Click to read Part One. Click to read Part Two. Last time we left Rhoda as she was trying to convince her fellow believers Peter really was outside. The group gathered at Mary’s house for a prayer meeting had difficulty believing her story. After all, Peter had been arrested, thrown in prison, and was awaiting … Read more
Click to read Part One. After Peter had been chained to guards in prison before his scheduled trial, an angel appeared and miraculously led him away from captivity (see Acts 12:1-10). During his escape, Peter didn’t know if he really was being freed or if he was seeing a vision; but after being led away, … Read more
In Acts 12, we learn of renewed persecution against the early church. Herod Agrippa 1 had James, John’s brother, slain with a sword, and he went after Peter as well. His efforts to seize Peter took place around the time of the Passover, so Herod arrested the fisherman-turned-church-leader. He planned to bring the apostle to … Read more
Hearing Jesus’ tomb was empty, Peter and John ran to investigate. Apart from the grave clothes, the tomb indeed was empty. John entered, saw the linen cloths, and believed. What caused him to believe? In their book Evidence for the Resurrection, Josh and Sean McDowell relate the process of preparing a body for burial. The … Read more