ACTS 21:4

 

Q: Why is Paul refusing to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit? (“through the spirit they were

 telling him not to go to Jerusalem”). Did they mean that the Spirit came to him (them) in a dream?

 

  Paul was determined to go to Jerusalem even though he knew perils would be facing him there. The

 guidance was advice, not a command. Comparing other places in Acts to Paul's letters, it seems as if

 guidance from the Spirit came to a group after prayer, discussion and reaching a consensus.