When the conspiracy threatens to destroy the Church, the first Christians do not take the law into their own hands; they do not use violence against rulers; they pray for boldness and trust God. And God handles the problem: God handled the problem of Pontius Pilate -- God handled the problem of Herod.
There are a few Herods mentioned in the New Testament. Herod the Great is mentioned in connection with the birth of the Lord Jesus. Herod's son, Herod Antipas, is mentioned in Acts 4 in the Apostles' prayer, because he and Pontius Pilate conspire to kill the Lord's Anointed.
Herod Antipas' nephew and brother-in-law, King Herod Agrippa I, is the Herod of Acts 12, and he puts the Apostle James to death, imprisons Peter, and then he is eaten by worms when he fails to give glory to God.
Herod Agrippa's son and daughter, Herod Agrippa II and Berenice are mentioned in Acts 25.
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
He now works for the Presbytery of the Gulf South as...