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449, 450). And he commanded us to preach unto the people." Herod laid hands upon some of the church to afflict them, so some read it; he employed his officers to seize them, and take them into custody, in order to their being prosecuted. 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. - And were praying for praying, A.V. Correct, good students! How continually too where we least think they do! And they said, "You're crazy!" Matthew 18:19,20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven, Many were gathered together praying.--The facts of the case show that the meeting was held at night, possibly to avoid persecution, or, it may be, as the sequel of the evening gathering to "break bread.". Herod Antipas was driven as an exile also into Gaul, and then into Spain, and Herod Agrippa received also his tetrarchy. How could anything seem too great and good to him whose heart had just made the acquaintance of Jesus? He ruled Judea for three years, A.D. 41-44 [Note: Josephus, Antiquities of . It was, no doubt, a Gentile title. It may be interesting to many readers to read as follows from Mr. Edward A. Litton's work on "The Church of Christ in its Idea, Attributes, and Ministry; with a particular reference to the Controversy between Romanists and Protestants." He was ruler of Ituraea and Trachonitis. He did this because he saw it pleased the Jews. The apostle died a martyr, to show the rest of them what they must expect, that they might prepare accordingly. The gift of the Spirit is not at all the same thing as the gifts. "In proportion to the apparent simplicity of the question, would be his surprise to hear it affirmed that he is mistaken, and that, in addressing a Christian society as a congregation of Christians, St. Paul merely regards it as a society of men professing the same faith, and participating outwardly in the same sacraments (it being immaterial to the idea whether they possess saving faith or not); a society invested with spiritual privileges, but not necessarily realizing those privileges, and that, consequently, we must lower the import of the terms, 'saints' and 'faithful in Christ Jesus,' to signify outwardly dedicated to God, and professing with the lips the doctrines of Christianity . Pray that all the world would be saved and come to a When Peter escaped the soldiers were led away to execution because it was the law that, if a criminal escaped, his guard should suffer the penalty the prisoner would have suffered. "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him." 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. 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. Therefore, I think that the apostle and the son of Alpheus were all one, whom the Jews threw down headlong from the top of the temple, whose death was so highly Commended for his singular praise of holiness. The voice that said, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" Even his conduct in the arrest of Peter shows his desire to conciliate the Jews. "One visible manifestation, then, of the sanctity of the Church is the holy walk and conversation of individual Christians; but there is another, and more formal, mode in which she professes herself to be holy, and that is, by the exercise of discipline. Contrasts mark Acts 12:1-23: James dies, God delivers Peter, and Herod dies. Tjkoztatjuk, hogy a honlap felhasznli lmny fokozsnak rdekben stiket alkalmazunk. Then follows another grave fact. He apparently became a believer only after Jesus resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:7; cf. 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. This is the Herod of our present passage in Acts 12:1-25. Thus we find the utmost simplicity and quietness. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever," etc. The change of reading here seems to prove it was too much for the copyists of this book. When they opened the door and saw him they were amazed. The Martyrdom of James; Peter's Imprisonment. Pray about the needs others Here I would be glad to know how this can be interpreted upon any other principle than that church in the single number was solely appropriated to a single congregation, when applied to an assembly of Christ's disciples. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. . In His name I pray, AMEN. (i) Herod Philip the First. and they took with them John who was surnamed Mark. 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." Also help me to bring to my mind some urgentprayerrequests. "The Lord hath sent me that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost." We must not limit, as ignorant people do, the operation of the Holy Spirit to the new birth. 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]. (2.) Kezdjk azzal, hogyan is szletik azeskvi fots. There was at this time some quarrel between Herod and the people of Tyre and Sidon, for whom the quarrel was a serious matter. but they came with one accord to him, because they had made a friend of Blastus the king's chamberlain, and they desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country [or by Palestine]. The greatest precautions had been taken to see that Peter did not escape. (Acts 10:1-48). A quaternion was a squad of four. Peter then, with this new-born conviction in his soul, reads the prophets with entirely fresh light and other eyes. The Vatican and all others, uncial and cursive (as far as collated and known), support the error. Such was the man to whom God was about to send the gospel by Peter. His pedigree contains several infamous characters who opposed the purposes of God. When day came there was no small disturbance among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter. During this time the church has enjoyed relative peace, but now severe persecution again raises its ugly head. With a gesture of his hand he bade them be silent and he told them the whole story of how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He was going, back without the blessing that his earnest heart yearned after. Acts 7:54-60). Verse Acts 12:1. I quote from the original edition (Edinburgh, 1807): "Acts 11: 31. And God has, in the meantime, a work for me to do, and until I have accomplished that work that God has in mind for me to do, God's going to preserve me and keep me until that day. Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. Nevertheless, care was taken to hinder all appearance of independence or indifference to unity. Yet there was no such requirement as imposition of hands in order to be the medium of it. When Peter escaped he took his way straight to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. He had gone up to the great city of solemnities, but the blessing was no longer to be found there. No believer could be so ignorant of God and His ways of old as to imagine there ought to be any doubt about those who nevertheless were full of anxieties and troubles, and through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. However graciously given of the Lord as a token to attract the careless minds of men, they are dangerous when they are made the resting-place and the object of the mind; and this was the fatal mistake made then, and not merely there but by many millions of souls from that day to this. It was even, and urgently, pressed on them, but they refused with disdain the message, and rejected the messengers to blood. 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. The church at Antioch fasted and prayed before sending out Barnabas and Paul (Acts 13:13; and note 14:23), 12. [1] Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary (Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books, 1996), Ac 1:15. Now, Herod Agrippa I forever enshrines his name in infamy as the one guilty of the blood of the first apostle to be martyred. They were praying. - Pastor David Jetts daily prayer: Lord, SPEAK to me today SEARCH me today SHOW me today SEND me today. - The saint who advances on his knees never retreats. (Jim Elliot) - Be sure that no time is so well spent as that which a man spends on his knees. (J.C. Ryle) - Pray without ceasing. ( 1 Thessalonians 5:17) What earnest desire should there not be to bow to all that which is. But before Aristopollis was murdered, he had this son Herod Agrippa. "About that time was A.D. 44, as Herods death occurred in this year" (Boles 187). And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and he stayed there. 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. See Josephus, Antiq., book 19, chapter 5, section 1. Perhaps you have heard it said, Never underestimate the power ofprayer. In this exciting drama of Acts chapter 12 you can see the reality of this statement. Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. . 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. EXCELENTE OPORTUNIDAD DEPARTAMENTO CNTRICO EN COSQUIN, OPORTUNIDAD CHALET VILLA MIRADOR DEL LAGO. Vannak, akik gy gondoljk, hogy ezekben a pillanatokban nem kell a trsasg s plne nem egy idegen fots..(mondjuk nlam biztos nem lesz idegen rzs, inkbb haveri Lteznek, olyan prok, akik TovbbMirt is kell az eskvi fots a kszldsnl? But the correction confirms the true reading. See the notes on Matthew 2:19. What a revolution this word caused in that mighty heart! . . Vissza a szlvrosomba, mghozz eskv miatt. It has been about eight years since the martyrdom of Stephen. Paul tells us in Galatians how he came to the church in Antioch, caused some trouble that Paul had to rebuke him for. Thus Cornelius was aware that God had sent the gospel to the Jews; but there was precisely where he necessarily stopped short. If men profess themselves not to be able to do so, they simply profess that they have neither consciences nor moral sense." 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.". Three days and nights he neither eats nor drinks. James was the second Christian martyr whom Luke identified (cf. All depended upon this. Nor is it that the other disciples had not the same faith. He was the second husband of Herodias (see G2266) and consented to the death of John the Baptist. "It can't be real. And because he did not give God glory, he was smitten by an angel and there died.So the end of Herod Agrippa I. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in various points of view a great significance. 407-8, for a brief biography of Herod Agrippa I.] 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. Legtbb ismersm s jmagam is egy ltszlag teljesen idegen szakterletrl rkeztnk. But here we have clearly a man who had been chosen for another and an external purpose by the church, but whom the Lord uses elsewhere for a new and higher purpose, for which He had qualified him by the Holy Ghost. stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church: Herod, not unlike politicians of today, must have been checking the popularity polls when he learns it will make him politically popular to oppress the Christians (verse 3); therefore, he takes it upon himself to bring a violent attack upon the Lords church. Stephen prayed as he was being stoned (Acts 7:5560), 5. Salvation means that the heart enters into deliverance by grace as a present known public standing in the world. Undoubtedly throughout these districts churches existed; but it was all one and the same church too, and not different bodies. But what I want to press for our profit, beloved brethren, is that at any rate he who is the object of grace can afford to be gracious. 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. Upon an agreed day Herod put on his royal robes and seated himself on a throne and made a speech to them. Because it is not connected with events in the chapters immediately before and after it, however, it may seem rather isolated and unimportant for Acts as a whole. In this story we do not necessarily see a miracle. Saul of Tarsus prayed after his conversion (Acts 9:11), 7. 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. Cornelius prayed that God would show him how to be saved (Acts 10:14), 9. 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. At the same time there is the pity that belongs to one who knew the grace of God, and saw the end of all in His judgment. The believers prayed for guidance in making decisions (Acts 1:1526) 2. F terleteim:eskv fotzs, csald , portr , glamour , s reklmfotzs. One of his wives, Miriam, had a son, Aristopollis that was murdered by Herod the Great, as was Miriam.