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Page 66
But the brightest day in all the world was this Sunday morning. For on
that day the stone was rolled away from the tomb and Jesus came forth
from the dead to gladden his disciples. This he had told them he would
do. On this Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene and another Mary, called
Salome, came to the tomb, found the stone rolled away and an angel
standing by the open tomb. He told them that Jesus was not there, but
had risen.
Afterward Jesus was with his disciples for forty days, after which he
was taken up into heaven.
THE STORY OF THE MAN AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE
Soon after Jesus was taken up into heaven, his disciples began to
preach, as he had told them to do. They stood up in the streets, and in
the Temple, and spoke to the people all the words that Jesus had given
to them. And although they could no longer see Jesus, he was with them,
and helped them, and gave them great power.
The two apostles, Peter and John, were one day going up to the temple at
the afternoon hour of prayer, about three o'clock. They walked across
the court of the Gentiles, which was a large, open square paved with
marble, having on its eastern side a double row of pillars with a roof
above them, called Solomon's Porch. In front of this porch was the
principal entrance to the Temple, through a gate which was called "The
Beautiful Gate." In front of this gate they saw a lame man sitting. He
was one who in all his life had never been able to walk; and as he was
very poor, his friends carried him every day to this place; and there he
sat, hoping that some of those who went into the Temple might take pity
on him, and give him a little money.
In front of this man Peter and John stopped; and Peter said: "Look at
us!"
The lame man looked earnestly on the two apostles, thinking they were
about to give him something. But Peter said:
"Silver and gold have I none; but what I have that I will give you. In
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!"
And Peter took hold of the lame man's right hand, and raised him up. At
once the lame man felt a new power entering into his feet and
ankle-bones. He leaped up, and stood upon his feet, and began to walk,
as he had never done before in all his life. He walked up the steps with
the two apostles, and went by their side into the Temple, walking, and
leaping, and praising God. The people who now saw him leaping up and
running knew him, for they had seen him every day sitting as a beggar at
the Beautiful Gate: and every one was filled with wonder at the change
which had come over him.
After worshipping and praising God in the Temple, the man, still holding
fast to Peter and John, went out with them through the Beautiful Gate,
into Solomon's Porch. And in a very few minutes a great crowd of people
were drawn together to the place to see the man who had been made well,
and to see also the two men who had healed him.
Then Peter stood up before the throng of people, and spoke to them:
"Ye men of Israel," he said, "why do you look wondering on this man? or
why do you fix your eyes upon us, as though by our own power or goodness
we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of
Jacob, has in this way shown the power and the glory of his Son Jesus,
whom you gave up to his enemies, and whom you refused before Pontius
Pilate, when Pilate was determined to set him free. But you refused the
Holy One and the Righteous One, and chose a murderer, Barabbas, to be
set free in his place; and you killed the Prince of Life, whom God
raised from the dead. We who have seen him risen, declare that this is
true. And the power of Jesus, through faith in his name, has made this
man strong. Yes, it is faith in Christ that has given him this perfect
soundness before you all. Now, my brothers, I am sure that you did not
know that it was the Son of God and your own Saviour whom you sent to
the cross. Therefore turn to God in sorrow for this great sin, and God
will forgive you, and in his own time he will send again Jesus Christ.
God, who has raised up his Son, is ready to bless you, and turn away
every one of you from his sins."
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