Beautiful Gate page 4

Beautiful Gate page 4 by ric Gustafson


As Peter was speaking to the crowd, the captain of the Temple guard approached with some of the priests and Sadducees.
" Seize them".
The crowd quickly dispersed. Peter and John were thrown into jail.
The next day, the two were brought in. They now stood in front of the rulers, the elders and the scribes. The former lame man walked up and stood in between them.
One of the rulers spoke up. " By what power or in what name have you done this?".
Peter became filled with the Holy Spirit. " Rulers and elders of the people". He cleared his throat. " That by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified whom God raised from the dead". He pointed at the lame man. " By this name this man stands in front of you in good health".
The lame man smiled.
" He is the stone which was rejected by you". Peter smiled at his accusers. " But now has become the chief cornerstone".
Everyone there was amazed. This Peter was an uneducated man..
One of the priests spoke up. " We must confer with each other".
They talked among themselves for a while. Then one of the elders spoke up, " We command you not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus".
Peter smiled. " We cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard".
They let the two men go.

The End


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