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RLJ-2001
-- FEBRUARY 9, 2025
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THE EARLY CHURCH
Part 5: Posturing and Threats |
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The revival on the temple ground was a victory for
the early church, but it was bittersweet as Peter and John were
arrested. The renegade religious leadership turned its hate against
the followers of Jesus after an additional five thousand men trusted
in the God-man as the Messiah. The Annas crime family was threatened
by the disciples and thought they could bully the two men into
compliance. However, the third person of the Godhead stood with
Peter and John to confront the apostate leadership and provided a
scathing response. No one expected such an eloquent reply, and after
conferring with the assembly, they threatened and let them go. Peter
and John returned to the upper room and a spontaneous prayer meeting
broke out in which the Holy Spirit took charge and showed His
approval by shaking the building. Although Jesus was no longer on
earth, the Holy Spirit was a friend of the early church and a
contender of mankind’s faith in the Son of God. |
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