Simon Peter and Herod Agrippa I
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.-Acts 12:18-23***The angel of the Lord performed missions for the Lord God and brought messages from the Lord God to the descendants of Adam and Eve. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that the Lord God created Adam, the 1st man. The Lord God formed Adam from the dust of the ground, and the Lord God made Adam's wife Eve, the mother of all living, after taking a part out of Adam. Zechariah the prophet was an Israelite descended from Adam and Eve's son Seth, Seth's great-great-great-grandson Enoch, Enoch's great-grandson Noah the ark builder, Noah's son Shem, Shem's son Arphaxad, Arphaxad's great-great-great-great-great-grandson Terah, Terah's children Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), their son Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel). Over 400 years after Zechariah saw and heard the angel of the Lord, John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, were born. John the Baptist was born months after the angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah and spoke to him. Before Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, the Lord God sent the angel Gabriel to speak to Mary. After Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in Mary's womb when Mary was a virgin, an angel spoke to Joseph, the craftsman who was pledged to wed Mary. Approximately 30 years after John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ were born, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Jesus having prayed, the heavens tearing open, the Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus. The Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. Jesus fasted 40 days and nights and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men, including Jona's son Simon Peter and Zebedee's sons James and John, to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites, the treasured and chosen people of the Lord God. Simon Peter, James and John were the 3 disciples and apostles most constantly with Jesus. Less than 3 1/2 years after Jesus was baptized, Jesus was betrayed by the disciple and apostle Judas Iscariot, and Jesus was arrested, crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, seen by over 500 people, including Simon Peter, James and John, and returned to heaven. Simon Peter became a leader among the Israelite believers, and was placed in custody with John. Simon Peter and John were threatened, and told to stop speaking and teaching in the name of Jesus. Sometime after Simon Peter and John were released, the apostles were locked in prison. An angel of the Lord released Simon Peter and the apostles from prison and told them to stand in the temple and proclaim the gospel. The apostles were herded into custody again, and were questioned, flogged, told not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released. However, the apostles and other believers continued to teach the good news of Jesus the Christ. Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of King Herod the Great, the ruler who had tried to kill Jesus by commanding the death of all boys in the Bethlehem region two years old and younger. Herod Agrippa I began arresting believers and commanded that James be put to death. After Herod Agrippa I imprisoned Simon Peter, the angel of the Lord led Simon Peter away from the prison.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 22:1-24:25, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Psalm 34, Isaiah 36:1-37:38, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-15:27, 1 Peter, 2 Peter