lib xx. Found inside – Page 250Agabus prophesieth of a famine , in the land of Judæa . Upon that , the gentile christians ... Among the rest , there was one , Agabus , by name . ... Kk 2 tom , Agabus - prophesied that the famine 250 Agabus prophesies of a famine . bound and later martyred in Rome, they will know that his suffering and Claudius was emperor 41-54 AD. Famines are often caused by locust swarms that can clean out entire fields in minutes. There are two prophecies of Agabus recorded in the book of Acts: “ Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius ” (Acts 11:27-28). Though Agabus may not have understood the plan of God for Paul, he genuinely cared about what would happen to Paul and tried to prevent it. Perry. Agabus Meaning: (unknown, possibly locust). I have served College Avenue Friends since 2013. This particular famine was noted by the Jewish historian Josephus[ii], and probably had a crippling effect on the Roman Empire for nearly 3 years. While we may not have the gift of prophecy, we all have a voice that may be used by God. Agabus prophecy about the famine helped the church organise a response to it. Found inside – Page 52The incidence of the famine which Prophet Agabus prophesied about happened in earlier stage of Paul's ministry, while Paul was still operating as a prophet and teacher. It is in the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Acts of the Apostles ... Different parts of the Roman empire suffered famines. Agabus’ prophecy came true in the reign of Emperor Claudius (41-54 AD) when four famines occurred in the Roman Empire. God often puts people in our lives for a season. 27 At that time there were prophets in the church of Jerusalem, and some of them came to Antioch. ": The fourth century historian Orosius mentions this famine in Syria which occurred in 46 and 47 A.D. The difference is Agabus prophesied of a particularly severe famine, and there were only a few gentile churches who could help out. Our opening scripture tells us of Agabus, one of the prophets who had come to Antioch from Jerusalem and signified that there was going to be a great famine in the land. In Christ This is very reflective of Acts chapter 2, in which the believers took care of one another with remarkable acts of generosity (even biblical communism), having all things in common they claimed nothing as their own. B. Eerdmans. who came to Philip the evangelist's house in Caesarea while Paul and his He also predicted that Paul would be turned over to the Gentiles by the Jews in Jerusalem if he went there (Acts 21:10, 11). His prophecy of a severe famine was fulfilled in the time of Claudius (Acts 11:27, 28). Two days later my district leader, Elder Gallafent, telephoned and said he wanted to do a companion exchange the next day. I have a love for teaching and revealing the historical and doctrinal context from which the biblical text arises, and connecting its redemptive message to life today. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world; and this took place in the days of Claudius” (Ac 11:27-28).In the NT we hear much about the gift of prophecy. Found inside – Page 287The Antiochene collection was occasioned by Agabus's prediction of “a severe famine over all the world” (λιμὸν μεγάλην μέλλειν ... See Hermann Patsch, “Die Prophetie des Agabus,” TZ 28 (1972): 228–32; David Hill, New Testament Prophecy, ... Thank you for the encouraging word, James, Agabus prophesied famine (Acts 11:28) and persecution (Acts 21:11).
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