The Most Horrible Tales In The Bible

The Most Horrible Tales In The Bible

Updated on December 8, 2010
The Bible is neither a list of horrors and violence, nor an unctiously candy e-book of morality; it is a Individuals's historical past and a sacred text to many. Because of this I've made each effort to deal with the next material with respect, to keep away from being cavalier with the stories. Nevertheless, this can be a one-sided presentation of the most horrific, scary stories the Bible has to supply. Many of those aren't widely recognized for apparent reasons. It's subsequently my pleasure to present a facet of the Bible we don't usually see, a aspect that's frankly quite entertaining.
Sodom impressed a movie or two, together with this Aldrich movie
The Destruction of the Plains Cities
There were really 5 cities on the plains that incurred God's wrath, but the best-identified of them is Sodom. One wonders what is extra horrific, the mass-destruction of 5 whole cities or the state of the cities that warranted such destruction. Abraham tries to prevent God from the destruction and God is prepared to not destroy the city if anyone simply can be discovered inside. So God sends an angel to the city. The Sodomites find the angel enticing and determine to strive seize and rape the angel. Raping angels is at all times a bad thought, incidentally.
Lot, Abraham's cousin, tries to save lots of the angel and even affords his daughters to the Sodomites, however no, they need the angel. They're on the gates. They're threatening to break down the door and seize the angel. They've picked up rocks to beat Lot out of the way. Then the Angel blasts them blind with angelic powers and drags Lot and his household out of the town simply in time. As they depart, fireplace and brimstone rain from the heavens and reduce the cities to rubble. As if all this weren't sufficient, Lot's spouse is turned into a pillar of salt for merely looking behind her, both out of curiosity or out of missing her home.
A passage most people aren't aware of immediately follows the destruction of Sodom. Lot and his daughters-the virgin daughters he was attempting to offer to the Sodomites-go to dwell within the mountains. Lot turns to drink after all that's happened. Whereas he's drunk, his lonely and perverted daughters take to raping him to get pregnant, which they do.
Lot and family fleeing Sodom
Herod's Demise
The New Testomony is a comparatively safe doc in comparison with the brutality of the Outdated Testament. However, it isn't with out its tales of terror. Peter, for instance, curses a couple to dying for mendacity about not giving him all of their cash; they drop lifeless instantly. Essentially the most frightening New Testomony story, though, must be Herod's end. The God of the Bible has at all times taken exception to anyone claiming themselves or the rest however him to be divine. Herod made the grave mistake of declaring himself the voice of God. The Bible recounts that he was "eaten by worms and died." One would assume the dying comes first, however no, Herod is eaten alive by some parasitic infestation of types.
By means of including morbid detail to the above story, I should relate that this technique appears to be one most well-liked by the Christian God. It's mentioned in Sozomen's Ecclesiastical Historical past occurring to a different blasphemor. The Roman Emperor's uncle Julian stole some treasures from a Christian church and, including insult to injury, rubbed his butt over the treasures whereas cursing Christ. This turned out to be an unwise move. Julian soon contracted an infection in parts of his physique-presumably elements chosen for poetic justice-and this infection grew to become infested with 'enormous portions' of worms that reproduced so shortly physicians might do nothing. He was eaten alive from inside.
Samson Goes Loopy
Samson has inspired countless atrocious Italian peplum movies and the imaginations of kids in all places along with his acquainted tale of superpowers dependant on the length of his hair. The primary superhero Samson might be, but what is simple to neglect is that he was an insane butcher. One of many 'Judges,' he was the chief of the Hebrew folks while he lived and he took his job very severely. The Hebrews, you see, were ever in battle with a group of individuals referred to as the Philistines (of whom Goliath, another peplum fixture, was one). The Philistines had been held in examine by Samson's superpowers and have been ever attempting to figure out his secret and kill him. Samson occurred to be married to a Philistine girl who served as their spy. So on prime of being a superhero story, this is also a spy story. Delilah, as her title was, would ask Samson how you can disarm his superpowers. Samson simply lied to her and she or he reported the misinform her people as reality. They found out the exhausting way it is a lie.
Anticipating Samson was their prisoner, they have been stunned when he broke his fetters and grabbed the closest weapon he could discover, which occurred to be the jawbone of a donkey. Samson used this jawbone to brutally slaughter a thousand men singlehandedly. As if bludgeoning a thousand males to death with a jawbone weren't horrible sufficient, Samson coolly sang an impromptu music about it,
"With the jawbone of a donkey,
heaps upon heaps,
Bosch's portray of Christ mocked by the soldiers
The Crucifixion of Jesus
On account of the Christian perception that the sufferings of Jesus had been to atone for all sin dedicated and to be committed, the Gospels, later religious writers and liturgical practices have gone into intensive detail on the sufferings Jesus endured. In the 20th century, Christian physicians started to take an curiosity and gave medical clarification, guided piety, to all of the sufferings and within the process made it that rather more horrific.
Jesus first started sweating blood, which is a situation often known as hematridosis. It solely happens in situations of utmost stress, which causes capillaries, generally in the face, to break and blood to come out of the pores with sweat. He was later flogged, for which the Romans used whips with lead balls and generally sharp bits like fragments of bone. These whips would tear into the pores and skin initially and start to tear deeper into the flesh and muscle tissue after, inflicting appreciable blood loss and go away the tissue hanging in shreds. The troopers positioned a robe on him, onto which the blood started to coagulate. They then eliminated the robe, in all probability ripping off bits of tissue together with the coagulated blood, reopening the wounds. The crown of thorns was forced on his head at this point, piercing the veiny tissue across the brow , causing yet extra blood loss.
And on it goes. The purpose is that it's a horrible story of torture that culminates in crucifixion and death from a damaged coronary heart (therefore the water that pours from the wound). Is it any surprise Gibson's The Passion of the Christ has been labeled by some as a horror film?
The Haunted Vagina
There are a couple of passages and even whole books only to be present in Catholic and Orthodox editions of the Bible. Curiously, these passages and books tend to be probably the most satisfying narratives. One in all these is the Book of Tobit, which spins a weird yarn indeed.
The younger Tobias is a person who has simply been on an adventure to gather some cash owed to his father. Alongside the way in which he is aided by the archangel Raphael and battles a giant fish. When he returns from his adventures, Raphael suggests he court a younger girl named Sarah. She seems like a pleasant young lady till one learns she's had seven husbands already!
Tobias is just not discouraged, nevertheless, for Sarah is yet a virgin. It seems Sarah is cursed by a demon that mysteriously seems at any time when her newly-wed husband makes an attempt to deflower her. This demon, Asmodeus, kills the husband and leaves Sarah a virgin widow yet once more.
Seems the one factor that may scare Asmodeus away is a really awful scent. A scent precisely just like the burning liver of an enormous fish. So Tobias marries Sarah and, earlier than attempting to take Sarah in a manly style, smokes the demon out of her and has his lovely wife. A cheerful ending to a tale of vaginal possession.
Tobias smokes the demon away.
A Family Cooked
The e book of Maccabees, not included in Protestant editions of the Bible, particulars the Jewish oppression at the hands of and revolt against the Greek kings that seized power of the Center East after Alexander the Great's dying. In this case, a genuinely insane man, Antiochus Epiphanes, who believed himself to be a god.
One Antiochus' goals was to turn the Jewish individuals to the pagan faith, which would come with worship of Antiochus himself. He found a lady with seven sons who would not convert, however, and determined to interrupt them. Taking a private curiosity within the case, be offered them wealth and power if they'd resign their religion and provide sacrifice to pagan gods. They refused and Antiochus resorted to torture. Antiochus had the arms and legs, in addition to the tongue, of the primary brother lower off and his physique tossed into a skillet during which he was cooked to demise. One-by-one Antiochus did this to the brothers as they refused to renounce their religion whereas the mom urged them just to die (horribly) fairly than give up their religion. Lastly the mother was killed.
Albrecht Durer depicts the angel with burning pillars for legs making John eat a book.
The Guide of Revelation
The apocalypse is a scary factor. It is a reality to which many a sci-fi film attests. Nonetheless, not a single sci-fi movie or novel matches the imaginative pressure of the pious nightmare that is the E book of Revelation Allow us to simply arbitrarily choose a passage, say, 5:6, "Then I noticed between the throne and the four residing creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing..." This seems to be an harmless passage taken out of context. In context, nonetheless, the throne is sat upon by a man product of "jasper and carnelian," that means he's some type of colorful, translucent individual. There may be an emerald rainbow across the throne and it flashes lightning and rumbles like thunder, whereas in front of it seven torches burn and a "sea of glass", making it sound like some type of spaceship. The 'residing creatures' referred to are singing, six-winged creatures coated in eyes, each within the form of a unique animal, one a lion, an ox, a human, and an eagle. The elders are twenty-four white-robed individuals sitting across the throne, each in their very own thrones. Lastly, the lamb, which one would suppose is the one regular thing current, is revealed to have seven horns and seven eyes. This lamb then proceeds to interrupt seals releasing the four horsemen of the apocalypse, cause a horrible earthquake, blacken the sun, turn the moon crimson, and initiate a meteor shower of some kind, amongst different issues.
In spite of everything this happens some angels blow trumpets inflicting a whole load extra natural disasters such that, "in those days people will search loss of life however will not discover it; they will lengthy to die, however loss of life will flee from them." Then the beasts start. A beast "comes up from the bottomless pit," a seven-headed dragon shows up and tries to eat some woman's youngster, a seven-headed beast with ten horns comes out of the sea trying like a leopard with bear's feat and lion's mouth, and one more beast pops out of the earth with "two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon"-whatever which means. Plagues, whores, divine justice, destruction of cities, and plenty of extra thrilling occasions comply with in a horrific extravaganza one can only describe as a nightmare.
The Levite's Concubine
Prepare for this one: put away any food and arm your self with thoughts of fine and happy things-puppies, lollipops, sunshine. Virtually inexplicably horrible, that is hardly a narrative one covers in Sunday College. A Levite, that may be a form of Hebrew priest, has in some way mistreated his concubine and she or he has fled to her father's residence. Eager to get his property again, the Levite visits her father, settles the issue and sets off back dwelling with his concubine in tow.
The Levite decides it's getting too dark to make the whole journey, so they need to cease in Gibeah. The concubine warns him it's not the form of place to stay, that they should find a higher city. He doesn't listen, nonetheless. They arrive in Gibeah and discover no-one around, in order that they try to sleep in the town square. Instantly an outdated man comes upon them and declares in the event that they worth their lives to come back with him. They accept his hospitality and enjoy it while it lasts. It appears the outdated man was afraid they might be molested by the denizens of Gibeah, who had gone the way of Sodom.
Certainly, in a short time the Gibeahites are at the treshold demanding the old man give them the Levite to rape. The outdated man reasons it will be inappropriate to allow his visitor to be gangraped, so he throws the Levite's concubine to them as an alternative. The Bible relates in plain language that she is raped all night time whereas the previous man and the Levite sit comfortably inside. In the morning, the Levite finds her mendacity on the doorstep. He commands her to stand up. She does not. She will't. She's useless. She has been raped to loss of life. Unperturbed, the Levite tosses her over the back of his horse and rides again house where he proceeds to chop her into twelve pieces. Every bit is shipped to the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel. The tribes then decend upon Gibeah and kill everybody.
Effectively, maybe this justice is the happiest ending for which one might hope, but the story is so viscerally repugnant it does really feel like too little too late.
There are some very bizarre Bibles on the market, I tell ya. I've scoured the net and, truly simply the net, and found the weirdest Bibles of all to your amusement.
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pgrundy 7 years in the past
This is superior. The first and last story were recounted to me with great ethical indignation and seething rage by my feminist academic advisor when I was in graduate faculty. She was not Christian, to put it mildly, and always included these stories in her classes to impress upon her college students how great Christianity was NOT, not less than for girls.
As you say, it is a individuals's historical past and a sacred text to many, so it's fair to learn criticize it on both stage I suppose, but I all the time felt like overkill is not finest fought with more overkill. I needs to be angrier however I am not. Life is a bloody mess so you'd expect that to be mirrored in a text that purports to be sacred (blood). Why does God so usually come throughout as such a DICK although? I imply seriously. The story that at all times bothered me most was Jesus and the fig tree. It appeared so petulant, so petty, so short-tempered and dumb. Fig trees have bad years too.
One other nice read, thank you Arthur. I am glad you're writing right here.
Arthur Windermere 7 years ago
Creator
I'm glad you liked it, pgrundy! And thanks so much for the sort words.
I first learn the story of the Levite's concubine while I was within the abbey. I had never been through the E-book of Judges earlier than. Initially I couldn't consider what I was studying. It disturbed me so strongly I used to be in a malaise for the remainder of the day. I puzzled why I needed to be aware of THAT. But you are quite proper, it displays the messiness of actuality and the blood that stains humanity's struggle to find order on the earth.
Yeah, I by no means obtained that fig tree story either. As a Christian, one can always flip it into a spiritual allegory; but even then Jesus still did just get offended at a tree.
Nonetheless ornery the OT God could possibly be, though, not less than he isn't Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon-those three have been NUTS!
Ivan the Terrible 7 years in the past from Madrid
Feels like Dick Cheney had a hand in writing those tales.
Arthur Windermere 7 years ago
Creator
I'm aware that there are a number of deeply non secular people on hubpages and that they have their area of interest here. Naturally this hub goes to attract some of them. But to prevent myself from having to delete any more feedback, I'll make this assertion:
FOR THOSE WHO feel the necessity to make any remark that's doubtlessly inflammatory to non-believers and/or believers of different denominations or religions, do not waste your time as I can't enable your remark through. I refuse to permit any soapbox preaching on one among my hubs.
SanuraJD 6 years in the past from Michigan
Arthur, thank you for sharing such a candid collection of scripture. Most of those I had heard apart from the one from the Book of the Maccabees.
As one who loves to read references, I would have loved having the e-book, chapter, and verse. All in all an amazing HUB. Thanks for posting.
Arthur Windermere 6 years in the past
Creator
Thanks in your comment, Sanura. That's an excellent point. I'm afraid I privileged my very own prose above the KJV. How smug is that? hehe But I am certain any reference you need is barely a google search away.
Cheers!
Roya 6 years in the past
Hey,are you aware the place within the bible I can find the story concerning the haunted vagina?
Arthur Windermere 6 years in the past
Writer
Hi, Roya. It is the Book of Tobit. You will solely discover it in Catholic bibles. But it's after all accessible on-line on one of the many bible websites.
billysgomez 6 years in the past
pjk_artist 6 years ago from Turkey Level, ON
After reading this hub it's obvious to me that man together with your self has targeted on (and expanded upon) the original tales in the bible. Because of this man is totally missing the lesson the tales have been imply't to teach him.
Arthur Windermere 6 years ago
Yours really,
Hello Arthur Windermere
You neglected the one the place King David crucifies anyone's grandchildren.
And might I ask a private question: your pseudonym surname would not be a reference to Oscar Wilde would it?
Great Hub
Great studying!
I am a Christian and I am very upst with Islamaphobics. I came across this web page when seeking to defend the Quran. I've heard folks quote the Quran, stating there is a lot violence in it. Look at the Bible, clearly there is violence, hate, and incest. Thanks for helping me make my level. All religions have weird tales. It does not imply the whole faith needs to be feared.
Arthur Windermere 6 years ago
Hi Peter,
Not just my surname, however the whole name is straight out of Girl Windermere's Fan. (The Lady's Lord is called Arthur.)
Cheers!
Hi Kat,
Good heavens, I would not want to be answerable for making any type of point. I simply needed to entertain. Have been I to play Devil's Advocate, I'd suggest that merely containing violence is not the same as recommending violence. The violence depicted in the Bible is clearly all supposed as aberrant in the excessive. I am simply saying: it's not so simple as you make it sound and these are matters too important for treating cavalierly. Which is why I am just right here to entertain.
Cheers!
lambservant 6 years in the past from Pacific Northwest
If the bible were put out as a movie, it will be R rated.
I really like the Bible and in many of the horrible tales I see some good thing or sense of God's justice. But the one story that really disturbs me and leaves me feeling emptiness and despair for he character is the story of Tamar, who was raped by her brother Amnon. You'll be able to read about it in 2Samuel 13. Absolam the opposite brother is enraged and plots revenge, however gave Tamar the lamest line in all of history to consolation her from an incestual rape: Her brother Absalom mentioned to her, "Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet now, my sister; he is your brother. Do not take this factor to heart." And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom's house, a desolate girl. What bothers me most is the last sentence though, that Tamar lived as a desolate girl. Usually within the Bible when a narrative is left on a detrimental word, akin to someone died, or was maimed or something for life, it has occurred to some dastardly evil person who got his just desserts (except in the case of Jesus). But right here nothing is written to point that Tamar was wicked or in anyway deserving and it has by no means been in God's character within the Bible for somone to be raped for punishment. And yet, she lived the remainder of her days in desolation. There is no such thing as a indication that God comforted her, or restored her to a status in the community so she may be capable of live a standard life in communion together with her associates and neighborhood.
I love the Lord passionately. But this story always leaves me feeling angry. But I've to consider that God in someway was present together with her for the remainder of her years. I trust him sufficient to believe that in some way, someway, God met Tamar in her ache. I imagine after we get to heaven that Tamar can have a special place of honor, not as in she will probably be worshiped, but nicely esteemed, as Mary will probably be.
yankeeintexas 6 years in the past from Lubbock, Texas
I found your hub very fascinating, and agreed with on many points! However, cannot you tell me where the story of the Levi, and his concubine id discovered?
Arthur Windermere 6 years in the past
Hey lambservant,
Thanks for that. The good thing about being a Christian is you can interpret all that Previous Testomony stuff in the non secular sense (spirit not the letter, as Paul put it). For we dirty atheists, although, that's a kinda depressing story certainly.

Cheers!
Hey yankeeintexas,
The Levite's concubine is within the E book of Judges, together with Samson, and some chick who drives a nail into a man's head. It is simply probably the most brutal, unsavory textual content in the Bible.
Cheers!
JJK 6 years ago
I've to say, one story disregarded was Jezebel's loss of life. Very ugly.
mjane24 6 years in the past from panabo city
good article nice and interesting.
Pollyannalana 6 years ago from US
Nicely what an important story and if this don't show to everybody they higher mind their P's and Q's I don't know what would! Individuals generally disagree with me but I think you've gotten plainly proven God is a vengeful God and One to be feared should you don't love and thoughts Him. I stroll with Jesus, and He exhibits me God when I begin having thoughts that may go towards Him. I might not need to do that.
Elly 6 years in the past
Really Sarah's vagina wasn't haunted. The demon did kill anybody who tried to sleep together with her but the e-book never specifically says that she was possessed or that her vagina was. In actual fact it says that the demon Asmodeus beloved the girl Sarah and that is why he was killing all her potential mates.
Arthur Windermere 6 years ago
Hey Pollyanna,
I've plainly proven that the Bible is a supply of amusement to atheist scumbags like me. That is all. You possibly can take any lessons away you wish, after all, however I didn't intend them.
Cheers!
Hey Elly,
You communicate like a lady with haunted vagina expertise. I therefore defer to your superior data of vagina-haunting phenomena and hope your vagina is now free of demons. For these of us missing vagina-haunting expertise, the case in Tobit appeared to be a transparent case of vagina-haunting, though the Bible could not come out and say 'vagina-haunting' for fear of alienating prudes and those delicate about vagina-hauntings. However since you've endured the pains of vagina-haunting and vagina-exorcism (one hopes, for the vagina's sake), we'll, as I say, defer to your vagina-haunting experience on the problem of Tobit. Nevertheless, St. Augustine told me demons are incapable of affection because of their fallen nature, so I suppose your experience with a haunted vagina doesn't prolong to demonological expertise. Still, no harm accomplished.
Cheers!
Elly 6 years ago
Fortunately for me and my vagina, I didn't have to actually expertise a vagina-haunting to be capable of reading the book of Tobit. ;) I do know what St. Augustine said, but I additionally know what the E-book of Tobit said. It occurred to state that Asmodeus loved Sarah. I did a fast web search and found this entry on the Jewish Encyclopedia web site: "Asmodeus would thus appear to be a demon characterized by carnal want; but he's additionally described as an evil spirit normally: '????????? ?? ??????? ????????? or ?õ ????????? ???????, and ?????? ????????? (iii. eight, 17; vi. thirteen; viii. 3). It's doable, furthermore, that the statement (vi. 14), "Asmodeus loved Sarah," implies that he was attracted not by ladies basically, however by Sarah only." ( ?artid=8... )
So I am not the only one that has learn the model of the translated textual content that said Asmodeus cherished Sarah. Whether or not this was something that might really be possible, nicely, that may be a matter for debate, as is the whole existence of demons and vagina-hauntings. (Although I'm must positively with you in hoping that if there are vagina-hauntings that there are vagina-exorcisms as nicely.)
Regardless, I enjoyed your article as it was entertaining and that was, I think, one of many goals of the piece. I posted my reply out of the habit of a classics main that has studied biblical texts and various mythologies, to not offend anybody. I'm with you in thinking a demon haunting a vagina sounds much more fascinating. I'll say that if you want to discover a real reside case of a demon-haunted vagina, I'd advise looking into your nearest school. If it is something like mine, there are a number of professors which have haunted vaginas and no shortage of male professors with demonic penises.
L'Chayim!
Arthur Windermere 6 years ago
Hello Elly,
Effectively I will be. I checked my NRSV and it says the same factor. But y'know what? I'm too stubborn to present in. And here is what I'm gonna cling to: Tobit is written in the first particular person, proper? So there you go, an unreliable narrator. What does this guy know about demon psychology?
I'm happy to hear you're a classics major, although. I studied Historic Greek and Latin in the Ottawa U classics division. I've lost the Greek, but I can nonetheless get by in Latin. Anyway, this article gets a share of believers (superb by me) who get preachy (not so wonderful). I thought you might be in that lot. This article is primarily for entertainment, so I attempt to preserve the, heh, gravitas at bay. However classicists are always welcome to 'preach.'
Cheers!
arthurchappell 5 years in the past from Manchester, England
Some good dark grotesque stuff there, the persecutions imposed on Job could be added, the plagues on the Egyptians, particularly the deaths of all the primary born, Abraham's aborted try to sacrifice Isaac, - it is all a barrel of snickers actually.
MechaStewart 5 years ago
"I've made every effort to deal with the following material with respect."
Why?
I once wrote a scathing e-book report on A Clockwork Orange - I was merciless. However fortunately it (along with the book your are critiquing) is fiction. Whereas I am certain that some followers of ACO may be offended, I can guess none of them would inform me I used to be risking eternity in hell, or the wrath of a god by speaking my thoughts.
Say what you need and interpret the e book as you see fit. That's what everybody else does anyway.
Nice publish - keep up the good work!
Rusty C. Adore 5 years ago from Michigan
It is a great hub. I learned! :)
asd 5 years ago
truly the couple had been cursed not because they did not give all the money however stated the one they gave to Peter was all of it. Peter additionally stated that they had complete control of the money.
katie 4 years in the past
I actually think it is best to where these tales are found in the bible.
jazmine four years ago
Effectively im an evangelist...What i consider is outdated testament is 100% brutal...theirs little question about it...and HES GOD...ITS HIS WILL...HE CAN DO WHAT EVER HE NEED...AND HIS ANGER IS WHAT WE MUST ALWAYS BECAREFUL ABOUT...
The previous testomony and Quran is almost the identical...however christianity is based on CHRIST...
After Christ all the pieces 's why its CHRISTianity....So please dont level fingers on the bases of previous testament...the brand new testomony is all about Gods love...
And also you my pricey fear the deaths after the death here on earth...belief me you dont know what ur standing in opposition to...
God bless you anyhow
Darryl threeago
I discover that despite the raging, but often mental arguments for or towards the Christian's pesky guide : the Bible, or dialogue a few imply God or merciful Allah, most upon their loss of life mattress really wrestle with going through the approaching reply to their query: "Is there a g(G)od?" And: "did I blow it in life?"
I do not care what you say or the way you deem to label me for my comment, however I hear it ALL the time in nursing properties. I dare say it is likely to be even more prevalent on the market and more frequent than just hospice watch conversations, too, however then we really battle with being trustworthy about our these deep troubling questions in our soul, do not we?
Deborah Sexton three years in the past
You mentioned Quote Peter, as an example, curses a couple to death for lying about not giving him all of their cash; they drop lifeless immediately” Unquote
I do not consider in the New Testament but I can interpret it.
Peter didn't put a curse on anyone and the couple didn't die because they withheld part of the money. It is as a result of they lied to God
Herod Antipas beheaded John the Baptist, Yahshua's cousin. He plotted Yahshua's (Jesus') demise
About Herod Agrippa 1 and why he was punished so vastly
Acts 12:1,2,three
1. Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
three. And since he noticed it happy the Jews, he proceeded additional to take Peter also.
He threw Peter in jail and when the angel let Peter out Herod had these killed who were put in charge of conserving him.
Acts 12:four-19
Acts 12:23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, as a result of he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
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