But someone did come and help her, though Jo did not recognize her good angels at once because they wore familiar shapes and used the simple spells best fitted to. Sections; Top Stories; Video; Election; U.S. World; Entertainment; Health; Tech; Lifestyle; Money; Investigative; Sports; Good News; Weather; Photos; Shows. Good News for Everyone. A free Bible Version and Commentary on the Book of Acts in EasyEnglish. The (Not Really So Very) Incorrupt Corpses. Roving relic hunter (and brand new Order member!) Elizabeth Harper is back to set us straight on the allegedly non. Axes and Swords for Beheading. Beheading was a form of execution rather than a form of torture, but it could form part of a programme of torture. Free Bible Commentary on the Book of Acts in easy English. Good News for Everyone. An Easy. English Bible Version and. Commentary (2. 80. Book of Actswww. easyenglish. Marion Adams. This commentary has been through. Advanced Checking. New MMSA story: 'Whip-Lust at Sixteen. Slavery in ancient Rome played an important role in society and the economy. Besides manual labor, slaves performed many domestic services, and might be employed at. Words in boxes are from the Bible. A word list at the end explains words with a. About this book. The writer. Most people agree that Luke wrote Acts. Luke. also wrote the third *Gospel. In Acts, he told how the good news about Jesus. Christ spread. It spread to the world beyond *Jerusalem. Luke was a *Gentile and he was a doctor. Colossians 4: 1. 4). He worked with Paul and he travelled with Paul (Philemon. Luke was very careful about what he wrote. He. knew that some things were true. A slave's account of her life in bondage. Burwell, was somewhat unsettled in his business affairs, and while I was yet an infant he made.And he wrote only those things. At the. beginning of his *Gospel, he wrote this. I am. writing this account so that you will know the truth about them’ (Luke 1: 4). In. Acts, he continued with this account. Luke was travelling with Paul. Luke wrote about. Acts 1. 6: 1. 0- 1. In. these verses, he used . So, we know that Luke was. After Luke had arrived in *Jerusalem (Acts. Judea. He stayed there for two years. Then he left to. travel to *Rome (Acts 2. He went to *Rome with Paul. While Luke was in. Judea, he probably spoke to other witnesses. They told him about the other. The purpose of the book. Luke had several reasons why he wrote Acts. They were afraid that. Christians wanted to make trouble. Luke wanted the *Roman rulers to know that. He wanted to. show that to the rulers. It was good for the *Roman government. Luke wrote about many *miracles. God gave to. *Christians the power to cure people, for example. Also, God rescued Peter from. So, anyone who opposed the Christians was opposing God. Instead, it made *Judaism complete, because Jesus is the. Messiah. However, Luke had one main reason why he wrote. The good news about Jesus had travelled from *Jerusalem to *Rome. Luke showed that the *gospel was for all people in every nation. It. was for *Jews and it was also for *Gentiles. Contents. We can divide Acts into 6 parts. Each part ends. with a report that more people were joining the *church. Acts 1: 1- 6: 7. In the first part, Luke describes how the. Jerusalem. This part ends like this: . The *disciples in Jerusalem continued to increase quickly in number. Acts 6: 8- 9: 3. 1From this part, we learn how the good news. Samaria because of Stephen’s death. This part ends like this. The *Holy Spirit made the *church strong and he encouraged the. Christians. They respected the *Lord and more people joined the *church.’3. Acts 9: 3. 2- 1. 2: 2. In this part, the writer tells us how Paul met. Jesus. This happened on the road to Damascus. Damascus is a city in Syria. We. learn how the *gospel reached Antioch, the capital city in Syria. Also, we. learn how Peter accepted Cornelius into the *church. Cornelius was a *Gentile. Acts 1. 2: 2. 5- 1. In this part, Luke describes how the *gospel. Acts 1. 6: 6- 1. 9: 2. We learn from this part how the good news about. Jesus reached Europe. Paul started a new *church in Corinth, a city in Greece. Ephesus was a very important city. It. was in the same country that is called Turkey today. This. part ends like this: . Acts 1. 9: 2. 1- 2. In the final part, Luke tells us that Paul. Rome. When it ends, Paul is in prison. He taught the facts about the *Lord Jesus *Christ and. When Luke wrote Acts. When the book ends, Paul is in *Rome. The. *Romans had arrested him. Luke does not say what happened to Paul next. So. many students think that Luke completed Acts very soon after this. Also, he. said nothing about Nero. He killed many *Christians in. AD 6. 4. Probably Luke had finished the book in *AD 6. But we do not know the. Chapter 1. Why Luke is writing this book, 1: 1- 3v. Dear Theophilus, Jesus began to do many things and he began to. In my first book, I wrote about all those things. Then he went up to heaven. He. told them what he wanted them to do. He did this by the *Holy Spirit’s power. He showed himself to. This proved that he was alive. He appeared in front of them. This was during a period of 4. He talked to them about God’s. Verse 1 Luke referred to his *Gospel here as . Acts is the second book in the history that Luke wrote. He wrote. both books for Theophilus. This *Greek name means . But it is more likely. Theophilus was a real person. In Luke 1: 3, Luke called him . Therefore, Theophilus might have been an important man that worked. Verse 2 Luke wrote that his *Gospel was about. Jesus began to do. And it was about everything that Jesus began. After he had returned to his Father, Jesus continued to do things. Luke’s second book describes these things. Jesus. continued his work by his *Holy Spirit, by means of his *apostles. That person (an *apostle) had. Therefore an *apostle could. So, the *apostles too would be leaders of. Christians, as Jesus was their leader. Jesus chose his 1. Verse 3 The *disciples were sure that Jesus had. He had proved to them many times that he was still alive. His. *resurrection had really happened. This was the most important. Jesus continued to teach them about his. This was God’s *kingdom. God’s *kingdom had come by means of. Jesus’ life, death and *resurrection. God’s promise that he would give the *Holy Spirit, 1: 4- 8v. One time. while he was staying with them, he told them not to leave *Jerusalem. My Father promised to give. But after a few. days, you will receive *baptism with the *Holy Spirit.’Verse 4 Jesus was . The. *Greek word for this can also mean that he was . Jesus was. eating with his *disciples after his *resurrection. He also did this on other. Luke 2. 4: 3. 0- 3. This was not because. It was to prove that he was real. In his *Gospel, Luke recorded the Father’s. God’s) promise. The Father had promised that power from above would come to. Luke 2. 4: 4. 9). Verse 5 In this verse, Luke reminds us about. John the *Baptist’s words. John said this about Jesus: . They are under his control. You will be my. witnesses in *Jerusalem. You will also be my witnesses in all *Judea and *Samaria. Verse 6 The *Jews were proud that God had chosen. They wanted other nations to know that they (the *Jews). But other nations had defeated them. The *Jews seemed weak and. Romans ruled over them. The *Jews wanted God to prove that they were. They wanted him to give them power over all the other nations. So. the *disciples asked Jesus, . Instead, he said that this information belonged to. Father only. He did not want them to think about political power. He wanted. them to *preach the *gospel. He wanted them to concentrate on that. Verse 8 The power that they would receive was. Instead, it was power from heaven. This power. would make them able to continue *Christ’s work on earth. You. will also be my witnesses in all *Judea and *Samaria, and all over the earth.’. A witness has seen something with his own eyes. Therefore, he knows that it is. A witness must be willing. Christ if this is necessary. In verse 8, Luke tells us what the. In the first 7 chapters, he describes how the good news. Jerusalem. In Acts 8: 1. Judea. and *Samaria. In the last part, he describes how the *gospel spread through the. Gentile world. Of course, the story did not end there. Today. *Christians must continue to tell people in every nation about Jesus. God wants. everyone in the world to hear the good news. Jesus returns to heaven, 1: 9- 1. After he. said this, he returned to heaven. They watched as he went there. A cloud hid. him, so then they could not see him. Immediately, two men in white clothes stood next to. This Jesus has left you and he has gone up to. But he will come again. He will come in the same way as you have seen. Verse 9 Luke also described this event in his. Gospel (Luke 2. 4: 5. Jesus had showed his *disciples that he was alive. He. had done this during a period of 4. At the end of that period, this event. The cloud contained God’s *glory. The last time when the *disciples. Jesus on earth, God’s *glory surrounded him. Verse 1. 0 They were . Some. students say that Jesus did not actually rise up to heaven. But Luke uses words. With their own eyes, the. The . Two men also appeared in front of the women in Luke 2. These men. in Acts were like them. Luke wants us to consider them as witnesses. There had. to be two witnesses that saw an event. And. he went with *glory. He will return to the earth in power. And he will return. Nobody knows when that will be. Until then, the *Holy Spirit is. Some people believe in Jesus and they trust in him. The *Holy Spirit. Our *Lord is alive and he is in heaven. We can do this by means of the *Holy Spirit. The *apostles together in *Jerusalem, 1: 1. Then the. *apostles returned to *Jerusalem. They returned from the hill that was called. Mount of *Olives. This is a *Sabbath day’s walk away from the city. And they went up to the room where they were staying. Certain women were with them. Also, Jesus’ mother. Mary and his brothers were there. Verse 1. 2 . Olives were fruits that were important. People made oil from them. They used the oil to cook with. There were. many olive trees on this hill. The *Sabbath is the day when *Jews rest. This was probably the same. Here Luke names all the *disciples except Judas. Iscariot. But he mentions only Peter, James and John again in Acts. Verse 1. 4 Luke shows that women were important. Mary, Jesus’ mother, was also there. This is. the last time that anyone mentions her in the *New Testament. For the first. time, Jesus’ brothers were together with the *disciples. Jesus’ brother James. Jerusalem (Acts 1. Judas’s death, 1: 1. At this. time, Peter stood up and he spoke to the *believers. About 1. 20 people were. The *Holy Spirit said these things by means of. David’s mouth. Judas led men to Jesus and they arrested Jesus. With this money, he bought a field. He fell down and. His stomach burst open. And the parts that were there inside his. So, they. called the field . In their language, this means . Let nobody live in it” (Psalm 6. He also says, “Let someone else do. Psalm 1. 09: 8).’Verse 1. Luke records that there were about 1. The *church began with only a few people. It is good for us. Medieval Torture. Long before the French Revolutionaries adopted the execution device. Guillotine, a similar device was in use in Halifax in. Yorkshire. Halifax had held the right to execute criminals since 1. Although. there is early reference to a gibbet, including a report that the. John of Dalton in 1. Between 1. 54. 1 and 1. Halifax Gibbet. The Gibbet was taken down in. Anthony Mitchell and John Wilkinson. Gibbet. Street. The Gibbet could be operated by either cutting the rope holding. Otherwise, the bailiff of the Lord. Manor or his servant cut the rope. The Halifax Gibbet Law gave the Lord of the Manor of Halifax the. The. engine wherewith the execution is done is a square block of wood. In the. nether end of the sliding block is an axe, keyed or fastened with. Samson's post), unto the midst. If it be so that the. William Harrison, Description of Elizabethan England 1. Ch XVIIThe Halifax Gibbet is referred to in Thomas Deloney's ballad . The National. Assembly researched a new method to be used on all condemned people. Their concerns contributed to the secular humanist. A committee was formed under Antoine Louis, physician to the King. Secretary to the Academy of Surgery. Joseph- Ignace Guillotin. Paris, was. also on the committee. The group was influenced by the Italian Mannaia. Mannaja), the Scottish Maiden and the Halifax Gibbet. Laquiante, an officer of the Strasbourg criminal court, made a. Tobias Schmidt, a German. Antoine. Louis is also credited with the design of the prototype. Schmidt. suggested placing the blade at an oblique 4. The first execution by guillotine was. Nicolas Jacques Pelletier on April 2. The basis for the machine's success was the belief that it was. Ancien R. In France, before. Other more gruesome methods of. In the case of decapitation, it also sometimes took repeated. The guillotine was perceived to deliver an immediate death without. Furthermore, having only one method of execution. The guillotine. was then the only legal execution method in France until the abolition. The period from June 1. July 1. 79. 4 in France is known as the. Reign of Terror or simply . Most of the democratic. The first political prisoner to be executed. Collenot d'Angremont of the National Guard, followed soon after. King's trusted collaborator in his ill- fated attempt to moderate. Revolution, Arnaud de Laporte, both in 1. Former King Louis. XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were executed in 1. Maximilien Robespierre became one of the most powerful men in the. Terror. The. Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced thousands to the guillotine, known. At. this time, Paris executions were carried out in the Place de la. Revolution (former Place Louis XV and current Place de la Concorde). Louvr); the guillotine stood in the corner near the H. Vendors would sell programs. Many people would come. Parents would bring their children. By the end of the Terror. Excessive repetition had staled. Eventually, the National Convention had enough of the Terror, partially. Maximilien Robespierre. This arguably ended the Terror, as. French expressed their discontent with Robespierre's policy. The last public guillotining was of Eugen Weidmann, who was convicted. He was beheaded on 1. June 1. 93. 9, outside the prison. Saint- Pierre rue Georges Clemenceau 5 at Versailles, which is now. Palais de Justice. The allegedly scandalous behaviour of some. The guillotine remained the official method of execution in France. France abolished the death penalty in 1. The last guillotining. France was that of torture- murderer Hamida Djandoubi on September. In Germany, where the guillotine is known in German as Fallbeil. The guillotine and. German Empire (1. Weimar Republic (1. The original German guillotines resembled the French Berger 1. Accompanied by a more efficient blade recovery system. Those deemed. likely to struggle were backed up from behind a curtain to shield. In 1. 93. 3 Adolf Hitler had a guillotine constructed and tested. He. was impressed enough to order 2. When West Germany was formed in 1. East Germany abolished it in 1. Austria. in 1. 96. The Scottish Maiden (based on the Halifax Gibbet) was introduced. Edinburgh, by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton in the 1. The scaffold itself is now housed. National Museum of Scotland. In Sweden, where beheading was. L. 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