Phillip Didn’t Take an Uber. Part [5] 09/08/2024 (Evening thought)

Acts 5:24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. 25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

According to the sacred records, security guards were stationed in front of the prison doors, guarding the inmates, but the angel opened the doors and he brought them out, while those security guards were still on their watch. There was no noise, no commotion, no earthquake, no fire from heaven, nothing, zero, zilch. The Bible does not even say if the security guards were at that time immobilized.

All it says is that the angel went in and brought them out and none of the guards had a clue of the intrusion that took place. Therefore, the following morning, when they were scheduled to be arraigned, the authorities sent for them and the officers who went to get them found everything in their cell intact, and the prison guards standing at their station, but somehow, the apostles were strangely missing, and nowhere to be found.

This discovery presents a conundrum that persons in our day who are prone to explain everything via science would have a very difficult time explaining. How could the armed security guards not see, nor hear anything? According to mere finite knowledge there must be some other logical explanation as to what really transpired.

Acts 5:27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that you should not teach in this name? and, behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!