Gedaliah: One Of The 3,000

This has been quite a dive into the beginnings of the early church. Unfortunately, though, the persecution is in full effect, and we need to see what happens with Gedaliah and family. Let’s find out… “My son… my daughter… locked away like criminals.” The air inside the house was thick with fear. Mathea sat on […]

The midday sun hung high over Jerusalem as a small group of disciples carried a lifeless body outside the city. Their steps were slow and their hearts heavy with grief. Stephen—their brother in the faith—was wrapped in burial cloth, his broken and mangled body bearing the cruel marks of his final moments. Shiloh walked among

It was early morning, and the streets of Jerusalem were still quiet as Gedaliah and Shiloh made their way to their next masonry job. The early morning air was cool, the silence all around as the sun began to make its way up. The city would soon be bustling as always, but for now, there

Another bright and beautiful day saw the morning sun bathed the streets of Jerusalem in golden light as Gedaliah made his way toward his next masonry job. The city bustled with the usual activity—merchants setting up their stalls, the aroma of fresh bread drifting from nearby homes, and travelers making their way to the temple

A few weeks had passed since the arrest of the apostles, and thankfully, the status quo of the church had returned. The servants of God had refused to buckle before the Sanhedrin, sticking to their conviction. After an intervention by Gamaliel, a well-respected teacher of the law, all they received were floggings and warnings not

The evening air was cool as always, but the feeling in Berechiah’s heart as he made his way home was anything but. The day had been a peaceful one, with him and his colleagues at the temple carrying out their usual work of counting monies for the upkeep of the saints. However, the last hour

The morning sun poured into the temple courtyard, illuminating the gathered followers of the Way as they brought their gifts to the apostles. The custom of selling one’s goods and bringing the proceeds to them had caught on among the brethren, as everyone sought to move with the belief that they all things in common,

The city was alive with movement that lovely day. The midday sun cast light upon the bustling city, where merchants called out their wares, children wove between carts, and travelers from distant lands made their way to the Temple. But amid that ordinary hum of life, an extraordinary move of God was taking place. And

The streets of Jerusalem were quieting and clearing up as the day gave way to evening. Gedaliah and Shiloh walked side by side, done with another intense day of work, fixing up another building for a Roman soldier. Another satisfied customer, as was the norm with Shiloh and Gedaliah, who were lauded as some of

The synagogue was filled with an expectant silence, save for the occasional rustle of robes as men and women adjusted their seating on the stone benches. The air was thick with reverence and hope as the gathered believers listened intently, their eyes fixed on the man standing at the front. Another day in the synagogue,