AT CAESAREA
At Caesarea the missionaries were entertained by Philip, the evangelist, one of the seven chosen deacons.
A Prophecy.
While they were there, Agabus, a prophet came down from Jerusalem and after greeting them all, took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, saying,
"Thus sayeth the Holy Ghost, so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles."
Hearing this prophecy, Luke and all Paul's company pleaded with him not to go to Jerusalem. But Paul answered,
Ready to Die.
"What mean ye to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
"All right," said his friends, "The will of the Lord be done."
From Caesarea, they traveled by carriage to Jerusalem, where the brethren received them gladly.