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Paintings of Acts of the Apostles

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Scenes from the book of Acts.
Contributed by Harold Copping
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Peter, John and the Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 1
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Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. <br/>Acts 3:2-3 – Slide 2
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The stoning of Stephen. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 3
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At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. <br/>Acts 7:57-58 – Slide 4
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Messengers from Cornelius arrive to see Peter. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 5
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While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, ‘Simon, three men are looking for you. So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.’ <br/>Acts 10:19-20 – Slide 6
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Blinded Paul is led into Damascus. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 7
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Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. <br/>Acts 9:8-9 – Slide 8
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Paul is helped to escape from Damascus. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 9
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After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall. <br/>Acts 9:23 – Slide 10
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Paul preaches in the Synagogue. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 11
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At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. <br/>Acts 14:1 – Slide 12
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Paul and Barnabas are worshipped in Lystra. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 13
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When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, ‘The gods have come down to us in human form!’ Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them. <br/>Acts 14:11-13 – Slide 14
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Paul is stoned and left for dead. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 15
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Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe. <br/>Acts 14:19-20 – Slide 16
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Timothy is taught by his Mother and Grandmother. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 17
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Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.<br/>Acts 16:1 <br/>I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. <br/>2 Timothy 1:5 – Slide 18
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Paul teaches Lydia in Philippi. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 19
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One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message <br/>Acts 16:14 – Slide 20
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The Roman Jailor asks Paul, ‘What must I do to be saved.’ <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 21
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The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ <br/>They replied, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.’ <br/>Acts 16:29-31 – Slide 22
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Pricilla and Aquilla the tent makers. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 23
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There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. <br/>Acts 18:2-3 <br/>Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. <br/>Romans 16:3-4 – Slide 24
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Eutychus falls out of a window while Paul is preaching. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 25
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Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘He’s alive!’ <br/>Acts 20:9-10 – Slide 26
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The Ephesians burn their books on magic. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 27
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A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power. <br/>Acts 19:19-20 – Slide 28
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The prophet Agabus warns Paul. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 29
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After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, ‘The Holy Spirit says, “In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.”’ <br/>Acts 21:10-11 – Slide 30
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Roman soldiers rescue Paul from an angry mob in the Temple. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 31
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throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and interrogated to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. <br/>Acts 22:23-24 – Slide 32
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Paul is brought before Felix. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 33
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As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, ‘That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.’ <br/>Acts 24:25 – Slide 34
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Paul is bitten by a snake in Malta. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 35
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Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. <br/>Acts 28:1-2 – Slide 36
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The Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos. <br/>Harold Copping (1863 -1932). – Slide 37
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I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. <br/>Revelation 1:9 – Slide 38
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