandt ulve. Han vidste, at de ville komme til at lide forfølgelse, at de ville blive udelukket af synagogerne og kastet i fængsel. Han vidste, at nogle af dem ville komme til at lide døden, fordi de bekendte ham som Messias. Og noget af dette fortalte han dem. Når han talte om deres fremtid, var hans udtalelser enkle og tydelige, for at de i deres kommende prøvelser skulle kunne huske hans ord, og styrkes til at tro på ham som forløseren.

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