Persecution of the church began when the first worshipers gathered and will continue until Jesus comes again. When you feel the sting of persecution for the first time, you may feel like a swarm of bees has attacked you. You wonder why this is happening, especially when doing God’s work. The good news is that …
Being persecuted for your faith in Jesus began in the early church and continues today. From 1901 to 2000, more people were martyred for their faith than all the other centuries combined. [1] Satan has been desperately fighting to stop the Good News of Jesus that the Apostles first experienced as they boldly proclaimed the …
Gamaliel advised the council: “Don’t fight against God.” The council had arrested the apostles out of jealousy and now had them on trial. Peter had stated that the council was responsible for killing Jesus, but God had resurrected Him. This angered most of the council to the point that they wanted the apostles killed. Gamaliel …
The Jewish leadership arrested the apostles out of envy disguised as defending the faith. Their actions were fervent but misguided. The council had commanded Peter and John to stop preaching in Jesus’ name and they had disobeyed. Acts 5: 17 The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the …