Acts 5:39

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Summary

Acts 5:39

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

If

Revelation 17:12

To fight

General references

Acts 12:24

Bible References

If

but they could not cope with his good practical sense and the spiritual power with which he usually spoke.

And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.

for I will give you such wisdom of speech as all your opponents combined will not be able to resist and refute.

It is so, because God's nonsense is wiser than men's wisdom, and God's weakness is mightier than men's might.

The ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who have not yet become kings, but for a single hour they accept authority as kings allied with the wild beast.

To fight

"You people, stubborn in will, heathenish in hearts and ears, you are always resisting the Holy Spirit, as your forefathers did, too.

He asked, "Who are you, sir?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

So there was a vociferous yelling until some of the scribes, belonging to the party of the Pharisees, got up and fiercely contended, "We find nothing wrong with this man. Suppose a spirit or angel has really spoken to him!"

Or, are we trying to incite the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?

General references

But the message of the Lord continued to grow and spread.