13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. There followed also such signs, or outward powers; but the Holy Ghost was given Himself, according to the Lord's word the promise of the Father, a promise which, as all know, was in the first instance assured to those who were already believers, and which was made good to them because they were believers, not to make them so. Let us see briefly the various ramifications of the family of the Herods in their New Testament connections. The returning treasurer of Queen Candace was a proselyte, I suppose, from the Gentiles, living among them, not as a Gentile himself, but practically a Jew, whatever the place of his birth and residence. He was also the Herod to whom Pilate sent Jesus for trial ( Luke 23:7 ff.). Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Merrill F. Unger gives the following comment on the name Herod: It belonged alike to all the Herodian house as known to the Scriptures. I quote from the original edition (Edinburgh, 1807): "Acts 11: 31. In earnest emphasizing the seriousness of prayer. Yet the Holy Ghost was given in especial power on that day. However, outside of the council in Jerusalem, this is the last mention of Peter that we have in the book of Acts. But the Lord said unto him, "Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. Herod accepted the praise as if he was God, and was punished for it (20-23). And he said unto him, Put your garment on, and follow me. 2. Nevertheless "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh;" and he who loves to present the Lord in the depth of His personal grace, and the height of His glory, has surely a spiritual fitness for the expression of the heart's joy in that which faith has created within. Their lands lay to the north of Palestine and in two ways Herod could make things very difficult for them. Acts 16:40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. (iii) Archelaus ( G745) . It was so ordered of God that the Holy Ghost should not at first be conferred on the disciples at Samaria: I do not mean merely on such as Simon or false brethren, but even on those that were true. We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. He would meet them in grace, stopping complaints, and showing that He honours and confides in their suitable choice. As far as God was concerned, it was James' time to come home; it wasn't Peter's time yet. It would be a mistake to suppose that God had not wrought on the heart of Gentiles. Scripture is clear and unequivocal as to the truth of the case. 1. WebPRAYER POINTS FROM ACTS 23. It appears that the scattered men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who had gone in consequence of the persecution everywhere, and among other places to Antioch, preaching the word to none but the Jews, took courage now and spoke (not to the Grecians - for this had been done long ago, but) unto the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus." Heavenly Father, I pray that I may be quick to confess my own sin, eager to trust Your word and faithful to obey Your commands.. and that I abide in You and You in me, so that I may be a 'man' after Your own heart - to Your praise and glory. With the apostles becoming more involved with matters outside Jerusalem, James the brother of Jesus was now the most prominent leader in the Jerusalem church (Acts 12:17; Acts 15:13; Galatians 1:18-19; Galatians 2:9,Galatians 2:12). 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." What kind of death he suffered: He was slain with the sword, that is, his head was cut off with a sword, which was looked upon by the Romans to be a more disgraceful way of being beheaded than with an axe; so Lorinus. It was not that Peter did not know the same, we are all aware how blessedly he confessed Him to be (not Messiah only, but) the Son of the living God while Jesus was here below. . Those to whom they addressed themselves were really Gentiles. Water baptism is neither slighted nor is it put forward as a command or condition. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) that word, I say, ye know." In this exciting drama of Acts chapter 12 you can see the reality of this statement. Whether this was the ease among the Jews scripture does not say; but that there were persons who had this responsible place among them, as among the Gentile churches afterwards, we see clearly. He had before this delivered Saul from the effects of undue anxiety and distrust in the minds of the disciples. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man ( Acts 12:20-22 ). And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry ( Acts 12:24-25 ), Remember they had taken up an offering. There is no show of doing great things; nor do we read of daring in any way: what is there of Christ in the one or the other? Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark. Perhaps you have heard it said, Never underestimate the power of prayer .. They probably believed that God would reestablish The Twelve in the resurrestion. When day came there was no small disturbance among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter. Peter and John prayed for the Samaritans (Acts 8:1417), 6. (i) Herod Philip the First. SERMON POINTS Acts 12:1-19 records an example of how the Lord answered the fervent prayers of His people and shows us how we too can pray effectively. But just as the great apostle of the Gentiles was the one that wrote the final word of testimony to the Christian Jews in the epistle to the Hebrews, so the great apostle of the Jews was the one sent to fling open the door to the Gentile. Accordingly Peter and John, two of the chiefs among the apostles, come down from Jerusalem. And he said, Who art thou, Lord?" Vissza a szlvrosomba, mghozz eskv miatt. As little could there be a question as to the grace exercised toward him, though the manner was not after that of man. Was that word for him? To these the Emperor Claudius afterwards added Judea and Samaria; which were nearly all the dominions possessed by his grandfather, Herod the Great. "And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest." Undoubtedly they could not have believed the gospel, had there not been the quickening operation of the Holy Ghost; but we must distinguish between the Holy Ghost giving life and the Holy Ghost Himself given. He was the founder of Caesarea Philippi which was called after him. Stephen prayed as he was being stoned (Acts 7:5560), 5. The name Herod is the surname used by all the linage of Herod the Great. 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. They were not about to let that happen again. So meanwhile, back at the prison Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter ( Acts 12:18 ). Herod the king - This was Herod Agrippa. Upon an agreed day Herod put on his royal robes and seated himself on a throne and made a speech to them. It was even, and urgently, pressed on them, but they refused with disdain the message, and rejected the messengers to blood. 378.) . It was not to be done by mere systematic rule of a human pattern. "Whosoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins." Such, I suppose, therefore, was the principle that lay at the bottom of the difference of the divine action on these two occasions. What a wonderful change for these poor Gentiles to know Christ for themselves, and to be called after Christ! "And it came to pass that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church and taught much people. All who are informed in these matters are aware that the best authorities reject the entire verse. Gird yourself means to tie your skirt on up. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. "That word ye know," says Peter, "which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him . But a moment's reflection will show that the difficulty is only imaginary. He was a grandson of Herod the Great, and one of the sons of Aristobulus, whom Herod put to death (Josephus, Antiq., 18, 5). he would probably, without hesitation or difficulty, reply, that a Christian Church as it appears, for example, in St. Paul's epistles is a congregation or society of faithful men or believers, whose unseen faith in Christ is visibly manifested by their profession of certain fundamental doctrines, by the administration and reception of the two sacraments, and by the exercise of discipline. So then these people succeeded in gaining the ear of Blastus, the king's chamberlain, and in due course a public session was arranged. 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. In the New Testament he is called Philip and is mentioned in Luke 3:1. He had been educated at Rome, but he deliberately cultivated the good graces of the Jewish people by meticulously keeping the Law and all Jewish observances.
Could it be otherwise, when, spite of proud unbelief and conceit of distinctive privilege, they were forced to feel that they were none the less the constant resisters of the Holy Ghost like their fathers, who had been guilty themselves, and suffered the consequence of their guilt in their prostration to the Gentiles; to feel now that they themselves were no better, but rather worse; that there was the same unbelief bringing out its effects even more tremendously; that they were guilty of the blood of their own Messiah, who was now risen and exalted in the highest seat of heaven?
But there is not yet the revealed truth of the body, though involved in the word of the Lord to Saul of Tarsus when he said, "Why persecutest thou me?" First of all, the apostles and the disciples themselves received it as they were waiting. The character of James life and teaching can be seen in the letter in the New Testament that bears his name (James 1:1). 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. (1) Herod harasses the church. 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. (Acts 12:5, AV) One The despised and hated name of Jesus is the only hope for man, Jesus is the only Saviour and Lord. 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. So he said, "Gird yourself up. The civil power, not now, as usual (for aught that appears) stirred up by the ecclesiastics, acts by itself in the persecution. Such was the man to whom God was about to send the gospel by Peter. The Spread of the Gospel in Jerusalem (Acts 1-7), B. Next we find Barnabas stirred up to another and a characteristic enterprise. A Christian society which should openly profess to dispense with discipline, and tolerate on principle open and notorious evil doers [or still worse heretics, Antichrists, or their abettors] within its pale, would thereby renounce its title to one of the essential attributes of the Church; it would sever all ostensible connection between itself and the true Church [or rather Christ and His sacrifice: see1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 ], of which sanctity is an inseparable property; in short, it would unchurch itself. And so it was. EXCELENTE OPORTUNIDAD DEPARTAMENTO CNTRICO EN COSQUIN, OPORTUNIDAD CHALET VILLA MIRADOR DEL LAGO. Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular. The gospel of Luke also describes what is similar; that is to say, a faith not insincere but human, not wrought of the Spirit but founded on the mind yielding to reasons, proofs, evidences, which are to it overpowering; but there is nothing of God in it: there is no meeting between the soul and God. And now Paul and Barnabas are returning back to Antioch, and John Mark, who is a nephew to Barnabas, is returning with them. When they opened the door and saw him they were amazed. "But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ." This is just a vision, it's not really happening." 12 rakor kezdtnk egy kis kreatv fotval. Father, I declare that But because Easter takes place during Passover season, because Jesus was crucified at the time of the Passover, He also rose again three days later. The gift of the Spirit is not at all the same thing as the gifts. All that heard were amazed. But Luke distinguisheth them from those, whom he calleth afterward [this is precisely where he is mistaken; his reasoning is sound, but his knowledge defective]. . Philip had not the discernment to see through him: evangelists are apt to be sanguine. In due time follows the further development of the truth as to Christ in testimony. He was the ruler of Galilee and Peraea. Copyright 2023 ec Estudio Integral. After his death, the word of God prospers. And yet he had in his possession that famous Graeco-Latin Uncial (D) which he presented to the University of Cambridge in 1581, which MS. supports the Alexandrian. The Martyrdom of James; Peter's Imprisonment. Share whats on your heart and where you need Gods help, guidance, and healing. The exercise of discipline is the true and legitimate expression of the sanctity of a visible Church considered as a society. Sopron, gynyr vros, az osztrk hatr eltti utols lloms. And he began to take a very strong role of leadership in the early church. When Peter had knocked at the door of the entrance a maidservant called Rhoda came to answer the door. Let him that will, repair to the second to the Galatians. So Paul and Barnabas had come back to Jerusalem with this collection that was taken from the church in Antioch. He was the grandson of Herod the Great who was the Herod at the time of the birth of Jesus.
ACTS Prayer Method - How to Do It + What it Means I've never really tried it, but I can imagine it would be difficult to run in a robe. But this detects the man. Warren W. Wiersbe noted, This is certainly a good lesson for the church today. In fact, I don't expect you to keep them all straight. ". 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. Observe that, although the next words are beyond a question scriptural, and so far the case differs from verse 37 referred to in the last chapter, the last clause of verse 5 and the first of verse 6 belong properly speaking to two other chapters (Acts 22:1-30, Acts 26:1-32) rather than to this. "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the very same scripture, and preached unto him 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. If men profess themselves not to be able to do so, they simply profess that they have neither consciences nor moral sense."
Persecution & Prayer Acts 12:1-24 | Grace Bible Church By the Holy Ghost there is imparted all the firmness of a divine bond, and all the intimacy of a real living relationship of the nearest kind. At Samaria they had been baptized for some time, as we know. 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. F terleteim:eskv fotzs, csald , portr , glamour , s reklmfotzs. King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter; whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church. He ruled Judea for three years, A.D. 41-44 [Note: Josephus, Antiquities of . . He figured that they would be coming to Mary's house looking for him and so he, no doubt, went to hide out from Herod. God knows exactly the day and the circumstances by which He's going to take me home. Now Herod was highly displeased with those that were from Tyre and Sidon ( Acts 12:19-20 ): Cities that exist to the present day that have been in the news quite a bit of late as Israel has gone into southern Lebanon. 50 Days Fasting & Prayer Guide for RCCG 2023 Fasting and Prayer. In the meantime, the church waspraying, and in answer to theirprayers(v. 5) God supernaturally awakened Peter from a sound sleep (v. 6). Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. The profound moral work of God proceeded in that converted heart. 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. * It is well to avoid a figure which churchism has ever turned to its own aggrandisement and the Lord's dishonour. ., 2:11:6; Bruce, "Chronological Questions . A mother. And because he did not give God glory, he was smitten by an angel and there died.So the end of Herod Agrippa I. They refused utterly the Holy Ghost's testimony to the Son of man glorified in heaven, and slew or scattered the witnesses, Who then was specially used as the instrument of the free action of the Holy Ghost elsewhere, without plan, without thought of man, and apparently the simple result of circumstances, but in truth God's hand directing all? There can be no doubt that the facts at Samaria were analogous; but this remarkable feature is to be noticed, that the Holy Ghost was here conferred by (not, as at Jerusalem, apart from) the laying on of the hands of the apostles. 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. The two things are both brought us in the gospel life brought to light, and the peace preached that was made by the blood of the cross. (iv) Herod Philip the Second. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Apostles: Acts 12:12 Thinking about that he came to (Acts of the Apostles Ac). Herod Antipas was driven as an exile also into Gaul, and then into Spain, and Herod Agrippa received also his tetrarchy. It says Easter there, and that's a King James translation. Thus was the plot laid, and both Herod and the people long to have the feast over, that they may gratify themselves with this barbarous entertainment.