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July 13, 2023 - Dan Bidondi Show
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Discussing The Book of Acts Chapter 22 - The Dan Bidondi Show Bible Series
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Welcome back to the Book of Acts.
We are now on to Chapter 22 in this in-depth, comprehensive study of the Bible.
So guys, before you go any further, please, it's very important, you need to at least read Chapter 21 or watch the video there before we go any further.
And I would suggest that you start off with Chapter 1 to catch up with what's going on.
So, very important, and this is a continuation off of Chapter 21, where Paul was led in captivity, And he was allowed to speak one last time before being brought into the castle by the chief captain.
So, before we go any further, guys, We need to do this specific Bible study approach.
Very important to do.
So I'm just excited to get into this chapter here.
And because this is where things get really interesting.
So anyway, this Bible study approach, we start off by praying for wisdom and understanding.
So let's do that right now.
So Jesus, Yeshua, Messiah, please forgive us once again for our individual trespasses and sins.
And we ask you, Lord, to forgive us and just bless us and purify our hearts, our minds, our bodies, our souls.
And Father, we come before you, our heavenly, great, almighty Father.
We come before you to ask you for divine wisdom and understanding and to bring us the Holy Spirit, the great Comforter, to write your word upon our hearts today, in this case, the book of Acts chapter 22, to write it upon our hearts today and give us great wisdom and dissemination of this amazing word of you.
So we ask you in your mighty name and also to protect us all from the forces of evil and bless anybody out there that's going through any kind of spiritual problems, spiritual health problems, physical problems, mental problems, emotional problems.
Bless us, Lord, and cover us with the blood of Yeshua Messiah, Jesus Christ.
We ask you, and before we do that, we ask you, first of all, thank you.
I'm sorry.
I should have thanked you at first.
So thank you for everything that you've done for us.
And we ask you in your mighty name.
Amen.
So now we read the scripture in context.
Very important.
Context is key and I'm going to keep repeating this over and over and over and over again every time we start a video.
So context is key and let the scripture interpret the scripture.
Let the Holy Spirit work through you.
And let the word of God interpret itself.
Don't lean on your own understanding.
So let's get right into this, guys.
Open the Bible, Acts chapter 22. And ShakeYourWakeRadio.com carries the show in the audio edition.
Thank you so much again.
Thank you, Annie.
And so if you listen on audio edition, I encourage you to open the Bible, please.
Well, if you're driving on the road right now listening, just read it later.
So we do get the Bible up on screen on the video edition here on our YouTube channel.
And so Acts chapter 22. So before we get to chapter 22, I want to touch base real quick on the end of 21. So again, Paul went into Jerusalem.
He was taken captive, right?
He was in the temple, right?
So the Jewish leader seen Paul...
Right away, it caused a big ruckus.
Accused Paul of several different things that he did not do.
So they literally started grabbing Paul, beating him, pushed him out of the temple, shut the doors behind him, and started beating him.
Then the chief captain, right?
The chief captain came out to see what the heck was going on, and everybody stopped doing what they were doing, right?
So the chief captain right away took Paul into custody.
He had no clue what was going on.
He had no clue what Paul had done.
All he knows is his whole city in Jerusalem was in a massive uplaw.
And people are yelling to kill him.
So the chief captain had his troops bind him up and took him to the castle, right?
And on his way to the castle, the people were following him.
Thousands of people were yelling, end him.
You know what I mean?
Kill him, right?
So Paul here told the chief captain who he was.
And he asked the chief captain, unless I beseech you, I ask you, I beg of you, let me, please let me, you know, suffer me, which is like, please let me speak unto the people.
So right away the chief captain's like, you know, alright.
And when he says he's given a license, right?
The chief captain gave him a license.
Paul.
In other words, authorities, alright, I'll let you do that.
So they stopped where they were, and before going into the castle, so Paul stood on the stairs and beckoned with the Which, in other words, hey, everybody that was following, thousands of people that followed him, the multitudes, he was able to go down the stairs and everybody was like, they were in silence, right?
They were, you know, because they were like, what the heck is going on?
And Paul used his hand to wave everybody in.
You know, beckon, say, hey, come on in for a minute.
And everybody's like, getting closer to see what's going on here.
So Paul spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, that's where we left off, right?
Chapter 22, He says, My brethren and fathers, hear ye my defense, which I make unto you.
So again, right now, they want Paul dead.
They demand the chief captain, we want him dead, lock him up and put him to death.
So the chief captain gives him authority to state his defense, right?
So he goes to everybody, right?
Here I make my defense, which I make unto you, right?
And when they heard that he spoke in Hebrew tongue to them, they kept more silence, as he said.
So they were shocked.
This is a Jew speaking in Hebrew tongues.
I am verily a man which am a Jew, right?
Born of Tarsus, this is Paul playing in his case.
A city of Sicilia, I'm sorry, I keep saying Sicilia, that's in Italy.
No, this is Sicilia.
Yet brought up into the city at the feet of Garmilio, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers.
And was zealous, which is inspired, whatever.
And again, zealous-- we did this last time-- which is energy or enthusiasm.
He's enthusiastic of the law, right?
Enthusiastic, zealous toward God.
And you all of this day.
Right?
So, and I persecuted this way unto the death.
Binding and delivering into the prisons both men and women.
As also the high priest does bear me witness.
And all the estate of the elders from whom I have received letters unto the brethren.
And went into Damascus to bring them which were bound into Jerusalem for to be punished.
So this is Paul pleading his case to everybody.
Everybody's listening, right?
And it came to pass that as I made my journey and was come from nigh into Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light around about me.
And I fell onto the ground and I heard a voice saying unto me, right?
Now, this is Paul pleading in his case, and he's telling him what happened in Damascus.
That when he got converted, right?
So, now, let me simplify this, right?
So, you all know Paul's standing on the stairs telling his story to the people, what happened to him, right?
Because remember, Paul was Saul at the time, right?
They known him as Saul.
And people are just like, you used to go kill these people, now you're against us.
You're preaching that the person that we put to death, you're preaching his word.
So this is Paul pleading his case.
He's referring to when he was Saul in the text there, right?
And he goes, when he went to Damascus noon, suddenly there was a light shining on him, a great light from heaven around him, right?
And he says, I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, now the words in red are what?
The words of Jesus, right?
So he's reciting what Jesus told him.
And that's the time he was Saul.
So he says, I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, right?
Saul, Saul, why you persecute me?
And I answered, the what word?
And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecuted.
So this is, again, Paul telling the audience this, before he's led into the castle.
Tell him how he got converted.
Pleading in his statement's case.
And that they were with me, indeed, the light of And were afraid.
But they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me.
So he's saying the people that were with him, right?
They seen the light, right?
You know, the people that were traveling with Saul at the time?
You know, his troops basically, right?
They all seen the light and they were afraid.
But they didn't hear the voice.
Only I heard the voice.
And I said, what shall I do, Lord?
And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there shall be told these things which are appointed for you to do.
And that's when Saul became Paul and became an apostle.
Right instantly.
Again, he was with some people going around going after Christians.
Just killing them and all that, right?
He was like the Jewish elders' henchmen.
And right away, the light shined from heaven, knocked him off his horse.
The people around him, like his troops or whatever, I think we were aware of, anyway, they all seen the light and they were afraid.
And only Paul heard this voice from heaven, which was Jesus talking to them.
Now this again, this is him reciting what happened to him at the castle there.
And when I could not see for the glory of that day, being led by the hand of them that which were made, I came into Damascus.
So he's saying at the time he was temporary blind.
Jesus, the light that shone upon him blinded Paul.
And he had to be led by the hand of Damascus.
And one of Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews that had lived there, came unto me and stood and said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight.
And the same hour he looked up upon him.
So when he listened to Jesus, he went into Damascus, right?
He got a safe back by this apostle.
One of the Enneas, right?
A devout man according to the law.
Anyway, again, this is Paul pleading his case to the people outside ready to kill him.
And he said, God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know his will and see that just one and should hear the voice of his mouth.
The voice of Jesus, right?
For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
So this prophet here, I mean devout man, I'm sorry, is telling Paul, yeah, you are now a witness and you're going to go tell people everything you've seen, right?
And now, while there's terror of them, arise and be baptized and wash away the sins called on the name of the Lord.
And it came to pass when I was again, coming again to Jerusalem, even when I prayed in the temple, I was in the trance.
And when he was in the trance, right, and saw him saying that to me, this is talking about Jesus, right, saying that to Paul, make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
So that's when Jesus said, you've got to get out of here quick.
Because they're not going to like the point that I just converted you on my side here, and they're going to be really ticked off on you, right?
So when I said, Lord, they know that I'm imprisoned and beaten in every synagogue that I'm believing on they.
And when the blood...
I'm sorry, and when the blood of the martyr Stephen, now we talked about Stephen in the last chapter, right?
I brought him up anyway.
Because Stephen was a mighty apostle.
For the short time he was an apostle, this guy really, really turned heads.
You know, the biggest target for the Jews was Jesus.
They eliminated him, right, during the crucifixion.
Then Stephen came up, right?
He was really making headwinds.
They end up killing him, right?
Now it's Paul.
Paul's the big boy now.
And this is him bringing him up.
When the blood of the martyr, Stephen, martyr means being killed for Jesus, right?
In this case.
In the context, right?
So Stephen dies for Jesus.
And he's like Paul, right?
Remember in the last chapter we discussed that when Paul was being, they told him not to go into Jerusalem.
Paul's like, no, I'm going to go.
I'm going to take it like a chair.
I'm going to die for Jesus.
Same thing with Stephen.
Right?
I also was standing by and consented unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Because Paul was standing by and watched it happen.
Right?
And he understood.
A lot of people say, well, why didn't he try to do something about it?
No, because Paul understood Paul understood Stephen.
To die for Jesus, it was a great honor for Stephen.
Stephen was excited.
When they persecuted Stephen, and they beat him, he was excited about it.
I mean, of course, you don't want to get beaten.
Nobody wants to get beaten and killed.
But for Jesus, he was like, well, I'm doing my job.
If I'm getting beaten, persecuted, and killed for Jesus, I'm doing my job for the Lord.
All glory to God, right?
And that's how Stephen felt.
That's how Paul feels at this point.
So, his sentiment is another which stood by and watched, right?
And he knew Stephen, his passion, right?
And he said unto me, and he's saying that Jesus told him, depart for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
So, he was saying how Jesus told...
Paul said how Jesus told him to get out of there for a while, and he's going to send you to the Gentiles.
And they gave him audience unto the word.
In other words, they sat there and listened to him.
And he was able to gather a lot of people, and people listened to him, right?
And then lifted up their voices and say, Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not fit that he should live.
People turned against him, right?
And as they cried out and cast off their clothes, they threw dust into the air.
Alright, so I'm sorry, let me backtrack there.
So again, I don't want to get off, I want to keep you guys really into what's going on, right?
So this is Paul speaking his case again, right?
Right here in chapter 20, 21. And he says, depart hence unto the Gentiles, right?
So, right here, this is where it stops.
Okay, as Paul put in his case, it's here.
So, he, Paul says, right before they stopped him, right, he recited what Jesus told him.
He says, depart and I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
And when he said that, right, the audience, right, and they gave him audience unto this word.
In other words, the audience was listening until Paul said this.
Right?
Right?
They stopped listening after that.
And then lifted up their voices and started yelling and screaming.
Remember, we're at the castle now, right?
Right on the steps, right before the chief captain's about to bring him in.
Chief captain gave him, what, a license to speak.
In other words, an authority to speak.
You could do that.
A permission, I should say, right?
So you could do that.
Go speak, Paul, and I'll give you permission to do that.
A license.
A permission, right?
So...
And until Paul said this, people, now people are like, alright, yeah.
Lifted up their voices after that and started saying, away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not fit that he should live.
In other words, calling for Paul's death.
They had enough of Paul speaking.
They listened up until that point when he started reciting this, right?
When he told them that he went into the Gentiles, right?
As soon as he said that, they cut him off, started yelling and screaming for Paul's death, right?
Right?
Now, as they cried out and cast off their clothes and threw dust into the air.
So people were just like throwing their coats on the ground, whatever the case, and just, you know, caused a ruckus.
That's what's going on.
So the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle and bade that he should be examined by scourging.
That he might know wherefore they cried against him.
So scourging means he, I think I have an idea.
In other words, like, um...
Interrogating them.
I believe that's what that means.
Scourging is hysterical with someone.
Whip someone is a...
Alright.
Yeah, alright.
So...
They went and beat him up.
That's what's going on.
So they brought him to the castle.
And examined him by scourging.
So basically beating him, getting information out of him.
Like torture.
You know what I mean?
Like they do today, you know?
The CIA and all that.
So they would torture him to get information out of him.
So the chief captain wants to know, okay, that his soldiers are beating Paul.
And the chief captain's interrogating him.
Why do these people want you dead?
Why are they crying out against you?
And as they bound him with the dongs, right, Paul said unto the centurion, the dongs, by the way, is shackles and all that, So I know, again, words change over the years.
And today a thong is a disgusting piece of clothing.
Well, you know, underwear, whatever.
I'm going to get into that.
But that's not what that is.
Thongs are like shackles and all that, right?
So Paul said unto the centurion that stood by.
So he's in shackles, right?
And why he was in shackles, he said to the centurion, which is the guard, standing by next to him, right?
He says, is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman and uncondemned?
So Paul's saying, is it not against the law?
I'm a Roman, okay, and I'm not condemned yet.
So it's against the law, your law, to scourge a man.
So when the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, take heed that those knowers, for this man is Roman.
Then the chief captain came and said unto him, tell me, art thou a Roman?
He said, yes.
Paul said, yes, I'm a Roman.
So the chief captain's like, oh, all right, we just violated the law here.
We're not supposed to scourge somebody unless they're condemned.
Paul's not condemned yet.
So when the chief captain answered and said, with the great sum obtain I this freedom, and Paul said, but I was free from born.
So right here, the chief captain's like, alright, yeah, alright, we messed up.
You're Roman, alright, yeah, you're right.
This is a violation of the law.
We broke the law.
We're not supposed to scourge you, because number one, you're Roman, number two, you're not condemned to.
So then straight away they departed from him, which have examined him.
So the people who interrogated him, they left.
And the chief captain also was afraid.
After he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
So the chief captain knew he messed up bad.
Alright, the chief captain bespoke their own law.
Scourging a man who was a Roman and who was not condemned.
It's like them throwing you in prison right now without going to a judge.
Or whatever.
They suffered a great penalty without going to a judge to be condemned.
You know what I mean?
So, yeah.
So, the chief captain knew he messed up.
So, on tomorrow, so the next day, Because he would have known that certainly wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands and commanded the chief priests and all their consul to appear and brought Paul down and sat before them.
So, because, again, once again, not to repeat myself, yeah?
So, the chief priest knew, I mean, the chief captain, all right, yeah, all right, messed up that.
All right, so now, the next day, tomorrow, right, the next day, He would have known certainly wherefore he was accused of the Jews.
So he knew basically why he was accused by the Jews.
So he let him go from his bands.
In other words, took his shackles off and all that, right?
And commanded the chief priests and all the consul to appear and brought Paul down and set him before him.
So now they're in the consul now.
So they let him go out of the castle, out of the shackles and all that stuff, right?
And they brought Paul before a consul.
Of the chief priests.
So now we're going to find out.
It's going to continue to chapter 23. So guys, when you again, it's like the last chapter there.
Make sure you're caught up on this before you go to chapter 23. Which we'll touch base back again when we get to the next chapter.
So yeah, this is Paul again on trial basically.
He's ready to suffer some Condemnation that he killed for Jesus.
And again, I want to emphasize from the last chapter, right?
When they told Paul, don't go into Jerusalem.
Because again, Paul had a massive target on his head by the Jews.
And Paul knew darn well him going to Jerusalem and going to the temple.
They were going to get him.
And again, Paul said his goodbyes to a lot of the apostles a couple chapters ago, right?
He knew that he was going to be killed.
But Paul, like I said in the last chapter, he was going to take it like a champ.
Just like Stephen, right?
Both of them knew they were going to be killed.
And Paul here is ready.
I'm ready to die for Jesus.
I'm not afraid to.
And like I said in the last chapter, guys, we can't be afraid to die for Jesus, so...
Nobody wants to die, no.
Nobody wants to be killed or beaten or anything like that, no.
Absolutely not.
But, remember, Jesus died for us.
He suffered more beating than the crucifixion?
The torch he went through?
Yeah.
No man alive today would stand that.
But he did it for us.
And Paul knew that.
Stephen knew that.
That's what gave them the courage to say, alright, I'm going to become a model.
If I have to, I'm going to become a model for Jesus Christ.
So will you say the same when it comes time for this great persecution to come during the tribulation?
We're going to stand tall, guys.
And the Bible says, those who endure to the end shall be saved.
Matthew chapter 24. So there's going to be some heavy times coming, guys.
But you know what?
You need to stand tall.
Because when it's all over, guys, we're going to be standing with the Savior.
So thank you for tuning in for this awesome chapter here.
And I can't wait to get to chapter 23. So trust the plan.
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