Acts 16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened… A miraculous act of the breaker of all bonds. I. HE BREAKS THE BONDS OF TRIBULATION, when His elect call to Him day and night (Paul and Silas). II. HE TEARS ASUNDER THE FETTERS OF SIN, when bound souls sigh after Him (the jailer). III. HE MAKES A PATH FOR HIS WORD AND KINGDOM EVEN WHEN THE WORLD PUTS FETTERS ON THEM. "The Word of God is not bound." IV. HE BURSTS OPEN THE PRISON OF THE GRAVE, when the hour of eternal redemption strikes. That hour is said to be midnight. (K. Gerok.) Parallel Verses KJV: And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. |
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