Friday, April 3, 2015
A New Life in Christ Jesus AFWIS TV # 18
Yes, Today is Friday the day Jesus gave up his live
so that you could have Eternal Life.
I for one am so Glad He did.
Take sometime to see why he need to do that.
What happened?
What when wrong?
Who's fault was it?
Chronological New Testament Study Day 74
Acts 24:1-27; Acts 25;
Acts 26
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1 Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to
Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought
their charges against Paul before the governor. 2 When Paul
was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: "We have enjoyed
a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms
in this nation. 3 Everywhere and in every way, most excellent
Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude. 4 But in
order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear
us briefly. 5 "We have found this man to be a
troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a
ringleader of the Nazarene sect 6 and even tried to desecrate
the temple; so we seized him. 8 By examining him yourself you
will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against
him." 9 The Jews joined in the accusation, asserting that
these things were true. 10 When the governor motioned for him
to speak, Paul replied: "I know that for a number of years you have been a
judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense. 11 You
can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to
worship. 12 My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at
the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the
city. 13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now
making against me. 14 However, I admit that I worship the God
of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe
everything that agrees with the Law and that is written in the Prophets, 15 and
I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of
both the righteous and the wicked. 16 So I strive always to
keep my conscience clear before God and man. 17 "After an
absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the
poor and to present offerings. 18 I was ceremonially clean
when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me,
nor was I involved in any disturbance. 19 But there are some
Jews from the province of Asia, who ought to be here before you and bring
charges if they have anything against me. 20 Or these who are
here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the
Sanhedrin-- 21 unless it was this one thing I shouted as I
stood in their presence: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I
am on trial before you today.' " 22 Then Felix, who was
well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. "When Lysias the
commander comes," he said, "I will decide your case." 23 He
ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and
permit his friends to take care of his needs. 24 Several days
later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and
listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 As
Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix
was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it
convenient, I will send for you." 26 At the same time he
was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and
talked with him. 27 When two years had passed, Felix was
succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to grant a favor to the
Jews, he left Paul in prison.
1 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up
from Caesarea to Jerusalem, 2 where the chief priests and
Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul. 3 They
urgently requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to
Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way. 4 Festus
answered, "Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there
soon. 5 Let some of your leaders come with me and press
charges against the man there, if he has done anything wrong." 6 After
spending eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next
day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him. 7 When
Paul appeared, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him,
bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove. 8 Then
Paul made his defense: "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the
Jews or against the temple or against Caesar." 9 Festus,
wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to
Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?" 10 Paul
answered: "I am now standing before Caesar's court, where I ought to be
tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well. 11 If,
however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die.
But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has
the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!" 12 After
Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: "You have appealed to
Caesar. To Caesar you will go!" 13 A few days later King
Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since
they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king.
He said: "There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner. 15 When
I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews brought charges
against him and asked that he be condemned. 16 "I told
them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over any man before he has faced
his accusers and has had an opportunity to defend himself against their
charges. 17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the
case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in. 18 When
his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I
had expected. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute with
him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed
was alive. 20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters;
so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on
these charges. 21When Paul made his appeal to be held over for the
Emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar." 22 Then
Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear this man myself." He
replied, "Tomorrow you will hear him." 23 The next
day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with
the high ranking officers and the leading men of the city. At the command of
Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 Festus said: "King
Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish
community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea,
shouting that he ought not to live any longer. 25 I found he
had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the
Emperor I decided to send him to Rome. 26But I have nothing
definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before
all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of
this investigation I may have something to write. 27 For I
think it is unreasonable to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges
against him."
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to
speak for yourself." So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense: 2 "King
Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my
defense against all the accusations of the Jews, 3 and
especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and
controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently. 4 "The
Jews all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning
of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. 5 They
have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that
according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee. 6 And
now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our fathers that I am on
trial today. 7 This is the promise our twelve tribes are
hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. O king, it
is because of this hope that the Jews are accusing me. 8 Why
should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? 9 "I
too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name
of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And that is just what I did in
Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the saints in
prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.11 Many
a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried
to force them to blaspheme. In my obsession against them, I even went to
foreign cities to persecute them. 12"On one of these journeys
I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 About
noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than
the sun, blazing around me and my companions. 14 We all fell
to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 'Saul, Saul, why do
you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' 15"Then
I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' " 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,'
the Lord replied. 16 'Now get up and stand on your feet. I
have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you
have seen of me and what I will show you. 17 I will rescue you
from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18 to
open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of
Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those
who are sanctified by faith in me.' 19 "So then, King
Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. 20 First
to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the
Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove
their repentance by their deeds. 21 That is why the Jews
seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. 22 But I
have had God's help to this very day, and so I stand here and testify to small
and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said
would happen-- 23 that the Christ would suffer and, as the
first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to his own people and to the
Gentiles." 24 At this point Festus interrupted Paul's
defense. "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted. "Your
great learning is driving you insane." 25 "I am not
insane, most excellent Festus," Paul replied. "What I am saying is
true and reasonable. 26 The king is familiar with these
things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has
escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner. 27 King
Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do." 28 Then
Agrippa said to Paul, "Do you think that in such a short time you can
persuade me to be a Christian?" 29 Paul replied,
"Short time or long--I pray God that not only you but all who are
listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains." 30 The
king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them.31 They
left the room, and while talking with one another, they said, "This man is
not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment." 32 Agrippa
said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed
to Caesar."
Revelation 22
Revelation 22 (New International Version, ©2010)
Revelation 22
Eden Restored
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
John and the Angel
6 The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."
7 "Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll."
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!"
10 Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy."
Epilogue: Invitation and Warning 12 "Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14 "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you[a] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.
Revelation 22
Eden Restored
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
John and the Angel
6 The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."
7 "Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll."
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!"
10 Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy."
Epilogue: Invitation and Warning 12 "Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14 "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you[a] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.
18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.
20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.
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