the Apostle page 1 by ric gustafson
The judges stood up. They howled in fury. In the Hall of Polished Stones, a young defendant was seized by a lynch mob. They manhandled him down some steps and into the Court of the Priests. The unruly mob dragged Stephen out of the Temple. Then they pushed him down city streets to the northern gate of the city. When the northern gate was shut, the mob pushed Stephen to the Rock of Execution.
At the Rock of Execution, they threw Stephen down below. He was fully clothed. Slowly, Stephen stood up. In a judicial stoning, the people who brought the charges were the first to throw the rocks. These people took off their outer clothes. They looked around for someone to guard them.
A young lawyer stepped forward to hold them. The mob recognized the young man as a Pharisee from Cilicia in Asia Minor. His name was Saul.
What struck Saul was what Stephen said while being stoned.
" Lord Jesus, receive my spirit".
research help: ' The Apostle' by John Pollock
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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