{"id":2086,"date":"2013-09-01T00:08:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T04:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2013-08-31T20:30:03","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T00:30:03","slug":"sunday-brunch-did-philip-disappear-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/sunday-brunch-did-philip-disappear-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Brunch &#8211; Did Philip Disappear?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From my blog archives&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gAJUOEzct44\/TiJBhVzN27I\/AAAAAAAAEjA\/osC5F0t8Rlk\/s1600\/SUNDAY%2BBRUNCH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gAJUOEzct44\/TiJBhVzN27I\/AAAAAAAAEjA\/osC5F0t8Rlk\/s400\/SUNDAY%2BBRUNCH.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EOyACT835JM\/TiJCZ-YdJfI\/AAAAAAAAEjI\/99W3OZyw7lY\/s1600\/orange%2Bjuice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EOyACT835JM\/TiJCZ-YdJfI\/AAAAAAAAEjI\/99W3OZyw7lY\/s400\/orange%2Bjuice.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/Fruit_g104-Fresh_Orange_Juice_p20975.html\">Photo courtesy of Free Digital Photos<\/a><br \/>\nQuestion:<br \/>\n<b>What happened to Philip at the end of the eighth chapter in the book of Acts?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I wanted to talk about the ending of the scripture involving the Ethiopian eunuch. After Philip has a life-changing conversation with the eunuch, Philip baptizes him. After the baptism, the following occurs:<i><b><br \/>\nActs 8:39-40<br \/>\n39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.<\/b> <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>What I\u2019m wondering is, did the Lord\u2019s Holy Spirit enable Philip to disappear and then re-appear in Azotus?<\/b> I know some translations use the term \u201ccarried\u201d Philip away instead of \u201ctook Philip away.\u201d Either way you look at it, it appears to me that Philip literally disappeared from the scene of the eunuch and then reappeared in Azotus. I\u2019m thinking Azotus was where the Lord felt was the greatest need for Philip to preach the gospel. So, that\u2019s why He had to carry Philip away from the eunuch so suddenly \u2013 Philip had lots of preaching work to do.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do you think that Philip literally disappeared and then re-appeared? If so, why? <\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bittersweet Memories\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1267228854l\/6439949.jpg\" width=\"148\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bittersweet-Memories-Digital-Editions-ebook\/dp\/B00DFM819C\/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1377254498&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=cecelia+dowdy\">~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From my blog archives&#8230; &nbsp; Photo courtesy of Free Digital Photos Question: What happened to Philip at the end of the eighth chapter in the book of Acts? I wanted to talk about the ending of the scripture involving the Ethiopian eunuch. 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