{"id":17146,"date":"2009-01-02T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-03T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=17146"},"modified":"2019-12-20T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T03:00:44","slug":"what-prophet-did-god-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-prophet-did-god-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"What prophet did God blind?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t

Question:<\/h2>\n

What prophet did God blind?<\/p>\n\t

Answer:<\/h2>\n

The question is worded vaguely enough that there are two possible answers:<\/p>\n

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  1. The false prophet, Elymas, was blinded. “Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand<\/em>” (Acts 13:6-11).<\/li>\n
  2. Paul became a prophet of God. “And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing<\/em>” (I Corinthians 13:2). And he was made blind for three days. “Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank<\/em>” (Acts 9:8-9).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Question: What prophet did God blind? Answer: The question is worded vaguely enough that there are two possible answers: The false prophet, Elymas, was blinded. “Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[483],"class_list":["post-17146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-prophets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33379,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-ever-ok-to-tell-someone-they-are-going-to-hell-if-they-dont-repent\/","url_meta":{"origin":17146,"position":0},"title":"Is it ever OK to tell someone they are going to Hell if they don’t repent?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is it ever okay to tell an unfaithful Christian, \"You are going to Hell if you do not repent of your sins\u00a0and come back to the church?\" Answer: People have a tendency to want to make rules to simplify decisions, but sometimes rules can't cover every situation. 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