BBB Bible Series: The Acts Of The Apostles Quiz

Answer: When he accused them of murder and ignoring angelic messengers

Immediately after he had told the religious rulers that they had betrayed and murdered Christ and had ignored the law that had been delivered to them by angels, they "gnashed" upon him with their teeth.
(Talk about an unfriendly congregation!)
Just shortly after that, he proclaimed that he saw Jesus standing on the right hand of God. At that point, they stopped up their ears, dragged him away, and then stoned him to death. (Acts 7:52-60; King James Version)

Answer: Peter

Peter was in a town called Lydda, just prior to going to the seacoast town of Joppa, on the Mediterranean Sea. The man Aeneas did as he was instructed in Acts 9:34 and arose immediately. People in Joppa had heard that Peter was "in the neighborhood", and sent for him to come because a woman in that town had died.

When Peter arrived, he raised Tabitha (who was also called Dorcas), from the dead.

Answer: Mary, the mother of John Mark

Peter had just been released from prison by... an angel. His crime? Believing in and speaking of Christ as the Messiah, or Saviour. Many people, not just Rhoda, were at the house, praying, and they were likely stunned and amazed when Peter arrived, knowing that the last they had heard, he was still in prison.
(John Mark is the author of the gospel of Mark, and this happened at his mother's home.)

Answer: they had deemed themselves unworthy of everlasting life

"Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, 'It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.'" (King James Version)

Answer: he fell down to the ground

In Acts 9:3-4 we read the following account: "And as he [Saul] journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" (King James Version)
In the fifth verse, Paul asks to whom he is speaking, and the answer provided to him is that it is Jesus himself.

Answer: Mercury and Jupiter

The Roman influence was very prevalent throughout this region of Lycaonia, and they called Paul "Mercury", because he was the main speaker. "Jupiter" was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god "Zeus".

Paul healed a man who had been crippled since birth and when he leaped up and walked then this scripture says:
"And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, 'The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.' And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker." (King James Version)

Answer: Ananias, the high priest

Ananias, the same high priest who had insisted on turning Jesus over to the Roman authorities for crucifixion, commanded that Paul be hit in the mouth, for his testimony. Ananias had been pleased to have Paul persecuting the early church, but had by this time become greatly displeased since Paul was one of the main preachers extolling the gospel.

Paul's response is interesting in verse 5. 'I wist (knew) not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, "THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK EVIL OF THE RULER OF THY PEOPLE."' Paul was quoting from Exodus 22:28.

Many Christians teach that God has the rulers in place throughout the world that he wants there, and our opinions about them are not necessarily reflective of His grand design.

Answer: Agrippa, the king

Neither Felix, Festus nor Agrippa quite knew what to do about Paul. King Agrippa finally heard his testimony, yet the Bible does not state whether he actually became a Christian or not. The implication seems to be that he did not; otherwise it most likely would have been mentioned.

Answer: Agabus

Paul, along with Luke and some other folks, was visiting the home of Philip, the evangelist, when Agabus came down from Judea to deliver this prophecy, not just in words, but also in a graphic manner. Agabus tied his own hands and feet with Paul's girdle (or belt) as an example of what he was talking about in this prophecy.

Answer: they were ignorant and unlearned

"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus."

I LOVE the last part of that verse, "...that they had been with Jesus." To my mind, this corresponds exactly with Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."