The Wonderful Ways of the Lord in the Propagation of His Kingdom
Acts 8:1-8
And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem…


1. The martyr Stephen waters the Church with his blood.

2. The raging Saul serves, even as a persecutor, unconsciously to the extension of the kingdom of Christ.

3. The fugitive Christians are the first messengers of the gospel to a distance.

(K. Gerok.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

WEB: Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.




The Scattered Church; or Good Out of Evil
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