A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XX - I
"It was time for me, Paul, to move on from Ephesus.... So I travelled through Macedonia to Greece... I stayed there for three months... At the end of that period I decided to go to Syria.... But because of a plot against me I changed my plans.... And I travelled back through Macedonia.... I then ended up spending a few days with believers in Troas....Our last meeting was quite long since I wanted to share much with these believers.... One of the believers there was a young man named Eutychus... I could see that he was trying to grasp everything that I was teaching them... I noticed too that he was getting tired.... After all, it must have been a very long day for him... But I knew I had much more to say to them still... So I did not stop talking... Unfortunately, Eutychus did not sit in a very good seat... Especially because he was getting drowsy... Before we knew what had happened.... He was no longer in his seat in the window!"....Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn of the fall of a young believer named Eutychus....
ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XX - I
It was time for Paul to move on once again and so he set off for Macedonia. After having travelled through that area, he ended up in Greece where he spent three months as you can read in Acts 20:1-3
When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia. He travelled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece, where he stayed three months. Because the Jews made a plot against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
Paul then decided to travel back through Macedonia and eventually ended up in Troas as you can know from Acts 20:6
But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
While there, he met with believers in a home. Paul had much to say to these believers as you can read in Acts 20:7-9
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, he kept on talking until midnight. There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.
Paul had much to share with these believers because he was about to leave them and he wanted to make sure they fully understood the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ so that they in turn would be able to share it with those the Lord would put in their paths. So he kept on talking and talking because he was concerned that they would be prepared for whatever challenges might come their way. However, it was getting later and later... One of the believers, a young man named Eutychus, was seated in one of the window seats. He was eager to learn all that Paul was to teach them. But he was getting a little tired. After all, it was getting late... And he had been up since dawn. Perhaps he could just close his eyes for a moment. He would still be able to listen... And so Eutychus drifted off into a slumber which then turned into a deep sleep,... The next moment a loud crash could be heard... The believers realised that Eutychus had fallen out of the window onto the pavement below. They rushed downstairs fearing the worst. And their worst fears were confirmed when they saw his lifeless body lying on the ground.... He was dead...
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