The Acts of the Apostles (1911) — PDF Scan 66

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60 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord." ^^Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying nnto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first Grod, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities." Thus the disciples preached the resurrection of Christ. Many among those who listened were waiting for this testimony, and when they heard it, they believed. It brought to their minds the words that Christ had spoken, and they took their stand in the ranks of those who accepted the gospel. The seed that the Saviour had sown sprang up and bore fruit. While the disciples were speaking to the people, ''the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead." After Christ's resurrection, the priests had spread far and near the lying report that His body had been stolen by the disciples while the Roman guard slept. It is not surprising that they were displeased when they heard Peter and John preaching the resurrection of the One they had murdered. The Sadducees especially were greatly aroused. They felt that their most cherished doctrine was in danger, and their reputation at stake. Converts to the new faith were rapidly increasing, and both Pharisees and Sadducees agreed that if these new teachers were suffered to go unchecked,