Volume 2

Jesus in Jetebatha
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in Heaven?" With uplifted hands, they all cried out: "Yes,
yes !"
Then Jesus motioned to the gouty patients, and they
moved slowly and heavily into the circle. He spoke a few
words to them on faith, prayed for awhile, and said:
"Stretch out your arms!" They stretched out their afflicted
arms toward Him. Jesus passed His hand down them,
breathed for an instant on their hands, and they were
cured, were able to use their limbs. Jesus commanded
them to bathe, and warned them to abstain from certain
drinks. They cast themselves at His feet giving thanks,
while the whole asselnbly sang canticles of praise and
glory.
Jesus wanted to depart, but they begged Him to remain
with them. They were full of love and good intentions,
they were very much impressed. He told them that He had
to proceed further and fulfill His mission. They accompanied
Him a part of the way with the disciples. He dismissed
them with His blessing, and went on to Jetebatha
about an hour and a half to the east.
It was afternoon when Jesus arrived at His destination.
He washed His feet and took a luncheon at an inn outside
the city. The disciples went before Him into Jetebatha to
the chief of the synagogue, and requested the key for their
Master, who wished to teach. The people hurriedly
gathered in crowds, and the Doctors of the Law and the
Herodians were all expectancy to ensnare Him in His
doctrine. When He had taken His place in the synagogue,
they put to Him questions upon the approach of the
Kingdom, the computation of time, the fulfilling of the
weeks of Daniel, and the coming of the Messiah. Jesus
answered in a long discourse, showing that the Prophecies
were now fulfilled. He spoke, too, of John and his
Prophecies, whereupon they took occasion to warn Him
hypocritically to be careful as to what He said in His instructions,
not to set aside the Jewish customs, and to take