prayer points from acts 12

All was ordered of God. There was a bringing out of that which belonged to Christ, not merely the place which Christ took, but that which He is from all eternity, consequently that which is most of all intrinsically precious. III. 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. At the same time scripture shows there might be and often was an interval after the gospel did go forth. 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. God would cut off the very appearance of this. That monarch had succeeded in putting together the whole domain of his grandfather Herod the Great, and had also been given the title of king by Claudius. Peter was on the housetop praying when God told him how to be the answer to Cornelius prayers (Acts 10:9), 10. The King James translators just translated this word Easter because it does signify that same time of the year. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. (Acts 12:5, AV) One Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God." Acts 12 In this chapter a new wave of persecution, instigated by King Herod, broke out against the Church, and especially against its leaders. There was to be a testimony to an the nations. From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family. 1. 276-78.] 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 ). Quite right: only the true text delivers from the need of wresting the force of a word, and is as simply as possible Greeks, not Grecians, and means Gentiles without the smallest difficulty or discussion. Peter instructs them to go and tell the news to James. Not a ray of the light of Christ had entered the heart of Simon, and so Peter at once detects the false heart. He began with vexing them only, or afflicting them, imprisoning them, fining them, spoiling their houses and goods, and other ways molesting them; but afterwards he proceeded to greater instances of cruelty. Let us see briefly the various ramifications of the family of the Herods in their New Testament connections. 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. And although its character had to be yet more brought out by another and far greater witness of divine things who was still in the blindness of Jewish unbelief at this very moment himself taking his own miserable part, though with a good natural conscience, in the death of Stephen, all told powerfully upon the Jews, but lacerated their feelings to the utmost. King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter; whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church. I've never really tried it, but I can imagine it would be difficult to run in a robe. Therefore some say that those came of the Jews, yet did they inhabit Greece [and these would be right if the reading had been really and not ]; which I do not allow. He apparently became a believer only after Jesus resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:7; cf. But the correction confirms the true reading. 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. 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. According to Josephus, Herod came into the theater there in Caesarea. grace of God to sinners of the Gentiles as certainly as to the Jews to those who, in the judgment of the Jews, were nothing but refuse, vile, and unclean. God knows exactly the day and the circumstances by which He's going to take me home. Prayer points from the book of acts - CHURCHGISTS.COM He was a thoroughly bad ruler and was deposed and banished. Aristopollis was one of them. 1Ki 21:2 One day Ahab said to Naboth, Let me have your vineyard; it is close to my palace, and I want to use the land for a vegetable garden. Then they said, "Well, it must be his angel. After a brief visit to assure the Christians he was free again, Peter fled to a safer place (12-19).Herod, by contrast, suffered a horrible death. The ACTS prayer ensures that you are praising God for who He is, confessing sin on your heart that could otherwise hinder your prayers, and thanking Him for all He is It was the Lord that had brought Philip, and it was His Spirit that bad taken him away; but it was He too who had given him and left him Jesus for ever. Then follows another grave fact. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) Take, as the most solemn moment of all, the day of Pentecost. Looked at another way, this section confirms Israels rejection of her Messiah. He would have His people, where they give, to have a voice. . 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. From sun and athroizo; to convene. ( Acts 12:1) Herod harasses the church. Finally, after the call of Saul of Tarsus, Peter himself (as well for other reasons as in order to cut off the semblance of discord in the various instruments of His grace) is brought in to show the perfect balance of divine truth and the wonderful harmony of His ways. At first they were more timid; they spoke only to Jews. and they took with them John who was surnamed Mark. We must not limit, as ignorant people do, the operation of the Holy Spirit to the new birth. To Antipas, Galilee and Perea; and to Archclaus, Judea, Idumea, and Samaria. He is a nephew to the Herod who had John the Baptist slain. 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. Philip, who had been appointed by the apostles at the choice of the multitude of the disciples to care for the distribution to the poor, goes down to the cities of Samaria preaching Christ. From that we learn that this was the headquarters of the Christian Church. Beheading was not ordinarily used among the Jews; but, when kings gave verbal orders for private and sudden executions, this manner of death was used, as most expeditious; and it is probable that this Herod killed James, as the other Herod killed John Baptist, privately in the prison. And, of course, he wrote his epistles. Mindig keresem az j helyszneket, szinte soha nem fotzom ugyanazon a helyen. Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our personsbut they are helpless against our prayers. (J. Sidlow Baxter). He had before this delivered Saul from the effects of undue anxiety and distrust in the minds of the disciples. 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. During his lifetime James was not a supporter of Jesus. But as far as the record in the book of Acts, it shifts now from the church in Jerusalem and beginning in with chapter 13, Antioch becomes the center of church activity. So he comes to the place where the prayer meeting is being held. Merrill F. Unger gives the following comment on the name Herod: It belonged alike to all the Herodian house as known to the Scriptures. Male facta male factis tegere ne perpluant--One evil deed is covered with another, so that there is no passage through them. 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. And it continues still. To a reflecting believer it will be plain that the reasons for this do not hold at the present time. "He commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. Mvsz belltottsg s egyben riport jelleg kpekkel gazdagthatlak benneteket. What a wonderful change for these poor Gentiles to know Christ for themselves, and to be called after Christ! Here we find not even the apostle Paul was above it. This is an essential feature of Christianity. 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. Now Rhoda comes running in and says, "Peter's out at the gate." Evidently the authorities remembered the last time Peter had been arrested, and how he had mysteriously escaped from jail. And so he did. Neither one nor other ever entered into the thoughts or feelings of Simon. But the word of God grew and multiplied. 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. We are told of another who also built for the Jews their synagogue. 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 ). 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. But it was God's way. And he departed, and went into another place ( Acts 12:17 ). The same event doomed secular Israel. Stephen prayed as he was being stoned (Acts 7:5560) 5. Akkor j helyen jrsz, csak kattints a weboldalra s nzz krbe. To regard him as unawakened at that time is to mistake a great deal of the teaching of the chapter. I am out! Prayer for Acts 1 - Knowing Jesus 1Ki 21:1 Near King Ahabs palace in Jezreel there was a vineyard owned by a man named Naboth. Even now, although it is the gospel that God sends out, we know well how many, through a misuse of Old Testament teaching, plunge themselves into distress and doubt. He had no confidence in the Lord for himself not a particle; for just as those who have confidence in the Lord have not an atom in man, his sole hope of blessing for his soul lay in the influence of another man, not in Christ's grace. Placed in a dungeon, Peter had 16 soldiers guarding him (4 squads of 4 each). Oh, what a blessing it is to have and know such a Saviour! 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. Nor is it that the other disciples had not the same faith. Gird yourself up and tie on your sandals. It was at a prayer meeting in Philippi that God opened Lydias heart (Acts 16:13), and another prayer meeting in Philippi that opened the prison doors (Acts 16:25ff), 13. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Apostles: Acts 12:12 Thinking about that he came to (Acts of the Apostles Ac). For indeed he was but man. If you Acts 12:5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. Scripture is clear and unequivocal as to the truth of the case. He was the second husband of Herodias (see G2266) and consented to the death of John the Baptist. On the contrary, the grand bearing of this chapter is that now the tide of blessing is flowing away from Jerusalem. 466, 467. 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. God answered prayer and gave a Acts 12:12 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of A nsznp 80%-a szerintem lyukasra tncolta a cipjt, gy legalbb lemozogtk a vacsort. 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. Here comes the telling word for him that feared the Lord and bowed to His word, though he was a Gentile. Prayers Against the Spirit of Affliction 16. Egy kedves bartom eskvjn ktttem ki Gyr vrosban.Bemutatnk pr fott a lakodalom rszleteibl. But what is more to the purpose for us Gentiles, when Cornelius and his household were brought in, not only no appearance of it is visible, but positive proof to the contrary. Now the reason, as it appears to me, why divine wisdom led to this striking difference at Samaria, was the necessity of hindering that independence to which even Christians are so liable. As far as God was concerned, it was James' time to come home; it wasn't Peter's time yet. Ha szeretntek, ott vagyok, de ha nem, akkor szrevehetetlenl teszem a dolgom. "Whosoever believeth on him shall receive remission of sins." The apostle died a martyr, to show the rest of them what they must expect, that they might prepare accordingly. The finger of God is clearly seen in this chapter. Now, Herod Agrippa I forever enshrines his name in infamy as the one guilty of the blood of the first apostle to be martyred. Who they were the writer immediately specifies. We will deal with Herod Agrippa II, his son, in a few weeks as we move on in the book of Acts. Nincsenek jl bevlt helyszneim, helyette keresem az jabb helyeket, gy biztosan egyedi fnykpeitek lesznek. We see such in the gospels. 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. * 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. 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. I have already touched upon the practical effects, and therefore will not enlarge on these now. 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. Mirt is kell az eskvi fots a kszldsnl? A fotzs szmomra nem csak egy munka, hanem egy szenvedly, amit csak fnykpezvel tudok csillaptani Szeretem az egyedi elkapott pillanatokat, de nem szeretem az erltetett belltsokat. Nevertheless even he, apostle though he were, must enter by the same lowly gate as another. So then these people succeeded in gaining the ear of Blastus, the king's chamberlain, and in due course a public session was arranged. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever," etc. Apologetic: Writes a defense of persecuted Christianity (Acts 13:6-12). I. "He went on his way rejoicing." * The external authority is very decidedly for the singular against the plural. Cornelius, I apprehend, was just in this case. A nevem Hring Attila, profi fotogrfus vagyok. So he went away to another place. (1) Herod harasses the church. "About that time was A.D. 44, as Herods death occurred in this year" (Boles 187). 192, 193). 12:1-17. Strikingly, beautiful it is to see the devoted simplicity with which he answers to the call of his Master. Pray and say: Father, here am I, take me and use me. Keep me from reading into the Scriptures what I think it is saying, rather than understanding it in its correct context. And so it has been completely excavated around there and partially restored, and it is a very interesting sight and an interesting study in Roman architecture and it gives us a little bit of the culture.Now according to Josephus, it was into this theater, which is an outdoor theater that Herod came, according to Josephus, with this fabulous robe made of silver cloth. 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]. Acts 13:5,13 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister, Acts 15:37-39 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. . Here the Lord alone gives, alone calls, alone sends forth. She strenuously insisted that it was so; but they kept saying, "It is his angel." As little could there be a question as to the grace exercised toward him, though the manner was not after that of man. "While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomons Colonnade. The Power of Prayer - Preachers Corner All that heard were amazed. *The copyists of old seem to have confounded in writing, as the Latin and most other ancient translators did in rendering, (Greeks) and (Hellenists), here and elsewhere. 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. At once, with the instinct of flesh, he sees a good 'opportunity for himself, and, judging of others' hearts by his own, presents money as the means of acquiring the coveted power.