They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him.
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… He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. And when they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. And it opened for them of its own accord. And they went out and went along one street and immediately the angel left him. And when Peter came to himself, he said, now I'm sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting. And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. And recognizing Peter's voice and her joy, she did not open the gate, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. And they said to her, you're out of your mind. But she kept insisting that it was so. And they kept saying, it is his angel. But Peter continued knocking. And when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, tell these things to James and to the brothers. Then he departed and went to another place. Now, when day came, there was no …
So Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought he was seeing a vision. He passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter came to himself. You know, that's why we love Peter. Peter's slow, you know. You've woken up. The angel told you to pull on some clothes. You've gone past all these guards. You've had a gate open in front of you. Now you've walked the street, and it just hits you. Hey, I'm not in prison anymore at this point. So Peter comes to himself and says, Now I know without a doubt the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating. When this had dawned on him, isn't that a great phrase, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where people had gathered and were praying. …
… but he had no idea what the angel was doing was really happening he thought he was seeing a vision they passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading into the city it opened for them by itself and they went through it come on is this not the greatest night of your life When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter came to himself and said, Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen. When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. Peter knocked at the outer entrance and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed, left him standing outside. She ran back without opening it and exclaimed, Peter's at the door. …
… The soil produces crops automatically. That word is rare, but it's also used in Acts 12.10 where the angel came to release Peter from prison and the door opened automatae, automatically, to let him out of the prison. All the farmer can do is show up in verse 29 when it's time to harvest. He has no role to play as the crop grows by itself, first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. No farmer gives life. No farmer energizes cell division, multiplication. It's all God's work. We have no role to play. but to wait and enjoy the harvest. So, so, and sleep. People ask me occasionally, do you sleep well? The answer is, I do. I sleep very well. But I'll promise you one thing. If I thought that anybody was going to be left out of heaven because of some failure in my strategy, I couldn't sleep at all. of the gospel does not depend on our power to give life or to manipulate. …