The Conversion Of Apollos

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+------The Conversion Of Apollos; Priscilla's Words About Hope, Salvation, Freedom 

Apollos, as Jews; Survivors,
we know the vignette well:
Adam dispossessed of Eden,
the wriggling away of the serpent
of curses under shadows
of the Tree of Life’s leaves cackling
masked by hissing, turning
his face back to Eve with sneers.
(Chased by flaming swords, angels
aggrieved). This…the saga of the
birth of our Age, the seeming
collective psyche-scar with eternity’s
scabs. Partly soothed by Isaiah’s,
Jeremiah’s salvation orations. But
in the interstices… abuses of Babylon,
Persia, Greece, Rome, widespread.
Yet take heart, for all John Baptist
told you of a Savior coming was true.
I know…because I’ve found Him.


------Acts 18:18-28
Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken.  They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.” Then he set sail from Ephesus. When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately. When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.