Burdened in behalf of those who refused to believe, Paul was praying in the temple, as he himself afterward testified, when he fell into a trance; whereupon a heavenly messenger appeared before him and said, "Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning Me." Acts 22:18.

Mens han var tynget ved tanken om dem, der nægtede at tro, bad Paulus i templet som han selv senere bevidnede, og kom dér i henrykkelse. Et himmelsk sendebud viste sig for ham og sagde: "Skynd dig, og gå hurtigt ud af Jerusalem, thi de tager ikke mod dit vidnesbyrd om mig." Apg 22,18.