The Stoning of Stephen

[dogsgod]

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In Acts 6 and 7 we read of Stephen being seized and brought before the high priests for questioning.


Acts 7 54 The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!” 57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him 58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.






Why didn't they stone Jesus right then and there for the same crime when it was their law to do so?



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[URAVIP2ME]

At Matthew 26vs4,5 shows the religious leaders did not want the people in an uproar.

 

[logician]

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In Acts 6 and 7 we read of Stephen being seized and brought before the high priests for questioning.


Acts 7 54 The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!” 57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him 58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.






Why didn't they stone Jesus right then and there for the same crime when it was their law to do so?



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This is also another place in the bible where heaven is implied to be "up in the air". I've looked up there and never seen anything but clouds, the moon, sun and stars.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

'heavens' plural heavens. The atmospheric heavens were the birds fly or the mid heavens is one heaven. The heaven of Hebrews 9v24 is another heaven.

 

[Thesavorofpan]

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In Acts 6 and 7 we read of Stephen being seized and brought before the high priests for questioning.


Acts 7 54 The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!” 57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him 58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.






Why didn't they stone Jesus right then and there for the same crime when it was their law to do so?



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They did try to stone him read John 10:31-40 it explains the whole event.

 

[Thesavorofpan]

This is also another place in the bible where heaven is implied to be "up in the air". I've looked up there and never seen anything but clouds, the moon, sun and stars.

You read the verse wrong buddy, He was full of the Holy Spirit and he saw Jesus and all his glory.

 

[fallingblood]

Because it was the Romans who executed Jesus as Jesus committed a crime against Rome.

 

[Thesavorofpan]

Because it was the Romans who executed Jesus as Jesus committed a crime against Rome.

Well yes, but Pilate asked the Jews if They wanted Jesus or Barnabas(I think I spelled his name right) to be let go and they choose Jesus to die.

 

[Zardoz]

Well yes, but Pilate asked the Jews if They wanted Jesus or Barnabas(I think I spelled his name right) to be let go and they choose Jesus to die.

Sure... of course the propaganda would say that...

 

[Thesavorofpan]

Sure... of course the propaganda would say that...

But it's okay Jesus wanted to die for them.

 

[logician]

You read the verse wrong buddy, He was full of the Holy Spirit and he saw Jesus and all his glory.

Yes, by looking up - implying heaven is up in the air.

 

[fallingblood]

Well yes, but Pilate asked the Jews if They wanted Jesus or Barnabas(I think I spelled his name right) to be let go and they choose Jesus to die.

Probably not. First, there was no tradition of allowing a criminal to go free during Passover. That Barabbas, a bandit, would be allowed to go free simply would not have happened and really has no evidence to back up. It was implanted in the Bible for a specific message.

Pilate would have had no problem having killed Jesus. There are a few instances in which Pilate acted with no mercy towards the Jews for less. Pilate needed no additional motivation to have Jesus executed.

The blame for the execution of Jesus is solely placed on Rome.

 

[S-word]

Probably not. First, there was no tradition of allowing a criminal to go free during Passover. That Barnabas, a bandit, would be allowed to go free simply would not have happened and really has no evidence to back up. It was implanted in the Bible for a specific message.

Pilate would have had no problem having killed Jesus. There are a few instances in which Pilate acted with no mercy towards the Jews for less. Pilate needed no additional motivation to have Jesus executed.

The blame for the execution of Jesus is solely placed on Rome.

You got it wrong matey, "Barnabas" was in fact Joseph the Levite from Cyprus, whose half sister Mary, was the adopted Mother of young John who was surnamed "Mark," which means, "Hammer."

I think that you're referring to the well known prisoner, whose name was "Jesus Barabbas."

 

[S-word]

You read the verse wrong buddy, He was full of the Holy Spirit and he saw Jesus and all his glory.

Yea, well I'd take anything that Stephen said with a grain of salt.

The Apostles encouraged the people to check out everything that they said against the Bible. and If they found anyone preaching contrary to the Word of God, that person should be rejected as a liar, and a deceiver.

Genesis 11: 26; After Terah turned 70 years old, he became the father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran.

Gen 12: 4; “When Abraham, who was born just after His father turned 70, was himself 75, he left Haran and travelled to the land of Canaan. This means that Terah would have been about 145 when Abraham left him in Hanran.

Genesis 11: 32; Terah died in the town of Haran when he was 205 years old, which means that he died, about 60 years after his son Abraham had gone to the land of Canaan.

In Acts 7: 4; Stephen said that it was AFTER his father 'Terah' died, that God made Abraham move to the land of Canaan. “An untruth”

Genesis 50: 13; they carried the body of Jacob to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah east of Mamre.

Acts 7: 16; Stephen says that the body of Jacob was buried in a grave at Shechem. “An Untruth.”

Genesis 23: Abraham bought a cave in Machpelah, just east of Mamre, from Ephron the Hittite for 400 pieces of silver, in which to bury his wife Sarah, and where he, his son Jacob, and all Jacobs sons, were buried also, except for the bones of Joseph, they alone were buried at Shechem.

Acts 7: 16; Stephen says that Abraham bought the grave site in Shechem from Hamor the Hivite for a sum of money. “An Untruth”

Can we believe anything that was said by Stephen the newly converted Greek speaking Jew?

 

[fallingblood]

You got it wrong matey, "Barnabas" was in fact Joseph the Levite from Cyprus, whose half sister Mary, was the adopted Mother of young John who was surnamed "Mark," which means, "Hammer."

I think that you're referring to the well known prisoner, whose name was "Jesus Barabbas."

I will admit I had the wrong name, but my post was referring to Jesus Barabbas. Thanks for correcting that.

 

[S-word]

I will admit I had the wrong name, but my post was referring to Jesus Barabbas. Thanks for correcting that.

I realise that you were referring to Jesus Barabbas, I corrected your post in order that others, who may not be as familiar with the scripture as you appear to be, would not think that you were accusing Joseph the Levite from Cyprus, who was the biological son of Heli the grand father of Jesus, who had been surnamed "Barnabas," was a criminal as stated by you in the post in question.