Here we have mention in v. 7 of the church gathering on the first day of the week, Sunday, that obviously continues today. Wow. They gathered for worship on Sunday because that was the day of Christ's resurrection. Note: The Christian church is under the New Covenant and is not required to observe the Saturday Sabbath as demanded by Moses under the Old Covenant.
In Troas, they gather in the upper room and Paul starts to talk for hours...until midnight! Man, I've known pastors like that in the past. LOL So a young man in v. 9 is sitting in the windowsill and falls asleep listening to Paul (like my husband in church) and falls out of the window to the ground below and dies. - I had no idea this story was in here, and don't know why I am finding the scene so comical. - Paul embraces the boy and brings him back to life.
After this, Paul is in a hurry to get to Jerusalem by the day of Pentecost. "I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God." v. 22-24 He then encouraged the people because he was pretty sure they would never see them again.
Jerusalem.
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