EXPECTED DELIVERANCE UNDETECTED BY SIXTEEN PRISON GUARDS

An angel from God led Peter out to prosperity in Acts 12:1-10 (TLB), but Herod put all his guards to death. “About that time King Herod moved against some of the believers and killed the apostle James (John’s brother). When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish leaders, he arrested Peter during the Passover celebration and imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of sixteen soldiers. Herod’s intention was to deliver Peter to the Jews for execution after the Passover. But earnest prayer was going up to God from the church for his safety all the time he was in prison. The night before he was to be executed, he was asleep, double-chained between two soldiers with others standing guard before the prison gate,when suddenly there was a light in the cell and an angel of the Lord stood beside Peter! The angel slapped him on the side to awaken him and said, ‘Quick! Get up!’ And the chains fell off his wrists! Then the angel told him, ‘Get dressed and put on your shoes.’ And he did. ‘Now put on your coat and follow me!’ the angel ordered. So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a dream or vision and didn’t believe it was really happening. They passed the first and second cell blocks and came to the iron gate to the street, and this opened to them of its own accord! So they passed through and walked along together for a block, and then the angel left him.”

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