Acts 21:30-32
30 And all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. 31 Now as they were seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
So the mob grabbed Paul and drug him out of the temple, shifting the doors to keep him out and let him know he could not come back in. Then they wanted to murder him until the Roman army heard and came quickly. Only then did the Jews stop beating Paul. So God uses civil authorities to sometimes protect His people to use them and the situation for His glory; it is not about us and our protection as much as it is to show Himself in good and bad situations. We were made for Him and not He for us..
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