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him to Ephesus, and he left them there to carry on the work that he
had begun.—
The Acts of the Apostles, 269 (1911)
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Anna the Prophet
The spirit of prophecy was upon this man of God [Simeon], and
while Joseph and Mary stood by, wondering at his words, he blessed
them, and said unto Mary, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and
rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken
against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the
thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
Anna also, a prophetess, came in and confirmed Simeon’s testi-
mony concerning Christ. As Simeon spoke, her face lighted up with
the glory of God, and she poured out her heartfelt thanks that she had
been permitted to behold Christ the Lord.—
The Desire of Ages, 55
(1898)
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Pilate’s Wife
Christ’s appearance made a favorable impression upon Pilate. His
better nature was roused. He had heard of Jesus and His works. His
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wife had told him something of the wonderful deeds performed by
the Galilean prophet, who cured the sick and raised the dead. Now
this revived as a dream in Pilate’s mind. He recalled rumors that
had reached him from several sources, even from his own relatives.
He resolved that he would ask the Jews for their charges against the
prisoner.—
The Review and Herald, November 7, 1899
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Pilate from the first was convicted that He was no common man,
but an excellent character. He believed Him to be entirely innocent.
The angels who were witnessing the whole scene noticed the convic-
tions of Pilate, and marked his sympathy and compassion for Jesus;
and to save him from engaging in the awful act of delivering Jesus to
be crucified, an angel was sent to Pilate’s wife, and gave her informa-
tion through a dream that it was the Son of God in whose trial Pilate
was engaged, and that He was an innocent sufferer. She immediately
sent word to Pilate that she had suffered many things in a dream on
account of Jesus, and warned him to have nothing to do with that
holy man. The messenger bearing the communication pressed hastily