Understanding the AnointingChrist unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things
which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did
[which HE DID!].
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many
that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and
that were lame, were healed.
There's no doubt Philip was anointed by the Holy Spirit.
Many who had the palsy were healed, the Bible says. Many who
were lame were healed. It doesn't mention anything about
anybody else being healed, but those healings were enough to
attract attention to Jesus. People got saved, "and there was great
joy in that city" (v. 8).
Notice that not all of the people were healed. Verse 7 says
"MANY... were healed." If everybody had gotten healed of all
kinds of diseases, the Bible would have said so.
The Bible says of the ministry of Jesus, "And Jesus went
about all Galilee,... healing ALL manner o f sickness and ALL
manner o f disease among the people" (Matt. 4:23).
It's very interesting to notice how Jesus ministered. I wish
we had time to trace it. Jesus ministered under the anointing in
all five pivotal offices. Because Jesus had the Spirit without
measure, all manner of sickness and all manner of disease were
healed under His ministry, as we have seen.
Remember, Acts 10:38 said, "How God ANOINTED [there it
is again] Jesus o f Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with
power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were
oppressed o f the devil."
But any teacher of the Word could teach God's Word, or any
preacher of the Word could preach God's Word, and people
could believe that Word and be saved and healed without any
transfer o f anointing. (Of course, it's the Holy Spirit who
anoints the teacher and preacher.)
Ministering under the anointing, however, is a different
thing. God uses people differently. Notice that under Philip's
ministry, "unclean spirits... came out o f many... and many