The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed. Those words were spoken through David and were taken up by the disciples and applied to the opposition gathered against Jesus. They were fulfilled when Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel united together against Jesus. That united gathering did only what God's hand and counsel had determined beforehand to take place.
The same determined opposition that Jesus faced would confront His disciples as they proclaimed God's word. Despite that opposition, the disciples prayed for boldness to proclaim Jesus and His resurrection. The opposition did not silence them, for they testified boldly about Jesus through the Holy Spirit.
The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed. Those words were spoken through David and were taken up by the disciples and applied to the opposition gathered against Jesus. They were fulfilled when Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel united together against Jesus. That united gathering did only what God's hand and counsel had determined beforehand to take place.
The same determined opposition that Jesus faced would confront His disciples as they proclaimed God's word. Despite that opposition, the disciples prayed for boldness to proclaim Jesus and His resurrection. The opposition did not silence them, for they testified boldly about Jesus through the Holy Spirit.