The Earthquake That Opened a Soul to Salvation
The Macedonian jailer was no sensitive man—his trade hardened him against sentiment. Yet when the earthquake shattered the prison doors and loosed the chains, something...
This is historical examples on divine intervention and spiritual awakening, drawing on Acts 16:30-31.
The Macedonian jailer was no sensitive man—his trade hardened him against sentiment. Yet when the earthquake shattered the prison doors and loosed the chains, something far more profound than physical tremor seized him. He knew his prisoners remained safe; the danger of execution had passed. Yet he came pale and trembling to Paul and Silas, seeking from them an answer to his desperate cry: 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'…
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