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19And Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, who, having
persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, they drew him out of the city, supposing
him to have died.
20But the disciples surrounding him, he rose up and came
into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
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- Paul was stoned and left for dead and the disciples gathered around him and he
arose. This sounds like a raising from the dead. Even if you suppose that Paul was
just seriously wounded, scripture says, "the next day he left with Barnabas for
Derbe". Therefore, some form of healing had to be done!
- There is no doubt that Paul's stoning was due to His preaching the grace message
and a form of persecution. For Paul & Barnabas had left Iconium and had gone to Lystra, at
least 30 miles, then Jews from both Iconium & Antioch came to Lystra just to stone Paul.
When your enemies take time to track you down just to do you harm, that's persecution.
- After reading of all that Paul endured,
shipwrecks, beatings, stoning, having to flee cities, prisons, even having
people following him, so they could further persecute him. How can anyone
believe that Paul's thorn in the flesh was anything other than all the trials
and persecutions he had to endure.
- FYI - This was during Paul's first missionary journey, with
Barnabas,
Acts 13:1
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