#barjesus

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

 6 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 

7an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.…

Jewish False Prophets, Sorcerers and Exorcists — KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List

“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” Matthew 24:24, KJV

“For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.” Mark 13:22, KJV

“But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime…

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This is the first time I have ever seen where the False Prophet (of Revelation fame, see chapters 16,19,20), see Revelation might be tied to the Catching Away of the Saints.

Acts 13:6

“And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos (boiling/hot), they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:”

“Barjesus” is Strong’s 919 greek.

919 is the first in-text value of Strong’s 726 greek Harpazo.

Here is a person in the New Testament whose only name given is Barjesus. My theory over the last many years is that the best prophetic “types” in the Bible are PEOPLE, and what their names actually mean and the numbers associated with them, whatever the Bible number system. Whatever their names are and/or their numbers mean is the Bible truth they embody, as with Jared which means “Descend”.