Good morning. Remember that Paul’s destination was
Jerusalem. To get there within any reasonable amount of time, he would have to
go by boat. Just like buses and trains today make stops that you don’t want to
make, boats also made stops that the travelers might not want to make. Paul
decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in Asia;
for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
Pentecost is 50 days after Passover, and my Bible says that he had already
spent 16 days of that 50. Instead of going to Ephesus himself, he called for
the elders of the church there to come to him. He reminds them of how he
preached the gospel there despite the plots of the Jews. I did not shrink from
declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and
from house to house, solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance
toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, bound in spirit, I am
on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there; except that
the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions
await me. My Bible says that Paul did not go to Jerusalem against the direction
of the Holy Spirit, but because of the guidance of the Spirit. He was just
confirming to Paul what would happen to him when he went. Father thank You that
You warn us of dangers to come. Help us to heed those warnings without
hesitation, even when they go against what we want to do.
So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed
Good morning. We left John at the entrance of the tomb, stooping and looking in. “Shy” Peter then arrives following John, and enters the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there. So the other disciple, John, who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. It does not say whether or not Peter believed. For as yet they did not understand the scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again to their own homes. I’m not exactly sure what it means by their own homes. They were originally from Galilee and would not have had homes in Jerusalem. Perhaps it means the homes where they were staying while in Jerusalem. Apparently, they were not staying in the upper room, or it would have said so. But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped (just like John) and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been l...
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