Paul’s Address in the Synagogue

August 05, 2014

Paul’s Address in the Synagogue

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 13, 26 – 43:

Paul said, “My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those others among you who are God fearing, to us this word of salvation has been sent. The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize him, and by condemning him they fulfilled the oracles of the prophets that are read sabbath after sabbath. For even though they found no grounds for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him put to death, and when they had accomplished all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses before the people. We ourselves are proclaiming this good news to you that what God promised our ancestors he has brought to fulfillment for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second psalm, ‘You are my son, this day I have begotten you.’ And that he raised him from the dead never to return to corruption he declared in this way, ‘I shall give you the benefits assured to David.’ That is why he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not suffer your holy one to see corruption.’ Now David, after he had served the will of God in his lifetime, fell asleep, was gathered to his ancestors and did see corruption. But the one whom God raised up did not see corruption. You must know, my brothers, that through him forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, and in regard to everything from which you could not be justified under the law of Moses, in him every believer is justified. Be careful, then, that what was said in the prophets not come about: ‘Look on, you scoffers, be amazed and disappear. For I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will never believe even if someone tells you.’
As they were leaving, they invited them to speak on these subjects the following sabbath. After the congregation had dispersed, many Jews and worshipers who were converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to remain faithful to the grace of God.

I had a Healing Mass in western Canada in a church and a woman who had great difficulty in walking was present. I prayed with her and asked the Lord to heal her. The next morning she arrived early at the church and she began dancing all around the church giving thanks to the Lord for her complete healing. She was so thankful for the great healing she had received. Thank you Jesus for giving this wonderful healing to our sister.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“I bless you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in My resurrection and have accepted that I am truly the Son of God. Saint Paul, My great friend, spoke for a long time one day in the synagogue of Antioch. He spoke about Me. He told the Jews in Antioch what the Jews had done in Jerusalem by putting Me to death although I had not done anything wrong. I died a horrible death on the cross and after My death, they buried Me. However, three days after My death, I came back to life. I was resurrected from the dead. All My Apostles saw Me and believed that truly I had come back from death. My body had remained incorrupt. Saint Paul called all those in the synagogue to accept Me as their Savior who has come into the world to save the people of the world. After Paul’s speech many Jews and worshipers followed Saint Paul and Barnabas and believe in Me as their Savior.
Today many followers of mine have stopped believing and now do not go to church and do not pray. This is terrible so pray for them that they may return to the faith and follow Me. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. It was partly cloudy on Monday and there was some thunder in the evening but not much. We had some rain too.

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Paul’s Arrival at Antioch in Pisidia

August 04, 2014

Paul’s Arrival at Antioch in Pisidia

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 13, 13 – 25:

From Paphos, Paul and his companions set sail and arrived at Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem. They continued on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the sabbath they entered into the synagogue and took their seats. After the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, “My brothers, if one of you has a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”
So Paul got up, motioned with his hand, and said, “Fellow Israelites and you others who are God-fearing, listen. The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and exalted the people during their sojourn in the land of Egypt. With uplifted arms he led them out of it and for about forty years he put up with them in the desert. When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance at the end of about four hundred and fifty years. After these things he provided judges up to Samuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king. God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. Then he removed him and raised up David as their king: of him he testified, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will carry out my every wish.’ From this man’s descendants God, according to his promise, has brought to Israel a savior, Jesus. John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel; and as John was completing his course, he would say, ‘what do you suppose that I am? I am not he. Behold, one is coming after me; I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet.'”

At one of my healing Masses, there was a man with cataracts in one eye and he could not see. I prayed with him and the next day the cataracts were gone and he could see very well. I thank the Lord for healing this person and giving him the graces he needed to live in close union with Jesus.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“I call you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters to listen to Saint Paul, My great friend and a great teacher of mine. He was converted and became a member of My Church by a special happening on the road to Damascus. He heard My voice and came to believe with all his heart.
As the reading says, we find Saint Paul and the others with him in Antioch and they go to the synagogue on the sabbath. One is called to give a talk and Saint Paul gets up and comes to teach the Jews. He especially speaks about the time when the Jewish people were in slavery in Egypt for over 400 years. God was with them although they suffered much. Then after the time was up, God appointed Moses to bring the Jews out of Egypt into the promise land. Great miracles happened such as the crossing of the Red Sea on foot with the water high on both sides of them. God gave the Jews manna in the desert and he fed them for forty years. Then he gave them the country of Israel which was the country of the Canaanites who were expelled by the Jews. In time they had their own kings beginning with Saul and then King David. King David was loved by God and he was told that a descendant of his would be the Savior and we know his name. The Savior is nobody else but I Jesus. It was John the Baptist who pointed Me out as the Lamb of God, the Savior of the world.
I have come and lived among you and I proclaimed the New Kingdom of God but I was killed by the Jewish leaders but after three days I came back to life, never to die again. I am your Friend and Savior and I have all the power to save you all. Come then and believe in Me with all your heart and follow Me.”

Father Melvin

P.S. We had another beautiful day on Sunday with a little wind so it was not too warm. I thank the Lord for these beautiful days.

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First Mission begins in Cyprus

August 03, 2014

First Mission begins in Cyprus

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 13, 1 – 12:

Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then, completing their fasting and prayer, they laid hands on them and sent them off.
So they, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had John also as their assistant. When they had traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, they met a magician names Bar-Jesus who was a Jewish false prophet. He was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who had summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God. But Elymas the magician (for that is what his name means) opposed them in an attempt to turn the proconsul away from the faith. But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right, full of every sort of deceit and fraud. Will you not stop twisting the straight paths of the Lord? Even now the hand of the Lord is upon you. You will be blind, and unable to see the sun, for a time? Immediately a dark mist fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. When the proconsul saw what had happened, he came to believe, for he was astonished by the teaching about the Lord.

Many Moslems today are becoming Christians but this is not published and no names can be given because the Moslems could kill them. I had a visitor some time ago who had been a Moslem all his life. After an apparition from the Lord, he became a Catholic and was instructed and was baptized. He went to church every Sunday and received Holy Communion. He had a great love for Our Lord. He came from Iran.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“As I loved Barnabas and Paul, I also love you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who are not afraid to speak about Me to the people you meet. It was the Holy Spirit who had chosen Barnabas and Paul to travel to many parts of the world to teach the people about Me. Through their proclamation of the Good News, many people were converted and came to follow Me. While they were in Cyprus, they accepted into My Church the Proconsul who was in charge there. A false prophet tried to stop him from being a follower of mine, but Saint Paul told this false prophet that he was following the devil and now My hand was on him and he would become blind for a time. This happened immediately as Paul said these words. Many other people came to believe and accept Me as their Savior.
There are many people today who do not believe I want you all to pray for their conversion. They cannot be saved unless they believe in Me and follow Me. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. We had another beautiful sunny day and I thank the Lord for giving us such wonderful days.

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