![]() The Synaxis (Meeting) of the Holy Apostles Icons are painted as windows into Heaven, and therefore to show the Heavenly, rather than earthly, reality. Nevertheless, Icons are made of the people we love: of the heroes of the faith who are remembered and whose earthly lives are considered instructive and worthy of imitation. Therefore it is natural that, as well as depicting them in a stylized “spiritual” way, the Saints are also depicted as recognizable people, with distinct features. This guide is just a brief description of how the Holy Apostles are depicted in Icons, so that they can be more easily recognized when encountered in churches, monasteries, or wherever else an icon is found. St. Paul Though not one of the original Twelve, St. Paul has always been known as an Apostle (literally meaning “one who is sent out”), and moreover a leader of the Apostles. As such, he is often shown in Icons of the Apostles, including the one at the top of the page. Paul is always depicted with brown hair and beard tapering to one or two points. He is balding with a high forehead (signifying great wisdom and learning) but with a tuft of brown hair in the centre. He is often shown carrying a large Gospel book, an affirmation of the number of epistles he contributed to what became the New Testament. In addition, the Evangelist Luke was a physician who followed St. Paul on his missionary trips, so it is fair to say that Paul would also have had an influence upon the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. TWENTY-SEVEN & EIGHT Jesus is The author and finisher of Paul's Faith KEY VERSE 27:23-24 The angel of the Lord KEY VERSE 28:8-9, 23 and 31 Paul brings Jesus to Caesar & Rome +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus
Jesus loves you and will continue the Book of His ACTS in you, through you and because of His great love for you. We are now His emissaries declaring with Paul, the reality of Jesus and His Eternal Kingdom! We are His Bride who He loves with all His heart... who He may return to be with Him forever... perhaps even today!
ESCLJ Even so, Come Lord Jesus!!!
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TWENTY-FIVE & SIX Jesus is The King before the king and judge KEY VERSE 25:11c I must witness to Caesar KEY VERSE 26:2-27 The Witness of Paul to the Testimony of Jesus +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus Green: Response of this world ![]() And As Paul went to Rome, Andrew to Byzantium, Mark to Africa, James went to Spain, Bartholomew went to Syria signs wonders and miracles accompanied their witnesses as they shared their Communion with Jesus and lit CommunionFires where any of th 11, the 70, the 120 and 500 went.... See Acts 1-2... We are now living in Acts 29!
TWENTY-FOUR New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Jesus is (v.14) The Way KEY VERSE (v. 21b) This is about the Resurrection KEY VERSE (v.14-21) Paul's Defence, Apology and Polemic +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus ‘It is about the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’
TWENTY-THREE English Standard Version Jesus is Lord of St. Paul's life v.11 KEY VERSE v.1 The witness of St. Paul KEY VERSE v.6 His witness is to the hope and the resurrection of the dead +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus
TWENTY-TWO Complete Jewish Bible Jesus is directing Paul's destiny every step of the way and in every word he speaks KEY VERSE 15 because you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. KEY VERSE 18 and I saw Yeshua. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus
TWENTY-ONE Easy-to-Read Version Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy KEY VERSE 13a) “Why are you crying and making me feel so sad? KEY VERSE 13b) I am willing to be put in jail in Jerusalem. I am even ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!” +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus
TWENTY Names of God Bible from Bible Gateway Jesus confirms Paul's preaching during Comunion raising Euticus from the dead KEY VERSE: Verse 7 and 11 Commnion is the Living Bread KEY VERSE: Verses 9-10 Jesus Still Raises the Dead... Paul's final message to the graduates: Verse 35b More blessed to give... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus
Whenever the power of God is released by Jesus as He baptizes believers in the Holy Spirit the overflow and confirmation is speaking, praising and worshipping in the language of heaven and of angels. It is also in this new language that prayer has power to unhinge the enemies of the Kingdom of heaven. The 12 who were Baptized in the Holy Spirit in Acts 19, were engaged with a new kind of professor and new kind of school. The school of the Holy Spirit cannot be imitated without the student belonging to Jesus. Even the demons know this and have no regard for those who invoke Jesus' name wthout the authority of the Holy Spirit. Then the power of God sends the light of heaven into each person's darkness, exposing lies and deceipt that can even enslaves believers. So they gather their books of magic, darkness and idolatry and burn them. The first enemy: the town silversmiths who create idols. The second enemy, those who worship a false god. The third enemy: a spirit of confusion and the devil. The Lord demonstrates His love and final authority by miacles, signs and wonders... healing and delivering the sick, possessed and infirmed and creates from them a missionary force that reaches all of asia. NINETEEN Amplified Bible, Classic Edition Jesus is baptizer and miracle worker And as Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke in unknown tongues and prophesied. KEY VERSE 11 And God did unusual and extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, KEY VERSE 12 So that handkerchiefs or towels or aprons which had touched his skin were carried away and put upon the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus Column One Column Two
The Lord continues to lead Paul and Paul continues to March 4th... I mean March Forth*! *see comment below SALVATION HISTORY TURNING POINT Paul says, when the Jews opposed themselves and blasphemed when Paul said in the synogogue Jesus is The Christ, that "Your blood be upon your own heads, I am clean, from now on I will go to the Gentiles!" NEW DYNAMIC of the GOSPEL COMMUNION with JESUS leads to Communion with the SAINTS; Jesus begets Christians who share the overflow from a growing COMMUNION-CENTRIC lifestyle In Communion under the Surfside Pier on Sunday Sharon shared after Mary Cantwell shared about her Communion moment with Jesus - that she just realized March 4th was an important day in the life of a homeless man she led to Jesus who became an upstanding believer and from that moment kept Marching Forth in His walk with the Lord, led by the Spirit! The Holy Spirit also reminded her that at Rob's first CommunionFire gathering, He saw Jesus coming with great white horses from the clouds. Now Rob is with Jesus and Sharon was there to witness that Rob had moved in with Jesus at the funeral the day before. She witnessed with joy that Rob could now pray for us and with us with all of heaven's hosts! "He is part of that great heavenly prayer meeting being led by Jesus!" In the same way we continue to see St. Paul being constantly led by the Lord from one city to another and then somethin happens that would forever change the course of the Church. Jesus showed Paul there was a whole quarry apart from the Jewish believers who still went to Temple or the Synogogue or who had not yet believed. They were actually fighting against themselves as some blasphemed when Paul spoke of Jesus being The Promised Messiah (Yehoshua Mashiach). Their commentary on his preaching became so rash Paul shook his clothes before them as a sign of their blasphemy! He did not go as far as to tear His clothes, because he was no longer a Pharisee, but a Jesus follower. At that moment the course of the Gospel to the Jew first and also to the Gentile changed to a map of heaven that would lead Paul to the Gentiles from now on. This did not exclude the Jews or in any way exclude them, they were by choice of unbelief choosing to not beleive the Good News so that the Gentiles might be the ones whose eyes were open to the revelation of Jesus Christ. Imagin that! Paul would speak to those who had no knowlege of Jesus, no Jewish point of reference outside the preaching and teaching of those harnessed to the Gospel plough. The personalitites became the Gospel. The gentiles or the "rest of the world outside Jusdaism) would read the lives of those who were Jesus followers and the Holy Spirit would confirm to them that it was Jesus Himself who was tranforming their lives. he secret weapon, the secret universe, the secret reality they lived in was the love, joy and peace Jesus gave to each one every day when they sat down and fed on The Bread of Jesus flesh and the wine of Jesus blood! "#BeBoldBelieve" heaen conveyed to Paul in a vision at this moment! Tell the world to #BeBoldBelieve!" 9 Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night through a vision, saying, “Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace! 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set upon thee to hurt thee, for I have many people in this city.” Who is speaking here? It is Jesus. It is the King speaking to Paul about His realm and the need He has for these living stones to continue to build His eternal Kingdom! EIGHTEEN 21st Century King James Version Jesus is turning the heart of Paul to the Gentiles after the Jews cursed His Polemic KEY VERSES 4-5 KEY VERSES 9-10 KEY VERSE 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus
Paul employs two keys to open doors as His Missionary journeys continue. KEY ONE He reaches out to the Jews of the community first and then shares the Gospel with the Gentiles. KEY TWO He preaches and opens the Scriptures Some believe and some do not. Some become so incensed that they seek to destroy Paul and Silas. Their fanaticism is no less than it was when Saul/Paul was persecuting the first Christians. The Lord uses the persecution to move Paul, Silas and Timothy to the city of Berea. The Church Thessalonica has ongoing problems from fanatical Jews who are outraged by the Gospel of Jesus. Berea was much more accepting and many Jews and Gentiles believed. But the Jews in Thessalonica heard that there was an awakening going on in Berea, so they assempled and mobbed together against the Apostle Paul. paul slips out of town in the middle of the night and his associates stayed behind. Paul sends for them from Athens and is almost overcome by their idolatry... Athens brings Paul to street level ministry... the Holy Spirit reveals the power of Jesus through the wisdom of Paul's polemics. we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. He doesn’t play hide-and-seek with us. He’s not remote; he’s near. SEVENTEEN The Message Jesus is visible to those who believe in the preaching and scriptures KEY VERSE: 2-4 preach, open scriptures, turn to believe Messiah and some rebel KEY VERSE: 10-12 Synogog, preaching teaching and conversion of many KEY VERSE: 30-31 some convinced including a judge and gentle woman +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Color Code The Ongoing Ministry of Jesus in around and through the Church Yellow/gold = Seeing Jesus continued ministry Teal/blue = Seeing the action of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus Burgundy/red = Seeing the ongoing and evolving mission/witness of the Church to the Testimony of Jesus
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From Bob BonnellCommunionFire commentary on the Book of the Archives
January 2017
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