THE RELEASE OF A YOUNG GUESSER!!!

ACTS 16:1-40

TIMOTEO ACCOMPANIES PAUL AND SILAS

1Paul arrived in the cities of Derbe and Lystra. In Lystra lived a Christian named Timothy. His mother, a Christian, was of the Jewish race, but his father was not Jewish. 2All the brothers who lived in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy. 3Paul wanted to take him with him, so he circumcised him, for all the Jews who lived in those places knew that Timothy's father was not a Jew. 4 In the cities through which they passed, they told the Christians what decisions had been made by the apostles and elders of the church in Jerusalem and advised them to obey those decisions. 5So the churches grew stronger in the faith, and the number of Christians increased every day.

THE VISION PAUL HAD IN TROAD

6When the Holy Spirit did not allow them to preach the word in the province of Asia, they passed through the region of Phrygia-Galatia. 7When they came near the district of Mysia, they tried to go to the province of Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not let them. 8Then they crossed Mysia and came to the city of Troas. 9 That night Paul had a vision. He saw a man from the province of Macedonia, who was standing and asking him, “Come to Macedonia and help us!” 10 Immediately after this vision, we decided to leave immediately for Macedonia, because we were sure that God had called us to preach the gospel to the people there.

IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE CONVERSION OF LYDIA

11We embarked from Troas and went directly to the island of Samothrace. The next day we arrived at the port of Neapolis. 12From there we went to Philippi, which is a city in the first district of the province of Macedonia and also a Roman colony, where we stayed for several days. 13On the Sabbath we left the city and went to the riverside, for we thought that there must be a place of prayer for the Jews there. We sat down and started talking to the women who were gathered there. 14One of those women who were listening to us was Lydia, a purple seller from the city of Thyatira. She worshiped God, and the Lord opened her mind to understand what Paul was saying. 15She and her household were baptized. Then Lídia invited us, saying:

“Come and stay at my house, if you really think I believe in the Lord.

So she convinced us to stay at her house.

IN THE PHILIPPIAN CHAIN

16One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, a female slave came to meet us. This girl was dominated by an evil spirit who guessed the future, and her owners made a lot of money from the guesses she did. 17The girl began to follow us, shouting thus:

— These men are servants of the Most High God and they announce how you can be saved!

18She did this many days. Finally, Paul got annoyed, turned to her and commanded the spirit:

"By the power of the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to get out of this girl!"

And instantly the spirit left. 19When the girl's owners saw that they could no longer earn money from her riddles, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the public square before the authorities. 20They presented them to these Roman officials and said,

“These men are Jews and they are causing trouble in our city. 21They are teaching customs that are against our law. We who are Romans cannot accept these customs.

22Then a crowd gathered to attack Paul and Silas. The authorities ordered them to take their clothes off and beat them with sticks. 23After they had been beaten badly, the authorities threw them both in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them safely. 24 After receiving this order, the jailer threw them into a cell at the back of the jail and trapped their feet between two blocks of wood.

25 About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. 26Suddenly, the ground shook so much that it shook the foundations of the prison. At that moment all the doors opened, and the chains that held the prisoners broke. 27Then the jailer woke up. When he saw that the prison gates were open, he thought the prisoners had escaped. So he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, 28but Paul shouted aloud,

- Do not do it! We are all here!

29The jailer asked for a light to be brought to him, and he quickly entered the cell and knelt, trembling, at the feet of Paul and Silas. 30Then he took them both outside and asked,

— Gentlemen, what must I do to be saved?

31They replied:

— Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved — you and the people in your household.

32So they told the word of the Lord to the jailer and to all the people in his house. 33At that same hour of the night, the jailer began to tend to them, washing the wounds from the beating they had received. Soon afterward he and all the people in his household were baptized. 34Then he took Paul and Silas to his house and gave them food. The jailer and his household were overjoyed because they now believed in God.

35 When day came, the Roman authorities sent some police officers with the following order to the jailer: “Release these men.” 36The jailer said to Paul,

— The authorities had them released. You can leave in peace.

37But Paul said to the police,

“Silas and I are Roman citizens, and yet, without being tried, we were beaten in public. And then they threw us in jail. And now they want to send us away like this in secret? Not that! May the Roman authorities themselves come here and release us!

38The police went to tell the Roman authorities what Paul had said. When the authorities learned that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid 39 and went to apologize to them. So they took them out of prison and asked them to leave the city. 40Paul and Silas got out of jail and went to Lydia's house. There they met with the brothers, cheered everyone up and then left.

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DO NOT CONSULT CARTOMANTS OR WIZARDS!!!

 Watch out! there are deceiving spirits, demons...

  Just as Satan deceived Saul, using the image of the prophet Samuel today, Satan deceives people who consult the dead, who are actually demons, using the image, face and voice of the deceased loved one. Who dies, does not come back to talk to loved ones alive. Satan speaks through his puppets, things that only loved ones know, so they believe in deception. Satan knows information about people's lives because he watches him from the womb. That's why Satan is an accuser!!!

  1 Samuel 28

1 And it came to pass in those days, when the Philistines had gathered their armies to battle to make war against Israel, that Achish said to David, Know thou surely that thou and thy men shalt go out with me to the camp.

2 Then David said to Achish, So you will know what your servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore I will hold you for my guard forever.

3 And Samuel was already dead, and all Israel had mourned for him, and had buried him in Ramah, which was his city; and Saul had banished the soothsayers and the enchanters.

4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came, and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.

5 And when Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.

6 And Saul asked the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

7 Then Saul said to his servants, Find me a woman who has the spirit of a sorceress, that I may go to her and inquire for her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman in En-dor who has a spirit of divination.

8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other clothes, and he went with two men, and by night they came to the woman; and she said: I beg you to divine me by the spirit of a sorceress, and bring me up to whomever I tell you.

9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath destroyed the soothsayers and the enchanters from the earth; Why, then, do you lay a snare on my life to make me die?

10 Then Saul swore to him by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, no evil shall come to you for this.

11 Then the woman said to him, Whom shall I bring you up to? And he said, Bring me up to Samuel.

12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice, and spoke to Saul, saying, Why have you deceived me? For you yourself are Saul.

13 And the king said to him: Fear not; what do you see? Then the woman said to Saul: I see gods coming up from the earth.

14 And she said to him, How is your figure? And she said, An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a cloak. Understanding Saul that it was Samuel, he bowed down with his face to the ground, and prostrated himself.

15 Samuel said to Saul, Why have you troubled me by bringing me up? And Saul said, I am very distressed, because the Philistines war against me, and God has turned away from me, and answers me no more, neither through the prophets nor through dreams; therefore I called you to you, that you would let me know what I should do.

16 Then Samuel said, Why then do you ask me, seeing that the LORD has forsaken you, and he has become your enemy?

17 For the LORD hath done unto thee as he hath spoken unto thee by my mouth, and the LORD hath torn the kingdom out of thine hand, and hath given it to thy neighbor, to David.

18 Because you did not heed the voice of the LORD, and did not execute his fierce anger against Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this to you today.

19 And the LORD will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me; and the camp of Israel shall the LORD deliver into the hand of the Philistines.

20 And immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, and he greatly feared because of those words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him; because he hadn't eaten bread all that day and all that night.

21 Then the woman came to Saul, and when she saw that he was so troubled, she said to him, Behold, your maid has obeyed your voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and I have heard the words which you have spoken.

22 Now therefore, hear thou also the words of thy handmaid, and I will set a morsel of bread before thee, and eat, that thou mayest have strength to go forth.

23 But he refused it, and said, I will not eat. But his servants and his wife constrained him; and he gave ear to his voice; and he rose up from the floor, and sat down on a bed.

24 And the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she hastened and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and baked it into unleavened cakes.

25 And he brought them before Saul and his servants, and they ate; then they got up and left that very night.

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