Monday, June 3, 2013
Paul is Transferred to Caesarea
Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (23:12-22):
When day came, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. There were more than forty who formed this conspiracy. They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves by a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul. You, together with the Sanhedrin, must now make an official request to the commander to have him bring him down to you, as though you meant to investigate his case more thoroughly. We on our part are prepared to kill him before he arrives.”
The son of Paul’s sister, however, heard about the ambush; so he went and entered the compound and reported it to Paul. Paul then called one of the centurions and requested, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to report to him.” So he took him and brought him to the commander and explained, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked that I bring this young man to you; he has something to say to you.”
The commander took him by the hand, drew him aside, and asked him privately, “What is it you have to report to me?” He replied, “The Jews have conspired to ask you to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as though they meant to inquire about him more thoroughly, but do not believe them. More than forty of them are lying in wait for him; they have bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are now ready and only wait for your consent.” As the commander dismissed the young man he directed him, “Tell no one that you gave me this information.”
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Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I am helping you with My grace, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who pray to Me every day. You see how I protected Saint Paul, My great friend. The Jews wanted to kill him but I got his nephew to go and report to him what the Jews were planning. In this way they did not take him out as the Jews wanted, but instead he was taken out of the city of Jerusalem. I had told him that he would go to Rome and work there for Me.
“Yes, I have a mission for each one of you wherever you are. I have chosen you to spread My Kingdom in every corner of your country and in every part of the world. Be ready to do whatever I asked you. Call the people to prayer that they might come and follow the right way and leave the dark path so many of them are on today. Pray for the conversion of all the people so that they may be saved. I bless you all and I love you.”
Father Melvin