The Stoning of Stephen

29 minutes

5 September 2024

The most violent persecutor of Christians was a Jew named Solus, who later became the apostle Paul. Sollus had heard Stephen's defence before the council, and after hearing his content, he realised that this new religion was irreconcilably against many Jewish customs. Soles saw that if this new religion continued to spread among the Jews, the Jewish leaders would lose their power and influence. Therefore, it was decided to eradicate this new religion. He could no longer agree with his old teacher Gamalail, who believed that Christians should be left alone. Therefore, he began to persecute the church. He arrests all men and women and throws them in prison. Because of this, the Jews stoned Stephen.

Acts 8: 9-40