Acts 12:23

²³And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost.f

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

References· Acts 12

a: v.1 — Matthew 24:9, John 15:20, Matthew 10:17-18, John 16:2, Luke 22:53, Acts 4:30, Acts 9:31
b: v.3 — Exodus 23:15, Acts 24:27, John 12:43, Leviticus 23:6-14, Exodus 12:14-20, Acts 25:9, Exodus 13:3-7, Galatians 1:10, Acts 20:6, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8
c: v.5 — 1 Corinthians 12:26, James 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Ephesians 6:18-20, 2 Corinthians 1:11, Matthew 18:19, Acts 12:12, Luke 18:1, Hebrews 13:3, Isaiah 62:6-7
d: v.7 — Acts 5:19, Acts 16:26, Psalms 146:7, Psalms 105:18-20, Psalms 142:6-7, Genesis 19:15-16, Acts 27:23-24, Psalms 107:14, Psalms 34:7, Acts 10:30
e: v.11 — Daniel 6:22, Daniel 3:28, 2 Peter 2:9, Psalms 34:7, Psalms 97:10, Acts 5:19, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 41:2, Psalms 109:31, Luke 15:17
f: v.23 — Acts 10:25-26, Psalms 115:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, Acts 14:14-15, Daniel 4:30-37, 1 Samuel 25:38, Daniel 5:18-24, 2 Samuel 24:16-17, Isaiah 37:23, Exodus 12:29

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