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THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIAL 111James and John. They too, had elected to be fishermen - notapostles. (Matt. 4: 18-22.)Matthew had chosen to be a tax collector. But to His twelve,Jesus later said, "Y e have not chosen me, but 1 have chosen you."And, as in Mark 1:14-15, so in Matthew's account, "Jesuswent about all Ga1i1ee teaching in their synagogues, and preachingthe GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM" (verse 23).Until Jesus had QUALIFIED to restore God's government byovercoming Satan, there cou1d be no assurance, save in the mindand purpose of God, of the restoration of the government Satanhad rejected.For sorne three and a ha1f years Jesus went about the 1and ofIsrael, preaching in their synagogues the GOOD NEWS of theworld's future HOPE, teaching and training His discip1es to becomeapostles.Finally, after being beaten with stripes, that His Churchmight have physical hea1ing, Jesus was crucified - that by Hisshed blood our sins might be forgiven- because He had paid ourpenalty, death, in our stead.The Church is BomAfter being three days and three nights dead in the tomb, Jesus wasresurrected. By this resurrection, He became thejirst BORN Son ofGod, (Rom. 1 :4). He was now VERY Goo Himself- the first so BORNof many brethren to follow by a la ter resurrection.After His resurrection, Jesus was forty days with His apostles,"speaking of the things pertaining to THE KINGDOM OF Goo"(Acts 1 :3).Then He ascended to heaven, to the right hand of God on theheaven1y throne (Heb. 12:2; Rev. 3:21).Ten days later (the year was A.D. 31), carne the annual HolyDay called "the Feast of the First Fruits," and, in the New Testament,"the da y of Pentecost."Of the many thousands who had heard Jesus' proclaimingthe KINGDOM OF Goo, there were, after the JV2 years, only 120who be/ieved! (Acts 1: 15.)On that festive Holy Day, beside the 120 disciples, there weregathered devout Jews from many parts of the world.