Angels Open a Philippian Prison TT 112 This chapter is based on Acts 16:7-40, RSV.
The time had come for the gospel to be proclaimed in Europe. At Troas “a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing beseeching him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.'”The call was imperative. “When he had seen the vision,” declares Luke, who accompanied Paul, Silas, and Timothy to Europe, “immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them… . Therefore … we made … voyage … to Philippi.” TT 112 – TT 112.2
Laura Kelly
Mon, May 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM GMT+33 min read
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control all of the Gaza Strip and prevent Hamas from looting aid.
The prime minister made his remarks as the Israeli military started in earnest a large-scale operation, called Gideon’s Chariot, that Netanyahu said amounted to his country essentially taking over Gaza.
“This is part of defeating Hamas, in parallel with the tremendous military pressure, our massive entry, to essentially take over all of Gaza and strip Hamas of all ability to plunder humanitarian aid,” Netanyahu said, according to a transcript provided by Reuters.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.Luke 21 : 20
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“This is the war and victory plan.”
Netanyahu said the Israeli military would take control of food and aid distribution to Palestinians in the strip in coordination with American companies.
When we reach the standard that the Lord would have us reach, worldlings will regard Seventh-day Adventists as odd, singular, straight-laced extremists. “We are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.” RH January 9, 1894, par. 10
“The method is distribution points that are secured by the IDF [Israeli Defense Forces], preventing Hamass’ access and allowing American companies to distribute the food and medicine aid to the population,” Netanyahu said.
So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.2 Kings 4 : 40
“It takes time. We are going to set up the first points in a few days and add them later, eventually reaching a situation where we have an area that is entirely controlled by the IDF and the entire civilian population of Gaza can get there and receive the aid and Hamas receives nothing.”
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Reuters reported aid trucks were seen heading into the northern Gaza Strip, the first movement after nearly three months of a blockade that Israel said was necessary pressure on Hamas to release dozens of hostages it kidnapped from Israel during its attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel’s blockade drew widespread international condemnation. President Trump earlier this month said the U.S. would help get aid into Gaza. The remarks came ahead of the president’s three-tour Middle Eastern trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, where support for Palestinians is a priority issue.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:Amos 8 : 11
While Trump did not provide details on aid resumption at the time, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the U.S. was behind a newly established “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” that would facilitate distribution with private American companies.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said Trump wants to see the conflict between Israel and Hamas end and all hostages be released. Trump, through negotiations with Hamas, secured the release last week of Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander.
As the messengers of the cross went about their work, a woman followed them, crying, “‘These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.’ And this she did for many days.” This woman was a special agent of Satan and had brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. Satan knew his kingdom was invaded, and he hoped to mingle his sophistry with the truths taught by those proclaiming the gospel. The words of recommendation uttered by this woman were an injury to the cause of truth, bringing disrepute on the gospel; and by them many were led to believe that the apostles were actuated by the same spirit as this emissary of Satan.
For some time the apostles endured this. Then Paul commanded the evil spirit to leave the woman. Her immediate silence testified that the demon acknowledged the apostles to be the servants of God. Dispossessed of the evil spirit and restored to her right mind, the woman chose to follow Christ. Then her masters were alarmed. All hope of receiving money from her divinations was at an end. Their income would soon be entirely cut off if the apostles were allowed to continue.
Many others in the city were interested in gaining money through satanic delusions, and these brought the servants of God before the magistrates with the charge: “These men are Jews and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” TT 112.4 – TT 113.2
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Leavitt did not have a response to Netanyahu’s remarks about Israel taking over the strip. Trump has floated the U.S. taking over Gaza, encouraging Palestinians to migrate from the territory and remaking it into a Riviera-like vacation destination.
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.1 Kings 21 : 2
“As for the prime minister’s comments, I’ll let the president himself respond to those,” Leavitt said.
Netanyahu said the mounting international pressure forced Israel to relent on the blockade, the Times of Israel reported, citing a video released by the prime minister on his Telegram channel. Netanyahu said Israel’s allies had voiced concern about “images of hunger” and lawmakers from an unnamed nation said Israel would lose support if mass hunger proliferated.
“We cannot accept images of hunger, mass hunger. We cannot stand that. We will not be able to support you,” Netanyahu said in his video message.
The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.Micah 2 : 9
“On the Sabbath,” Luke continues, “we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart.” Lydia and her household received the truth gladly and were baptized. TT 112.3
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The war between Israel and Hamas started after Hamas’s October 2023 attack on southern Israel, where the U.S.-designated terrorist group killed approximately 1,200 people and took more than 250 people hostage. Israel launched a widespread military operation that has devastated the Gaza Strip and killed approximately 56,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,Acts 16 : 20, For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.Acts 18 : 10
The U.S. had helped broker two ceasefires, in November 2023 and this January, that allowed for the return of hostages and a reprieve for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The second ceasefire fell apart in March. The Trump administration is working to broker a truce that would allow for the release of 58 hostages still held by Hamas, although a little more than 20 people are still believed to be alive.
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