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Location - Towards Hebron

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GRM 75

The Gospel as revealed to me

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Jesus, John, Simon the Zealot and Judas are walking towards Hebron. They hear the sound of bells and discover that there are shepherds nearby. Jesus then goes to Elijah, Levi and Joseph (son of the shepherd Joseph from the Nativity). He questions them, and when he reveals that he is from Nazareth, the shepherds ask if he has heard of Mary, Joseph and Jesus of Nazareth. They tell him about their persecutions, the Gloria they heard, the prayers and their behavior throughout their lives. When they declare that they are looking for the Savior, Jesus reveals himself to them, and the shepherds instantly believe: they are happy to find the Child they worshipped in the manger. Jesus sits down beside them and takes news of the twelve shepherds. Two are dead (Samuel and Joseph), but the other eight - Jonah, Jonathas, Benjamin, Isaac, Daniel, Simeon, John, Tobias (now Matthias) - are still alive.

They eat together, and the shepherds ask the Master about Mary, Joseph, the flight to Egypt, the return... Until they ask what they can do to serve him. The Lord tells them that he's going to tour Judea, that the disciples will keep them informed and that they can come later. In the meantime, they can accompany him to Yutta to see Isaac and to Hebron to gather at Samuel's tomb.

Elijah asks if they can serve him for the rest of their lives, and Jesus predicts that they will serve him for the rest of his. When the shepherd replies that he will die before Christ, the Lord disabuses him: Elijah will be one of the last eyes he sees when he dies, but the old man will see his triumph, after which he will await death, which will be synonymous with an eternal encounter with his Jesus.

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GRM 75.1-2

The Gospel as revealed to me

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75.1 The hills are becoming much higher and woodier than those around Bethlehem and they rise continuously and eventually form a real chain of mountains.
Jesus is climbing ahead of them all and He looks around, as if He were anxious to find something. He does not speak. He listens more to the voices of the woods than to the apostles’, who are a few yards behind Him and are speaking to one another.
A bell rings in the distance, but the wind carries its ding-dong. Jesus smiles. He turns around: «I hear the bells of sheep.»
«Where, Master?»
«I think near that hillock. But the wood prevents Me from seeing.»
John, without uttering one word, takes off his tunic — they have all rolled up their mantles and are carrying them across their backs, because they feel warm — and having on only his short tunic, he throws his arms around a tall smooth trunk, which I think is an ash tree, and he climbs up… until he can see. «Yes, Master. There are many herds and three shepherds over there, behind that thicket.» He comes down, and they proceed, sure of their way.
«Will it be them?»
«We shall ask, Simon, and if they are not, they will tell us something… They know one another.»
After approximately one hundred yards, there is a large, green pasture, surrounded on all sides by huge aged trees.
75.2
Many sheep are grazing on the thick grass of the undulated meadow. Three men are watching over them. One is old: his hair is all white, of the other two, one is about thirty, the other about forty years old.
«Be careful, Master. They are herdsmen…» advises Judas, when he sees Jesus hastening His step.
But Jesus does not even answer. He goes on, tall and handsome in His white tunic, with the setting sun in front of Him. He seems an angel, so bright He is…

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Jesus seeks out the shepherds Elijah and Levi.

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GRM 210

The Gospel as revealed to me

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Chapter title: On the road to Hebron, the worries of Judas Iscariot.

Date of vision: Friday, June 6, 1945.

Calendar: Sunday, April 9, 28 (27 Nissan 3788)

Location (map): Towards Hebron

Cycle: Apostolate in Judea

Summary: Judas is in a bad mood and asks Mary of Alphaeus and Mary Salome if they intend to visit all the places in Israel. The man is impatient, as he wants to go to Keroth with the Master, and is already annoyed at the idea that Mary, who is currently in Bet-Çur, is not accompanying them. He laments the fact that Jesus no longer performs brilliant miracles, and feels that they are doing a poor job of it. Even Andrew rebukes him, pointing out that it is he who has imposed himself on the group of apostles without Jesus choosing him. Thomas then jokingly intervenes, but when Judas reproaches the Master for having done nothing, his colleague reminds him of the healing of the lepers - an episode during which the Iscariot was not present, through his own fault. Thomas then gives the young man some wise advice, encouraging him to change, not to be disappointed, not to take himself for the Master's master.

The conversation returns to Israel's holy places, and as Judas grumbles that these are the usual legends, Thomas points out that his friend wanted to go to Endor, which doesn't shine for its purity, whereas women go where there are saints. The subject of John of Endor is brought up, and their stormy conversation continues, Judas criticizing about everything. Jesus supposedly doesn't talk to them anymore, he's too busy with Marziam, he chooses the wrong disciples with people like old John... and everything is a pretext for grumbling. Soon, Marie d'Alphée and Marie-Salomé slip away with André. Thomas and Judas don't even notice the silent arrival of Jesus, who intervenes at just the right moment and calms Judas' worries. The Master assures them that his Mother will indeed come to Kerioth, and justifies all his choices, including leaving Simon the Zealot with the Virgin, because he is old, knows how to keep quiet, and respects Elise's pain. Judas was therefore worried about chimeras, and he is struck by Christ's kindness and the way he reassures him. Finally, the conversation turns lighter, with references to the historical sites of Israel and the way Simon-Pierre behaved in class... Which makes everyone laugh.

Chapter contents: 210.1: Judas would like Jesus to perform more miracles. 210.2: The women and Andrew are shocked, Thomas intervenes. 210.3: He lectures Judas. 210.4: Who is jealous of the place taken by Marziam and John of En-Dor. 210.5: Jesus explains his decision to Judas. 210.6: He almost brings him to tears. 210.7: Peter admires Jesus' pedagogy.

Former edition: Volume 3, chapter 72.