September 14, 2014
Attempt to Kill Paul
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 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 given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I call you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters to be on the lookout for the evil one. Satan is around and he has many tricks to catch you. Do not give in to any of his temptations. In the story of Saint Paul the evil one planned with about forty Jews to kill Saint Paul. The trick was this: they wanted the Sanhedrin, the council of the Jews, to call Paul to their council and while the soldiers were taking him there, the Jews who were hidden would attack the group and try with all their might to kill Paul. But to save Paul I sent his sister’s son to the commander to tell him what the Jews had conspired to do. When the commander heard this, he was shaken and he resolved not to send Saint Paul to the Sanhedrin. He will find another way to save Saint Paul and he will send him to Caesarea.
Remember My friends that I know everything that Satan is trying to do. So if you remain in union with Me, I will protect you from that evil one. Alone you cannot escape the tactics of Satan but if you are with Me, I will make sure that he will not succeed with you. So remain always close to Me and follow all that I tell you. I love you all.”
Father Melvin
P.S. We had another beautiful sunny day on Saturday but it was cloudy in the evening.