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Jesus planned to spend this Thursday, his last free day on earth as a divine
Son incarnated in the flesh, with his apostles and a few loyal and devoted
disciples. Soon after the breakfast hour on this beautiful morning, the Master
led them to a secluded spot a short distance above their camp and there taught
them many new truths. Although Jesus delivered other discourses to the apostles
during the early evening hours of the day, this talk of Thursday forenoon
was his farewell address to the combined camp group of apostles and chosen
disciples, both Jews and gentiles. The twelve were all present save Judas.
Peter and several of the apostles remarked about his absence, and some of
them thought Jesus had sent him into the city to attend to some matter, probably
to arrange the details of their forthcoming celebration of the Passover. Judas
did not return to the camp until midafternoon, a short time before Jesus led
the twelve into Jerusalem to partake of the Last Supper.