If Israel would have received, the Lord would have given. As the Christian Jews became increasingly offensive to their racial brethren (cf. How could he resist the heavenly vision? And he killed James the brother of John with the sword ( Acts 12:2 ). In the meantime, the church waspraying, and in answer to theirprayers(v. 5) God supernaturally awakened Peter from a sound sleep (v. 6). It was, no doubt, a Gentile title. In verse five we read thatprayerwas made: 2. ACTS Prayer Method - How to Do It + What it Means It is not merely that the absence of it operates injuriously upon the tone and standard of piety within the Church; it affects the claims of the society as such to be a legitimate member of the visible Church Catholic. 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. Looked at another way, this section confirms Israels rejection of her Messiah. Thus it might seem incredible, if it were not the notorious fact, that the only two known manuscripts in favour of that which is here most certainly requisite are the Alexandrian and the Cambridge Graeco-Latin of Beza. At once a sudden and terrible illness fell upon him from which he never recovered. Hogy egy prat emltsek: termk-reklm, glamour, portr, csald, prfot. 298, 299). Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Is not this interlacing after a divine sort? Verse Acts 12:1. The importance of closer attention to the text is well shown by Calvin's remarks on this verse. Acts Chapter 12 And so he did ( Acts 12:4-8 ). Mirt is kell az eskvi fots a kszldsnl? (b) Bernice (see Bernike G959) , who appeared with him when Paul was under examination. But the Risen Christ made a special appearance to James ( 1 Corinthians 15:7). The change of reading here seems to prove it was too much for the copyists of this book. . In this chapter a new wave of persecution, instigated by King Herod, broke out against the Church, and especially against its leaders. and they took with them John who was surnamed Mark. The church at Antioch fasted and prayed before sending out Barnabas and Paul (Acts 13:13; and note 14:23), 12. [Note: See Longenecker, pp. 12:12-19 When Peter had grasped what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark. He was not entitled to take the peace of the gospel till God warranted Peter to bring it to him. This certainly demonstrates how the power of God, in direct answer to prayer, is greater than that of any Herod. Grace can credit grace easily, understands the ways of the Lord, and disarms suspicion. I call your attention to this. Barnabas was quite justified in seeking Saul. It is always thus in the ways of God. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. What a wonderful change for these poor Gentiles to know Christ for themselves, and to be called after Christ! To regard him as unawakened at that time is to mistake a great deal of the teaching of the chapter. Salvation means that the heart enters into deliverance by grace as a present known public standing in the world. "He went on his way rejoicing." WebDIVINE PRESERVATION PRAYER POINTS. Kedves Ltogat! The Holy Ghost came down upon them suddenly, with no previous sign whatever, except that which was suitable to the Holy Ghost when sent down from heaven the mighty rushing wind, and then the tokens of His presence upon each were manifested. 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. 302, 303). Acts 12 Pray and say: Father, here am I, take me and use me. And he was eaten with worms and died. 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. Herod the Great had ten wives. There is this difference, no doubt, between such cases now and that of Cornelius then, that, before the mission of Peter, it would have been presumptuous for a Gentile to have pretended to salvation; now it is the fruit of unbelief for a believer to question it. Undoubtedly throughout these districts churches existed; but it was all one and the same church too, and not different bodies. C. Evangelistic: Shows the saving power of the Gospel (Acts 16). What earnest desire should there not be to bow to all that which is. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. All was ordered of God. Conscience would have been searched by the truth of God; and the heart would have been filled with praise at the grace of God. For assuredly he would never have been content with one or two murders, and so have abstained from persecuting the rest, but he would rather have piled up martyrs upon heaps, unless God had set his hand against him, and defended his flock. God has no pleasure in the death of a sinner. He acts on that of which he afterwards wrote. "Were the question put to a person of plain understanding, unacquainted with the controversies which have arisen on the subject, What, according to the Apostolic Epistles, is a Christian Church, or, how is it to be defined? 16c - Acts 12 1-19, Earnest Prayer - Summit Church And he realized that God had delivered him from the hand of Herod. But they said unto her, [You're crazy.] "Who art thou, Lord?" Persecution & Prayer Acts 12:1-24 | Grace Bible Church 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. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. If men profess themselves not to be able to do so, they simply profess that they have neither consciences nor moral sense." 12:20-25 Herod was furious with the people of Tyre and Sidon. James sheds his blood, as Stephen had before; for this Peter was destined by man, but the Lord disappointed him. "Then had the church rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria." The believers prayed for guidance in making decisions (Acts 1:1526), 2. Hence it is there were mighty powers that wrought by those who were employed by the Holy Ghost; as, for instance, by Philip himself; afterwards also by the disciples, when Peter and John came down and laid their hands upon them with prayer. If Christ were the object of our souls, we should bow as one did called of God with incomparably better tokens of the Lord's favour than any other, this blessed man, Saul of Tarsus. After all, though it seems so simple as to be a truism, though nothing can well be conceived more certain; nevertheless, practically it is not always the plainest and surest truth that carries all before it in our souls. So he said, "Gird yourself up. We are told of another who also built for the Jews their synagogue. Surprised by Prayer: Reading Acts 12 Realistically BJU Seminary The previous gift of the Spirit without the intervention of any human hand was the most effectual stopper on the mouths of the brethren of the circumcision who were ever prone to object, and would surely have forbidden water, if God had not undeniably given them the unspeakable gift of the Spirit. 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. Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. But the testimony of miracles is apt to act upon the flesh. Saul of Tarsus prayed after his conversion (Acts 9:11), 7. Normally a prisoner was chained by his right hand to his guard's left hand; but Peter was chained by both hands to a guard on each side of him, while the two remaining soldiers of the quaternion kept watch at the door. (1.) But he is truly a bondman, and at once is ready to go at the bidding of the Lord, who had given him to reap in joy where He had Himself tasted the firstfruits in the days of His own ministry here below. In fact, it is thought by some that the upper room was actually in the house of Mary the mother of Mark. But this detects the man. Historical: Records the historical spread of the Gospel (Acts 1:2). Nlam barti hangulatban zajlik a fotzs, garantltan izzads-mentesen Lendletes, prgs s vidm fnykpezs a mottm. He said to him, "Wrap your cloak round about you and follow me." 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. Help me togrow in grace and in a knowledge of the Lord Jesus. Had he not read or heard those words in the prophets? The apostles then, after preaching in the various villages of the Samaritans, return to Jerusalem. And so we have the story of Ananias, and the ways of the Lord, not of some great apostle, nor even of Philip, but a disciple at Damascus named Ananias, to whom the Lord spoke in a vision. WebActs 12 shows that Peter and James put God first in their lives, regardless of the punishment they might receive. How continually too where we least think they do! 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. "The Church of Christ was not properly in existence before the day of Pentecost; much less did she, before that era, go forth on her mission to evangelize* the world. The Spread of the Gospel in Jerusalem (Acts 1-7), B. They were now put in contact with his wants, and all was instantly light in his soul. 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 The common text and translations have "the churches;" but I believe that this faulty form crept in here, because the sense of the oneness of the church so speedily passed away. But now finding himself eclipsed, like a wily man, his object was to avail himself of this superior energy if it were possible. So he went away to another place. Supplicate, worship. Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural. Mi sem egyszerbb, meghvunk minden bartot s bulizunk egy jt. It may be that the Lord had not allowed the true character of Simon to be manifested to every eye at that moment. (750) In duces et capita animadverti solet, punishment is usually inflicted on the heads and captains. Herod the king: The Herod here referred to is Herod Agrippa I. what had high priest or Sanhedrim done for him? . And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." They were not about to let that happen again. He said, "Tell these tidings to James and to the brethren." He is the Herod of Matthew 2:1-23, who was in power when Jesus was born, who received the Wise Men from the East and who massacred the children. The persecutor died but the church continued to grow (24-25). This is an essential feature of Christianity. 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. 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. 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. Accordingly Peter and John, two of the chiefs among the apostles, come down from Jerusalem. Then said they, It must be his angel ( Acts 12:13-15 ). WebPraying through Acts 1:10. It was of all moment to keep up the links practically between a work which might have looked to many there, as now, not a little irregular. Oh Lord, deliver Peter" and all. Peter had not long learnt it himself. Herod stretched forth his hand against the church and he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. Archclaus, being accused of cruelty, was banished by Augustus to Vienna in Gaul, and Judea was reduced to a province, and united with Syria. 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. Peter was present, but he certainly laid no hand of his on a single soul that day before the Holy Ghost was given. He said, "He's beside Himself" and they came down to rescue Him. Then follows another grave fact. 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. Surely He is always wise and consistent with Himself. Now when Peter was come to himself, he said, I know of a surety, that the Lord has sent his angel, and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews ( Acts 12:10-11 ). She was a direct descendant of the Maccabeans, which made her a Jewess, but she was married to Herod the Great and so Herod Agrippa I was sort of half Jewish in a sense. For these reasons he was popular with the people; and it was no doubt in order to achieve further popularity with the orthodox Jews that he decided to attack the Christian Church and its leaders. Thus all the first-rate Uncials, the Sinai, Vatican, Alexandrian, and Palimpsest of Paris, supported by some of the best cursives and all the best ancient versions, oppose the vulgar reading. When redemption was accomplished, it was the seal of the faith and the life which they already had. Luke seems to have wanted to close his portrayals of the Christian mission within the Jewish world (Acts 2:42 to Acts 12:24) with two vignettes having to do with Gods continued activity on behalf of the Jerusalem church." If you And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him ( Acts 12:4 ); Now a quaternion was actually four soldiers. arise and bring an end to the plaques on the land as a result of these evil acts in Jesus name. In the midst of a storm, Paul prayed for Gods blessing (Acts 27:35), and after a storm, he prayed that God would heal a sick man (Acts 28:8). Paul tells us in Galatians how he came to the church in Antioch, caused some trouble that Paul had to rebuke him for. ], The supernatural deliverance of Peter 12:1-19, "Peters rescue from prison is an unusually vivid episode in Acts even when simply taken as a story about Peter. Szereted az j dolgokat, vagy egyszeren ms kell, mint a tbbi embernek? Prayer is both the thermometer and the thermostat of the local church; for the spiritual temperature either goes up or down, depending on how Gods people pray.[1]. Now, look you, the Angel of the Lord stood by and a light shone in the house. . To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. B. . 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. In the portion which follows we shall see the manner of the Spirit of God's working by the great apostle of the Gentiles. The very same people had done it who had so lately received with the utmost favour (not the truth, nor the grace of God, which is inseparable from His truth, but), at any rate, the mighty impress of the grace as well as of the truth which had produced unwonted largeness of heart, unselfishness of spirit, and joy and liberty, that struck the minds of the Jews accustomed to the coldness of death in their own system. Observe, The Jews made themselves guilty of the blood of James by showing themselves well pleased with it afterwards, though they had not excited Herod to it. How blessed it is to see the free activity of the Holy Ghost without any kind of communication of man! Peter was the one then, not Paul, that announced the gospel to Cornelius, who by the Holy Ghost received it, and was not merely safe but saved. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God." It says Easter there, and that's a King James translation. 3. 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. Placed in a dungeon, Peter had 16 soldiers guarding him (4 squads of 4 each). He was delivered to four quaternions of soldiers, that is, to sixteen, who were to be a guard upon him, four at a time, that he should not make his escape, nor be rescued by his friends. Now don't try to figure out an answer, because we don't know.The ways of God are beyond our finding out. But what a rebuke is this to those that would make the church to be merely a creature of government, or in any wise to be of man's will, which is still worse, How blessed to see that it is a real organic whole, not only a living thing, but that He who is the spring of its life is the Holy Ghost Himself a divine person, who cannot but answer to the grace of the Lord Jesus whom He is come down to glorify. WebThe greatest sacrifice and act of submission is when we lay our agenda down and pick up Christs. (2.) They're all inside praying, "Oh God, help Peter! So John often speaks of it; and the very one that tells us most of the divinely given character of true faith who most of all lets us into its secret power and blessedness, even eternal life as bound up with it, that same John is the one who more than any other furnishes instances of a mere humanly produced faith. What a revolution this word caused in that mighty heart! Preaching. A man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the queen of the Ethiopians, was returning after having gone up to Jerusalem to worship. 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. James the brother of John has been put to death by Herod. Father, I declare that I walk in the wisdom of Christ today in Jesus name. Question. Little did the great apostle of the circumcision anticipate what was before him as he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. Saul (as he is still called) and Barnabas are made the channels of bringing the contributions to the elders not named before. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Apostles: Acts 12:12 Thinking about that he came to (Acts of the Apostles Ac). WebPrayer. Sopron, gynyr vros, az osztrk hatr eltti utols lloms. A. . Pray we hate evil and cling to what is good (12:9). Prayer And not the angel but the Spirit guides now. Acts 12:23), and moved his headquarters to Jerusalem. Herod Agrippa I, the son of Miriam, who was a descendant of the Maccabeans. II. Those to whom they addressed themselves were really Gentiles. God is always wise. The chains fell from his hands. So says the Spirit to Philip, "Go near and join thyself to this chariot." It is strange that we have not a more full and particular account of the martyrdom of this great apostle, as we had of Stephen. Persecution of the Christians now swung from religious to include political motivation. This scene does show the stranger discovering the predicted Messiah in Jesus of Nazareth the Messiah suffering, no doubt, but accomplishing atonement. Let him that will, repair to the second to the Galatians. 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. "In the opening chapters of the Acts of the Apostles, the Christian dispensation is seen in actual operation; for that with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost that dispensation properly commences will probably be admitted by all parties.
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