The Man in the Bible who teleported
Phillip was transported from one location to another
According to scripture, Deacon Philip (not the disciple/apostle) teleported from one country to another. Teleportation is the ability to instantly be transported from one location to another.
Those who enjoy Star Trek have seen Captain James Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew use this method for six decades. Is it possible that at least one human being used this mode of transportation? Not everyone believes this, so let's take a look at what is written.
Phillip was a follower of Christ who is introduced in Acts 6:1–6 as one of seven men selected to assist the growing Jerusalem church. This was the body of believers in the resurrection of Christ, not a church building.
After persecution against believers scattered, the church, Philip traveled to Samaria and preached the gospel. He most likely went on foot because this was the method Jesus and his followers used.
Although not one of the 12, it is believed that Phillip may have been one of the 70 that Jesus sent out to heal the sick and cast out demons. Scripture references to Phillip: Acts 6:1–6; Acts 8:4–8; Acts 8:12–13
Acts 8:26 (KJV) reveals the following: “And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth
down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.”
Philip had been preaching successfully in Samaria, yet he obeyed the Lord and went to a road in a desert region where he met an Ethiopian who had traveled to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home.
Acts 8:27–28 (KJV): “Behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who had
the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the
prophet.”
Later Christian traditions and oral history make connections between this conversion and the spread of Christianity in Ethiopia, although the Bible does not confirm this.
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Scripture says the Ethiopian was reading Isaiah 53, the passage describing the suffering servant. Philip asked whether he understood
what he was reading. The official invited Philip into the chariot and asked whether the prophet Isaiah was speaking about himself or
someone else.
Acts 8:30–31 (KJV): “Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me?”
Acts 8:35 (KJV): “Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him, Jesus.”
This is one of the most important details in the account: Philip did not merely give the Ethiopian information. He started with
the Scripture the man was already reading and showed how it pointed to Jesus.
Acts 8:36 (KJ.): “And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what
doth hinder me to be baptized?”
Acts 8:38 (KJV): “And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the
eunuch; and he baptized him.”
Acts 8:39 (KJV): “And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw
him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.”
The Bible does not say that Philip died, ascended into heaven, or remained invisible. It says that the Spirit of the Lord “caught him away” or “snatched him away.”
The very next verse tells us where the deacon was found:
Acts 8:40 (KJV): “But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.”
Philip was suddenly removed from the Ethiopian’s presence and later found at Azotus. Scripture does not detail how this happened, but the wording presents a supernatural act of the Holy Spirit.
Some believers in Christ see this as representing the rapture, when Christians will be snatched away or caught up from this life.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 says: “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever” (NIV).
Philip appears again in Acts 21. Paul and his companions came to Caesarea and stayed at Philip’s house. He is now referred to as “the evangelist” and “one of the seven.” His wife is not mentioned, but he had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
People will possibly argue about what happened to Phillip until the end of time. Earlier this year, a man lost his job with FEMA because he claimed to have teleported twice; once to a Waffled House 50 miles away.
To those who say you can’t prove that teleporting is real, I say you can’t disprove it either. As for me, I believe.
