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Acts 12:2 · BSB
12:2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
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…the most visible men in it. Here is how the Bible reports the death of an apostle. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.Acts chapter 12 verse 2. That is all, half of one verse. Death by the sword in Roman practice meant beheading, and the text does not slow down for it, does not describe…
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…a certain prison, the doors opened on their own accord. The chains fell. And he went testifying to the fellowship where they were gathered. InActs chapter 12, verse 1 to 8. And I pray the same can be actually go all out to all of us. At our family level, in our business level, in the marketplace, in the church, the…
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…the first time we have his name recorded for sure is in Acts chapter 12. In Acts chapter 12, James, the brother of John, is killed by Herod. That'sActs 12:1-4. Peter is supposed to be killed next, or at least that's Herod's plan. And in Acts 12:5, it says that the whole church was gathered together to…
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…Jewish people. He was kind of like the consummate politician. And so he begins to strike out at followers of Jesus. So listen to what happened inActs chapter 12, verses 1 through 4. It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. He had James, the brother of John,…
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…not return to me empty. Instead, it does what I want and accomplishes what I intend. The word of the Lord. The New Testament reading is found inActs chapter 12, verses 1 through 5. About that time, King Herod began to harass some who belonged to the church. He had James, John's brother, killed with a sword. When he saw that…
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…12 today, but we're going to begin our journey through Acts 12. But I do want to give kind of a breakdown of Acts 12. Our text today is going to beActs 12 verses 1 through 5. But as we go through Acts 12, you're going to notice four things. In Acts 12 verses 1 through 5, we see persecution of the church by the Jewish…
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…himself. And Herod Agrippa ordered the execution of the apostle James. He was the first apostle that was martyred. Okay, and here's what it says.Acts 12, verse 2and 3, it says, he had the apostle James, who is John's brother, killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he…
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…believe boldly. And fourth, we should refuse worldly glory. So let's jump right in. Point number one, pray fervently when persecution arises.Acts 12, verses 1 through 5, the Word of God says, About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James, the brother of John,…
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…Peter, had a fire in their belly. The passion of James was also for the gospel as well. James is the first to be martyred among them for the faith.Acts chapter 12, verse 2talks about his death. And Herod had him killed with the sword. That almost always means that he was beheaded for his thunderous stand for the…
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…up and saw the Lord Jesus crucified and saw the places of honor at his right hand and his left, filled with death. Perhaps even more sobering. InActs 12, verse 2, it says that Herod, King Herod, killed James within just a year or two of this very moment. And John, while he lived to be an old man, was exiled…
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…That's why once Judas Iscariot, the traitor is replaced. The list is fixed and never changed. Even after James, one of the twelve, is killed inActs chapter 12 verses 1 to 2, there is no mention ever of replacing him because that list is done. It's complete. It's fixed. The second way the word apostle is used is what I…
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…why he called them sons of thunder, but we see such a transformation in their lives in the aftermath of the resurrection, where we see James,Acts 12:1-2, he died by the sword at the edict of King Herod Agrippa the First. In fact, James, his is the only martyrdom that's actually recorded in the…
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…the first things that we're saying right now is that persecution will come to the believer. Persecution will come to the believer. That is seen inActs chapter 12, verses 1 through 2. If you're looking at a text, you can see about that time, Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James,…
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…rather quickly, but I just want you to see this together. I believe that Mark's desire to record what Peter did is fueled by his own experience. SoActs chapter 12, verses 1 through 5. About that time, Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James, the brother of John, with a sword. And…
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…Jairus' daughter is raised to life. He would be a prime candidate to write a book of the New Testament. There's only one slight problem. That inActs chapter 12, verse 2, Herod Agrippa cuts his head off. And that's in around 44 AD. And we're pretty sure that the book of James is written about 55 AD, meaning that…
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…the Bible teaches. And so, I want you to turn in your Bible, if you would, to a passage that deals with this subject and look, if you would, atActs 12, verse 2. We're recognizing that there's only 12 apostles of the Lord Jesus and there was no apostolic succession. Acts, chapter 12. By the way, who was…
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