The apostles of
Jesus the Christ, the Son of God
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one in Solomon's porch. And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.-Acts 5:12-16***Solomon and Simon Peter were Israelites, descendants of Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel). Over 900 years before Simon Peter was born, Solomon was born into the tribe of Jacob's 4th born son Judah to King David and Bathsheba. David was the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land. Before 70-year-old David died, Solomon became the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites. In Jerusalem, the royal city, Solomon built the temple of the Lord and other buildings, and a porch that was put in front of the temple. Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, was the 4th king to rule over all of the Israelites. After Rehoboam gave a specific answer, the Israelites split into 2 kingdoms, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of Solomon. Judah was the nation in the south, Jerusalem was the royal city and Rehoboam was the 1st king to reign. Israel was the northern nation, Samaria was the final royal city, and Jeroboam, the son born to Nebat and Zeruah, was the 1st king to reign. Less than 200 years after Jeroboam's son Nadab became the 2nd king to rule the northern nation of Israel, the Assyrians invaded the kingdom and conquered Samaria, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Less than 140 years after Samaria was conquered, Rehoboam's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson Zedekiah (Mattaniah) became the 19th king to rule Judah. During the 11th year of Zedekiah's reign, the Babylonians (Chaldeans) conquered Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Before taking more Israelites captive, the Babylonians looted and burned the temple, and burned other buildings. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, and built a smaller temple, John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, were born. John the Baptist was born into the tribe of Jacob's 3rd born son Levi to Zechariah (Zacharias) the priest and his wife Elizabeth (Elisabeth). Jesus the Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Elizabeth's relative Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. 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, and testified that Jesus is the Son of God. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men, including Simon Peter and his fishing partner 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 and his brother Andrew, and John and his brother James became disciples of Jesus the Christ, and they were 4 of the 12 apostles Jesus sent on a mission only among the Israelites. Simon Peter, James and John were with Jesus when Jesus took the hand of the dead daughter of Jairus and commanded the daughter to arise. Sometime thereafter, during the annual Feast of Dedication (Festival of Lights/Hanukkah), Jesus was walking in the temple amid the porch of Solomon, and some Israelites were ready to stone 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 his disciples and apostles, and returned to heaven. Sometime thereafter, when Simon Peter and John were about to enter the temple, a man who was lame spoke to Simon Peter and John, and Simon Peter commanded the man to rise and walk. When the man walked and the crowd recognized the man, the Israelites ran towards Solomon's porch and Simon Peter spoke to the crowd. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that after the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees put Simon Peter and John in custody, and gave them a command, and released them, more signs and wonders occurred.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 13:1-14:45, Deuteronomy 31:1-34:12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts
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