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these large doses of adrenaline can also do damage to our organs, particularly
the heart.
From your article, dear tec (thank you and the greatest of love and peace to you, my dear!). I sometimes have such "rushes", and I tell you, my heart feels as if it will fly out of my chest! Stress tends to bring this on for me, as well as things like amusement park rides, and airplane landing/takeoffs. I think this is what a "panic" or "anxiety" attack is all about.
To you other dear ones (peace to you, all!), it very well could be that the knowledge of the seriousness of what Ananias and Sapphira did caused them [both] to have, say, a heart attack (or stroke). Perhaps one or both had a pre-existing "condition" (from all that lamb and beef - and "lukewarm" water!) that left them with an already weakened heart and so it didn't even take much. Even so, Peter's words, if not what was in HIS heart, was the impetus, if not the actual cause. In which case, he would still be responsible.
Should he have been so... ummmmm... indignant? I'm not sure; our Lord didn't seem to be when HE spoke to others regarding their blasphemy - he simply told them what the consequences would be. Then HE forgave them ("Forgive them, Father...") anyway. Because, well, who knows - JAH shows mercy to whomever He wishes. Peter often showed himself to be an "all or nothing" kind of guy, though. Very little gray areas with him ("Oh, no, Lord, I would NEVER...!")... and very little room for letting others "sin against" someone or something HE regarded (Christ, holy spirit, etc.). Yet, Peter himself was often chastised by our Lord... and even called out years later for his own hypocrisy.
For me, it reiterates the lesson of "be wrathful but do not sin." Meaning, I can be angry about something/someone, but not to the point where I sin... by judging and/or calling down "evil" on them... while I am yet a sinner myself. As we all are (because even though we are forgiven our former sins... we WILL sin again. And again. And again. Because we are in vessels that are slaves TO sin - 1 John 1:8-10; 2:1-6).
Because Peter was often rash and hasty in his "dealing" with those who offended him, he often found himself in very embarrassing situations. One, where Christ rebuked him face-to-face, another were he was brought to bitter tears... for having denied our Lord... when he had argued with our Lord that he would NEVER do such a thing... when he questioned our Lord re Lazarus, etc. John 21:20-22.
The lesson for me, from this account, then, is to NOT get all self-righteous and indignant when someone DOES blaspheme but to temper my anger so as NOT to call down evil on them and, instead, pray for them... as well as try to lovingly warn them before they even made that error. As I would want them to do for me.
More than the others, Peter seemed to take the most time to learn "how to reject the bad and CHOOSE the good"; however, our Lord chose... and sealed him... and used him for HIS purpose, as one of his chosen "vessels." What truly happened here may be unknown, but will be revealed, as dear Gramma (peace to you, dear one!) stated. In the meantime, though, we can certainly know that it was NOT at the hand of the Most Holy One of Israel, JAH of Armies, that these two died: we only need look to Christ to KNOW this.
Again, peace to you all!
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