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  • His Angel at the gate

    A messenger after an angel Today we’ll move around between scenes and times hoping for a glance at an angel. (Have you ever seen one?) Acts of the Apostles 12: So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Acts of the Apostles 12:5 ESV ~…

    open jail door "Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."
  • Herod Vexing Opposition of the Church

    Acts 12: of Herod vs Jesus’ Apostles Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. Acts of the Apostles 12:1 King James Version A contest is about to begin between: King Herod Agrippa verses the Apostles of Jesus. Today we’ll read the King James Version of…

    kingdom division on death of Herod the Great
  • James – a Greater Thunder and a lesser king

    We know this about Jesus’ Apostles: twelve followed the Lord Jesus for three years .. everywhere. One of the twelve betrayed Him, but three Apostles were closer to Jesus than any man or woman born of this world Peter, James the Greater, and John – an inner circle of the Twelve. You probably already know…

    Saint James The Greater oil painting on canvas by Benedetto Luti