Their religion was very similar to Zoroastrianism, which has, by the way, had a rebirth in the United States of America. The Magi were a priestly class of people from Persia.
He was, in a sense, the Samaritan answer to Judea’s Jesus. Why don't you read Acts 2 today? Jot down what Peter says about Jesus. And the Samaritans were falling for his sorcery. As night fell that day in Jerusalem, the number had jumped to over 3,000! Acts 2 stands as a hallmark passage showing us the message of salvation, the response of open hearts, and how the Holy Spirit uses this simple message to bring seeking hearts to salvation and community. (South of the Temple Mount are as many as 350 mikvah pools where these people would have been baptized.) Earlier that day, only a small group of Jesus' closest followers had met to pray, just as they had done for several days since Jesus' ascension. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, he offered. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this power, that on. Wow! Wouldn't it have been great to see 3,000 people baptized and added to God's people today? Those who accepted Peter's message at Pentecost were baptized, and the beginning of the early church started with an incredible celebration of grace. Listen to Verse of the Day on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more!
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