Special session of the two-party Sanhedrin is called to interrogate of Paul.

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“The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.” Acts 22:30

Paul was being accused by the Jewish people of polluting the temple of God, in such a way that they were beating him to death, as described in the posts on Acts 21:27-36. The Roman commander wanted to know why. This is the same Roman commander that put chains on Paul, tied him with thongs, and prepared to whip him while planning to interrogate him, until he discovered that Paul was a fellow Roman citizen [Acts 22:25-29]. Upon hearing that, Paul was immediately released from the bonds and thongs, and the Roman commander called for a hearing before the chief priests and all of their council. The chief priests and all of their council were a two-party system consisting of the Pharisees and Sadducees [As we discover in the coming posts of Acts 23:1-11]. It’s a two-party system that scrutinized faith in Jesus Christ because they believed that faith in God came through the laws of Judaism.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are accused by the atheistic culture of today of polluting the temple of God. They say that the temple of God, our body, belongs to the entity that intertwines within physiology to give people what to speak, do, think, and feel. This entity is the one “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4. The “he” in this verse is the “man of sin”. Click here for a post on the “man of sin”. Today’s culture believes we are polluting the temple because we believe the word of God who says, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16

The global government and its global culture are empowered and founded on the entity that replaces the conscience and spirit to give people what to think, feel, say, and do. For that reason, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is in the crosshairs of the governing powers. Christianity is the only faith that claims the body as being the home of the Holy Spirit. The Christian faith finds itself being scrutinized in the two-party system of the United States that opposes the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Even today, the governing lawmakers no longer integrate the values of the Bible into laws and policies. The educational system does not allow the teaching of the Bible in classrooms, and the spread of the Gospel of Christ is not welcomed in any sector of society. In fact, the churches have abandoned the Gospel of Christ to align themselves with the atheistic community culture.

Our Lord Jesus Chist says, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” Mark 8:36 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1