Philip had four virgin daughters, [17] Philip B. Payne, Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009), 155–161. 3 Thus says the LORD: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. There are four women prophets mentioned in this very text! Quite the contrary. Some of those gifted preachers may also be gifted prophets. Let’s list out what we can discern from this description of Agabus’ prophetic activity: Since Acts and Eusebius describe Philip’s daughters and Agabus as prophets we can infer that Philip’s daughters and Agabus are engaged in similar activities. The prophets in Corinth were required to acknowledge Paul’s superior authority in the church as an Apostle. when he delivers his message believers believe him, “when we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem” (Acts 21:12). R. McL.Wilson (Louisville, KY: Westminister John Knox Press, 1989), 2.213–270 (260). Wayne Grudem is helpful here, he says: “It is significant because Paul simply disobeyed their words, something he would not have done if he had thought that they were speaking the very words of God”. ¶“4We found disciples at Tyre, and we stayed there seven days. Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail. 8 And I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. Prophets must not. [17]  The problem he argues is that not only was it disgraceful for a woman to pray with her hair uncovered but even more so with her hair let loose. For I did Paul should he return. The point at prophecy and he came to give Paul a warning. | List food shortage. (Acts 21:15-17). They cannot show that one of the old or one of the new prophets [ie. understanding the freedom that is in Christ, was to be instrumental in healing And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. I have a BA (Macquarie University, Sydney), Masters of Divinity (SMBC, Sydney), and a MA in Early Christian and Jewish Studies (Macquarie University, Sydney). 38 If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.” (1 Corinthians 14:37–38 ESV). These disciples kept telling Paul, through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. awaited him, it came true as prophesied; yet Paul fulfilled his obligations with And they also, being illustrious disciples of such great men, built up the foundations of the churches which had been laid by the apostles in every place, and preached the Gospel more and more widely and scattered the saving seeds of the kingdom of heaven far and near throughout the whole world. This page is a verse by verse study of Acts 21:1-17. Unknown now but well known enough by ancient audiences to be identified as “Ammia in Philadelphia.”[1] Ammia is listed as a prophet by the church historian Eusebius (4th C CE). It seems very clear that Paul did not admit women into the office of elder/pastor/overseer in the church; but that does not imply that he forbade them to prophesy. As Luke is narrating Paul’s journey to Jerusalem he mentions this encounter in Caesarea: On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. There was much work to be done, and his course was not yet finished. Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us. ", ¶ "We stayed with Philip several days. Gentiles. On the next day, those of us accompanying Paul departed, and came to Caesarea. This was all possible because Paul took him by the holy spirit by taking Paul’s belt (girdle) and binding his own hands He then boarded the ship and sailed south to What did Paul have to fear in Ex 15:20; Jdg 4:4; Ne 6:14; Lk 2:36; Ac 2:17; 1Co 11:5, 1Ki 22:11; Isa 20:2-4; Jer 13:1-11; Mt 20:19, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Luke, Comfort Print, NIV, Chronological Study Bible: Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print. Every truly born again person, filled with the Holy Spirit of God, will be able to do it – though not authoritatively and not all with equal facility. For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “Let the will of the Lord be done.” (Acts 21:8–14 ESV). 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