A look for Bar-Jesus

The faces of anger

Another example of blindness and how it must be really used

SEE NO EVIL!!!

Hey journal!!! It's me again! How have you been?Listen, I am sorry that I was not writing in you for so long. I was blinded by a strange light that somehow was summoned by the apostles and then I could not see a thing. I have been gone for so long because a Christian has helped me to write blinded! And now a days, I am all alone.
...Hello?
...Why don't you respond?
...Talk to me!
...I hate you stupid book!
...I ought to throw you in the fire!
...(and so the book was burned supposedly. This is not what really happened but I figured it seems like a legit way of how he ended things)

A scene of bindness

What became of Bar-Jesus after he was yelled at by Paul!!!

Next day (afternoon): I am just strolling around the city feeling so good about myself! I at least hopefully convinced the proconcol to not want to visit with Saul and Barnabas. (the spelling errors means he has the anger inside him still) I was walking towards the bakery to get some delicious bread! Until, Saul and Barnabas came right in front of me and yelled to me. I was thinking that these guys were just simply trying to convert me to what they called a so called true Christian. I just simply started writing in here and these guys...

An old day chinese depiction of witchcraft!

3rd Entry

Night: I AM COMPLETELY OUTRAGED!!!! THESE PROPHETS ARE JUST SO DANG POPULAR!!!! HOW CAN I GET THESE PEOPLE TO LEARN THAT THESE 2 HOOLIGANS ARE FALSE AND LIARS!!! YET THESE 2 HYPOCRITES HAVE DONE SO MUCH COOLER MIRACLES!!!! HOW DO THEY DO IT!!!???? (the caps and exclamation points symbolize his hatred feelings)
I all of a sudden get summoned to my proconcul who wants me to get me to bring these 2 apostles and meet them!!! All I have to say is no way!!!! I AM TRYING TO TELL HIM THAT THESE 2 MEN ARE FALSE PROPHETS!!!! I LEAVE HIM WITH MANY CRITIZISMS TOWARDS THESE MEN!!! (the spelling errors are caused by the fact that he is so distracted by his jealousy and anger)

2nd Journal Entry (more of walking in his shoes)

Afternoon: I cannot ignore how much I hate these two prophets! Who do they seriously think they are? They go around telling of this so called Jesus and God! Geez! I cannot believe that some of my fellow followers who listen to my words are going towards these guys and listening to what all they have to say. Satin, what am I to do?
How can it be that no one is turning away from these two? Their words are completely false and I cannot stand for it! I will go up to these losers and give them a piece of my mind!
I CANNOT GET TO THEM!!!!! WOW!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EVEN LISTENING TO THESE TWO!!!!HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TRY AND TELL THEM THAT THEY ARE REDICULOUS!!!! I HOPE MY CAPITAL LETTERS SHOW ALL THAT I HAVE GOING ON IN MY MIND RIGHT NOW!!!!!

Typical Journal Entry of Bar-Jesus

Day 57 in Antioch (mourning): Today was very interesting! I was out preaching to the people and showing to them how I was able to pull a rabbit out of my shoe. Then, these 2 men named Saul and Barnabas entered into the city and attracted people to them with their words. I became so jealous of these 2. My heart was practically filled with rage and blood. I couldn't believe that these 2 hypocrites have stolen my crowd from me and are telling them these things that I have a strong disposition against all this!!!WHY?! WHY?!

All About Bar-Jesus

6They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. 9Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 10"You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the light of the sun."

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

This is the story of a man named Bar-Jesus who was also called Elymas. He was an agent for the Paphos proconsul, Sergius Paulus. He went around Paphos showing off his scorcerery to the people as well as teaching the people false teachings of the Gospel. Scorcerery was an act of favoring the devil by caling out to him to help perform a special trick that everyon could see. Those who do such acts are considered a child of the devil. It shows a perfect representation of a typical child and parent. The parents are to raise their children to try and teach them to follow the ways that they teach them. They monitor their egos, influences, and may even put them in situations to try and fulfill the parents wish. The child is a type of creature out there that pretty much anyone will pay attention to and listen to what they have to say. This could represent family memebers, friends, and even strangers who are interested. What children typically say these days make people laugh, go "awww", and even pay attention to them and think about what they say. The stuff children say these days are so simple and understandable so adults and onlookers are capable ofunderstanding them. Bar-Jesus is the child in this story that has greatly been influenced by his "so-called" parent (master) Satin. He does what all Satin tell him to do in order to give Satin a good name to the people. Using something that can catch people's attention (Elymas' scorcerery and teachings), he can amaze people and it will make them want to listen to the words of someone who seems really powerful. Many great leaders in our history such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were able to catch people's attention not only by the fact that they were considered important people based on their position, but they had a powerful gift of being able to speak to the people who onlooked to them and catch their attention with their words. This symbolizes that Elymas was able to catch everybodies attention and make them believe his words.