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https://www.btstories.com/revelation-22/Continued from the previous story As I was looking at the New Jerusalem, the angel showed me the River of Living Water. It was crystal clear and owed out from the throne of God and the Lamb. It owed down the middle of the main street. The Tree of Life was on both sides of the street. It had twelve kinds of fruit and produced a crop each month. All the nations went to the tree and found precious healing in its leaves. It was then I realized that never again would anything be cursed.

https://www.btstories.com/revelation-2011-21/When the Lamb opened the book, John saw the strange things that were in it—amazing things about our future. He wrote about those things so people could know what he had seen. Near the end, John said… I suddenly realized that everything was new. I looked into the sky and the old heaven no longer existed. There was a new heaven! I looked around and the old earth was gone. There was a new earth, and it didn’t have oceans!

https://www.btstories.com/johns-visions/John was exiled to the island of Patmos for being a follower of Jesus and preaching the word of God. On the Lord’s Day, he was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly he heard a loud voice behind him. It sounded like a trumpet blast that said, “You are going to see amazing things. Write all of it in a book and send it to the seven churches of Asia.”

https://www.btstories.com/philemon/Onesimus was a slave who ran away from his master Philemon. He went to Rome and eventually met Paul who led him to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Onesimus stayed with the apostle and helped him in the ministry. Eventually they knew it was time for the “runaway slave” to return to his master. Paul was a personal friend with Philemon, so he wrote a letter to help the two men reconcile their relationship.

https://www.btstories.com/shipwreck-and-rome/Continued from the previous story After fourteen days in a fierce storm, Paul’s ship struck a sandbar just off the island of Malta. Everyone got to shore and the local people came out and started helping them. They built a fire because of the rain and cold.

https://www.btstories.com/storm-at-sea/Arrangements were made for Paul to travel to Rome on cargo ships. He was put in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius. He was kind to Paul and allowed his friends to visit him whenever they were in port. Travel was slow because of storms. After many stops and changing boats several times, they eventually arrived at Fair Haven on the island of Crete. It was close to winter so they had to stop.

https://www.btstories.com/felix-festus-and-agrippa/The high priest went to Caesarea along with some elders and a lawyer. They presented their case against Paul before Felix the governor. They said, “This man is a disease to the Jewish people. He causes riots everywhere he goes. Now he has come here and has desecrated our temple.” Paul defended himself. He said, “I did nothing to deserve what was done to me. It’s true I follow Jesus of Nazareth, but I didn’t gather a crowd and preach to them. I simply went to the temple to fulfill a vow. Suddenly—and for no reason—a mob grabbed me and tried to kill me. They’re the ones who should be here defending their actions! Not me. These men standing before you have nothing against me. They even agree with me on the basic issue—that God can raise someone from the dead.”

https://www.btstories.com/plot-to-kill/Continued from the previous storyThe commander wanted to know exactly what had caused the riot near the temple in Jerusalem. So he took Paul before the Jewish council. Paul said, “Brothers, I stand before God with a clear conscience.” Hearing this, the high priest ordered someone to slap him.

https://www.btstories.com/riot-in-jerusalem/Paul met with the elders of the church in Jerusalem and reported on how Gentiles were turning to Christ. Everyone glorified God when they heard this. But then the elders shared their concerns with Paul. “Jewish Christians think that you’re teaching Jews to abandon the Law of Moses. We need to stop these rumors. Four men have taken a vow to God. They want to fulfill its requirements at the Temple, but they don’t have the money to pay for it. Join them in their vow, and pay their fee. This will demonstrate that you haven’t abandoned the laws of God.”

https://www.btstories.com/going-to-jerusalem/Paul stayed three months in Corinth. Afterwards he went back to Troas, where he spent a week before starting his trip to Jerusalem. The night before Paul left Troas, he preached to the church on the third floor of a house. He preached for hours—well into the night. A young man sat on a windowsill and soon became very sleepy. Eventually he went to sleep and slid out of the window, falling to the ground!

https://www.btstories.com/letter-to-romans-2/Paul continued his letter to the Christians at Rome by saying: Salvation in Christ gives us several benefits. First of all, we’re adopted into a new family. God is our Father. His Spirit lives within us, and we inherit everything that belongs to Jesus.

https://www.btstories.com/letter-to-romans-1/Paul traveled to Corinth and spent three months there. During this time, he sent this letter to the Christians at Rome. He said:I hear about your faith everywhere I go. I praise God for you all the time. I want to come and invest in your spiritual walk. God made me obligated to share his message with Gentiles everywhere. Therefore I share the Gospel with those who are cultured and with those who are barbarians. It doesn’t matter if they are smart or simple minded.

https://www.btstories.com/2nd-letter-to-the-corinthians-2/This second half of 2 Corinthians is the most personal of all of Paul’s letters. Its purpose is to restore the relationship between him and the church before his upcoming visit. He continued by saying: When I got to Macedonia, I was constantly thinking about you. I still didn’t know how you responded to my letter. But then I found Titus, and his report made my heart leap for joy! He told me how you loved me and wanted to do right. He said my letter caused you grief, but a godly grief. It led you to repent and continue your walk with God. My rejoicing has never been so full.

https://www.btstories.com/2nd-letter-to-the-corinthians-1/The church at Corinth didn’t respond well to Paul’s first letter, so he sailed across the sea and met with them. That didn’t go well either. He then sent them a very harsh letter—one that’s not included in the Bible. Titus returned with encouraging news on how they took it to heart and repented of their sins. Paul then sent this letter. He said:May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

https://www.btstories.com/1st-letter-to-the-corinthians-2/Paul started this letter by scolding the church for dividing themselves into groups that judge others. He then dealt with several sins that had found root within the assembly. He went on to say:You asked about several things, so I’ll answer each of them. The first deals with eating meat that has been offered to an idol. Of course we know that an idol isn’t really a god. It’s just a piece of wood or stone. Still, eating this type of meat may offend someone who has just come out of idolatry. We should never sin against a fellow Christian. Therefore, I’ve determined not to do anything that causes a brother to stumble in his faith.

https://www.btstories.com/1st-letter-to-the-corinthians-1/Paul was in Ephesus when he heard about the problems in the church at Corinth. He immediately wrote this letter. He said:I praise God for you constantly. It’s obvious to all that God has enriched you with spiritual gifts so you can serve him until Christ comes again.

https://www.btstories.com/riot-at-ephesus/Paul left Antioch and went to Ephesus. When he got there, he found twelve believers. He asked them, “Have you received the Holy Spirit yet?” They were confused and answered, “We haven’t heard of this Holy Spirit.”

https://www.btstories.com/mob-in-corinth/When Paul arrived in Corinth, he met a Jewish man named Aquila and his wife Priscilla. They were also tent makers, the same as Paul, so they decided to work together. Each week Paul went to the synagogue and talked to the Jews. He explained to them that Jesus was the Messiah. Silas and Timothy finally rejoined him. It was soon after they arrived that the Jews rejected Paul’s message. They even blasphemed the name of Christ. With that, Paul said, “My conscience is clear. I told you the good news that Messiah had come. I explained how we have salvation through him. You’ve rejected it. Therefore, your blood is on your own heads. I’ll give this message to the Gentiles.”

https://www.btstories.com/2nd-letter-to-the-thessalonians/The Thessalonians loved Paul’s first letter and read it over and over. They talked about the Day of the Lord so much that soon they thought it had already started. Some became extremely concerned about what this meant, while others quit their jobs because they felt the Lord was setting up his kingdom. Soon those who quit their jobs had to be supported by those who still had work. Word got back to Paul, so he wrote this second letter. He said: Silas, Timothy, and I constantly thank God for you. We thank God because you’re growing in your faith, and because of your great love toward each other. We talk about you to all the churches. We brag about your faith, and your extraordinary patience in the face of severe persecution.

https://www.btstories.com/1st-letter-to-the-thessalonians/Paul started a church in Thessalonica, but wasn’t able to spend much time there. Persecution became severe and the Christians insisted on taking him out of the area. So he left Silas and Timothy to help these young Christians. He waited for them in Corinth.He was concerned for this young church because of the persecution they were experiencing. Finally, Silas and Timothy brought wonderful news of how the people were remaining true to Christ even with all the suffering. Paul immediately wrote this letter to encourage them. He said:Silas, Timothy, and I thank God for you constantly. We pray for you night and day. We remember how you accepted Christ in the storm of conflict. We didn’t preach with flattering words, but you knew what we said was anointed by the Holy Spirit. You proved our worth and accepted our message. Now everyone talks about how you turned from idols to serve the living God, and how you patiently wait for the return of Christ.

https://www.btstories.com/riots-and-laughter/Paul and Silas and their group traveled to Thessalonica. They spent three weeks reasoning with the Jews, explaining how Messiah needed to come and suffer and then rise from the dead. They said, “Jesus is this Promised One.”Some of the Jews accepted Christ, as well as a large number of Greeks. This upset the other Jews. They became so angry they decided to destroy the movement. They went into the market place and gathered together a group of thugs. Together they organized a mob against the Christians.

https://www.btstories.com/singing-in-jail/Paul said to Barnabas, “It’s time we visit Galatia and see how the churches are doing.” Barnabas agreed, but wanted to take John Mark along. Paul refused, pointing out that Mark deserted them on the last trip. They couldn’t agree upon this, so they decided to go different directions. Paul chose Silas to go with him.

https://www.btstories.com/letter-to-the-galations/Teachers from Jerusalem went to the church in Antioch and taught that Gentiles had to obey the Laws of Moses in order to be totally forgiven from their sins. After the Christians in Antioch rejected this doctrine, those same teachers went to Galatia, to the churches Paul and Barnabas had started during their first missionary journey. Paul found out that the Christians in Galatia were accepting this teaching, so he wrote a letter to them explaining their freedom in Christ.

https://www.btstories.com/keeping-jewish-laws/Jewish teachers from Jerusalem went to Antioch. They started teaching members of the church that a person had to obey Jewish law in order to be saved. Paul and Barnabas were shocked at this teaching and tried to correct it. This only started an argument.

https://www.btstories.com/from-worship-to-stoning/Paul and Barnabas went to a city called Iconium and preached the message of Christ at the Jewish synagogue. The reactions were extreme. A great number of Jews and Gentiles put their faith in Jesus. But others were offended and eventually stirred up the population against the Christians. Soon the entire city was in an uproar.

https://www.btstories.com/first-missionary-journey/The Holy Spirit said to the church at Antioch, “I’ve called Barnabas and Saul to a special work.” So the leadership sent them out to serve the Lord.They took John Mark with them, and sailed to the island of Cyprus. There they preached at Jewish synagogues as they moved across the island. Saul was also called Paul.

https://www.btstories.com/jail-break/Barnabas and Saul arrived in Jerusalem about the time King Herod decided to persecute the Christians. He started by arresting James the brother of John. Eventually Herod had James killed. When he saw how much this pleased the Jews, he arrested Peter and had him put in prison. Sixteen soldiers guarded him. The church began praying for Peter, and didn’t stop.The night before he was to be executed, Peter was sleeping between two guards. His hands and feet were in chains. The other guards were standing next to various doors in the prison.

https://www.btstories.com/christians-at-antioch/The killing of Stephen started a great persecution. Therefore, some believers went north to a city called Antioch. When they first got there, they preached only to Jews, but eventually they shared the message of Christ with Gentiles as well.God honored this and gave great power to their teaching. Many Gentiles put their faith in Jesus.

https://www.btstories.com/cornelius-first-gentile/Cornelius was a military officer in the Roman army. He was a good man who worshiped God.An angel appeared to him and said, “Cornelius, God has heard your prayers. Send men to Joppa, to the home of Simon the tanner who lives by the sea. There they’ll find a man called Peter and he’ll tell you what to do.” With that, the angel disappeared.

https://www.btstories.com/healing-of-dorcas/Peter traveled from place to place, preaching the Gospel of Christ and encouraging fellow believers. At one place, he found a paralyzed man who had been lying on his bed for eight years.Peter said to him, “The Lord Jesus has healed you, so get up.” Immediately the man was healed and got up. People in that area saw the man and heard what happened, and many of them put their faith in Christ.

https://www.btstories.com/conversion-of-saul/Saul was on a campaign to hunt down and kill those who followed Jesus. He was given authority from the high priest to go to Damascus and bring believers back to Jerusalem.As he and his men approached Damascus, suddenly a bright light shone around them, and Saul fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying, “Saul! Saul! Why are you fighting against me?”

https://www.btstories.com/ministry-of-philip/When the persecution started in Jerusalem, believers were scattered throughout the region. Wherever they went, they told people about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.Philip went to the city of Samaria and preached Christ. The Holy Spirit allowed him to perform miracles among the people. Unclean spirits were cast out—screaming. The paralyzed were healed as well as the lame. The people of the city were amazed at what they saw, so they listened carefully to his preaching. They were filled with joy at what they heard.

https://www.btstories.com/first-christian-martyr/God’s power was on Stephen. Several Jewish groups tried to debate him, but found they were no match for his wisdom and power. They decided to spread lies about him and say he blasphemed God. These rumors spread throughout the city until guards went and took him to the governing council.

https://www.btstories.com/apostles-and-deacons/The message of Jesus spread throughout Jerusalem, which made the Jewish leaders angry. They sent guards, who arrested the apostles and put them in prison.That night, an angel came and let them out without the guards seeing it. The angel said, “Go to the temple in the morning and preach to the people.” At sunrise, the apostles went to the temple.

https://www.btstories.com/ananias-and-sapphira/The believers shared everything they owned. If someone had a need, others would sell their possessions and give to that need.A godly man named Barnabas had some land and sold it for the needs of others. He brought the money and gave it to the apostles.A married couple named Ananias and Sapphira also decided to sell some land and give the money to the apostles. It was to be used for the good of the church. But Ananias changed his mind after the land was sold. He and his wife decided to keep some of the money for themselves. The two of them agreed that they’d still give part of the money to the church but say they gave it all.

https://www.btstories.com/crippled-man-healed/One afternoon, Peter and John went to the temple at the time of prayer. There they saw a man begging who had been crippled since he was born. Every day people carried him to a gate called Beautiful so he could beg money from those going into the temple.

https://www.btstories.com/coming-of-the-holy-spirit/On the Day of Pentecost, the believers were praying in the upper room. Suddenly they heard a loud noise. It sounded like a violent storm coming out of heaven. The sound filled the room, and they saw what looked like fire. Suddenly it separated and settled on each believer. Instantly, they were filled with the Holy Spirit and started to speak in foreign languages.

https://www.btstories.com/commission-and-ascension/The disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had first selected them to be his disciples. He suddenly appeared and they worshiped Him. He said, “I give you authority to preach. Go to all the nations and make disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Teach them what I have taught you. Remember, I’m always with you.”

https://www.btstories.com/winning-back-two-disciples/Thomas wasn’t with the disciples when Jesus appeared to them. So they found him and said, “Thomas, we’ve seen the Lord! He’s alive!”“That’s impossible! To believe that, I’d have to feel the nail scars in his hands, and touch his side where he was stabbed.”

https://www.btstories.com/road-to-emmaus/In the afternoon of the day Jesus rose from the dead, two disciples left Jerusalem and started walking to Emmaus. They were discussing the events of the previous few days. Suddenly they noticed someone walking near them. They didn’t realize it was Jesus.

https://www.btstories.com/resurrection/All was quiet at the tomb of Jesus until early Sunday morning while it was still dark. Suddenly there was an earthquake and an angel appeared at the gravesite. He rolled back the huge stone and sat on it! The guards were terrified and fainted. And then … all was quiet once again.As the sun came up, Mary Magdalene and some other women walked into the garden so they could put spices on the body of Jesus. They were wondering how they were going to get someone to roll back the stone from the tomb.

https://www.btstories.com/crucifixion/Jesus was condemned to die by crucifixion. Pilate turned him over to Roman soldiers, who put a crown of thorns on his head. They laughed at him and said, “Look, the King of the Jews.” They beat him and spit on him.They then led him away to be crucified. Along the way, they grabbed a man and made him carry the cross. A large crowd followed, mourning and crying.

https://www.btstories.com/trial-before-romans/Jesus was taken to Pilate, the Roman governor. Pilate asked the religious leaders, “What’s this man guilty of?”They said, “He says he’s a king. He should die because he’s a rebel against Caesar. We would execute him, but we’re not allowed to do that. Therefore we’ve brought him to you.”

https://www.btstories.com/trial-before-jews/Guards took Jesus from the Garden of Gethsemane and led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. Once there, he sat by a charcoal fire in the middle of the courtyard. A servant girl looked at him and said, “Aren’t you one of his disciples?”

https://www.btstories.com/gethsemane/As Jesus and his disciples walked out of the gates of Jerusalem, he said, “All of you will abandon me tonight… but after I rise from the dead, I’ll meet you in Galilee.”Peter spoke up, “Lord, I’ll never desert you, even if everyone else does.”

https://www.btstories.com/the-last-supper/The religious leaders met together to decide how they were going to kill Jesus. As they were talking, Judas Iscariot came and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him to you?” They were delighted, and agreed to give him thirty pieces of silver.

https://www.btstories.com/jesus-at-the-temple/During the last week before Passover, Jesus spent each day in Jerusalem while staying overnight in a town nearby. As he and his disciples walked toward the city on the second morning, Jesus saw a fig tree in the distance. He walked up to it but there was no fruit on the tree, just leaves. So he said to the tree, “You’ll never produce fruit again.”When they arrived at the temple, Jesus saw people selling animals for sacrifice and exchanging foreign money. He threw them out, and turned over their tables.

https://www.btstories.com/triumphal-entry/Jesus and his disciples were invited into a home for a meal. Lazarus was also invited and Martha helped serve. While they were eating, their sister Mary poured expensive oil on the feet of Jesus and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the smell of the perfumed oil.

https://www.btstories.com/the-great-rich-and-poor/The trip to Jerusalem took Jesus through Jericho. Along the way, the mother of James and John knelt before him and said, “Lord, I want my sons to sit next to you when you’re in your kingdom—one on your right side, and the other on the left.”He said, “You don’t know what you’re asking.” Turning to the men he said, “Are you able to suffer like I’m about to suffer?”

https://www.btstories.com/raising-lazarus/Lazarus, and his sisters Mary and Martha, lived about two miles from Jerusalem in a town called Bethany. Lazarus became extremely sick, so his sisters sent for Jesus. He was a friend of their family. They said, “Lord, your friend is sick.”Jesus waited two days after getting this message. He then said to his disciples, “We’re going to Judea.”