Edward
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So Philip was told to go somewhere by an Angel. He did, met an Ethiopian, they talked and Philip gave him scripture interpretation and the good news of Jesus, and Baptised him. As soon as they came up out of the water...Philip was whisked away by the Spirit of the Lord! Teleported if you will. Wow!
Am I reading this right? This seems awesome, that the Lord would do this. It didn't take faith, Philip didn't ask for it. The Lord just did it for some reason. I Googled it and Azotus came up as Ashdod Israel. Perhaps the name of the city was changed at some point, but from Jerusalem it's 70.9 Km., or about 45 miles. It doesn't say how long it took for Philip to make the trip.
This makes my head spin with questions and an increased...sense of awe for the power of the Lord. Would the Lord do such a thing today? Will he rescue his people from danger perhaps, during tribulation or something like that? Do you all believe this? (I do). What do you think you would do, if the Lord did this to you? One moment your in one place, and the next moment, your 45 miles away? Could you keep your composure? Find your bearings again? Wow...
Acts 8: 26-40
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.†27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopiansâ€). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.â€
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?†Philip asked.
31 “How can I,†he said, “unless someone explains it to me?†So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.â€
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?†35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?†[37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
Am I reading this right? This seems awesome, that the Lord would do this. It didn't take faith, Philip didn't ask for it. The Lord just did it for some reason. I Googled it and Azotus came up as Ashdod Israel. Perhaps the name of the city was changed at some point, but from Jerusalem it's 70.9 Km., or about 45 miles. It doesn't say how long it took for Philip to make the trip.
This makes my head spin with questions and an increased...sense of awe for the power of the Lord. Would the Lord do such a thing today? Will he rescue his people from danger perhaps, during tribulation or something like that? Do you all believe this? (I do). What do you think you would do, if the Lord did this to you? One moment your in one place, and the next moment, your 45 miles away? Could you keep your composure? Find your bearings again? Wow...
Acts 8: 26-40
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.†27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopiansâ€). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.â€
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?†Philip asked.
31 “How can I,†he said, “unless someone explains it to me?†So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.â€
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?†35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?†[37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
