Acts 12:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Because

And he

Mark 9:44

General references

Exodus 8:4

Exodus 9:17

Psalm 37:36

Bible References

Because

And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they tore their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

And yet exalt you yourself against my people, that you will not let them go?

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto your name give glory, for your mercy, and for your truth's sake.

Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice, and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:

The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?

O king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor:

And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

And he

And after all this the LORD struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

And though after my skin is thus destroyed, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

Your pomp is brought down to the grave, and the sound of your harps: the maggot is spread under you, and the worms cover you.

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

And they shall go forth, and look upon the corpses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorrence unto all flesh.

Where the worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

General references

And the frogs shall come up both on you, and upon your people, and upon all your servants.

And yet exalt you yourself against my people, that you will not let them go?

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.