~ Early Christians Martyred: 2nd Step ~
Introduction ~ In the
early chapters of the Book of Acts we see a typical pattern leading to
martyrdom of an Apostles: 1-Jailed, 2-Commanded, 3-Threatened, 4-Imprisioned,
5-Beatings, and finally 6-Death – promoted to paradise!
Jailed (Step 1) ~ First
they were seized followed by jailing.
Commanded (Step 2) ~ Secondly,
they were commanded to stop telling people about Jesus.
“But
when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred
among themselves, saying, ‘What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a
notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in
Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But so that it spreads no further among the
people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in
this name.’
“So
they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the
name of Jesus” (Acts 4:15-18).
Comment ~ “Indeed,
that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell
in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.” Ultimately truth cannot be denied.
That is why atheists and agnostics exist—they fight against Truth. Are their
groups fighting against the tooth fairy? Of course not, you don’t fight against
something which is not real!
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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