Acts 6-7 | Stephen and the Cost of Truth

Stephen emerges as a powerful witness filled with wisdom and the Ruach, but his bold testimony brings him into direct conflict with the religious leaders. In one of the longest speeches in Acts, he reviews Israel's history from Abraham through Moses and the prophets, showing a recurring pattern of rejecting those whom Elohim sends. His words provoke fury, leading to the first recorded martyrdom of the movement. As Stephen is stoned, he receives a vision of the Son of Man standing at the right hand of Elohim and prays for his attackers. Standing nearby and approving of the execution is a young man named Saul, whose role in the story is only beginning. 🌻 #ActsChapters6and7 #BookOfActs #StephenTheMartyr #AwakenedIsraelite