Acts 12:6-25.
Acts 12.6-25
Peter Is Rescued
The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound
by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other
soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail. Suddenly an angel
from the Lord appeared, and light flashed around in the cell. The
angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up. Then he said, "Quick!
Get up!"
The chains fell off his hands, and the angel said, "Get dressed and
put on your sandals." Peter did what he was told. Then the angel said,
"Now put on your coat and follow me." Peter left with the angel, but
he thought everything was only a dream. They went past the two groups
of soldiers, and when they came to the iron gate to the city, it
opened by itself. They went out and were going along the street, when
all at once the angel disappeared.
Peter now realized what had happened, and he said, "I am certain that
the Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod and from everything
the Jewish leaders planned to do to me." Then Peter went to the house
of Mary the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many of the
Lord's followers had come together there and were praying.
Peter knocked on the gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.
When she heard Peter's voice, she was too excited to open the gate.
She ran back into the house and said that Peter was standing there.
"You are crazy!" everyone told her. But she kept saying that it was
Peter. Then they said, "It must be his angel." But Peter kept on
knocking, until finally they opened the gate. They saw him and were
completely amazed.
Peter motioned for them to keep quiet. Then he told how the Lord had
led him out of jail. He also said, "Tell James and the others what has
happened." After that, he left and went somewhere else.
The next morning the soldiers who had been on guard were terribly
worried and wondered what had happened to Peter. Herod ordered his
own soldiers to search for him, but they could not find him. Then he
questioned the guards and had them put to death. After this, Herod
left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while.
Herod Dies
Herod and the people of Tyre and Sidon were very angry with each
other. But their country got its food supply from the region that he
ruled. So a group of them went to see Blastus, who was one of Herod's
high officials. They convinced Blastus that they wanted to make peace
between their cities and Herod, and a day was set for them to meet
with him.
Herod came dressed in his royal robes. He sat down on his throne and
made a speech. The people shouted, "You speak more like a god than a
man!" At once an angel from the Lord struck him down because he took
the honor that belonged to God. Later, Herod was eaten by worms and
died.
God's message kept spreading. And after Barnabas and Saul had done
the work they were sent to do, they went back to Jerusalem with John,
whose other name was Mark."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
Peter Is Rescued
The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound
by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other
soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail. Suddenly an angel
from the Lord appeared, and light flashed around in the cell. The
angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up. Then he said, "Quick!
Get up!"
The chains fell off his hands, and the angel said, "Get dressed and
put on your sandals." Peter did what he was told. Then the angel said,
"Now put on your coat and follow me." Peter left with the angel, but
he thought everything was only a dream. They went past the two groups
of soldiers, and when they came to the iron gate to the city, it
opened by itself. They went out and were going along the street, when
all at once the angel disappeared.
Peter now realized what had happened, and he said, "I am certain that
the Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod and from everything
the Jewish leaders planned to do to me." Then Peter went to the house
of Mary the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many of the
Lord's followers had come together there and were praying.
Peter knocked on the gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.
When she heard Peter's voice, she was too excited to open the gate.
She ran back into the house and said that Peter was standing there.
"You are crazy!" everyone told her. But she kept saying that it was
Peter. Then they said, "It must be his angel." But Peter kept on
knocking, until finally they opened the gate. They saw him and were
completely amazed.
Peter motioned for them to keep quiet. Then he told how the Lord had
led him out of jail. He also said, "Tell James and the others what has
happened." After that, he left and went somewhere else.
The next morning the soldiers who had been on guard were terribly
worried and wondered what had happened to Peter. Herod ordered his
own soldiers to search for him, but they could not find him. Then he
questioned the guards and had them put to death. After this, Herod
left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while.
Herod Dies
Herod and the people of Tyre and Sidon were very angry with each
other. But their country got its food supply from the region that he
ruled. So a group of them went to see Blastus, who was one of Herod's
high officials. They convinced Blastus that they wanted to make peace
between their cities and Herod, and a day was set for them to meet
with him.
Herod came dressed in his royal robes. He sat down on his throne and
made a speech. The people shouted, "You speak more like a god than a
man!" At once an angel from the Lord struck him down because he took
the honor that belonged to God. Later, Herod was eaten by worms and
died.
God's message kept spreading. And after Barnabas and Saul had done
the work they were sent to do, they went back to Jerusalem with John,
whose other name was Mark."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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