BLUE SPRINGS, MO — Members of a church small group were witness to a miraculous event this week, as a man leading the group's Bible study was spontaneously taken up into Heaven after he dropped a Greek word during his exegesis of the text.
Luke Harrison was leading his group through a discussion on the first chapter of Paul's letter to the Philippians when he mentioned that Paul referred to himself as a "doulos," which is the Greek word for "slave," to illustrate his complete submission to Christ.
"Paul doesn't flex his authority as an apostle, but instead calls himself a servant — or ‘doulos' in the Greek," Harrison reportedly said moments before he disappeared from their sight. "This is a clear illustration of the way Paul viewed himself in relation to Christ and his willingness to die to himself and give himself completely to the advancement of the gospel."
What happened next, witnesses said, could only be described as a divine event, as Harrison was taken up in a whirlwind and swept away. "He was here one moment, and then he was gone," said Jordan Vaughan, who attended the Bible study. "It happened right after he dropped that Greek word from out of nowhere. It was as if using the ancient Greek opened up the heavens and God called him up into His presence. He vanished into the light. It was amazing."
At publishing time, Harrison's fellow small group members were unsure what should be done with the fruit bowl he left behind when he was translated into Heaven.
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