When they
came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and
the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Philip,
however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the
towns until he reached Caesarea. Acts 8:39-40
God can do
whatever he wants to do, but he did miraculously transport one person to
another place, a sort of “beam me up, Scotty” moment. Philip was on a desert road talking to an
Ethiopian, an important appointment God wanted him to have. Then, God needed him in Azotus, a city on the
Mediterranean coast. Another divine appointment
necessary right at that time. Philip
traveled up the coast to Caesarea to preach.
No other apostle gets the miraculous transport treatment, but what’s to
say God can’t do it today.