By means of this discipline, they having been separated from the society whose overt acts were contrary to their Christian profession, the apostle, not being endowed with the divine prerogative of inspecting the heart, was compelled to take the rest at their profession, and to deal with them as real Christians so long as there was no visible, tangible proof to the contrary . What a revolution this word caused in that mighty heart! On the fourteenth of Nissan they began the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and so it was during this Feast of Passover that Peter was arrested. Saul of Tarsus was yet breathing out his threats and slaughter when the Lord was pursuing His onward gracious work among the Samaritans and strangers. He had been educated at Rome, but he sedulously cultivated the good graces of the Jewish people by meticulously keeping the Law and all Jewish observances. 302, 303). Now Rhoda comes running in and says, "Peter's out at the gate." The governor at that time, Herod Agrippa I (a grandson of Herod the Great), knew it was not wise to let the Jews become too excited. The civil power, not now, as usual (for aught that appears) stirred up by the ecclesiastics, acts by itself in the persecution. (ii) Herod Antipas (see G493) . May our hearts and minds be fully Why is it so important to love God and place Him first in And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying ( Acts 12:12 ). The apostle died a martyr, to show the rest of them what they must expect, that they might prepare accordingly. This is just a vision, it's not really happening." It is said according to the Gospel of the Hebrews, in one of the Apocrypha books, they have James saying after the death of Jesus and before His resurrection that he said, "I will not believe unless I can see Him myself." This is the brother of our Lord. Father, I declare that Remember that verse 37 is only an imaginary conversation between him and Philip. "Then had the church rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria." Stretched forth his hands - A figurative expression, denoting that he laid his hands on them, or that he endeavored violently to oppress the church.. So that the attempts of tyrants notwithstanding, God maketh choice of sweet-smelling sacrifices to establish the faith of his gospel. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. The reading of the Sinai MS. ( ) is a mere blunder, not uncommon in that most ancient but not very accurate document, arising from confusion through a contiguous word; it would give the sense of "unto the preachers, preaching the Lord Jesus." (Prophetic prayer: Let us fight from the heavenlies Lift up your two hands to the heavenlies as if you are beckoning and shout this prayer point:) By Your Rushing Violent Wind from heavens, O God Arise and SWEEP AWAY every power fighting against my promotion and glory this year 2012, in the name of Jesus. The people of Tyre and Sidon, anxious to ensure a constant food supply from Herods territory, had tried to win his favour with a show of extravagant flattery. And so the Jewish Passover usually coincides closely with our Easter season. Of this we heard nothing in the divine history of the day of Pentecost; and I think that scripture is abundantly plain that there could have been nothing of the kind then and there. He was also the Herod to whom Pilate sent Jesus for trial ( Luke 23:7 ff.). Theirs was not the joy that saw into the presence of God. "And it came to pass that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church and taught much people. All was ordered of God. With this view He Himself instituted certain external badges of Christian profession, to come into use when they should be needed, and took measures to qualify a small and select company of believers, by attaching them constantly to His person while His earthly ministry lasted, and giving them a formal commission with extraordinary powers, when He left the world, to preside over the affairs and direct the organisation of Christian societies. 280-283). He was one of the twelve who were commissioned to disciple all nations; and to take him off now, before he had removed from Jerusalem, was like Cain's killing Abel when the world was to be peopled, and one man was then more than many at another time. He preached Him, and this boldly in the synagogue too, "that he is the Son of God." During that time no trial or execution could be carried out and that is why Herod purposed to defer Peter's execution until the week was finished. Crushed the Jewish revolt against Rome (A.D. 66-70).His son, Titus, destroyed Jerusalem (A.D. 70). An event that is unique, and vividly presented as such, takes on the importance of the typical when it reminds us of other similar events. WebPRAYER POINTS FROM ACTS 23. . Pray that all the world would be saved and come to a Then we find Simon struck not so much by an individual's endowment with miraculous power, as by the fact that others received it by the apostles' laying on of hands. He did this because he saw it pleased the Jews. Josephus doth no where call him Herod, it may be, because he had a brother who was king of Chalcis, whose name was Herod. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. (2.) He was the founder of Caesarea Philippi which was called after him. During his lifetime James was not a supporter of Jesus. Peter was present, but he certainly laid no hand of his on a single soul that day before the Holy Ghost was given. It is not the church of Judea, the church of Galilee, and the church of Samaria, but the churches of Judea, etc. This scene does show the stranger discovering the predicted Messiah in Jesus of Nazareth the Messiah suffering, no doubt, but accomplishing atonement. When they would gird themselves, and the purpose of it is they would wear these long robes kind of things. To Philip was left Iturea and Trachonitis. (Acts 12:5, AV) One It is noteworthy that the Christians evidently did not seek to perpetuate the apostalate by selecting a replacement for James as they had for Judas (ch. Furthermore, forasmuch as he had said that the word was preached at the beginning only by the Jews, and he meant those who, being banished out of their own country, did live in Cyprus and Phenice, correcting this exception, he saith that some of them did teach the Grecians. . Barnabas was quite justified in seeking Saul. God had published it already to the sons of Israel, and the good man rejoiced in it. [Note: See Longenecker, pp. A nevem Hring Attila, profi fotogrfus vagyok. The following extract from the late Dr. Carson's Letters in reply to Dr. John Brown's Vindication of Presbyterianism will show how far an able and excellent man went astray in defending Congregationalism through not knowing that his argument was based, not on God's word, but on man's corruption of it. Verse Acts 12:1. So introducing you now to James, half brother to Jesus, who will now begin to take a more dominant role in the early church. And in the present case this requirement is the more reasonable from the circumstance that the Apostles uniformly identify themselves, as regards their Christian standing and hopes, with those to whom they write. Not on the other hand that there ought to be a spirit of suspicion or distrust in the church or any Christian. In earnest emphasizing the seriousness of prayer. Acts 6:1-15; Acts 6:1-15 shows us the party in question murmuring. Prayers To Get A Permanent Job 15. Such was the faith of Simon. This Herod was Agrippa the greater, [elder,] the son of Aristobulus, whom his father slew. Aztn a prok elkezdenek kicsitelmerlni az eskv megszervezsnek rejtelmeibe s egyik dbbenetbl TovbbEskv szolgltatk dja, Vgre itt a j id, ami egyben azt jelenti hogy, lassan kezddik az eskv szezon.. Eskvszervezs tern szabadtrit szeretne a legtbb pr lmai eskvjnek. That one name, through faith in it, what could it not accomplish? It was enough. "About that time" probably harks back to the famine visit of Barnabas and Saul mentioned in Acts 11:30. With their friend on the throne, the Jewish hierarchy decided to exterminate Christianity; and there was no reason why they could not have succeeded, except for the intervention of the Father in heaven. He was very interested in the Jewish customs and daily offered a sacrifice according to the Jewish law. Now don't try to figure out an answer, because we don't know.The ways of God are beyond our finding out. And so it was. They served in three-hour shifts around the clock in guarding the prisoner. It is, then, nothing but the fact, that the invisible Church, or rather that which in the Church is invisible, preceded that which is visible. Finally, and in few words (for I do not intend to say more on Acts 12:1-25 tonight), we have the completing of this second part of our narrative in this chapter. How could anything seem too great and good to him whose heart had just made the acquaintance of Jesus? The sun glinted on the silver and the people cried out that this was a god come to them. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Apostles: Acts 12:12 Thinking about that he came to (Acts of the Apostles Ac). WebFirst, there was unity in prayer many were gathered together praying (12:12), any differences that might have separated people from one another were now completely lost This phraseology would have been somewhat like this, 'The church had rest throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria,' i.e., the part of the church that lies in these countries." Scripture is clear and unequivocal as to the truth of the case. How blessed it is to see the free activity of the Holy Ghost without any kind of communication of man! 20 Prayer Points With Bible Verses | PRAYER POINTS - prayerguide And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man ( Acts 12:20-22 ). Iturea, Trachonitis, Abilene, with Gaulonitis, Batanaea, and Penias. Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word and the truths that it contains. (b) Bernice (see Bernike G959) , who appeared with him when Paul was under examination. Take, as the most solemn moment of all, the day of Pentecost. He made an appearance to his half brother and after that point his half brother James and His half brother Jude became pillars in the early church. The final result of what took place when God sent an angel to destroy Herod Agrippa was realized some 20 years later when Titus and Vespasian destroyed Jerusalem. Faith never rests on any other ground than God's word. Azt lltjk rlam, sokoldal fots vagyok, s minden helyzetben kiismerem magam Tbb ves hazai s klfldi referencival rendelkezem. 7-11). "St. Paul, in chap 14 of the first epistle to the Corinthians, presents us with a graphic picture of the mode in which Christians in the first age of the Church celebrated public worship. "Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of those things which ye have spoken come upon me.". The language of the inspired writers of the New Testament is the expression of that Christian experience, or conscious participation in the blessings vouchsafed through Christ, which the Holy Ghost had shed abroad in their hearts: their idea therefore of a saint, or a believer, being derived from their own spiritual consciousness, must have been the highest of which the words will admit. There was among them a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, of whom we have had a happy report before, as we shall hear many (though not altogether unmingled) good tidings to the end. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry ( Acts 12:24-25 ), Remember they had taken up an offering. See Luke 3:1; see also an account of the Herod family, see in Clarke's note on "Matthew 2:1". "You gotta have faith brother! He would have Saul to return good for what I may venture to call a measure of evil towards him. Herod the king; not Herod the great that slew the infants at Bethlehem, nor Herod Antipas that beheaded John, but Herod Agrippa; and so the Syriac version adds here, "who is surnamed Agrippa"; he was a grandson of Herod the great, and the son of Aristobulus: this prince. And if anybody should try to take them, they can call down fire from heaven and consume them. How essential to the idea of a Church the exercise of discipline is, may be seen from the embarrassing contrarieties between theory and practice which the virtual suspension of it in the Church of England is constantly occasioning" (pp. Agabus had come to Antioch and predicted a great drought was going to come, and so they took up a collection to take back to the saints in Jerusalem. . How could he resist the heavenly vision? 3. 407-8, for a brief biography of Herod Agrippa I.] But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. IDEAL OPORTUNIDAD DE INVERSION, CODIGO 4803 OPORTUNIDAD!! Thus, God preserved him. WebActs 12:12 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying. The purposes of God are going to stand. Mivel a nap gy pirtott, mintha nyrsra hztak volna minket, gy kerestk az rnykos helyeket. In His name I pray, AMEN. In the remarks sometimes made upon this subject it seems to be assumed that there is no medium between our affirming of persons that they are not perfect Christians, and that they are not Christians at all; whereas in fact there is no Christian, however holy, who comes up to the ideal of Christian practice. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed there. Even his conduct in the arrest of Peter shows his desire to conciliate the Jews. But for some reason, God did not see fit to deliver James, but allowed James to fall prey to Herod's sword. So James is now following his Lord in martyrdom, the brother of John. Here is an account of Peter's imprisonment (Acts 12:4; Acts 12:4): When he had laid hands on him, and, it is likely, examined him, he put him in prison, into the inner prison; some say, into the same prison into which he and the other apostles were cast some years before, and were rescued out of it by an angel, Acts 5:18; Acts 5:18. I therefore must say that the gift of the Holy Ghost here is, in my judgment, clearly distinct from anything in the way of either a spiritual gift for souls or a miraculous power, as it is called. Simon can only answer, "Pray ye to the Lord for me." C. Evangelistic: Shows the saving power of the Gospel (Acts 16). Nobody could have this till the gospel, and even after its publication God Himself sent specifically to the Gentiles; for He has His ways, as well as His times and seasons. For it must be remembered that, however far his profession may be from being a true one, every professor of Christianity professes to be a true, not a mere nominal, Christian. It was to be emphatically a witness of grace in suffering for Christ's name: "For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." A believer would have wondered more at the grace of God, and bowed in adoration before Him. It is therefore our wisdom to take heed of the beginnings of sin. Thus Cornelius was aware that God had sent the gospel to the Jews; but there was precisely where he necessarily stopped short. As the Christian Jews became increasingly offensive to their racial brethren (cf. . And yet the scripture said, "And when they shall have finished their testimony," then the antichrist has power to put them to death, but not until they have finished their testimony.So obviously God was not yet through with Peter. And now those words of Christ were made good in him; but it was in order to his sitting at Christ's right hand; for if we suffer with him, we shall reign with him. Lord, help me to think about some real answers toprayerI have had. Male facta male factis tegere ne perpluant--One evil deed is covered with another, so that there is no passage through them. a. Herod the king: This was Herod Agrippa I, the The Passover Feast was on 14th Nisan; for that day and the seven following no leaven must be used and the week was called the days of unleavened bread. Nevertheless, the Lord suffered him whom he had furnished with constancy to be put to death, that by death he might get the victory as a strong and invincible champion. Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God. And so they would gird themselves up, that is, they would take the sash and they would pull the robe up to the knees and then they would tie the sash so that the robe would then be short and they could run faster. Surely to shrink from their enquiries is nothing but self on our part. He was not only (as Herod Antipas was) tetrarch of Galilee, but had also the government of Judea committed to him by Claudius the emperor, and resided most at Jerusalem, where he was at this time. But they came to him with a common purpose. Herod the king This was Herod Agrippa, the son of Aristobulus, and grandson of Herod the Great; he was nephew to Herod Antipas, who beheaded John they Baptist, and brother to Herodias. Vidm, bohks, letszer fotkkal tudok szolglni s f clom, mindenkibl kihozni a profi modellt. Prayer was a normal part of their daily ministry (Acts 2:4247; 3:1; 6:4), 4. But it is still more strange as evidence of the slipshod criticism of the Reformers that Beza, who was more of a scholar than his predecessors, uniformly edits , and writes a blundering note to the effect that it is here used in the sense of . They gained the ear of Blastus the king's chamberlain and sued for peace because their country was dependent for its sustenance on the king's territory. Az eskv helysznnek ezttal a Solo tterem adott otthont. The promise was not merely to them and to their children, but to all "afar off, as many as the Lord their God should call." But Peter waited there knocking. They have power to shut up heaven, that it does not rain during this period of their prophecy. God knows exactly the day and the circumstances by which He's going to take me home. So there were sixteen soldiers altogether watching Peter in three-hour shifts, at all times chained to two of them while two were watching the door. There was the free action of His Spirit towards Samaria without the apostles, but the Holy Ghost was given by the laying on of their hands. He began with some of the members of the church, certain of them that were of less note and figure; played first at small game, but afterwards flew at the apostles themselves. If Jesus was Jehovah, what then had his religion been? In this exciting drama of Acts chapter 12 you can see the reality of this statement. There is a mistake, not only in our vernacular Bible, but also in the common Greek text which is equally faulty as the authorized version. It may be all right and in perfect keeping that one preaching the gospel should baptize; but occasion might well arise where he who preached would avoid it himself. And every word was made good. And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had completed their errand of mercy. * Thenceforth the Church becomes a matter of history; and its history is nothing less than that of the vicissitudes, prosperous and adverse, which the kingdom of God upon earth has in the lapse of ages passed through. 1). When King Herod mistreated the believers in Jerusalem and had James put to death, he saw that it pleased the Jews, many of whom hated the Christians and considered them a cult. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. It was reserved for another of whom we shall read in the next chapter. Yet it becomes more than a vivid account of an isolated miracle when we probe below the surface, for this story is an echo of other stories in Luke-Acts and in Jewish Scripture. For bloody persecutors, when they perceive themselves applauded for that which every one ought to cry shame upon them for, are encouraged to go on, and have their hands strengthened and their hearts hardened, and the checks of their own consciences smothered; nay, it is as strong a temptation to them to do the like as it was here to Herod, because he saw it pleased the Jews. Ha csak nem kritek kln, nem viszlek titeket msok ltal annyira kedvelt s elcspelt macskakves tra, ahol ti lenntek az ezredikek, akik ilyen fotval bszklkednek. Wherefore, we must think with ourselves that he was tied by one that had the rule over him, that he might not more vehemently oppress the Church. It was not to be done by mere systematic rule of a human pattern. The soldiers who were the guards over Peter were put to death, taking the sentence that was to be placed upon Peter. And they said, "Yes, Lord, we are able." Now about that time - That is, during the time that the famine existed, or the time when Barnabas and Saul went up to Jerusalem. Thus we see the Lord was working, and, as so constantly happens, it was not only that He called out Paul for the Gentiles; it was not only that He sent Peter to a Gentile; but now these men, who might have been despised as irregular labourers, were in the current of the same work of God, even if they knew nothing of it, save by divine instinct. At the precise instant when one apostle was already dead, another imprisoned and condemned, and the entire Twelve proscribed by an all-powerful ruler acting as a Jewish deputy in the whole procedure, out of a desire to please his subjects, at that very moment God sent an angel to release Peter and shortly thereafter struck Agrippa dead.

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