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1 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | mbooker | 45827 | ||
Hi heisthe1. Please post more on Paul's thorn in the flesh. Peace and grace to you... |
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2 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | heisthe1 | 45857 | ||
Hello Scribe, I recently posted "thorn in the flesh", scroll down to where I responded to mbooker. I will post about Paul's injuries. PAUL'S INJURIES. "Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned.." (2Corinthians 11:24-25). It would be enlightening to study all of 2 Corinthians 11:23-28, but I will only point out three types of physical attacks that Paul suffered, and after which Paul was still able to travel and preach the gospel. 1. "Once was I stoned" - Paul was stoned and killed in Acts 14. Then God raised him from the dead. Praise God. 2. "Five times received I forty stripes save one" - In those days, the Romans used a leather whip with three extensions. the end of each extension had three barbs of claw-like nail. This whip has the nickname "cat of nine tail" for this reason. A Roman soldier would take the clothes off of the offender and whip his back so that the claws sunk into the back. Then, the solider would pull the whip so that the claws would pull the skin off from the victim's back. The soldier would do this 39 times. This is the same procedure that Jesus went through, and the Bible says, "by HIS stripes ye were healed" (1 Peter 2:24). By going through this, Jesus took away our sickness. The amazing fact here Scribe is that Paul went through this ordeal 5 times. This means 5x39 equals 195 stripes. And remember there are nine nails at the end of the whip - so it it actually 195x9 equals 1755 stripes. For 1755 times, nails punctured Paul's back and ripped it from top to bottom. As you can imagine, many people died before the 39 stripes were completed. Those who survived may have never recovered from such an experience. But Paul was still able to travel and preach! Was Paul a sickly man? No, God power made him a superman. Praise God. 3. "Thrice was I beaten with rods" - No, they did not tap Paul's behind lightly with soft plastic rods, nor did they slap his hands with plastic rulers. The way the beat people with rods in those days was to make the person lay on his stomach, pick up his legs and beat his feet with iron rods until they knew all the bones are shattered. Most would be maimed for life. Paul went through this three times and was still walking around! Praise God. This why Paul could "glory in his infirmity" when talking about the power of God. Paul survived and overcame his suffering by the supernatural power of God. Nowdays, whether people have the slightest bit of discomfort of something like terminal cancer, they would think that they are suffering for Jesus and that they are just like the apostle Paul. No, these are suffering for themselves and they are no where near like the apostle Paul. I am not trying to be hard on these people,but I want them to know that much of their suffering is pointless and should be (and can be) stopped. If they enjoy suffering so much, they should suffer for preaching the gospel. It is certainly immoral to twist the Scriptures to excuse their lack of initiative in overcoming the suffering. I have some more on sicknss (Paul left somebody sick) let me know and I'll post it. God's blessings |
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