At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.She fell down immediately at his feet and died. The young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.And she fell down immediately at his feet, and gave up the ghost: and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.
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… Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out. Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in and found her dead. They carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the whole church and all who heard these things. I love verse 11. It's like great fear filled the church. Like, yeah, no kidding. Two funerals before the 1115 service let out. I think there would be some fear. I'm also like, could you imagine the Netflix documentary that get made from that? Like pastor kills two members of the church for not giving enough money. I'd go viral. But the question that we have to wrestle with is like, why would God do that? This is the new Testament. This is after the resurrection. We're in the period of grace. Like what's going on? And first and foremost, we have to look at the context of what I mentioned earlier. …
… And instantly she fell to the floor and died. And the young men saw she was dead and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear gripped the entire church and all the others who heard what happened. We'll stop there. How's that for a story? Wow. Why did God deal so severely with these two people? Because they committed a specific sin against the Spirit that still can be committed today. They lied to the Spirit of God. Verse four, you've not lied to men but to God. Their sin was they lied to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a member of the Trinity. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has a will. The Holy Spirit has a personality. The Holy Spirit can be specifically sinned against. There are specific sins identified in the Bible that can be committed against the Holy Spirit. For instance, you can insult the Spirit. You can resist the Spirit. You can lie to the Spirit, as the story here shows. …
… When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died, and great fear seized all who heard what had happened. And the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. About three hours later, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land? Yes, she said, that is the price. Peter said to her, how could you agree to test the spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also. At that moment, she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in, finding her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband. Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events. What is that about? Luke doesn't include every single story about the early church. Why did he choose to include this one? …