Category: Acts
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Peter’s miraculous escape – Acts 12
Prayer Is Powerful Against High-Security Imprisonment James and Peter were key leaders of the early church. During this time, King Herod arrested James and had him killed. When Herod realized that this act pleased the Jewish people, he sought to gain further favor by arresting Peter as well—likely intending to do the same to him.…
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The Power of Earnest Prayer in the Early Church (Acts 12)
Herod Agrippa was persecuting the church and violently targeted some of its members. He beheaded James, the brother of John, and when he saw that this act pleased the Jews, he sought to please them further by arresting Peter. He imprisoned Peter, placing him under the guard of four squads of soldiers, intending to present…