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John 5:
9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
And that day was the Sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful
for you to carry your bed.
11 He answered them, He who made me well said to me, "Take up your bed and walk".
12 Then they asked him, Who is the Man who said to you, "Take up your bed and walk"?
13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had conveyed Himself away, a multitude being in place.
Surely a man who had been infirm for 38 years suddenly rising up to walk would have
garnered quite a bit of attention from the crowd. Somehow, Jesus was able to slip away.
Compare this to when the synagogue of Nazareth intended to toss Him off a hill.
Luke 4:
28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.
30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
This angry mob intended to slay Jesus, surely they could keep track of the man they
intended to execute. Yet, He managed to quietly slip away. Is this considered among
the miracle powers of Christ? Was He translating Himself away from these crowds?
Compare these narratives to the evangelist Philip.
Acts 8:
36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”
37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down
into the water, and he baptized him.
39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away,
so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities
till he came to Caesarea.
Have you heard testimonies of evangelists working in far off places being translated from
danger by the Spirit of the Lord?
9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
And that day was the Sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful
for you to carry your bed.
11 He answered them, He who made me well said to me, "Take up your bed and walk".
12 Then they asked him, Who is the Man who said to you, "Take up your bed and walk"?
13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had conveyed Himself away, a multitude being in place.
Surely a man who had been infirm for 38 years suddenly rising up to walk would have
garnered quite a bit of attention from the crowd. Somehow, Jesus was able to slip away.
Compare this to when the synagogue of Nazareth intended to toss Him off a hill.
Luke 4:
28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29 and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.
30 Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
This angry mob intended to slay Jesus, surely they could keep track of the man they
intended to execute. Yet, He managed to quietly slip away. Is this considered among
the miracle powers of Christ? Was He translating Himself away from these crowds?
Compare these narratives to the evangelist Philip.
Acts 8:
36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”
37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down
into the water, and he baptized him.
39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away,
so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities
till he came to Caesarea.
Have you heard testimonies of evangelists working in far off places being translated from
danger by the Spirit of the Lord?