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This story come from Acts chapter eight starting in verse twenty-six. The story begins with an angel of the lord appearing to Philip and telling him to “rise and go toward the south” (v.26) and so Philip got up and went. It continues and as Philip is going down the road from Jerusalem to Gaza he encounters an Ethiopian eunuch who is reading the scrolls of the prophet Isaiah. Philip went over to him and hearing what he was reading Philip asked, “do you understand what you are reading” (v.30)? The eunuch replied saying “how can I unless someone guides me” (v.31)? Philip joined him on his chariot and starting from the scripture that the Eunuch was reading (Isaiah 53) and told the eunuch the good news of Jesus. As they got farther along they came to a place where there was water and the Eunuch asked Philip, “what prevents me from being Baptized” (v.36) The Eunuch them stopped the chariot and He and Philip went down into the water and Philip baptized the Eunuch for the remission of his sins. As one can see while reading this story, whether it be from this paraphrased version or from the actual bible, as soon as the Eunuch began to believe he immediately was baptized. The eunuch knew that he wasn’t saved until he had been completely immersed in