The purpose for the Holy Spirit judging Ananias and his wife to the extent that they fell over dead was pain taken to express the differences between the new church as the temple of worship and that of the old Jewish temple of worship. In the new place, each and every member within became a temple in and of themselves. So, each member now was held responsible meaning that the veil had been lifted off the face of the bride. In other words, as a face represents a person's authority, in the new marriage, Ananias and his wife were judged three hours separate from each other demonstrating how each were held responsible as individuals with authority. Think of both Ananias as acting as the king on one side and his nameless wife as acting as the wretch on the other.
While the book of acts whittles away at authority narrowing down to the person of Saul as the most evil man to ever live, it does not begin with the book's main character of John. Again, the book of acts does not start off with its main character of John who is now the son of Mary. Indeed, John was the one most beloved by Christ. Problem is, John was in a naked state of mental illness as the disciple who once needed to be kept in constant contact with the Lord's heart by leaning his head against His bosom. In order to take care of John's head, Mary the wretch and now his mother, had to institute the church for the return of Jesus Christ as the Holy Spirit. I must emphasize again that Mary within the book of acts was now the mother of John; and, meanwhile, John was now the son of Mary as the most wretched. So, the book of Acts did not start off with the books main character:
John 19:26: When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother."
While the authority of Christ narrows towards Saul, with him being the most evil person in the world before his being was later transformed into the greatest apostle and chosen vessel Paul, the authority of Christ is circumcised also within the book of the Revelation through the mentally ill John by way of the elimination of the high position of the emperor. Indeed, the secret code 666 exposes the principality and powers surrounding the high position of emperor as the evil Antichrist. Understand, this action did not circumcise away the authority from the kings. As the world is ruled over by an emperor, a kingdom is ruled over by a king.
Therefore, the 'kingdom' or the 'kingdom of heaven' is often mentioned in the Word of God; whereas, the world or worlds, which are ruled over by the emperor or emperors, are considered evil places one should avoid. So, proper authority is a matter both of growth and of circumcision.
From deacon Stephen to deacon Phillip
What kind of glorious Being would dare defeat you in battle using only His blood as a weapon? Well, the same person who would defeat the most evil man to ever live with that of a lone angel. As the disciples never understood how the power of the Holy Spirit is only granted to those who serve, so they still did not understand the same even after they became the mighty apostles. As they felt they were too important to serve the multitude, they placed their hands on seven little worthless deacons so that the Holy Spirit could bless them with handling such menial tasks instead. In the process, they transferred the power of the Holy Spirit over into them as well.
I share this to show the significance of Stephen! As he now had the same authority as Peter did at the beginning of the Old Testament as he commenced to demonstrate so in the temple, there was something quite peculiar about Stephen's person. The book said that Stephen's face was like that of an angel. As the old members of the Jewish temple were now the new members of the new church, they seemed to get angry at him even before Stephen spoke a word. Apparently, such a person as Stephen was not allowed to minister in the old temple. As a result, led by Saul, again, the most evil person to live, they rose up and killed him.
Understand, though Stephen at the time possessed the power of the Holy Spirit to save himself, there existed no will within him to do harm to others.
From the little worthless deacon named Stephen, the power of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter eight was scattered in the worthless deacon Phillip until he met up with a eunuch. This eunuch felt that he wasn't a person of authority and needed a brother to interpret the bible for him:
This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.It is revealed here how Christ was always in a state of devastation. That very least Son of Man was so devastated that he couldn't even call out in fear or horror. It was only because of the golden words spoken to Him from the wretch his mother and from the many other wretches He met up with during his ministry that Christ became envisioned and empowered enabling Him to speak.
The eunuch was then baptized and became a rejoicing angel. Along the road to Damascus, this angel then would meet up with the most evil person to ever live named Saul. Saul himself became devastated to the extent that he could not see. Because Saul could never be forgiven for offending the Holy Spirit, the infinite tolerance of Christ then transformed him into the Apostle Paul.
Fd. Uncle Emanuel Watkins
Prime Minister of these united States
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