Chapter eleven records Peterâs account of the events of chapter ten as he told them to the Jews back in Jerusalem, so Acts 11:1-18 is essentially a repeat of the previous chapter. One specific point to note is Peterâs choice of words in Acts 11:15-16. Charismatics and non-charismatics often debate whether the events of chapter […]
Chapter nine begins with âMEANWHILE,â an ominous segue pitting Godâs great work through Philip with Satanâs work through Saul. That was about to change. Securing warrants for all Jewish believers found in and around synagogues (their jurisdiction), Saul traveled to Damascus, more than 150 miles north of Jerusalem, to arrest these Jews who had turned
Chapter eight introduces the key antagonist of the story. Luke mentioned that Saul was a co-conspirator at Stephenâs murder, albeit not a full participant. The most zealous of his peers (Galatians 1:14), Saul used Stephenâs âblasphemyâ as the perfect catalyst to begin an outright war with these Jewish traitors, who blatantly worshiped a criminal instead
