Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
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… Peter was sleeping between two soldiers bound with two chains. And centuries before the door were guarding the prison, and behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, get up quickly. And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, dress yourself, put on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, wrap your cloak around you and follow me. And he went out and followed him. 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 …
… Isn't that an incredible picture of Peter just snoring away as he's about to face trial? So listen to what happened. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. Quick, get up, he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrist. Now don't miss the humor there too. You've got this picture, almost movie-like. Peter in prison, snoring away. The angel shows up. There's this bright light that shines. You can almost picture a Charlton Heston type image here. You've got this bright light shining in the cell, this majestic moment. The angel's there. Oh, he has arrived on the scene. And Peter's just sleeping right there. And so Peter gets struck on the side. Wake up, Peter. We're going to leave now. And so the angel said to him in verse 8, put on your clothes and sandals, which was a good reminder for Peter. And so Peter did so. Wrap your cloak around you and follow me, the angel told him. …
… and sentries to guard at the entrance. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, tapped him on the side and woke him up. And he said, the angel to him, quick, get up. And the chains fell off Peter's wrists. Then the angel said to him, put on your clothes and sandals. And Peter did so. wrap your cloak around you and follow me the angel told him and 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 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. …