THE CONSPIRACY TO SILENCE THE SON OF GOD...
Let's look at the origins of this conspiracy to silence the Son of God and his Christian Church--the Body of Christ. It started almost 2000 years ago and the doucmentation is found in the Word of God.
1. Peter and John arrested and threatened by the antichrist Jewish leadership.
Acts 4 16: Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 17: But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name(Jesus). 18: And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19: But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 20: For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. (This should be our response today to these modern antichrist conspirators attempting to silence Jesus and his Church.)
2. Antichrrist Jewish leaders arrest disciples and put them in prison.
Acts 5 17: Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, 18: And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
3. The Apostles are beaten by the antichrist Jewish leaders and warned not to speak in the name of Jesus.
Acts 5 40: And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
4. The antichrist Jewish leaders murder St. Stephens after listening to him preach the Gospel. St. Stephens was the first Christian martyr.(Some people on this thread hate Christians martyrs.)
Acts 7 54: When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 55: 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 God, 56: And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 57: Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58: 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. 59: And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60: 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.
5. The antichrist Jews stir up the pagans against Christ and his disciples for preaching the Word.
Acts 13 49: And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. 50: But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
6. After preaching a successful sermon where multitudes of Jews and Gentiles believe in Jesus, the antichrist Jews stirred up the Gentile pagans to have the Christian disciples stoned and expelled from the city.
Acts 14 1: ..... and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. 2: But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. 3: Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4: But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. 5: And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, (How many Christians today could stand up to the abuse, discrimination, stoning, and even murder that the early Christian martyrs and saints endured at the hands of the antichrist.)
7. The Jews of Thessalonica stir up the pagans against the Christians for preaching the Gospels.
Acts 17 13: But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
8. The antichrist Jewish leaders conspire to murder St. Paul for preaching the Gospel.
Acts 23 12: And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13: And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14: And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15: Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. |