Where was Paul when the Lord spoke to him in a vision?

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
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Where was Paul going when he had a vision?

Transcript. In Acts, Paul's first vision, seen as he journeyed along the road to Damascus, is recounted several times. While broadly consistent, some details of Paul's narration vary in the several retellings.
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In which place did Paul have a vision when he saw a Macedonian standing up and begging him?

Man of Macedonia (16:9-10)

It is at Troas that the apostle Paul has a strange vision. During the night he sees the figure “of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, 'Come over to Macedonia and help us'” (16:9).
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What did the Lord tell Paul in a vision?

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city." So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.
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Where was Paul when he wrote the book of?

It was penned while he was in prison, probably at Rome or Ephesus, about 62 ce. In its present canonical form, Philippians is, according to several scholars, a later collection of fragments of the correspondence(s) of Paul with the congregation in Philippi.
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The Lord Spoke to Paul in a Vision.



Where was Paul when he wrote the book of Ephesians?

Ephesians may have been written during Paul's first imprisonment in Rome, around A.D. 60–62 (see Guide to the Scriptures, “Pauline Epistles,” scriptures.lds.org). During this time Paul was being held under house arrest, but he had the freedom to receive visitors and teach the gospel (see Acts 28:16–31).
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Where is biblical Philippi today?

The remains of this walled city lie at the foot of an acropolis in north-eastern Greece, on the ancient route linking Europe and Asia, the Via Egnatia.
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What was Paul's sickness?

The Apostle Paul had a chronic disease. Epilepsy is offered as the most likely hypothesis. Interpretation of parts of the Pauline epistles suggests the possibility of facial motor and sensitive disturbances coming after ecstatic seizures.
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What was Paul's thorn in the side?

David Litwa, and Paula R. Gooder suggest that the thorn refers to the messenger of Satan who harmed Paul during his third heaven experience. The "thorn" is most commonly interpreted in relation to persecutions or hardships Paul faced.
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Where was Paul's hometown?

His birthplace, Tarsus, was a major city in eastern Cilicia, a region that had been made part of the Roman province of Syria by the time of Paul's adulthood.
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Where was Macedonia in the Bible?

In fact, Macedonia is mentioned at least 23 times in seven books of the Holy Bible. The Macedonian region, located in south-central Balkans, is comprised of northern Greece, southwestern Bulgaria, and the independent Republic of North Macedonia.
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Where is Macedonia today?

Today the region is considered to include parts of six Balkan countries: larger parts in Greece, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria, and smaller parts in Albania, Serbia, and Kosovo. It covers approximately 67,000 square kilometres (25,869 sq mi) and has a population of 4.76 million.
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Where is Macedonia located?

Location: North Macedonia is situated in Southeastern Europe, bordering Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, Serbia and Kosovo to the north, and Albania to the west. Area: 25,713 sq. km.
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Where in Europe did Paul go?

Cyprus After being persecuted, some Saints fled to this island (Acts 11:19). Paul traveled through Cyprus on his first missionary journey (Acts 13:4–5), as did Barnabas and Mark later (Acts 15:39).
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What was Macedonia in the Bible?

The Macedonians were what we would call “dirt poor,” yet they were still able to give. God fulfilled their desire to do it. Jesus says that when we help others, especially our brothers and sisters who are struggling, we are actually doing something for him (Matthew 25:40).
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What happened at the Beautiful Gate?

Acts of the Apostles 3

And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful to ask alms of those who entered the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms.
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What was the Apostle Paul's weakness?

In the 12th chapter of 2 Corinthians, we read about the apostle Paul and his boasting. But this boasting may not be what you think. Most of the time when we boast we speak of the positive things that are taking place in our lives.
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What does the thorn symbolize?

Denoting sin, sorrow and hardship, the thorn is one of the most ancient symbols in the world; together with the ROSE, it represents pain and pleasure, and the thorn is an emblem of Christ's passion, as with the crown of thorns.
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What is the purpose of a thorn?

In nature, the purpose of thorns, spines and prickles is to protect plants from would be predators.
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What is the meaning of Third Heaven in the Bible?

In Judaism, Islam, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and early Christianity the Third Heaven is a division of Heaven in religious cosmology. In some traditions it is considered the abode of God, and in others a lower level of Paradise, commonly one of seven.
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Which disciple had a malady?

Nathanael (Hebrew נתנאל, Greek: ναθαναηλ, "God has given"), or Nathaniel, of Cana in Galilee was a disciple of Jesus, mentioned only in Chapters 1 and 21 of the Gospel of John.
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Does the city of Philippi still exist?

Philippi continued to flourish as a major Byzantine city. Today the archaeological site has substantial remains including a theatre and four basilicas. Philippi is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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When did Paul go to Philippi?

Paul, Timothy, Silas (and perhaps Luke) first visited Philippi in Greece (Macedonia) during Paul's second missionary journey from Antioch, which occurred between approximately 49 and 51 AD.
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Where is Ephesus today?

Ephesus is located near the western shores of modern-day Turkey, where the Aegean Sea meets the former estuary of the River Kaystros, about 80 kilometers south of Izmir, Turkey.
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