Day 36: Acts 19-21: Paul's Journey to Jerusalem,
This is where it's a good idea to start looking at a map, to keep track of the towns Paul travels through, the seas he sails through, as well as the people he meets. At the beginning of chapter 19, Paul is traveling through Ephesus and meets some believers who have not yet received the Holy Spirit. Not only that, they haven't even heard of the existence of the Holy Spirit. He prays for them, and immediately they begin to speak in other languages and prophecy. Coincidentally, there are "about" twelve of them. Hmmmm. In the meantime, things are not going so smoothly in the synagogues. There are people who are convinced about Paul's message, but many more who are not. One small, odd story concerns some exorcists who do not appear to believe in Jesus, but who like to cast our evil spirits in his name. At one point, the spirits ask the exorcists, "Jesus I know, and Paul I am familiar with, but who are you" Personally, the very small detail abou...