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.

But hearing this, the apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their clothes and ran in among the people, crying out

Do you still exalt yourself against My people, that you will not let them go?

And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, So says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.

Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy and for Your truth's sake.

Whom have you mocked and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Even against the Holy One of Israel.

Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre. So says the Lord Jehovah: 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 gods;

The king spoke and said, Is this not 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 did not prepare, nor 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 sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself forth, that he is God.

And he

And after this Jehovah struck him in his bowels with a disease that could not be cured.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and has run afresh.

and even after they corrupt my skin, yet this: in my flesh I shall see God,

Your pride is brought down to the grave, and the noise 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 will go out and see the dead bodies of the men who have sinned against Me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be put out; and they will be an object of disgust to all flesh.

where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

General references

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

Do you still exalt yourself against My people, that you will not let them go?

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found.