these prophecies shall begin to come to pass. For I am he they speak of."
46 Those in the temple rose in anger. "Blasphemy!" they cried, "Sacrilege! He claims to be the Most High! Stone him!"
47 They went to seize him, but he walked through their very midst, and no one could see him. As he was leaving the temple, an old man cried out, "If you are The Promised One, heal my boils!"
48 The young man called behind him, "WHAT boils?"" And the old man lifted his sleeve to show the sores he had had for years, but there were no sores!
49 "It is sorcery! It is tricks, like The Children of Lies!" But the man walked on, ignoring them. He came back to his house. His father, mother, his brothers and sisters were by the door. He took his staff and his cloak.
50 "From this day forth," he told his mother, "look for me not. And when you hear that I am gone, do not weep for me, for I have fulfilled my destiny "
51 "May I not have one tear," pleaded his mother, "for the child that had been so dear, and the man of whom I am so proud?"
52 "One tear," he answered, "and one tear alone. I will have you shed no more. For this body I wear is but a shadow and when I put it off, I will go to that Place of Glory, I will prepare for you a mansion like none can dream. You shall be made Queen of The Heavens, and be given dominion over the stars." He turned to his stepfather. "And you shall be her chamberlain, and none, save I, shall surpass you in honor."
53 He touched each of his brothers and sisters. "You will hear truths of me," he told them, "and, lies. I have no doubt that you will know which is

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