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DELIVERED FROM PRISON 145 who had come to the city to worship, his release would be demanded at the hands of the king. While, upon various pretexts, the execution of Peter was being delayed until after the Passover, the members of the church had time for deep searching of heart and earnest prayer. They prayed without ceasing for Peter; for they felt that he could not be spared from the cause. They realized that they had reached a place where, without the special help of God, the church of Christ would be destroyed. Meanwhile worshipers from every nation sought the temple which had been dedicated to the worship of God. Glittering with gold and precious stones, it was a vision of beauty and grandeur. But Jehovah was no longer to be found in that palace of loveliness. Israel as a nation had divorced herself from God. "When Christ, near the close of His earthly ministry, looked for the last time upon the interior of the temple. He said, ^'Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. ' ' ' Hitherto He had called the temple His Father's house, but as the Son of God passed out from those walls, God's presence was withdrawn forever from the temple built to His glory. The day of Peter's execution was at last appointed, but still the prayers of the believers ascended to heaven ; and while all their energies and sjTnpathies were called out in fervent appeals for help, angels of God were watching over the imprisoned apostle. Bemembering the former escape of the apostles from prison, Herod on this occasion had taken double precautions. To prevent all possibility of release, Peter had been put under the charge of ^ Matt. 23 : 38.