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Kinship of Zebedee

Theme: Characters in The Gospel as it was revealed to me

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GRM 8.2

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«Come into this friendly house for a little while. Then we shall go together. Zacharias is here too.»

They all enter a low dark room where the only light is a big fire. The landlady, obviously a friend of Elizabeth, but unknown to Anne, kindly withdraws and leaves them alone.

Detail

Elisabeth invites Anne to a friend's house. The owner remains a stranger.

Annotation

The "friendly house" near the Temple is probably that of Zebedee's parents. Zebedee's family supplied the Temple priests with fish from the lake.

The mistress of the house may therefore be Zebedee's mother, but there's no proof of this.

GRM 25.3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

Mary wants to go to the stable to see whether Joseph has arrived. He has not. Mary is disappointed and worried.

Elizabeth is anxious about Her. «We can stay until midday, then we must go, to be home before night. He is too young to be out at night.»

And Mary, calm and sad: «I will stay in one of the yards of the Temple. I will go to My teachers… I do not know. I will do something.»

Zacharias makes a proposal which is immediately accepted as a good solution: «Let us go to Zebedee’s relatives. Joseph will certainly look for You there. If he should not come there, it will be quite easy for You to find someone who will accompany You to Galilee, because the fishermen from Gennesaret are continuously going to and coming from that house.»

They take the little donkey and go to Zebedee’s relatives, who are the very same people with whom Joseph and Mary stayed four months before.

GRM 49.2

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«You have a father and a mother, brothers and sisters, you have your life, and with your life you have a woman and love. How will you be able to leave all that for My sake?»

«Master… I do not know… but I think, if it is not pride to say so, that Your fondness will take the place of father and mother, of brothers and sisters, and also of a woman. I will be compensated for everything, if You love me.»

«And if My love should cause you sorrows and persecutions?»

«They will be nothing, if You love me.»

Detail

Jesus questions John.