In a second vision, Daniel saw into the future when the Jews would need to remain faithful under terrible persecution.
Jesus told more parables to show that the kingdom of God is free to enter but demands everything.
In the New Testament, as in the Old, the people of God were led by elders who were selected from among the people.
After God used Philip to save many Samaritans, he sent him to evangelize one who had come from the ends of the Earth.
