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. Matthew 12:30 14. The first of the New Testament Herods (see Herodes G2264) is Herod the Great who reigned from about 41 B.C. And because this was translated by the King James translators in 1600 and by this time this pagan celebration of Ashtar had invaded the church and was changed slightly to Easter instead of Ashtar. 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. Faith never rests on any other ground than God's word. 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. This remained; but he preached Him rather in His own personal glory, not as the Son of David, the servant, which was the great burden of Peter's preaching, made Lord and Christ; not that He was the Son of man in heaven, as Stephen witnessed; but that this Jesus, the Christ, is the Son of God, clearly therefore more particularly bound up with the divine nature, or godhead glory of Himself. 14 When she recognized Peters voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and James and John were called by Jesus the sons of thunder. 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. No notion is more at variance with the spirit of apostolic Christianity than that of societies of Christians existing in the same neighbourhood, but not in communion with each other, and not under 'common government'" (pp. I merely make this remark lest any should draw from this the inference that there is a necessity for men commissioned from God to lay on hands now in order to confer such a spiritual blessing. Herod would not condemn him till the passover was over, some think, for fear lest he should have such an interest among the people that they should demand the release of him, according to the custom of the feast: or, after the hurry of the feast was over, and the town was empty, he would entertain them with Peter's public trial and execution. There a large number had assembled together and were praying. But she constantly affirmed that it was true. Nevertheless the God that vindicated the honour of the crucified Jesus did not forget the martyred Stephen; and though there was an outburst of persecution, which scattered abroad throughout the region of Judea and Samaria all the believers that were in Jerusalem except the apostles, devout men were not wanting who carried Stephen to his burial. Yet the Holy Ghost was given in especial power on that day. It was at the feast of the passover, when their celebrating the memorial of their typical deliverance should have led them to the acceptance of their spiritual deliverance; instead of this, they, under pretence of zeal for the law, were most violently fighting against it, and, in the days of unleavened bread, were most soured and embittered with the old leaven of malice and wickedness. The character of James life and teaching can be seen in the letter in the New Testament that bears his name (James 1:1). Philip, besides being one of the seven, was an "evangelist," as we are told expressly in another part of this very book (Acts 21:8). It could not be otherwise. Take, as the most solemn moment of all, the day of Pentecost. it is beautiful to see how the Lord thus, even in the history of that which was unprecedented and might seem to lie outside Christian wants, provides in His blessed word for the every day difficulties we have to prove in such a day of weakness as ours. Although most of the Jews in the Jerusalem church still held to former beliefs and customs, James was not a slave to the law. But now finding himself eclipsed, like a wily man, his object was to avail himself of this superior energy if it were possible. Jesus was talking about His death and Jesus said, "Ye shall indeed be baptized with the baptism wherein I was baptized: but to grant to you to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is something really that isn't really in my jurisdiction, that is given to the Father" ( Matthew 20:23 ). They have power to shut up heaven, that it does not rain during this period of their prophecy. That, to me, is very interesting how close the spiritual world was to these men. I quote from the original edition (Edinburgh, 1807): "Acts 11: 31. Such, I suppose, therefore, was the principle that lay at the bottom of the difference of the divine action on these two occasions. He said to him, "Wrap your cloak round about you and follow me." 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. However, in answer to the prayers of the Jerusalem church, Peter miraculously escaped (6-11). The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper constituted the visible symbol of their profession, and the pledge of their union with Christ and with each other; but the governing function in the assembly was the ministry of the Word, whether it assumed the extraordinary forms of 'tongues' or a 'revelation,' or 'prophecy,' or 'the interpretation of tongues,' or consisted of the stated instruction of regular pastors and teachers. How continually too where we least think they do! Ananias goes, puts his hand on him, addresses him by the sweet title of relationship Christ began, consecrated, and has given, telling him how the Lord, even Jesus, had appeared unto him. This was probably about the fifth or sixth year of the reign of Claudius, not far from 47 ad. By and by the power of the gospel and the action of the Holy Ghost fill their souls with desires as to the need of others. Here comes the telling word for him that feared the Lord and bowed to His word, though he was a Gentile. The Holy Ghost came upon them, not merely, it will be observed, certain spiritual powers, but the Holy Ghost Himself. He was ruler of Judaea, Samaria and Idumaea. At the same time, along with this is seen universality in the going out of both the truth and grace of God, which could not but be foreign to the law. This is why the church advanced more dramatically in Gentile territory, as the rest of Acts shows. This was what attracted him; and, as it is said here, "he continued with Philip" (there was no other bond of connection), "and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done." Mvsz belltottsg s egyben riport jelleg kpekkel gazdagthatlak benneteket. The believers prayed for guidance in making decisions (Acts 1:1526), 2. (Ephesians 4:1-32) I merely make the remark in passing; though it will not be needed for most here, it may be for some. Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular, Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. Confidence in man, in self, was overthrown to its foundations all that his life had been zealously building up. There were Gentiles who truly looked to the Lord, and not to self or man; who had been taught of Him to look for a coming Saviour, though they quite rightly connected that Saviour with Israel; for such was the burden of the promise. He spent some thirty years of his early life in Rome, but then came back and loved living in Jerusalem and was seeking to curry the favor of the Jews, living as the Jews lived. This scene does show the stranger discovering the predicted Messiah in Jesus of Nazareth the Messiah suffering, no doubt, but accomplishing atonement. (vi) To complete the list we may note that Herod Agrippa ( G67) , was the father of (a) Agrippa the Second, before whom Paul was examined and before whom he made his famous speech ( Acts 25:1-27; Acts 26:1-32). When they were up against it, they turned to God. But they lived very close to the spiritual world, to the spirit world. As we advance farther in the inspired history, we find additions made to these simple elements of social fellowship; the organisation of the Christian society becomes more complex and systematic; questions of polity and order occupy no small portion of the apostolic epistles; and we have every reason to believe, if not from Scripture alone, yet from the unanimous voice of authentic history, that towards the close of the apostolic age Christianity had almost everywhere crystallised itself into a certain, definite, and well known form of ecclesiastical polity" (pp. Worse, Tyre and Sidon were dependent for their food supplies on Palestine and if these supplies were cut off their case would be serious indeed. The gospel goes forth elsewhere; it is in no way bound to Jerusalem. Thereon Philip is invited to come up and sit with him, Isaiah 53:1-12; Isaiah 53:1-12 being, as we know, the portion in question; and the eunuch asks of whom the prophet spoke these words "of himself or some other man?" He was made king by the Emperor Caligula, and was put in possession of all the territories formerly held by his uncle Philip and by Lysanias; viz. He imprisoned Peter, of whom he had heard most, as making the greatest figure among the apostles and whom therefore he would be proud of the honour of taking off. As the Jews watched the gates to kill him, the disciples took him by night and let him down the wall in a basket. This can't be real; it's just a dream. 1. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. This is the second difficulty which it is conceived lies in the way of our interpreting the apostle's language literally. It would be a mistake to suppose that God had not wrought on the heart of Gentiles. He would do this after Easter, meta to pascha--after the passover, certainly so it ought to be read, for it is the same word that is always so rendered; and to insinuate the introducing of a gospel-feast, instead of the passover, when we have nothing in the New Testament of such a thing, is to mingle Judaism with our Christianity. It was not enough that they had rejected the Messiah, nor even that He was made Lord and Christ on high. Philip is told by the angel of the Lord to arise and go towards the south towards "Gaza, which is desert." They went out and proceeded along one street; and thereupon the angel left him. 50 Days Fasting & Prayer Guide for RCCG 2023 Fasting and Prayer. Though He did see fit and purpose that Peter should be delivered from Herod's sword. 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. 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. One of the chief means was prayer, 1. It says Easter there, and that's a King James translation. He would direct attention to the fact, that the ordinary greeting of St. Paul, at the beginning of each epistle, is to the 'saints and faithful brethren' constituting the Church of such a place, fellow-heirs with himself of eternal life; and that throughout these compositions, the members of the Church are presumed to be in living union with Christ, reasonings and exhortations being addressed to them, the force of which cannot be supposed to be admitted, except by those who are led by the Spirit of God; in short, that the members of the Corinthian or the Ephesian Church are addressed as Christians; and a Christian is one who is in saving union with Christ.". ( Acts 12:3 ). Thus we see that, while we have the angel of the Lord in certain cases, the Spirit of the Lord expressly in others, we have also simply the holy judgment of the gracious heart. Leadership. 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. "All that dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord." WebTHE POWER OF PRAYER. 1. His stretching forth his hands to it intimates that his hands had been tied up by the restraints which perhaps his own conscience held him under in this matter; but now he broke through them, and stretched forth his hands deliberately, and of malice prepense. This was called Jacobus major--James the greater; that, minor--the less. He was led into no small perplexity by the reading current in his day, and, to the shame of Christendom, still tolerated as the received reading. Eskv fotzsa Sopronban Egy fergetes buli a hatr mellett, Eskvi fotzs Veszprm Egy ess nap sem ronthatja el az eskv napjt, Egy gynyr ifj pr legszebb napja kpekkel EskvI fotzs Tapolcn, Eskv fotzs Pr fontos krds eskv szervezs idejn 2. rsz. When day came there was no small disturbance among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter. And it continues still. Herod Agrippa I had Jewish blood in his veins and consistently sought to maintain favor with and the support of the Jews over whom he ruled, which he did effectively. This Is the Day 12 Prayer Points as Released by The Redeemed Christian Church of God Directorate of Prayer. Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our personsbut they are helpless against our prayers. (J. Sidlow Baxter). Father, every ungodly power working against church growth be consumed by the fire of Holy Ghost, in Jesus name. Luke recorded the events in this section to illustrate Gods supernatural protection and blessing of the church, even though the Christians suffered increased persecution, and Israels continued rejection of her Messiah. When he had beheaded James, he proceeded further, he added, to take Peter also. "About that time" probably harks back to the famine visit of Barnabas and Saul mentioned in Acts 11:30. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. "It can't be real. Ananias, wholly unprepared for the call of such an enemy of the gospel, slow of heart to believe all, expostulates, as it were, with the Saviour. Accordingly, among the train of those that received the gospel and were baptized, Simon is found. This was precisely what God was now doing; and the remarkable fact appears, that God did not wait for the apostle of the Gentiles to bring the good news to Cornelius. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. ". I will not pretend to say that it cost him little, but am sure it would have been a heavy trial to many a man of God to leave that which was so bright, where He had wrought powerfully in using himself for His own glory. The light that shone suddenly on him was from heaven. Here the Lord alone gives, alone calls, alone sends forth. It has indeed been suggested that it was in this very house that the Last Supper was eaten and that it continued to be the meeting place of the disciples in Jerusalem. Though the Spirit of the Lord catches away Philip, so full is his heart of the truth that we may be sure all that occurred confirmed it in his eyes. Did he not feel so much the more settled in Jesus as there was no other object now before his soul? Three things we are here told he did--. But the word of God grew and multiplied. Unreal!" There were several illegal aspects of the trial of Jesus Christ. It was no longer simply a cleaving to a God of goodness who could not deceive and would not disappoint the soul that hoped in His mercy, "but the conscious joy of knowing his sins all one, and himself distinctly put on the ground of accomplished redemption as a known present thing for his own soul in this world. It was the fact. There was indeed the unmistakable action of the Spirit of God on this occasion the power that cast out unclean spirits and healed the sick, as well as the means of spreading joy throughout that city for the souls of men. It was plain enough to see the Christian assembly in a city, even if it were as numerous as in Jerusalem, where it must have met in not a few different localities and chambers. Three days and nights he neither eats nor drinks. All depended upon this. 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.
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