King Herod was persecuting the church and had James, the brother of John, "put to death with the sword". Then he arrested Peter and put him under extremely heavy guard in prison with the intention of bringing him to public trial after the Passover. However in the night an angel of the Lord came and woke Peter in the middle of 2 guards, and freed him of the chains on his wrists. He told Peter to dress and then follow him, and he whisked him past guards and through gates and out into the street. Only when the angel left him did he realize that he hadn't been dreaming and that he was really outside the jail! So Peter went to Mary the mother of John's house and the servant who answered the door was so overjoyed to see Peter that she ran inside to tell everyone and left him standing! Eventually he was let in and he was able to tell them what God had done for him. Then next morning Herod executed the guards. Then Herod made a public speech wearing his royal robes and the people hailed him as a god! Herod lapped it up so "an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died". But the word of God increased and spread.
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