Acts 22:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.”
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Read Full Chapter →In the vision the Lord tells Paul to leave Jerusalem quickly, for the city will not receive his testimony about Jesus.
What Does Acts 22:18 Mean?
The risen Lord himself appears with an urgent command. Paul's life was already in danger from those who counted his conversion a betrayal (Acts 9:29), and Jesus knows the city's heart: the testimony of this transformed persecutor will be refused.
Sometimes faithfulness means leaving. The refusal of a witness is not the failure of the witness; the Lord himself wept over a city that would not receive him (Luke 13:34). Paul's path is redirected, not ended, and the closed door in Jerusalem becomes the open road to the nations (verse 21). God governs both the doors that shut and the ones that swing wide.
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What does Acts 22:18 mean?
In the vision the Lord tells Paul to leave Jerusalem quickly, for the city will not receive his testimony about Jesus.