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the mountain which Jesus had designated.” More than five
hundred people gathered in Galilee after Jesus rose from the
dead. So, you might say that Galilee is the goal. But He said,
“No, I’m not finished yet.”
Acts 1:5, “For John baptized you with water, but you
shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
He told them, “After Galilee, go to Jerusalem.” Acts 1:9, “After
He had said these things, he was lifted up while they were
looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.” He
ascended and went back to His Holy Father God. Is that the end
of the journey? John 14:16, “And I will ask the Father, and He
will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,
because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know
Him because He abides with you, and will be in you. I will not
leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” It’s part of the
journey.
He goes to the cross. He goes to the grave. He rises.
He goes to Galilee. He goes to heaven. And on Pentecost He
comes back again to put God in man again, so we could live as
God intended men to live. Was that His destiny; to come to
you? There’s no question that it’s true and He stopped at your
heart. He was determined to come to you. Nothing could stop
Him from coming to you.
But He said, “The Father sent Me to save the world.
God gave Me an incarnate body through the Virgin Mary. I
went as far as I could go in that body. John 10:16, “And I have
other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also,
and they shall hear My voice, and they shall become one flock
with one shepherd.” He said, “My journey is not finished.”
John 17:20 again, “I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for
those also who believe in Me through their word.” John 6:37,
“All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one
who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.”
Jesus said, “I’ve come as far as I can come in my
incarnate body. May I have your body, please?” It’s the same
Jesus but He has a new body and He’s still on the journey. His
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