Barjesus A False Prophet
Speak His Word Only Barnabas and Saul And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus : A false prophet, a deceiver, one who pretended to have the divine authority to speak, a fortune teller. Here he is called, "Barjesus", Bar is transleted, "son," son of Jesus or Joshua, he pretended to have the divine authority as the son of Jesus. He is a deceiver, trying to be something he is not, transforming himself into an angel of light. Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Elymas, the sorcerer a magician, or fortune-teller; one who pretended to foretell future events, but he does not have the revelation know...