Background
The series is titled “Love of Many will grow cold“.
The verse is Matthew 24:12. ( Link )
Lineage
Stephen And Martyrdom
Scripture
Acts 7
Link
- Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
( Acts 7:53 ) - But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of
( Acts 7:55 )
- And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
( Acts 7:56 )
- And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
( Acts 7:58 ) - And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
( Acts 7:59 ) - And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7:60 )
Quick Analysis
- Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
( Acts 7:53 )- Some Laws are just not natural Laws
- Some are mosaic laws passed down by God
- Here Stephen says some are given via Angelic Visitations
- But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of
( Acts 7:55 )- In dying, saw
- 3 for 1
- Holy Spirit
- Full of the Holy Spirit
- God the Father
- Saw the Glory of God
- Jesus
- The Son on God’s right hand
- Holy Spirit
- 3 for 1
- In dying, saw
- And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
( Acts 7:56 )- In dying, testifying of what he saw
- And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
( Acts 7:58 )- In the intersections of lives, there are always witnesses
- Here Saul is on the other side
- And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
( Acts 7:59 )- Ready Set Go
- Stephen has seen enough
- Thankfully of sound mind and right disposition
- He tenders his spirit to Jesus
- Replay of 3 for/in 1
- God
- Called Upon God
- Jesus
- Saying Lord Jesus
- Spirit
- Receive my Spirit
- God
- Ready Set Go
- And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
(Acts 7:60 )- Having secured Heaven, he had no use of bitterness
- Like Jesus, he says “Do not hold this sin against them“
- He fell asleep, rest easy