7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.d
Acts 12 marks a dramatic pivot in the early church’s story. Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great, launches a persecution that kills James the apostle and imprisons Peter. The church responds not with strategy but with prayer. An angel rescues Peter, Herod meets a grue
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