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                                                                   first,
in 
Antioch                       
 Acts11:26b



                          23:8
But be not ye called Rabbi. For One is your Master,


     
                                even Christ. And all ye are brethren
.               Matt.23:8 


 


11:20 And 
some of them were men of Cyprus, and Cyrene, which, when they were


come to Antioch, spake 
unto the Grecians, preaching The LORD Jesus.11:21 
And the


hand of The Lord was 
with them. And a great number believed, and turned, unto


The Lord.11:22 
Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which 



was in Jerusalem. And 
they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.



11:23 Who, when he came, and had 
seen The Grace Of God, was glad, and exhorted 


them all, that with 
purpose of heart, they would cleave unto The Lord.11:24
For he


  was a good man, and 
full of The Holy Ghost, and of faith. And much people was 


added unto The Lord.
11:25 
Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul.11:26



And when he had found 
him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that 


a whole year they 
assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. 


                 And 
the disciples were called Christians, first, in 
Antioch.   
 Acts 11:20-26 


 


      The 
following article begins with The Resurrection Of Jesus, and continues



               on, through the first eleven chapters of The Acts Of The 
Apostles.


The 
basis of this article is to trace the events surrounding the original apostles, 
and 



disciples of Jesus, and the new apostles and disciples, that came to believe in 
Jesus



                   as their Lord And Savior, By
The Grace Of God, along the way. 


 It also 
recounts the early establishment, and workings of the people, in His Church,



which 
came to be known as Christians. We will see how the early Christians, through



The 
Power And Guidance Of The Holy Spirit, made many converts to Jesus, and how,


        
  through envy, divisions were caused. Some people were lead astray, which



                                                 prompted Paul to write: 



1:10 
Now I beseech you brethren, by The Name Of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye all 



        speak the same thing, and 
that there be no divisions among you; but that ye 




be perfectly joined 
together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 
1:11
For it



hath been declared unto me, of you, my 
brethren, by them which are of the house of 



Chloe, that there are contentions among you.1:12 
Now this I say, that every one of 



   you saith, I am of Paul; and I of 
Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.1:13
Is



Christ  divided? 
Was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?



                    
                                                                            
     1stCorinthians
1:10-13 


Jesus 
Prayed for all who would believe, and follow Him, that they would all be One:




  
17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also 
which shall  believe On Me 


through 
their word; 
17:21 that they all may be One; as Thou Father, 
Art In Me, and I


In Thee,
that they also may be One, In Us; that the world may 
believe that Thou hast 


          
sent Me.
17:22
And The Glory which Thou gavest Me, I have given them; 




                              that they may be One, even as We Are One. 
       John 17:20-23


        
  Are we all of one mind and of the same judgment, as Jesus Prayed* we


   
 should be, and Commanded us to be, and as Paul reaffirms, in 1stCorinthians? 



    
                          Are we all brethren, with One Master…Jesus?  


                                                        
      (1)  


 



                                                    The Resurrection


28:2 
And behold, there was a great earthquake. For the angel of The Lord descended 
from


 heaven, and came 
and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.28:5 And the 


         
angel answered and said unto the women, fear not, ye. For I know 
that ye 


     seek Jesus, which 
was crucified.28:6 
He is not here for He Is Risen, as He said.



                                    Come, see the place where The Lord 
lay.          


          28:7 And go 
quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead; 


and, behold, He goeth 
before you into Galilee; there shall ye see Him. Lo, I have told 


you.28:8 
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with fear, and great joy, and



did run, to bring His 
disciples word.28:9 
And as they went to tell His disciples, behold  


      Jesus met 
them, saying, All hail.  And they came 
and held Him by the feet, and  


 worshipped Him. 28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid. Go 
tell My brethren 



                      that they go into Galilee, and there, shall they 
see Me.    


   
28:11 
Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, 



   and shewed unto the 
chief priests all the things that were done. 
28:12 
And when 


they were assembled 
with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money


unto the soldiers28:13 
saying, say ye, His disciples came by night and stole Him away 

    while we slept. 
28:14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade


   him, and secure 
you. 28:15 
So they took the money, and did as they were taught.


              And this 
saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 


                   
                                                                                            Matt.28:2…5-15  


  
24:13 And behold, two of them went, that same day, to a village 
called Emmaus, 


       which was from
Jerusalem, about threescore 
furlongs.24:14 
And they talked 


   together of all 
these things which had happened.24:15 
And it came to pass, that


while they communed 
together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and went


    with them. 
24:16 
But their eyes were holden* that they should 
not know Him. 


24:17 
And He said unto them, What manner of communications are 
these that ye 



                                 have, one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?



24:18 
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto Him,


 Art Thou only a 
stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are


      come to pass 
there, in these days?
24:19 And He said unto them,
What things?


    And they said unto 
Him, concerning Jesus Of Nazareth, which was A Prophet,


  Mighty in Deed, and 
Word, before God, and all the people. 
24:20 
And how the chief 


priests, and our 
rulers, delivered Him to be condemned to death, and have crucified 



Him.24:21 
But we trusted, that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel.


       And beside all 
this, today is the third day since these things were done.


24:22 
Yea, and certain women, also of our company made us astonished, which


 were early at the 
sepulchre.24:23 
And when they found not His body, they came,


   saying that they 
had also seen a vision of angels, which said that He was alive.


24:24 
And certain of them which were with us, went to the sepulchre, and found it



even so, as the women 
had said. But Him, they saw not. 24:25 Then 
He said unto them, 


O fools, 
and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.
24:26 


Ought not 
Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His Glory? 
24:27



And beginning at 
Moses, and all the prophets, He  expounded unto them, in all the 


      
                           Scriptures, the things concerning Himself.        
 Luke 24:13-27



          
                                                              



                                                             (2)    
 holden*=held; 
unable to recognize


 


24:28And 
they drew nigh unto the village whither they went. And He made as though He


would have gone 
further.24:29 
But they constrained Him, saying, abide with us. For it is 


toward evening, and 
the day is far spent. And He went in, to tarry with them



24:30 And it came to pass, as He 
sat at meat with them, He took bread, and blessed it and


 brake, and gave 
to them. 24:31 
And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; 


and He vanished, 
out of their sight. 24:32 And they said, 
one to another, did not our


 heart burn within us, 
while He talked with us by the way; and while He opened to us the


 scriptures?24:33 
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found 


          
the eleven gathered 
together, and them that were with them, 24:34 saying,


                
          The Lord Is Risen, indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.


        
24:35 
And they told what things were done in the way, and how He was



                                       known of them in breaking of 
bread.             Luke 24:28-35 


20:19 
Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, 
when the doors 


were shut where the disciples were assembled 
for fear of the Jews, came Jesus, and 


                    
stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace to 
you.      John20:19 


 24:36 
And as they thus spake, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them and saith



         unto them,
Peace be unto you. 
24:37 But they were 
terrified and affrighted,


                
                 and supposed that they had seen a spirit.            Luke 
24:36-37


   
20:20 And when He had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side.


                      
Then were the disciples glad, when they saw The Lord.  
20:21


 Then said Jesus
to them again, Peace to you. As My Father hath sent 
Me, even so, 


  send I 
you.20:22 
And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and



                              saith unto them Receive 
The Holy Ghost.               
 John20:20-22


      
24:38 And He said unto them,  
Why are ye troubled? And why do thoughts


          
arise in your hearts? 24:39 
Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I, Myself.


          
Handle Me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and
bones, as ye see Me have. 


24:40 
And when He had thus spoken, He shewed them His hands and His feet. 24:41 


And while they yet 
believed not, for joy, and wondered, He said unto them,
Have ye 


        here 
any meat?  
24:42 And they gave Him 
a piece of a broiled fish, and of an 


            honeycomb.
24:43 And He took it, and did 
eat before them.       Luke 24:38-43 


20:24 But 
Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when


Jesus came.20:25 
The other disciples, therefore, said unto Him, we have seen The


Lord. But he said unto 
them, except I shall see in His hands, the print of the nails, 


and put my finger 
into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will



not believe.20:26 
And after eight days again, His disciples were within, and 
Thomas 


with them.
Then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst 
and said, 


Peace to 
you.20:27 
Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, 
and behold, My 


Hands. And 
reach hither thy hand, and thrust into My side, and be not faithless, but



believing.20:28 
And Thomas answered, and said unto Him, my LORD and my GOD.


20:29 
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, 
thou hast believed. 



              Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet, have believed. 
 John20:24-29



 24:44 And He said unto them,
These are the words which I spake unto you while I



was yet with 
you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of 



Moses, and 
in the Prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning Me.
24:45 Then
opened


           He
their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
24:46 


                  
                                  and said unto them,




                                                                (3)


 


Thus it is 
written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the 
dead the third


 day. 24:47 
And that repentance*and 
remission*of sins should be preached, In His Name, 



among all 
nations, beginning at Jerusalem.24:48 And ye 
are witnesses of these things. 
24:49


 And 
behold, I send The Promise of My Father upon you. But tarry ye in the city of 
Jerusalem,


                              
 until ye be endued* with Power from On High.              
 Luke 24:44-49 


16:15
And He said unto them, 
Go ye into all the world, and preach The Gospel to every creature.



 16:16 
He that believeth, and is baptized shall be saved. But he that 
believeth not, shall be 


damned. 
16:17 
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My Name shall they cast out



devils. They 
shall speak with new tongues. 
 16:18 They shall take up serpents. And if they drink


 any deadly thing, it shall not hurt 
them. They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.



                                                                                                                                 
  Mark 16:15-18


28:16 
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where 



Jesus had appointed 
them. 28:17 
And when they saw Him they worshipped Him.


But some doubted.
28:18 And Jesus came and spake 
unto them saying, All Power Is 


given unto 
Me in heaven and in earth. 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,


baptizing 
them in the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost. 




28:20 Teaching 
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.


 And, lo, I 
am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. 
Matt.28:16-20 


   
24:50 
And He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His hands


            and 
blessed them.24:51 
And it came to pass, while He blessed them,


         He was parted 
from them, and carried up, into heaven.
24:52 And they


     worshipped Him, 
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
24:53 And were


    
         continually in the temple, praising, and blessing God.  Amen. Luke 
24:50-52


16:19 So 
then after The Lord had spoken unto them, He was received up, into


      heaven, and sat 
on The Right Hand Of God.16:20 
And they went forth, and 


          preached 
everywhere, The Lord working with them, and confirming 


           
                             The Word, with signs following.    Amen.     Mark 16:19-20  


After 
Jesus arose from the dead, He appeared to His Apostles and Disciples, In His



Body of 
flesh and bones, and breathed on them, telling them to receive The Holy 



Ghost 
(Holy Spirit). That Is when The Holy Spirit was first given, since Jesus was now




Resurrected, and Glorified. He was with them forty days after His Resurrection,


 and He 
told them that He was sending them into the world, as God The Father had 



    sent 
Him. Jesus told His followers what to do, how to do it, and where to do it.



        
Go ye into all the world, and preach The Gospel to every creature; and that



 repentance* and 
remission* of sins should be preached, In His Name, among 
all 


 nations,
beginning at 
Jerusalem. Go ye 
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing 


them In 
The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost. Teaching them



to 
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold, I send The 
Promise



of My 
Father upon you. But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued* with


Power from 
On High. 
And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 


             These are the 
commands from Jesus, to His followers. Then, and now.



 


                
                               The Acts Of The Apostles Ch.1


1:1 
The former treatise*have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began, both to



   do and teach,
1:2 
until the day in which He was taken up. After that, He, through 


The Holy Ghost, had 
given commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen.



 


       
 repentance*=turn 
away from                           
       remission*=forgiveness;   
endued*=given


                                                                
(4)


 


1:3 
To whom also He shewed Himself alive, after His passion, by many infallible



   proofs, being 
seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to


 The Kingdom Of God.1:4 
And, being assembled together with them, commanded


  them that they 
should not depart from Jerusalem, but Wait for The 
Promise Of


  The 
Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of 
Me. 
1:5 
For John truly baptized 


  with 
water. But ye shall be baptized with The Holy Ghost, not many days hence.



1:6 
When they therefore were come together, they asked of Him, saying, Lord, wilt


 Thou at this time 
restore again The Kingdom to Israel? 
1:7 And He 
said unto them, 


  
It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, 
which The Father hath put in


   His Own 
Power. 1:8 But ye shall receive Power, after that The Holy Ghost is come


 upon you. 
And ye shall be witnesses unto Me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea,


and in 
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 1:9 And when He 
had 


spoken these things, 
while they beheld, He was taken up. And a cloud received Him, 


out of their sight.1:10 
And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went 


up, behold, two men 
stood by them in  white apparel;1:11 
which also said, Ye men of 


Galilee, why stand ye 
gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up 



from you into 
heaven, shall so come in like 
manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.


1:12 Then 
returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from 



        
Jerusalem a Sabbath day's journey.
1:13 
And when they were come in, they


went up into an upper 
room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and 


     Andrew, Philip, 
and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, the son of


     Alphaeus, and  
Simon Zelotes, and Judas, the brother of James.1:14 
These all


         continued 
with one accord* in prayer and supplication* with the women,


                      
 and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with His brethren.   
Acts 1:1-14


Here we 
see the eleven remaining Apostles, the women who were with Jesus during


  His 
ministry, and His mother and brethren* Salome may quite possibly be His 
half-sister.


 The 
scriptures below give us the names of His brothers who were also present 



 and 
apparently baptized with The Holy Spirit as well, in 
Jerusalem, 
at Pentecost. 


   
13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary?  And 
His 


brethren, James, 
and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 
13:56 
And His sisters, are they


      not all with us? 
Whence, then, hath this man all these things?       Matt.13:55-56 



        6:3 Is not this the carpenter? 
The Son of Mary, the Brother of James, and


         Joses, 
and of Juda, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with 
us? 



                                       And they were offended at Him. 
                           Mark 6:3



        15:40 There were also women 
looking on afar off; among whom was Mary   


  Magdalene, and 
Mary, the mother of James the less, and of Joses, and 
Salome; 


15:41 (who 
also, when He was in 
Galilee, followed Him, 
and ministered unto Him;)


And many other women 
which came up with Him unto Jerusalem     Mark15:40-41


   
16:1 And when the Sabbath was past, 
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James 


            
and Salome, had bought sweet 
spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 



                                                                                                                     
 Mark16:1


After 
The disciples had prayed and cast lots, Mathias was chosen by The Holy Spirit to 
fill 



          
the 
vacancy left by Judas. And Mathias became one of the Twelve Apostles.


    
  After that, we find The Disciples Of Jesus gathered together in 
Jerusalem, on



                                                The Day Of Pentecost* 
 Pentecost*=50 days after Passover  




                
   (Acts 1:15-26. You can listen to these passages in the Audio 
portion of this article)


        brethren*probably 
Jesus’ half brothers;Mat.13:55-56; Mk.6:3  treatise*,written 
account 



supplication*=petition, prayer, request                  one accord*= 
single mindedness, agreement


                                                                
(5)



1:15 
And in those days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and  said, (the




       number of names together were about an 
hundred and twenty,)1:16 
Men and 



brethren, this scripture must needs have been 
fulfilled, which The Holy Ghost, by 



the mouth of David, spake before, concerning 
Judas, which was guide to them that 



took Jesus.1:17 
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. 




1:18 
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling head




long, he burst asunder in the midst, and all 
his bowels gushed out.1:19 
And it was 



known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; 
insomuch as that field is called in their



proper tongue, Aceldama. That is to say, The 
field of blood. 
1:20 For it is written in



the book of Psalms, let his habitation be 
desolate, and let no man dwell therein.



      And his bishoprick* let another take.
1:21 
Wherefore, of these men which have 



    companied with us all the time that The 
Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 



1:22 
beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that He was taken up




from us, must one be ordained, to be a  
witness with us of His Resurrection.1:23




And they appointed two, Joseph called 
Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and 



Matthias.1:24 
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all 




men, show whether of these two thou hast 
chosen,1:25 
that he may take part of this 



ministry and apostleship, from which Judas, 
by transgression fell, that he might go 



to his own place.1:26 
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias. 



                  And he was numbered with 
the eleven apostles. 
bishoprick*=ministry


2:1 
And when The Day Of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one 
accord,


   in one place.
2:2 
And suddenly, there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing 


     mighty wind, and 
it filled all the house where they were sitting. 
2:3 And 
there 


appeared unto  them,
cloven*tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.



2:4
And they were all filled with The Holy Ghost, and began to speak with 
other


       tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance.2:5
And there were dwelling at 


Jerusalem, Jews,
devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 
2:6 Now when 
this 


was noised*abroad, the 
multitude came together and were confounded, because 


that every man 
heard them speak in his own language.2:7 
And they were all amazed 


      and marveled, 
saying one to another, behold, are not all these which speak, 


Galileans?2:8 
And how hear we every man in our own tongue wherein we were born? 




2:9 
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in 
Judea, 



and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,2:10 
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the



 parts of Libya about Cyrene, and 
strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 



 2:11 
Cretes and Arabians,
we do hear them speak in our tongues,
the wonderful Works 



Of God.2:12 
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, what



 meaneth this? 
2:13 
Others mocking, said, these men are full of new wine. 
2:14 
But Peter, 



standing up with the eleven, lifted up his 
voice and said unto them, ye men of Judea, and 



all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known 
unto you, and hearken to my words.2:15
For



 these are not drunken, as ye suppose, 
seeing it is but the third hour*of the day. 
2:16 
But 



this is that which was spoken by the prophet 
Joel;2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last 



days, saith God, I will pour 
out of My Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters



 shall prophesy. And your young men shall 
see visions. And your old men shall dream dreams.



 2:18 And on My 
servants and on My handmaidens, I will pour out in those days, of My Spirit;




and they shall prophesy 
2:19 And I will shew 
wonders in heaven above, and signs in the 



                         earth beneath; blood, 
and fire, and vapor of smoke.



                       
                                    (6)



2:20 
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before The 
Great, and Notable*Day Of The Lord come.2:21
And  it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on 




The Name Of The Lord, shall be saved.2:22 Ye men of Israel, 
hear these words; Jesus Of



 Nazareth, a man, Approved Of God 
among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which 



 God did by Him in the midst of you, as 
ye yourselves also know. 
2:23 
Him,
being delivered 



by the determinate counsel,
and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands,



 have crucified, and slain; 
2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death;



 because it was not possible, that he 
should be holden*of it. 
2:25 
For David speaketh concerning 



Him, I foresaw The Lord, always, before my 
face, for He is on my right hand, that I should not 



be moved. 
2:26 
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad. Moreover, also my



 flesh shall rest in hope; 
2:27 
because Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell;*neither wilt Thou suffer



 Thine Holy One, to see 
corruption.2:28 
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt



 make me full of joy with Thy 
countenance.2:29 
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you, 



of the patriarch David, that he is 
both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.



 2:30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an 
oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would 
raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 
2:31 
he, seeing 



this before, spake of The Resurrection Of  Christ,
that His soul was not left in hell,*neither His flesh



 did see 
corruption.* 
2:32 This 
Jesus hath God raised up, whereof, we all are witnesses.
2:33 




Therefore, being by The Right Hand Of God, 
exalted, and having received of The Father, The 



Promise of The Holy Ghost, He hath 
shed forth this, which ye now see, and hear. 
2:34 
For David 



is not ascended into the heavens. But he saith 
himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, sit Thou on My Right Hand*2:35 
until I make Thy foes Thy footstool. 
2:36 
Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made The 
Same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both, Lord,*and 
Christ*



2:37
Now when they heard this, they were 
pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter, and to the 




rest of the apostles, men and 
brethren, what shall we do?
2:38
Then Peter said unto them, repent, 



and be baptized, every one of you,
in The Name Of Jesus Christ, for the  remission*of sins,
and ye shall receive The Gift Of The Holy Ghost. 
2:39 For 
the promise is unto you, and to your children, and 



to all that are afar off, even as many as The 
LORD our God shall call. 
2:40 
And with many other 



words did he testify  and exhort, saying, save 
yourselves from this untoward*generation.2:41



Then they 
that gladly received his word were  baptized.
And the same day, there  were added unto


 them 
about three thousand souls.2:42 And they continued, steadfastly 
in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in 
prayers.
2:43
And fear came upon every soul. And many wonders and signs were 
done by the apostles.2:44 
And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 
2:45 
and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as 



every man had need.2:46 
And they, continuing daily, with one accord, in the temple, 


and breaking bread 
from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness, and 


      singleness of 
heart,2:47 
praising God, and having favor with all the people. 


               And 
The Lord added to the church daily, such as should be saved.


              
the third hour*=9:00A.M. 

notable*=conspicuous, memorable;   holden*=captive 




        hell*=(hades);   the grave, as used here. Not the furnace of
fire as described by Jesus in



        Matt.13:42 & 
13:50  
corruption*=Jesus arose after three days, and His 
body did not decay,



                                  unlike Lazarus, who was      dead four days.
see: John 11:39



cloven*=split;  noised*=broadcasted;  My Right Hand*=in My Power; in Jesus Is 
The Power Of God; 



                                Lord,*and Christ*=God 
and Saviour;    untoward*=perverse


                                                                                      
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In 
chapter 2 vs.1-3, we see on The Day Of Pentecost, they were all with one accord


  in one 
place. There came a sound from heaven and there appeared, parted tongues,


like 
fire, and sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with The Holy Ghost 
and 


began to 
speak with other tongues, as The Holy Spirit enabled them. The Coming Of 



The 
Power Of His Holy Spirit was The Event Jesus told them about. Jesus 
Personally 


      
breathed His Holy Spirit On them in
John 20:22, and He told them to wait
in 


     
Jerusalem, 
in Luke 24:49 This 
also fulfilled what Jesus had foretold them in


 Acts1:4-5,
just before He Ascended into heaven:…Wait 
for The Promise Of The Father, 



which ye have heard Of 
Me. For John truly baptized with water. But ye shall 


      be 
baptized with The Holy Ghost, not many days hence.
There were living in Jerusalem, 




Jews from everywhere, and when they heard of the 
disciples speaking,   they came together 



and were confused, because every man, heard the 
disciples speak in his own native language,



     and knew the disciples were 
from Galilee. Peter then stood up and began to explain the 




fulfillment of prophesy and the meaning of 
The Lord Jesus Christ, to 
all those, gathered around. 


This was 
also what Jesus foretold should come to pass in Acts 
1:8; But ye 
shall receive Power, 


after 
that The Holy Ghost is come upon you. And ye shall be witnesses unto Me, both in
Jerusalem, 


       
          and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the 
earth.



           Lord,*and Christ.* =God And Savior             The Right Hand Of God*=The Power 
Of God


 Peter told them of the Resurrection Of Jesus, and that God 
raised Him up, and 


they all 
witnessed His Resurrection. Peter told them Jesus is At The Right Hand Of


   God* 
Exalted. Peter, having received The Promise Of The Holy Ghost, is able to  


  speak 
to them, and they are able to hear, and understand, in their own language.  


 Peter 
then told them, God has made The Same Jesus, whom they crucified, Both,
Lord,*and Christ.*Now when they heard this, they were 
convicted in their heart, and asked Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, what 
they should do. Then Peter said, Repent, and be Baptized, every 
one of 


you, 
In The Name Of Jesus  Christ, for the forgiveness of sins, and they 
shall receive The Gift Of 


The Holy 
Ghost. Here we see Peter and the apostles telling the people to repent and be 
baptized in The Name Of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of their sins, and 
they shall receive The Gift Of The


 Holy 
Spirit. (ACTS 2:38)
This is exactly what Jesus told them, and us, to do: 
Go ye into all the world,


 and 
preach The Gospel to every creature. And that repentance* and 
remission* of sins should be preached, In His Name, among 
all nations, beginning at 
Jerusalem. 
Go ye therefore, and teach all 



   
 nations, baptizing them In The 
Name Of The Father, and Of The Son, and Of The Holy Ghost. 


                   
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. 



                            
   And behold, I send The Promise of My Father upon you.    Mat.28:19; 
Lk.24:27


Then 
they that gladly received his word, were baptized. The same day, 
there were  added unto 


them 
about three thousand souls. And they continued in the apostles’ doctrine, and 
fellowship, and


 in 
breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came on them all. And many wonders 
and signs were done by the apostles. And the disciples, continued daily, with 
one accord, in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, with 
singleness of heart,  praising 
God, and having favor with all the


 people. And 
The Lord added to the church daily, such as should be saved. Are we doing 
what the



                    
 early
Church members 
did? Are we doing what Jesus said to do?



                                                               
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Jesus, 
Himself, Is The entire basis on which Jesus founded HIS Church. Jesus 
said:


 *Search the 
scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life. And they are they,  



              which testify, Of Me. 
Are we searching the scriptures for 
Jesus? John 5:39,



Jesus said:7:7
Ask, and it shall be given 
you. Seek, and ye shall 
find. knock, and it shall 
be 



opened unto you.7:8 
For every one that asketh, receiveth. And he that
seeketh, findeth. 



                         
And to 
him that knocketh, it shall be opened.   Mat.7:7;  Luke 11:9


Jesus 
said: And this is 
life eternal, that they might know Thee; The Only True God, 



    And
Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.  Do 
we know Jesus and God?    
John 17:3 




 Do 
we know 
God? 
 Jesus said: 
God Is A  Spirit  
John 4:24a*Do we know 
The Holy Spirit? 



 Jesus said:14:15 
If ye love Me, keep My Commandments.14:16 
And I will pray 



   The Father, and He shall give 
you Another Comforter, that He may abide with you 



  forever;14:17 
even, The Spirit Of Truth; Whom the world cannot receive, because it  



   seeth him not, neither knoweth 
Him. But ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you,



         and shall Be In you.14:18 
I will not leave you comfortless. I will come to you.


      
                                                                                                              John 
14:15-18



14:9   
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not 




      Known Me, Philip? He 
that hath seen Me, hath seen The Father. And how sayest 




                                                 thou then, shew us The 
Father?                  
 John 14:9



2:8  
Beware lest any man spoil  you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the




      tradition of men, after the rudiments 
of the world, and not after Christ.2:9 
For



                     In Him  Dwelleth, All 
The Fullness Of The Godhead, Bodily.    Col.2:8-9



                                                            



3:10 
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after The Image




Of him 
that Created him.3:11 
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor



      un-circumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, 
bond nor free. But Christ Is All, And In All. 



                                                          
                                                             Col.3:10-11



15:28  
And when all things shall be subdued unto HIM, then shall The Son also, 




                     Himself, be subject unto 
HIM, that put all things under Him, 




                                            that God, may be 
all, in all.                   
 1stCor.15:28




                                               **=God The Father=ALL     
  Lord,*and Christ=God
And Savior


         
The Apostles and Disciples Of Jesus, Knew All These Things, through The


         
Revelation And Power Of The Holy Spirit. Do we Know All These Things?


   
                                      Is The Holy Spirit Alive…In us?   
 


    
3:1Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of 
prayer,


  being the ninth 
hour* 3:2 
And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried, 


whom they laid daily 
at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them 



that entered into the 
temple.3:3Who, 
seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked


 an alms. 
3:4And Peter, 
fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, look on us 
3:5 
And he gave


 heed unto them, 
expecting to receive something of them.3:6 Then Peter said, 
silver and gold have


 I none. But such 
as I have give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ Of 
Nazareth, rise up and walk.


 3:7 And he took 
him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle 
bones, received strength. 
3:8 And he, 
leaping up, stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, 
and leaping, and praising God.3:9 And all the 
people saw him walking and praising God.3:10
And they knew that it was he, which 
sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple. And they were


                  
 filled with wonder,  and 
amazement, at that which had happened unto him.



                                                                  
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 3:11 And as 
the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together 
unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.3:12 
And when Peter  saw it, he answered unto the people, ye men of Israel, why 
marvel ye at this? Or why look ye so earnestly on 


us, as though by 
our own power or holiness, we had made this man to walk?3:13The God of Abraham, 
and of Isaac, and of Jacob, The God of our fathers, hath 
glorified His Son, Jesus; Whom ye delivered up, and denied Him in the 
presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.3:14 
But ye denied the Holy One, and The Just, and desired a 
murderer to be granted unto you; 
3:15 
and killed The Prince Of Life, Whom God hath raised from the 
dead; whereof, we are witnesses.3:16 
And His Name, through faith in His Name, hath made this 
man strong, whom ye see and know.  
Yea, the faith, which is by Him, hath given him this perfect 
soundness, in the presence of you all. 
3:17 
And now, brethren, I wot* that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your 
rulers.3:18 But those things, which God 
before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, 
He hath so, fulfilled. 
3:19 
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, 
when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of The Lord 
3:20 And He 
shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you.3:21Whom 
the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God 
hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. 
3:22 
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A Prophet shall The Lord your God 
raise  up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; Him,


 shall ye hear 
in all things, whatsoever He 
shall say unto you.3:23 
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear 
That Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 
3:24 Yea, and 
all the prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have 
spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.3:25 
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our 
fathers, saying unto Abraham, and in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the 
earth be blessed. 
3:26 Unto you, first, God,
having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away 
every one of you from his iniquities. Acts Ch.4 
4:1 And as 
they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the 
Sadducees, came upon them, 
4:2 
being grieved that they taught the people, and preached, through Jesus, The 
Resurrection from the dead.4:3 And they 
laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day; for it was now 
eventide. 4:4 
Howbeit, many of them which heard the


                        
 word, believed. And the number of 
the men, was about five thousand.


   The 
Power Of Holy Spirit, working through Peter and John, heals a crippled man,


 by his 
faith in Jesus. The Apostles use this healing to give Jesus the Glory for the 
healing, and


 once 
again preach Jesus. They explained to the crowd that gathered, how Jesus, 
crucified, and Resurrected, was That Prophet, of Whom Moses had foretold, and 
that they should repent and turn


 to 
The Lord Jesus. Jesus, whom they had crucified, was raised up from the dead! 
The disciples are eye witnesses, that Jesus is alive. They told 
the people what Moses prophesied of Jesus: A Prophet shall The Lord your God 
raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me. Him, shall ye hear, in all 
things whatsoever, He shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every 
soul, which will not hear That Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the 
people. Then the religious leaders and the temple guard, arrested them for 
preaching Jesus, and His Resurrection. But many of the about five thousand men 
hearing the Apostles  preaching Jesus, Received The Word, 
and Believed.


 



                                                                    
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wot*=think, perceive


 



                                                     Acts Ch.4 
(cont’d)


 4:5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and 
scribes,4:6



and Annas, the high 
priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as


were of the kindred of 
the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 
4:7 And 



when they had set them 
in the midst, they asked, by what power, or by what name,



have ye done this?
4:8 Then, 
Peter, filled with The Holy Ghost, said unto them, ye 


rulers of the 
people, and elders of Israel, 4:9 if we 
this day be examined of the good 


deed done to the 
impotent man, by what means he is made whole; 
4:10 
be it known 


unto you all, and to 
all the people of Israel, that by The Name Of Jesus Christ Of 



Nazareth, 
whom ye crucified, Whom God raised from the dead, even by Him, doth 



this man stand here 
before you whole.4:11This is The Stone 
which was set at


naught*
of you builders, which is become The Head, of the corner. 
4:12
Neither is there


 Salvation in 
any other.  For there is none other name under heaven, 
given among men, 


whereby we must be 
saved. 
4:13 
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and 


perceived that they 
were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. And they took 



knowledge of them,
that they had been with Jesus.4:14
And beholding the man which was



healed standing 
with them, they could say 
nothing against it. 
4:15 But when they had 



commanded them, to go 
aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
4:16


 saying, 
what shall we do to these men? For that indeed, a notable miracle, hath been 
done 


by them is manifest, 
to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.


 4:17 
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, 
that they 


speak henceforth, to 
no man in This Name. 
4:18 And they called them, and commanded them 


not to speak at all, nor teach, in The Name Of Jesus. 4:19  But Peter and 
John answered and 


said unto them, 
whether it be right, in The Sight Of God, to hearken unto you more than unto


God, judge ye.4:20
For we cannot but speak the things 
which we have seen and heard.4:21 
So


 when they had 
further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing, how they might


 punish them, 
because of the people. For all men glorified God for that which was done. 4:22



For the man was above 
forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was showed. 


Here, 
not only the religious leaders, but also rulers of the people, come together for 
a council 


hearing 
against the disciples, and ask them where they get their authority 



to heal, 
and to influence the people. Peter’s answer is: By The Name Of Jesus Christ 
Of


 Nazareth, 
Whom ye crucified, Whom God raised from the dead, even by Him, does


this man 
stand here before  you whole. Too many people knew of the healing of the 
crippled


 man, 
for the council to deny. And, since the cripple was of age, and no wrong had 
been done, 


they 
were unable to punish the disciples. So the council ordered the disciples not to 
preach, or 


teach, 
in The Name Of Jesus, to which Peter and John answered that the council 
should judge,


 in 
the sight of God, whether the disciples should listen to the council, or to God. 
For the disciples


 could 
not keep silent about the things Of Jesus, which they seen and heard, and 
knew to be The Truth. The disciples chose to follow the 
commands of The Lord Jesus, and disregard 


    the 
commands of the council. So, when the council had further threatened the 



  
disciples, the council let the disciples go, finding nothing how they might 
punish 


   them, 
because of the people. For all men glorified God for that which was done. 




                                        God’s Law triumphed, over man’s law.




naught*=nothing, no-count



                                                                               
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Acts Ch.4 
(cont’d) 4:23 
And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that 



the chief priests and 
elders had said unto them.
4:24 And when they heard that,
they lifted up 


their voice to God 
with one accord and said, Lord, Thou art God, which hast made 
heaven and


 earth, and the 
sea, and all that in them is.4:25 
Who by the mouth of Thy servant David, hast said,


 Why did the 
heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 
4:26 
The kings of the earth stood 


up, and the rulers 
were gathered together against the Lord, and against His Christ.4:27 
For of a 


truth, against Thy 
Holy Child Jesus, whom Thou hast Anointed, both Herod, 
and Pontius Pilate, 


with the Gentiles, and 
the people of Israel, were gathered together,4:28
for to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy 
counsel determined before to be done.4:29 And now, 
Lord, behold their threatenings. And grant unto Thy servants, that 
with all boldness, they may speak Thy Word, 
4:30 
by stretching


 forth Thine hand 
to heal; and that signs and  wonders may be done by The Name Of Thy Holy Child 
Jesus. 4:31 
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken 
where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with The Holy 
Ghost, and they spake The Word Of God with 


  boldness.4:32
And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart, and 
of


    one soul. Neither 
said any of them that ought, of the things which he possessed 



                                 was his own; but they had all things common.


 After 
their trial before the council, the Apostles and disciples are once again 
meeting  in one accord, one mind and One Spirit, when together, praying to The 
Lord; they are led to quote Psalm 2, in their prayer, which is fitting, since 
the same people who rejected Jesus, and crucified Him, once again are 
persecuting His followers. The rulers of the people do not want The Lord Jesus, 
to be their God.



                     They want the power, control, and glory, for 
themselves.



           These are called heathen in the Psalm. The 
entire 2nd Psalm says: 



2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and 
the people imagine a vain thing? 
2:2The 
kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against 
The LORD, and against His Anointed,


 saying, 
2:3 
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.2:4 
He that sitteth


 in the heavens 
shall laugh. The LORD shall have them in derision. 
2:5Then shall 
He speak unto them


 in His wrath, 
and vex them in His sore displeasure.2:6 
Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion. 
2:7 
I will declare the decree: The LORD hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son; this day 
have I begotten Thee. 
2:8 
Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the 
uttermost parts of the earth, for Thy possession.2:9 
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron. Thou shalt dash them in pieces, like a 
potter's vessel. 
2:10 Be wise now therefore, O ye 
kings. Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 
2:11
Serve The LORD with fear. And rejoice with trembling.2:12
Kiss The Son, lest He be 


   angry, 
and ye perish from The Way, when His wrath is kindled but a little.



                          Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.
Ps.2:1-12 


 


  The 
disciples knew the 2nd Psalm says GOD WINS. And they prayed: Grant 
unto 


   Thy 
servants, that with all boldness, they may speak Thy Word, by 
stretching


       
 forth Thine hand to heal. And that signs and wonders may be done by



                                        The Name Of Thy Holy Child 
Jesus.



  And 
when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together;



           
 and 
they were all filled with The Holy Ghost, and they spoke The Word



                                               Of God with boldness.


 



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They 
knew, they were eye witnesses of The Only Person, ever to have 
Resurrected 


  from 
the dead, and ascend into heaven. Jesus Is The Only Person ever, to have 
Resurrected 



 from 
the dead, and remain, Alive! They knew this meant they were serving The True And 
Living



                     
 God Almighty, 
and prayed with one mind, for His help, 


        
through The Holy Spirit, to bring Jesus to all people on earth, as Jesus had  


  
     instructed them to do. And Jesus put His Grace upon them, because they




                                           gave Glory To The Name Of Jesus.


 



                                                    
 Acts Ch.4 (cont’d)




4:33 And with Great Power,
gave the apostles witness of The Resurrection Of The Lord Jesus.


 And Great 
Grace was upon them all.4:34
Neither was there any among them that lacked. For as


 many 
as were possessors of lands, or houses, sold them, and 
brought the prices of the things


 that were sold,4:35
and laid them down at the apostles' feet. And distribution was 
made, unto 


every man, 
according as he had need.4:36 
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed 


Barnabas, (which is, 
being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of 
Cyprus, 4:37  
having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 


 


        
                                                  Acts Ch.5


 5:1 But a 
certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession,5:2 
and kept back 


part of the price, his 
wife also, being privy*to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the



apostles' feet. 
5:3 But Peter said, 
Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to The Holy Ghost, and to keep 
back part of the price of the land?5:4
Whiles it remained was it not thine own? 


And after it was 
sold, was it not in thine own power?  Why hast thou conceived 
this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not 
lied unto men,
but unto God.5:5 
And Ananias hearing these words, fell down,


 and gave up the 
ghost* And great fear came on all them that heard these things. 
5:6 
 And the young men arose, wound him up, and 
carried him out, and buried him.5:7 And it was 
about the space of


 three hours 
after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 5:8 And 
Peter answered


 unto her,
tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, yea, for so 
much.5:9 
Then 


Peter said unto her, 
how is it that ye have agreed together to tempt The Spirit Of The Lord? Behold, 
the feet of  them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry 
thee out.5:10 
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost. And the 
young men came in, and 


found her dead, and 
carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 
5:11 
And great fear came upon 


all the church,
and upon as many as heard these things. 
5:12 
And by the hands of the apostles were 


   
  many signs and wonders wrought among 
the people; (and they were all  with  one accord in Solomon's  porch. 5:13 
And of the rest, durst no man join himself to them* But the people magnified 
them. 5:14 
And believers were the more added to The Lord, multitudes, both of men and 
women.)



5:15 Insomuch that they brought 
forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches,


 that at the 
least, the shadow of Peter passing by, might overshadow some of them.5:16
There


came also a 
multitude out of the cities  round 
about,
unto Jerusalem, bringing 
sick folks, and them


            
 which were vexed*with 
unclean spirits. And they were healed, every one.



        privy*=had private knowledge, she knew,  
                                    ghost*=he physically died


   
durst….. *no non believers hung around with The Apostles 
       
vexed*=afflicted with, suffering from


 



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5:17 Then 
the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect



of the Sadducees,) 
and were filled with indignation,5:18 
and laid their hands on the 


apostles, and put 
them in the common prison.5:19 But 
the angel of The Lord, by 


night, opened the 
prison doors and brought them forth, and said,5:20
Go, stand and 


speak in the temple 
to the people, all the words of 
This Life. 5:21 
And when they 


heard that, they 
entered into the temple, early in the morning, and taught. But the



high priest came, 
and they that were with him, and called the council together, and



all the senate of the 
children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.



5:22 But when the officers came 
and found them not in the prison, they returned and 


told, 
5:23 
saying, the prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers 



standing without 
before the doors. But when we had opened, we found no man 


within. 
5:24 
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests


 heard these 
things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. 
5:25 
Then came one 


and told them saying,
behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in the 
temple,


 and teaching 
the people.5:26 Then 
went the captain with the officers, and brought them, 


without violence.  
For they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 



 The 
followers of Jesus continue to preach His Resurrection to the people, and show


  them 
how to live by sharing the wealth, form each according to his means, to each,



  
according to his needs. Also, we see the highest standard of truth, and giving 
all to


    The 
Lord, is required. The penalty for lying and holding back from God, is death.


  
  The disciples continue to be all of one accord. All the 
sick, and demon possessed,


       
were healed. Many were turning to follow Jesus, so the Jew Counsel had the 
disciples 


arrested 
and put in prison again. An Angel released them, and told them to preach Jesus, 
in


 the 
temple, to all the people.  So the Apostles went to the temple, and taught the 
people,


 all 
the Words Of This Life, as the Angel had told them. The  Jew Counsel had 
them arrested



                            
 again, 
and brought them in, for another trial.



5:27 And 
when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high 
priest 


asked them, 
5:28 
saying, did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in 
This 


Name?  And, 
behold, ye have filled 
Jerusalem with your doctrine, and 
intend to bring This 


Man's blood upon us.
5:29
Then Peter, and the other apostles answered and said, we 
ought to 


obey God rather 
than men. 
5:30 The 
God of our fathers raised up Jesus, Whom ye slew, and


 hanged on a 
tree. 5:31 Him 
hath God exalted with His Right Hand, to be A Prince and A Savior, 



                       
for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 


5:32 And 
we are His witnesses of these things; and so is also, The Holy Ghost,


          
                       Whom God hath given to them that obey Him. 



5:33 When 
they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them


           5:34 
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel*


 a doctor of the law, 
had in reputation, among all the people, and commanded to put the 



  
apostles forth a little space; 
5:35 
and said unto them, ye men of Israel, take heed 


to yourselves what ye 
intend to do as touching these men.5:36 For before these days,


     rose up Theudas, 
boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, 


about four hundred, 
joined themselves; who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed 


  him, were scattered, 
and brought to naught.5:37 
After this man, rose up Judas of 


  Galilee, in the days 
of the taxing, and drew away much people after him. He also


            
        perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 



 



                                                                                             
Gamaliel*=a name 
for a high advisor


                                                                  
(14)


 


    
   5:38 And now, I say unto 
you, refrain*from these men, and let them alone.


                For 
if this counsel, or this work, be of men, it will come to naught.


   
5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot 
overthrow it; lest haply, ye be found even to



   fight against 
God. 5:40
And to him, they agreed. And when they had called the 



          apostles,
and beaten them, they commanded that they should not 



                               speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.



5:41 
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they 
were


 counted worthy to 
suffer shame for His Name.5:42 And 
daily in the temple, and in 


                
every house, they ceased not to teach, and preach, Jesus 
Christ. 



                                                                                   
      


   Once 
again, during their trial before the counsel, the disciples were asked by the



     
leaders of Israel: did not we straitly command you, that ye 
should not teach in



           This Name? And, behold, ye have filled all 
Jerusalem with your doctrine,



                               and intend to bring This Man's blood, 
upon us. 


      
And once again, Peter, and the other apostles of Jesus answered,
and said, 



                                 we ought to obey God rather than men.



This 
is the second time we see the followers of The Lord Jesus Christ,
disregarding


  and 
disobeying the laws of men, when they conflict with the Commands Of GOD.


The 
chief legal adviser, Gamaliel, advised the counsel to leave the disciples alone




                        lest the counsel should be trying to fight against God.


The 
members of the counsel agreed with Gamaliel, and after having the disciples 
beaten,


           
 they commanded that the apostles should not speak in the name of Jesus,




            and let them go. And the apostles departed from the 
council, rejoicing,



              that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for Jesus’ Name.


        And 
daily, in the temple, and in every house, they 
ceased not to teach,



                                                 and preach, Jesus 
Christ;


    in 
continued defiance of the commands of men, in obedience to The Lord Jesus. 


 



                       Gamaliel*=an adviser to the council, one under whom the 
Apostle Paul


 



            also was taught. Please see Acts22:3                    
 refrain*=withdraw from, lay off, leave alone 


 



                                                                   
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                                                           Acts Ch.6 


6:1 
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, 
there arose


      a murmuring of 
the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were 


   neglected in the 
daily ministration.6:2 Then the 
twelve called the multitude of the 


disciples unto them 
and said, it is not reason that we should leave the word of God,  


   and serve tables.6:3 Wherefore, brethren,
look ye out among you, seven men of 

honest report, full of The Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may 
appoint over this

 business.6:4 
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry 
of 


                    
The Word. 
6:5 And the saying pleased the 
whole multitude. 


 And they chose 
Stephen, a man full of faith and of The Holy Ghost, and Philip, and

 Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte 
of 


       Antioch;6:6 whom they 
set before the apostles. And when they had prayed, 


                      
                         they laid their hands on them.



                          6:7 
And The Word Of God increased; and the number of the 


disciples 
multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were 


obedient to the 
faith. 
6:8
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and 

miracles among the people.6:9
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is 


called the synagogue 
of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of 


them of Cilicia and of 
Asia, disputing with Stephen.6:10 
And they were not able to 



                           resist the wisdom, and The Spirit,
by which he spake.



6:11 Then they suborned*men, 
which said, we have heard him speak blasphemous 

words against Moses, and against God.6:12
And they stirred up the people, and the 

elders, and the scribes, and came upon him and caught him,  and brought 
him to the 

council, 6:13 and 
set up false witnesses which said, this man ceaseth*not to speak 

blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law. 
6:14 
For we have heard him 


      say that this 
Jesus Of Nazareth, shall destroy this place, and shall change the



    customs which 
Moses delivered us. 
6:15
And all that sat in the council, looking 


             
steadfastly on him, saw his face, as it had been the face of an angel.




                          suborned*=encouraged and supported a 
lie                              ceaseth*=stop  

 


The 
number of the disciples was multiplied. They learned how to properly delegate

 authority to men of honest report, full of The Holy Ghost and wisdom, so 
they would


   be 
free to give their own selves continually, to prayer, and to ministry of The   


 Word. 
God honored their choices, and when they had prayed, they laid their hands



on them. 
And The Word Of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied 

in Jerusalem greatly. And a great company of the priests were obedient to the 
faith.


   And 
Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among 
the



   people. Then there arose certain men of the synagogue disputing with Stephen.


   But 
they were not able to resist the wisdom, and The Spirit, by which he spake.


Then 
they suborned*men and they stirred up the people. The elders and the scribes

 came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, and set up 
false 

   witnesses against Stephen. And all that sat in the council, looking 
at him, saw his 



                                    face, as it had been the face of an angel.


 



                                                         Acts Ch.7 


7:1Then 
said the high priest, are these 
things so? 7:2 
And he said, men, brethren, and 


fathers, hearken; The 
God Of Glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was


in Mesopotamia, before 
he dwelt in Charran,
7:3  and said unto him, get thee 
out of 


thy country, and from 
thy  kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

 



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7:4 
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran. And from



thence, when his 
father was dead, He removed him into this land, wherein ye now 


dwell.7:5 
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot



on. Yet He promised, 
that He would give it to him, for a  possession, and to his seed 

after him, when as yet, he had no child.7:6 And God 
spake on this wise, that his seed

 should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into 
bondage, and

 entreat them evil four hundred years. 
7:7 
And the nation, to whom they shall be in 


  bondage, will I 
judge, said God. And after that, shall they come forth and serve Me


  in this place.7:8 
And He gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so, Abraham 


begat Isaac, and 
circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob


 begat the twelve 
patriarchs.7:9 
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph


 into Egypt. But God 
was with him,7:10 
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, 


and gave him favor and 
wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made 


him governor over 
Egypt, and all his house.7:11 
Now there came a dearth over all the 


land of Egypt and 
Canaan, and great affliction. And our fathers found no sustenance.


7:12 But 
when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.


7:13 And 
at the second time, Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's 



kindred was made known 
unto Pharaoh.7:14 
Then sent Joseph, and called his father

 Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore*and fifteen souls. 
7:15 
So Jacob went 

down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 
7:16 
and were carried over into Sychem, 

and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought, for a sum of money, of the sons 
of Emmor,

 the father of Sychem. 7:17 But when the time of 
the promise drew nigh, which God had 

sworn to Abraham, the people grew, and multiplied, in Egypt, 
7:18 till 
another king arose, 

which  knew  not  Joseph. 
7:19 The same dealt subtilty, with 
our kindred, and evil entreated

 our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end, they 
might not live.7:20 

      In which time, Moses was born, and was exceeding 
fair, and nourished up in his

                                         
father's house, three months.



 7:21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's  daughter took him up, and 
nourished 

him for her own son.7:22 And Moses 
was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, 

and was mighty, in words and in deeds.7:23 And when he was full 
forty years old, it 

came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.7:24 And seeing one of 

them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and 
smote

 the Egyptian.7:25 For he 
supposed his brethren would have understood, how that God,

 by his hand, would deliver them. But they understood not.7:26 
And the next day he 

shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one 
again, 

saying, sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? 
7:27 But he that did 

     his neighbor wrong, thrust him away 
saying, who made thee a ruler, and a judge


          over us?
7:28 
Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?


7:29 
Then fled Moses, at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where 
he

 begat two sons.7:30And 
when forty years were expired, there appeared to him, in the

          wilderness of mount Sina, 
an angel of The Lord, in a flame of fire, in a bush



7:31 When Moses saw it, he wondered 
at the sight. And as he drew near to behold it,


     the voice of The 
LORD came unto him,7:32 
saying, I am The God of thy fathers,


  The God of Abraham, 
and The God of Isaac, and The God of Jacob. Then Moses 


  trembled, and durst 
not behold.7:33 
Then said The Lord to him, put off thy shoes 


               from 
thy feet. For the place where thou standest, is holy ground.

 



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7:34 I have seen. I have seen the 
affliction of My people, which is in Egypt, and I have

 heard their groaning, and Am come down to deliver them. And now, come, I 
will send 

thee into Egypt.7:35
This Moses whom they refused, saying, who made thee a 
ruler, and

 a judge? The same, did God send to be a ruler, and a 
deliverer, by the hand of the angel,

 which appeared to him, in the bush.7:36 
He brought them out, after that, he had shewed 

wonders and signs, in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the 
wilderness, forty 

years. 7:37 This 
is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A Prophet 
shall 

The Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like 
unto me. Him shall ye hear.7:38

 This is he that was in the church, in the wilderness with the angel,
which spake to him in the

 mount Sina, and with our fathers; who received the lively 
oracles, to give unto us.7:39
To 

whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in 
their hearts, turned back

 again into Egypt,
7:40  saying unto Aaron, make us 
gods to go before us. For as for this Moses,

 which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot*not what is become of 
him.7:41 
And they 

made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in 
the works of their

 own hands.7:42 
 Then God turned, and gave them up, to worship the host of 
heaven* as it is 

written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me 
slain beasts 

and sacrifices, by the space of forty years in the wilderness?7:43 
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle

 of Moloch, and the star of your god  Remphan, figures which ye made, to 
worship them. And I

 will carry you away beyond Babylon.7:44Our 
fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the 


    wilderness as He 
had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to

 the fashion that he had seen.7:45 
Which also our fathers that came after, brought in with

 Jesus* into the possession of the 
Gentiles, whom God drave* out before the face of our 

fathers, unto the days of David;7:46 
who found favor before God, and desired to find a

          tabernacle for The God Of 
Jacob.7:47 But 
Solomon built Him an house.7:48 
Howbeit, 

The Most High dwelleth not in temples*made with hands; as 
saith the prophet,7:49 Heaven 
is

 My throne, and  earth is My footstool. What house 
will ye build Me? saith The Lord. Or what is 

the place of My rest?7:50
Hath not My hand made all these things?7:51
Ye stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do 
always resist The Holy Ghost. As your fathers did,

 so do ye.7:52 
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain


them, which shewed before, of the coming of The Just One; 
of whom ye have been now, the betrayers and murderers. 
7:53 who 
have received the law, by the disposition of angels, 
and 

have not kept it.7:54 When they heard 
these things, they were cut to the heart, and they 

gnashed on him with their teeth.7:55 But he, 
being full of The Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly

 into heaven, and saw The Glory Of God, and Jesus 
standing on the Right Hand Of God,7:56 and


said, behold I see the heavens opened, and The Son Of Man 
standing, on The Right Hand Of

 God. 7:57 
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears,
and ran upon him, 

with one accord,7:58
and cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the 
witnesses laid down 


                   
their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.


 



                host of heaven*=whoever they would                
threescore*=60; ( 0ne score=20) 


  
*Ch.7:45;
*Joshua* 
not JESUS Christ.  Joshua is the Hebrew  word for the name Jesus, and here,


  
    Stephen is referring to Joshua, who led the people into the promised land, 
not Jesus Christ.

  drave*=drove, thrust, cast, threw out



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7:59 And they stoned Stephen,
calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,

 receive my spirit.7:60
And  he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice,

 Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said 
this, he fell asleep.   

 


Stephen 
is brought before the high priest, and Jewish Counsel, and answers the


    
false witness against him, with the story, from the scriptures, testifying to


The Lordship Of Jesus. Stephen likens Moses to Jesus, starting when Moses asked


a fellow Israelite: Why do ye wrong one to another? But he that did 
his neighbor 

   wrong, thrust him away, saying, who made thee a ruler, and a judge 
over us?


     
 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A Prophet shall


 The 
Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me. Him shall ye 
hear. 

Stephen tells them that Moses is prophesying about Jesus. Stephen continues on, 
about 

Moses: This is he that was in the church, in the wilderness, with the angel. To 
whom our

             fathers 
would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts,


      
         turned back again into Egypt. Then God turned and gave them up.


Stephen 
goes on quoting scripture, how The Holy Spirit Of The Lord came to dwell in


       
 the human body of Jesus Christ, and not in the building, built by Solomon.



 Stephen 
then tells them how they killed Jesus, just as their fathers had killed the 

prophets, before Jesus. And how they are uncircumcised of heart and ear, in 
their 



continuing rejection of Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. Jesus then gave 
Stephen a 


vision 
of Jesus Himself, standing in heaven.**The Counsel had listened to Stephen,


 while 
he spoke to them from the old testament, but when Stephen began to speak 



about 
Jesus, and The New Testament, they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped



their 
ears,  and ran upon Steven, with one accord, and stoned him. As they stoned 

            Stephen, 
Stephen called upon God, saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay  not
this sin to their charge.



                       This is near to what Jesus said when He was crucified.



                        Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.


 And 
when Steven had said, Lord, lay  not this sin to their 
charge he physically died. 


        
The disciples of Jesus knew all these things, and lived accordingly.



                             They knew, as did all Jews, that God Is A Spirit.


 




                      Let The LORD, 
The God Of The Spirits of all 



                                    flesh, 
set a man over the congregation            Numbers 27:16 

 


 Jesus 
explained The Nature Of God, A Spirit, to the Samaritan woman at the well: 

 



4:22 Ye 
worship ye know not what. We know what we worship. For Salvation is of 



The Jews.4:23 
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall 


worship The 
Father In Spirit, And In Truth. For The Father seeketh such, to worship 



        Him. 4:24  God Is A Spirit. 
And they that worship Him must worship Him



                                                   In Spirit, And In 
Truth.                        John 4:22-24 

 


So the 
gentiles, as well as the Jews, could come to know, and worship God In Spirit


and In 
Truth, and thus inherit eternal life; which Is: The Knowledge Of God And Jesus:  



                        And This Is Life Eternal, that they 
might know Thee;



                  The Only True God. And Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent. 
John 17:3

 



               For I desired Mercy, and not 
sacrifice. And The Knowledge Of God 


    
                                            more than burnt 
offerings.                            Hosea 6:6

 



They also knew that God’s Spirit 
was coming to earth, As Lord and Savior Of Israel,  



  And The Gentiles, And that He 
would magnify; that Is; He would clarify the Law,



                                 
 and set up God’s Government On earth:

 




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9:6 
For unto us a Child is born, unto us A Son is 
given. And The Government shall be



upon His shoulder. And His Name shall be 
called Wonderful, Counselor, The 
Mighty 



       
God, 
The Everlasting Father, The 
Prince Of Peace. 
9:7 
Of the increase of His



   Government and Peace, there shall be no 
end; upon the throne of David, and upon



    His Kingdom, to order it, and to 
establish it with Judgment and with Justice from 

    henceforth, even, for ever. The zeal of The LORD Of Hosts 
will perform this. Is. 9:6-7   

                     


   
                     Search the scriptures. For in them ye think ye have




                       eternal life. And they are they, which testify
Of ME.          John 5:39


 



                    The LORD is well pleased, 
for His Righteousness' Sake. He will 



                                magnify the 
law, and make it honorable.                       Is.42:21

 



    Jesus Is The Righteousness 
Of God. And He did explain The Law And Made It 



Honorable: But go 
ye and learn what that meaneth, 
I will have mercy, and not 


          
sacrifice. For I Am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.




                                                  
                                                             Matt.9:12b-13



Jesus established The Kingdom Of 
God, And Of Heaven, Sealed With His Own Blood;



      And He Called It The New 
Testament, By which men’s sins, would be forgiven: 



27b…Drink ye all of it. 
26:28
For this is MY BLOOD, of 
THE NEW TESTAMENT, 



                          which is
shed for many, for the remission*of sins. 



       
Matt.26:27b-28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; 1stCorinthians 11:25 remission*=forgiveness

 


3:12 
     Seeing then, that we have such 
hope, we use great plainness of speech. 


3:13   And 
not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel,



 could not steadfastly 
look, to the end of that, which is abolished*3:14 
But their

 minds were blinded. For until this day, remaineth the same veil, untaken 
away, 

in the reading of the old testament. Which veil is done away, In Christ.
3:15 But 

even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.
3:16


Nevertheless, when it shall turn to The Lord, the veil shall be taken 
away. 3:17

 Now The Lord Is  That Spirit. And where The 
Spirit Of The Lord is, there is liberty.

3:18 
But we all, with open face, beholding, as in a glass, The Glory Of The Lord, 


              
are changed into the same 
image. From glory, to 
glory, even, 

                                  
as by The Spirit Of The Lord.      2ndCor. 
3:12-18      

 


    
                   Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have




                     eternal life. And they are they, which testify
Of ME.      John 5:39


 


3:15 But 
even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.
3:16



Nevertheless, when 
it shall turn to The Lord, the veil shall be taken away. 
2Cor3:15-16


    
2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in 
meat, or in drink, or in respect of an 


     holyday, or of 
the new moon, or of the Sabbath days; 
2:17 
which are a shadow



                               of things to come. But The Body*Is Of 
Christ.         Col. 2:16-17

 


3:9 
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;



3:10 and
have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after 
the Image 


  Of Him that 
created him.3:11 Where there is 
neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision


nor uncircumcision, 
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free. But Christ Is All,
and In All 



                                 
                                                                                    Col. 
3:9-11    




                               For one 
is your Master, even Christ.




                                        and 
ALL YE, 
Are Brethren.                             Matt.23:8b 


   The 
disciples of Jesus knew all these things. Do we know all these things? 

Are we living according to what Jesus said, and did? Are we disciples of Jesus?

            Are there any 
real Christians?  Do you know any real Christians? 

                                                  
Are you, a real Christian?

 



                     body*=substance                                       abolished*=the 
old testament law done away 

 



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Regarding Stephen: *** And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young 
man's feet,


 whose 
name was Saul.           Acts 
Ch.8



8:1        And Saul was consenting 
unto his death. And at that time, there was a


   great persecution 
against the church, which was at Jerusalem; and they were all 


scattered abroad 
throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria,  except the apostles.


8:2 
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over 
him.


 8:3 As for Saul, he made 
havoc of the church, entering into every house, 


                    
and haling men and women, committed them to prison. 8:4 
Therefore, 


         they that 
were scattered abroad, went every where, preaching the word. 

Under the felony murder rule, someone involved in a 
crime wherein the killing of a  


     
human being takes place, is just as guilty as the killer, or killers of that 
person.


 Under 
the conspiracy rule of law, anyone involved, in the furtherance of the crime



          committed, is a co-conspirator. And all persons taking part in the 
crime,


 share 
in the guilt. Here we see Saul, who is later called Paul, the apostle of The


 Lord 
Jesus, partaking in, and agreeing to, the killing of Stephen. Stephen is the


 first 
known martyr for Jesus’ sake, in The New Testament. We do not see members 



of The 
Church, rising up against Saul in vengeance. But rather, we see the beginning of 
a 


great 
persecution of The Church by Saul, and others like him. As for Saul, he made 
havoc 


of the 
church, entering into every house and haling men and women, committed them to


 prison. 
Saul’s persecution of the followers of Jesus, caused Jesus Church to scatter. In 
spite


 of 
Saul’s hatred of The Believers, The Lord Jesus later made Saul His workman. 
Jesus chose 


to let 
the persecution continue. And Jesus chose, to change Saul the murderer, to Paul 
The 


           
Apostle. In light of this, who are we to judge, or take vengeance on anyone?



             Jesus may choose to convert, and use anyone, for His Own Purpose.



8:5 Then Philip went down to the 
city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.8:6 And the


 people,
with one accord, gave heed unto those things which Philip spake,
hearing and seeing 


the miracles which 
he did.8:7 
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that 



were possessed with 
them. And many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 
8:8


 And there was 
great joy in that city.8:9 But
there was a certain man called Simon, which before


time in the same city,
used sorcery, and bewitched the people of 
Samaria, 
giving out that himself 


was some great one
8:10 
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, this 



man is the great Power 
Of God.8:11 
And to him, they had regard, because that of long time, he had bewitched them 
with sorceries.8:12
But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning 



The Kingdom Of God,
and The Name Of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.



8:13 Then Simon himself believed
also. And when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and 
wondered, beholding the miracles and signs, which were done.8:14 Now when the 
apostles which were at Jerusalem 
heard that Samaria had received The Word Of God, they sent unto them 


Peter and John;8:15
who, when they were come down, prayed for them, 
that they might receive


 The Holy 
Ghost. 
8:16 
(For as yet, He was fallen upon none of them. Only they were baptized in The 
Name Of The Lord Jesus.) 
8:17
Then laid they their hands on 
them, and they received 
The Holy Ghost.8:18 
And when Simon saw, that through laying on of the apostles' hands, The Holy 
Ghost was given, he offered them money,8:19 
saying, give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, 



                                          he may receive The Holy Ghost.


 



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8:20  But Peter said unto him,
thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that


                          
 The Gift Of God may be 
purchased with money. 


8:21
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not 
right in the


        sight of 
God.8:22 Repent, 
therefore, of this thy wickedness, and pray God,


                    if 
perhaps, the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.


 8:23 
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of 
iniquity. 8:24 
Then answered Simon, and said, pray ye to The LORD for me, that 
none of these things which ye 


           
have spoken, come upon me.8:25
And they, when they had testified, 


    and preached 
The Word Of The Lord, returned to 
Jerusalem,
and preached The 



                                 Gospel* in many villages of  the 
Samaritans. 


 


        
The members of the Church that were not put in jail, did what Jesus said:


  They 
were scattered abroad, and went everywhere, preaching The Word Of God.


     
Then Philip went to Samaria, and preached Jesus to all the people in 
Samaria.


And the 
people, with one accord, heard and did those things which Philip said, after


  
  hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. Unclean spirits, crying with 
loud


        
 voices, came out of many people that were possessed with demon spirits.


        
 And many people that were diseased, and that were lame, were healed. 


      
Philip had no problem simply doing the things Jesus had told him to do. Philip


   was 
sensitive to the leading of The Holy Spirit, and he did not become side tracked.


There 
was a certain man called Simon, in the same city where Philip was, which used



  sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria. But when the people believed 
Philip,



   preaching the things concerning The Kingdom Of God, and Of Jesus, they were




baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also. And when he was




 baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, seeing the miracles and signs


which 
were done, through Philip, by The Holy Spirit Of Jesus. When Peter and others 
arrived


 from
Jerusalem, 
Simon, the ex-sorcerer, learned that The Holy Spirit is A Gift 



from 
God, which God gives to whom He chooses. And cannot be received any other


 way. 
When Simon saw that The Holy Spirit came on others through prayer, and the



 laying 
on of hands by the Apostles, he asked Peter to pray to The Lord for mercy for



     
him, for thinking that The Power Of God could be bought. Then, the Apostles,



             when they had testified The Word Of The Lord, preached The Gospel* 
in   



                  many villages of the Samaritans, as they returned to 
Jerusalem.



                                                  
 Acts Ch.8(cont’d) 



8:26 And the angel of the Lord 
spake unto Philip, saying, arise and go toward the south,
unto


           
 the way that goeth down from
Jerusalem,
unto Gaza,
which is desert.



        8:27 And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of


great authority 
under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure,


 and had come to Jerusalem for 
to worship,8:28 
was returning. And sitting in his chariot, read


                 
 Esaias* the prophet.8:29 Then the Spirit said 
unto Philip,


             
                     Go near, and join thyself to this 
chariot.  



8:30 And Philip ran thither to 
him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said,


  understandest thou 
what thou readest?8:31 
And he said, how can I, except some 


  man should guide me? 
And he desired Philip, that he would come up and sit with 


  him.8:32 
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep


 to the slaughter; and 
like A Lamb, dumb before His shearer, so opened He not His 


               mouth.8:33 
In his humiliation, His *judgment* 
was taken away. 


       And who 
shall declare His generation? For His life, is taken from the 
earth. 

 



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8:34 
And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I pray thee,  of whom speaketh the 
prophet this? 


Of himself, or of some 
other man?8:35 
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same 


scripture, and 
preached unto him Jesus.8:36 
And as they went  on their way, they came unto a 


certain water. And the 
eunuch said, see, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 
8:37 


And Philip said, if 
thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said,


 I believe that 
Jesus Christ is The Son Of God.8:38 And he commanded the 
chariot to stand still. 


And they went down, 
both, into the water, both Philip, and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 

8:39 


And when they were 
come up out of the water, The Spirit Of The Lord caught away Philip, that 
the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.  
8:40 
But Philip was found at


 Azotus. And 
passing through, he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. 



 


  Once 
again, Philip was available and sensitive to the command of The Holy Spirit.


 As soon 
as The Holy Spirit told Philip to go over to the chariot, he ran. What 
Philip found was


 The 
Holy Spirit had the high official from Ethiopia ready, not only to receive 
Philip’s explanation of Isaiah concerning the coming of The Lord Jesus to 
earth, but also to receive Jesus Christ Himself, through baptism, by confession 
of, and belief in, Jesus. Philip was ready to follow the command of 



The Holy 
Spirit, and The Lord had the eunuch ready to receive Jesus. Also, the eunuch was 
bringing Jesus back with him to Ethiopia. All this took place because Philip was 
ready, and willing,



                                      to listen to, and do, what Jesus 
says.                    



                          Have we learned to trust in Jesus the way Philip did?



 



                 The Gospel*=The Good News Of Jesus (Gospel=Good News)  
  Esaias*=Isaiah


              *the 
indication of how judgment is used in verse 33 is  His right  to 
choose, 



                                                     or;  to decide, 
was taken away..... *  



 


9:1 
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the 
disciples of 


  The Lord, went unto 
the high priest,9:2 and desired of him 
letters to Damascus to 


the synagogues, that 
if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, 



 he might bring 
them bound, unto Jerusalem.9:3 
And as he journeyed, he came near


      Damascus. And 
suddenly, there shined round about him, A Light from heaven.



             9:4 And he fell to 
the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him,



                                     Saul, Saul, why 
persecutest thou Me? 



                       9:5 And 
he said, Who art Thou, Lord? And The Lord said, 


    I Am 
Jesus, whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against pricks.*




9:6 And he, trembling, and 
astonished, said, Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? 


And The Lord said unto 
him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told 
thee what 


thou must 
do. 
9:7 And the 
men which journeyed with him, stood speechless, hearing 



a voice,
but seeing no man.9:8 
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes 


were opened, he saw no 
man. But they led him by the hand, and brought him into 


Damascus. 
9:9 And he was 
three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 
9:10 
And 


there was a certain 
disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said The Lord in a vision,
Ananias. And he said, behold, I am here, Lord.9:11 
And The Lord 


 said unto him, Arise, 
and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in


 the house 
of Judas, for one called Saul, of 
Tarsus. For, behold, he prayeth, 
9:12 
and 


hath seen in 
a vision, a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him,




                                          that he might receive his sight. 



((*pricks*) goads*KJV)), literal: pokes or jabs;                figurative= 
divine impulses, or promptings. 

 



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9:13 Then 
Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how 
much 


evil he hath done 
to Thy saints at Jerusalem.9:14 
And here, he hath authority from the chief 


         
priests, to bind all that call on Thy 
Name.9:15 
But The Lord said unto him, 


        Go 
thy way. For he is a chosen vessel unto ME, to bear MY Name before the 




                                 Gentiles, and kings, and the children of 
Israel. 



  9:16 
For I will shew him, how great things he must suffer for My Name's sake. 



 


9:17 
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house;  and putting his hands on 
him said,


 Brother Saul, 
The Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way, as thou camest, hath


 sent me, that 
thou mightest  receive thy sight, and be filled with The Holy Ghost. 
9:18 
And 


immediately, there 
fell from his eyes, as it had been, scales. And he received sight forthwith,
and arose, and was baptized* 
9:19 And 
when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was


 Saul certain
days with the disciples which were at Damascus.9:20 And straightway,
he preached 


Christ in the 
synagogues, that He Is The Son Of God.9:21 But all 
that heard him were amazed, and said; is not this he that destroyed them, 
which called on This Name in Jerusalem, and came hither 


for that intent, that 
he might bring them bound, unto the chief priests?9:22 
But Saul increased the


         
    more in strength, 
and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus,


                                            
 proving that This Is Very Christ. 
 


 


     
                             and 
was baptized*=with 
The Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) 



 


Jesus 
chose Saul, a person who believed in God, but not in Jesus Christ as God in the 
flesh to 


witness 
Jesus Himself to His own people, the Jews, as well as the people the Jews looked 
down


 on, 
the gentiles. In a moment of Truth, Jesus caused Saul to fall off his high 
horse, hit the ground


 and 
become blind. With Saul’s full attention, it only took Jesus a few sentences to 
tell Saul what was coming next in his life. That would be to suffer for Jesus, 
and His Name’s sake. Next, we will see


             
how Paul witnesses Jesus Christ as Both, Lord And Savior, to everyone he could. 


 


 9:23 
And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him.
9:24



But their laying await 
was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill 



him.9:25 
Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down, by the wall, in a 
basket. 9:26 
And


 when Saul was 
come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples. But they were 
all 


afraid of him, and 
believed not that he was a disciple.9:27
But Barnabas took him, and brought him


 to the 
apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen The Lord in the 
way, and that He had


     
 spoken to him, and how he had 
preached boldly at Damascus in The Name Of Jesus. 



              9:28 And he was 
with them, coming in, and going out, at Jerusalem.


9:29 And 
he spake boldly in the Name Of The Lord Jesus, and disputed against the


Grecians. But they 
went about to slay him;9:30 
which, when the brethren knew,


             they 
brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth 
to Tarsus. 


 


9:31 
Then had the churches rest throughout all 
Judea and Galilee and Samaria,


      and were 
edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort 
of 



                                          The Holy Ghost, were 
multiplied.                                                           



 



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Paul 
went from being a hero to the Jews and a killer of believers, to a preacher of




                          Jesus, fellow believer in Jesus, and enemy of the 
Jews. 

9:32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came 
down 


    also to the saints 
which dwelt at Lydda.9:33 
And there he found a certain man 


    named Aeneas, 
which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.


 
9:34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, JESUS CHRIST maketh 
thee whole. Arise,

 and make thy bed.  And he arose, immediately.9:35 And all 
that dwelt at Lydda,

 and Saron, saw him, and turned to The Lord. 9:36 
Now there was at Joppa, a certain


 disciple named 
Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas. This woman was full 



of good works, 
and alms deeds*which she did.9:37 
And it came to pass in those days, 


that she was sick, and 
died; whom, when they had washed, they laid her in an upper 


chamber.9:38 
And for as much as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard 



that Peter was there, 
they sent unto him two men desiring him that he would not delay 


to come to them.9:39 
Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they 


brought  him into the 
upper chamber. And all the widows stood by him weeping, and 


showing the coats and 
garments, which Dorcas made while she was with them. 9:40 
But


 Peter put them 
all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed. And turning him to the body 



said, Tabitha, arise. 
And she opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter,  she sat up.



9:41 And he gave her his hand, and 
lifted her up. And when he had called the saints and


 widows, 
presented her, alive
9:42
And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many


 believed in 
The Lord. 
9:43 
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa, 


                                                      
with one Simon, a tanner. 


                       
 alms deeds*=giving energy effort and skill, 
instead of money, for Jesus’ sake 



                                                                               
Acts Ch.10


 10:1 
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band*



   called the Italian 
band,10:2
a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house,


 which gave much 
alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.10:3 
He saw in a vision, 


evidently, about the 
ninth hour* of the day, an angel of God coming in to him and saying


 unto him, 
Cornelius.10:4 
And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and  said, What is it,


 Lord?  And he 
said unto him, thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before



God.10:5 
And now send men to Joppa, and call for one   Simon, whose surname 
is Peter.10:6


 He lodgeth with 
one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side. He shall tell thee what



thou oughtest*to 
do.10:7 
And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he


 called two of 
his household servants, and a devout soldier of them, that waited on him 



continually.10:8 
And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.


10:9 On the 
morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city,  Peter went



                                  
up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour* 
                                   



            ninth hour*=3:00pm  oughtest*=should  sixth hour*=12:00 noon 
 thrice*=3 times
 


 


               
10:10 And he became very hungry, and 
would have eaten, but while they made ready,


 he fell into a 
trance,10:11 
and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, 


as it had been a great 
sheet, knit, at the four corners, and let down to the earth.10:12 
Wherein, 


were all manner of 
four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and


 fowls of the air.10:13 
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.10:14 But Peter said, 


not so, Lord; for I 
have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.10:15 And the 
voice spake 


   
 unto him again the second time, 
what God hath cleansed, that, call not thou common.10:16  


              
This was done thrice* And the vessel 
was received up again, into heaven.


 



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10:17 Now, while Peter 
doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold,


 the men which 
were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood 
before


 the gate,10:18 
and  called, and asked, whether Simon, which was surnamed 
Peter, were lodged there.10:19
While Peter thought on the vision, The Spirit said unto him, behold, 
three men seek thee.10:20 
Arise, therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting 
nothing. For I have 


sent them.10:21 Then 
Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius,


        
and said, behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause wherefore ye are come?



10:22 And they said, Cornelius 
the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, 
and of good 


report among all 
the nation of the Jews, was  warned from God by an holy 
angel, to send for 


thee into his house,
and to hear words of thee. 10:23 
Then called he them in, and lodged them. 


And on the morrow,
Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa, 
accompanied him.10:24 
And the morrow after, they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, 
and


 he had called 
together his kinsmen, and near friends.10:25 And as Peter was 
coming in, Cornelius 


met him,
and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.10:26 But Peter took 
him up, saying,
Stand 


up; I myself 
also, am a man.10:27 
And as he talked with him, he went 
in,
and found many that were come together.10:28 
And he said unto them, ye know how that it is an unlawful thing,
for a man 


that is a Jew to 
keep company, or come 
unto one of another nation. But 
God hath shewed me,


 that I should 
not call any man,
common or unclean.10:29 
Therefore came I unto you, without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for. I ask, 
therefore, for what intent ye have sent for me?


 10:30 
And Cornelius said, four days ago, I was fasting until this hour; and at the 
ninth hour I prayed,


 in my house, and 
behold, a man stood before me, in bright clothing 
10:31 
and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had, in 
remembrance, in the sight of God.10:32 
Send, therefore 


to Joppa, and call 
hither Simon, whose surname is  Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon, a 
tanner, by the sea side; who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.10:33 
Immediately, therefore,


I sent to thee; and 
thou hast well done that thou art come. Now, therefore, are we all here, present 
before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee Of God.10:34 
Then Peter opened his mouth and said, of a truth, 
I perceive that God is no 
respecter of persons.10:35
But in every nation, he that feareth Him, and worketh 
righteousness, is accepted with Him.10:36
The Word, which God sent unto the children of Israel, 
preaching peace by Jesus Christ. (He Is Lord Of All) 
10:37 
That Word, I say, ye know, which was published through-out all Judea, and began 
from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with The Holy Ghost*and 
with Power, 


Who went about 
doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil;
for God was with Him


 10:39
And we are witnesses of all things which He did; both in the land of  the 
Jews, and in Jerusalem;


   
 Whom they slew, and 
hanged on a tree.10:40
Him, God raised up the third day, and shewed Him openly.10:41 Not 
to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before God, 
even  to us, who did eat and drink with Him, after He rose from
the dead.10:42
And 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.10:43



                 
To Him, give all the prophets 
witness, that through His Name, whosoever 



                                   
    believeth in Him, shall receive remission*of sins.


 



            *Holy Spirit=Holy Ghost  
 quick*=living    
    (26)        
            remission*=forgiveness 


 



10:44 While Peter yet spake 
these words, The Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard The Word.10:45 
And they of the circumcision, which believed, were astonished, 
as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured 
out The Gift Of The Holy Ghost.10:46
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. 
Then answered Peter,10:47
can any man forbid water, that these


         
 should not be   
baptized, which have received The Holy Ghost as well as we?10:48
And he 


                    
commanded them to be baptized In The Name Of The Lord. 



                                  Then prayed they him, to tarry certain days.



 After 
Jesus used Peter to raise Tabitha from the dead, Jesus was educating Peter



         
not to follow the old Jewish laws and to embrace ALL JESUS’ CHILDREN.


 Jesus 
used the vision of cleansing all things He made, as being good for food,



                                      the same as Jesus cleansed all men. 



   Jesus 
showed Peter any person who would accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, is worthy of 
Eternal Salvation. Peter contemplated this vision and received The Lord’s 
message. Peter saw The Salvation Of Jesus work in Cornelius, a Roman centurion, 
and all who were at his house. Right before Peter’s eyes, and the eyes of those 
with Peter, the gentiles were first: Baptized with The Gift Of The Holy 
Spirit, and then, baptized with water, in The Name Of The Lord. It is God’s 
decision whom HE will choose to give eternal life to. Our only job, is to 
give testimony  Of Jesus Christ…


 to 
EVERYONE…11:1 
And the apostles, and brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles had 
also received The Word Of God.11:2 
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of

 the circumcision, contended with him 
11:3
saying, thou wentest in to men  uncircumcised, and didst


eat with them.11:4
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by 
order unto them, saying,11:5 
I was in the city of Joppa praying. And in a trance, I saw a vision, a certain 
vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four 
corners; and it came,

 even to me.11:6 
Upon the which, when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw four footed 
beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the 
air. 11:7 
And I heard a 

voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat. 
11:8    
 But I said, not so, Lord. For nothing common 

or unclean, hath at any time entered into my mouth.11:9 
But the voice answered me again from heaven, what God hath cleansed, that, call 
not thou common.11:10 
And this was done three times.

 And  all were drawn up again into heaven.11:11 
And, behold, immediately, there were  three men already come unto the house 
where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.11:12 And the Spirit bade 

me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover, these six brethren accompanied me, 
and we entered into the man's house.11:13And 
he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto 
him, send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;11:14 who 
shall tell thee words, whereby thou, and all thy house, shall be saved.11:15
And as I began to speak, The Holy Ghost fell on them, as 
on us, at the beginning.11:16
Then remembered I the  word 
of The Lord,  how that He said, 
John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall   be 
 baptized with The Holy Ghost.11:17
Forasmuch then, as God gave them The like  Gift, as He 
did unto us who believed on The Lord Jesus Christ; what was I,
that I could withstand God?11:18
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and


          
 glorified God, saying, then 
hath God also, to the Gentiles, granted repentance, unto 
life.  


 



                                                                                      
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       11:19 Now they which were 
scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen, traveled as far 
as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching The Word to none,
but unto the Jews only.11:20 And some 
of them were men of Cyprus, and Cyrene, which, when they were come to 
Antioch,
spake unto the Grecians,  preaching The LORD Jesus.11:21
And The Hand Of The Lord was


                  
 with them.  And a great 
number  believed, and turned, unto The Lord.



11:22 Then tidings of these things, 
came unto the ears of The Church, which was in Jerusalem. And they sent forth 
Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.11:23 
Who, when he came, and had seen The Grace Of God, was glad, and exhorted 
them all, that with purpose of heart, they would cleave unto The Lord.11:24 
For he was a good man, and full of The Holy Ghost and of faith. And much 
people was added unto The Lord.11:25 
Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul.11:26 
And when 


        
he had found him, he brought him unto 
Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year 


              
    they assembled themselves with The Church, and taught much people.

 


                 
    And the disciples were called Christians,
first, in 
Antioch.


 


11:27 And 
in these days, came prophets from Jerusalem, unto Antioch.11:28 
And there stood up one of them, named Agabus, and signified by The 
Spirit , that there should  be great dearth* throughout all 
the world. Which came to pass in the days of  Claudius Caesar.11:29 
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, deter-mined to send 
relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea.11:30



                  
Which also they did, and sent it to the 
elders by the hands of Barnabas, and Saul.



                           
                                                                                                                dearth*=famine


                            
Peter explains the lesson he received that Jesus Is Savior


                           
for the gentiles* as well as for the Jews to his fellow Jews.


 Luke 
speaks of Agabus, and his qualification as a Prophet, when Agabus said The 
Spirit said 


to him 
there would be a famine during reign of Claudius, and there was. This puts Luke 
as writing 


The Acts 
Of The Apostles sometime in and around the year 41 or shortly thereafter, since 
this is 



                                                
when 
Claudius Caesar reigned.          
 gentiles*=non-jews=all 
men


 



                 
And the disciples were 
called Christians, first, in Antioch.

 


                
   Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.


       
He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved. But he that believeth not,




                                                shall be damned.            
                       Mark 16:15-16. 

 



                       All Power Is Given Unto ME, In Heaven And In Earth

  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations. Baptizing them in The Name Of The 
Father,


       and 
of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things 




                                    whatsoever I have commanded you.         
     Matt.28:18b-20a

 


And behold, 
I send The Promise of My Father upon you. But tarry ye in the city of 

                Jerusalem, until ye be endued*with Power from On High.  Luke 
24:49

 


Thus It 
Is Written, And Thus It Behooved Christ To Suffer, And To RISE FROM The 

        Dead The Third Day. And that repentance* and remission* of sins should 
be 


           preached,
In His Name, among all nations, beginning at 
Jerusalem.




                                       And ye are witnesses of these 
things.          Luke 24:46-48      

            


 And, lo, I 
Am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.  AMEN
  Matt.28:20b  


 


             
These are the commands from Jesus, to His followers. 
Then, and now.  


 


      But be 
not ye called Rabbi. For one is your 
Master, even Christ;
and




                                                  ALL YE, 
Are Brethren.                    
  Matt.23:8 


 



                 repentance*=turn 
away from       remission*=forgiveness;          
   endued*=given 


 



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17:18 As Thou hast sent Me into the world, even so have I also 
sent them into 


     
   the world. 
17:19 
And for their sakes, I sanctify Myself, that they also might


    
   be sanctified through The Truth. 
17:20 
Neither pray I for these alone, but for


     
   them also which shall  believe on Me through their word; 
17:21 that they all


     
   may be One; as Thou Father, art in Me, and I in Thee,
that they also may be


           
One, In Us; that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me.




                 
17:22
And the glory which Thou gavest Me, I have given them; 




                              that they may be One, even as We Are One.



                
17:23
I in them and Thou in Me, that they may be made 


     
  perfect In One; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me,
and 



                                  hast loved them, as Thou hast loved 
Me.



17:24  
Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with 
Me where I Am; 

that they may behold My Glory which Thou hast given Me. For Thou 
lovedst Me before the

 foundation of the world. 
17:25
O Righteous Father, the world hath not known Thee.

 But I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent 
Me. 
17:26  And I have 

                    
declared unto them Thy Name, and will declare it; that The Love


                  
  wherewith Thou hast loved Me, may be in them, and I in them.  
John 17:18-26 


 



15:17These 
things I command you, that ye love one another.15:18
If the world
hate


you,
ye know that it hated Me before it hated you.15:19 If ye 
were of the world, the 


world 
would love his own. But because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen


     
                 you out of the world, therefore the world hateth 
you     John 15:17-19


 


       
These things I have spoken unto you, that In Me, ye might have 
peace.



                  In the world ye shall have tribulation. But be of 
good cheer; 



                                          I have overcome the world.                      
   John 16:33   


 


 But be not 
ye called Rabbi. For one is your 
Master, even Christ;
and




                                                  ALL YE, 
Are Brethren.                  
 Matt.23:8 



 


       
               And this is Life Eternal, that 
they might know Thee;


           
The Only True God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.
John 17:3


 


   
11:25  ... I am The Resurrection, and The Life. He that 
believeth in Me, 


         
though he were dead, yet shall he live. 
11:26 And whosoever liveth and



                  believeth in Me, shall never die. Believest 
thou this?      John 11: 25-26



 


             
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children;

                 how much more shall your Heavenly Father, give The 
Holy Spirit, 

                                               to them that Ask Him?                  
Luke 11:13


    The 
purpose of this and the other articles, is to point out the same message that



        
  appears over and over in God's Word, and to bring that message together



          in one place, our heart, in recognition of The Lord's prayer  in 
John Chpt. 17


      
That we may all be One, as The Father, Son, and Holy 
Spirit, Are One.
(1John5:7) 


 


      
May God Bless you and keep you in The Lord, Jesus Christ, by The Power Of His 
Holy Spirit.


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