The provided transcripts do not address the story of Ananias and Sapphira.
All eight clips in the evidence focus on a different Ananias — Ananias of Damascus — the believer sent to Saul after his conversion, plus background on the early Jerusalem believers selling their property. None of the clips mention Sapphira or the deaths in Acts 5. As a result, the specific lesson Les teaches from that account cannot be extracted from this evidence.
Acts 5:1-11 — This is the portion of Scripture containing the account of Ananias and Sapphira; the provided transcripts do not quote it.
The provided transcripts do not include the KJV text of Acts 5:1-11. Without a direct quotation in the evidence, a Scripture-only section on Ananias and Sapphira cannot be constructed from this material. The video title indicates the subject is Acts 5, but Les's spoken words in the clip do not narrate the event.
Les teaches that the early Jewish believers in Jerusalem sold their property and placed the money at the apostles' feet because they expected the Kingdom to come quickly. He explains that this left many of them destitute when the Kingdom did not come, and God later met their need through offerings collected by Paul from Gentile congregations. Les then spends most of the clips discussing Ananias of Damascus, a devout law-keeping Jewish believer whom the Lord sent to Saul. That Ananias is a different person from the Ananias in Acts 5.
According to Les, the early Jewish believers, knowing the Kingdom was 'just over the horizon,' were not worried about keeping their property. They gladly brought the money from their sales to the apostles' feet because they thought the more Jews converted through such preaching, the faster the King would come. They did not expect that it would 'all come to nothing.'
Les explains that the believers had sold all their property and cashed everything in, leaving the 'kitty run dry' and many of them destitute. God in His mercy still regarded what they had done as obedience, and He used the offerings Paul collected from the Gentile churches to take care of them.
The other Ananias mentioned in these clips is Ananias of Damascus, a disciple who was a 'believing, but law keeping Jew.' The Lord appeared to him in a vision and told him to go to Saul of Tarsus after Saul's blinding on the road to Damascus. This Ananias is distinct from the Ananias of Acts 5.
No. The eight provided clips do not contain the story of Ananias and Sapphira. They offer background on voluntary giving among the early Jerusalem believers and focus mainly on Ananias of Damascus. Therefore, the question of what the Jewish believers were to learn from the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira remains outside this evidence.
Early Believers Selling Property
Les explains that the early Jewish believers sold their property and brought the money to the apostles because they expected the Kingdom to begin soon, showing their wholehearted commitment to the coming King.
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"...and Paul, earnestly beholding the counsel of these religious Jewish leaders, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day. And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by to smite him on the mouth." Why? Because in Ananias' mind the guy was lying.
Ananias of Damascus in Acts 9
Les says Ananias was one of the Jewish believers who recognized Jesus as the King of Israel under the Gospel of the Kingdom.
The Lord's Vision to Ananias
Les recounts how the Lord called Ananias in a vision and told him to go to Saul, showing Ananias's obedience as a disciple.
Ananias, a Law-Keeping Jew
Les states that Ananias was a devout, law-keeping Jewish believer who had not yet been taught about grace, helping to distinguish him from the Ananias of Acts 5.
Saul Is a Chosen Vessel
Les highlights the Lord's command to Ananias not to argue and to go to Saul because Saul was chosen to carry the name to the Gentiles.
Ananias Calls Saul 'Brother'
Les shows Ananias obeying the Lord, entering Judas's house, and addressing Saul as 'Brother Saul' and 'the Lord Jesus.'
Saul Will Be Shown Great Suffering
Les notes that God revealed to Ananias that Saul would suffer great things for the name's sake.
No. The clips provided do not mention Sapphira or the deaths in Acts 5; they focus on Ananias of Damascus and the early believers' selling of property.
Ananias was a devout, law-keeping Jewish believer whom the Lord sent in a vision to Saul after his conversion, telling him to go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and lay hands on Saul to restore his sight.
They eventually became destitute because the money ran out, and God used Paul's Gentile offerings to care for them.
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