Philip's four daughters were unmarried women who had the gift of prophecy. They lived with their father, the evangelist Philip, in Caesarea and represent an important recognition of women's prophetic ministry in the early church.
Luke describes that Philip had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy, showing that women held recognized spiritual gifts in the early church.
The apostle Paul and his traveling companions stayed with Philip and his family in Caesarea on the way to Jerusalem, thus meeting the four prophetesses.
During Paul's stay, the prophet Agabus also came to Caesarea and prophesied about Paul's fate, showing the active prophetic environment the daughters were part of.
11He came to us, took Paul's belt, tied his own feet and hands with it, and said, "This is what the Holy Spirit says: 'In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.'"
Their prophetic gift can be seen as a fulfillment of the prophecy that God's Spirit would be poured out on all people, and that sons and daughters would prophesy.
17"'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.