Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
They were like, 'We double-checked everything, the prison was locked up tight, guards were posted right where they should be at every door. But when we opened it up? Nobody was inside.'
Even the most secure lockdown can't hold back what God has planned.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Acts, chapter 5, the apostles were arrested by the high priest and his officials for preaching about Jesus and performing miracles, which threatened the religious leaders. They were placed in a secure prison, but an angel of the Lord miraculously opened the doors during the night and released them to continue their ministry. When the guards checked the prison the next morning, they found it locked and guarded as before, but the apostles were nowhere inside, highlighting God's supernatural intervention.
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