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40:1 MOARTEA LUI STEFAN 40:2 Ucenicii s-au inmultit mult in Ierusalim si multi preoti respectau credinta. Stefan, plin de credinta, facea mari minuni in popor. Mai marii iudeilor erau si mai maniosi cand vedeau preoti intorcandu-se de la traditiile lor, de la jertfe si arderi de tot, si acceptandu-L pe Isus ca fiind marea jertfa. Cu putere de sus, Stefan i-a mustrat pe preotii si batranii necredinciosi si L-a inaltat pe Isus inaintea lor. Nu puteau face fata intelepciunii si puterii cu care vorbea el si, cand si-au dat seama ca nu vor avea nici un castig de cauza impotriva lui, au mituit oameni sa dea marturie mincinoasa, ca l-au auzit rostind cuvinte de hula impotriva lui Moise si impotriva lui Dumnezeu. Ei au starnit agitatie in popor, l-au arestat pe Stefan si, prin martori mincinosi, l-au acuzat ca a vorbit impotriva Templului si a 40:3 Legii. Ei au dat marturie ca l-au auzit spunand ca Isus din Nazaret va nimici obiceiurile pe care li le-a dat Moise. 40:4 Cand Stefan a stat inaintea judecatorilor sai, lumina slavei lui Dumnezeu s-a coborat peste fata lui. "Toti cei ce sedeau in Sobor s-au uitat tinta la Stefan si fata lui li s-a aratat ca o fata de inger." Cand i s-a cerut sa raspunda la acuzatiile ce i se adusesera, el a inceput de la Moise si de la proroci si a trecut in revista istoria copiilor lui Israel si modul in care lucrase Dumnezeu cu ei si a aratat cum fusese indicat Hristos in profetie. A facut referinta la istoria templului si a declarat ca Dumnezeu nu locuieste in temple facute de maini omenesti. Iudeii adorau templul si erau cuprinsi de o mai mare indignare cand se spunea orice impotriva acelei cladiri, decat daca s-ar fi spus impotriva lui Dumnezeu. Cand Stefan a vorbit despre Hristos si s-a referit la templu, a vazut ca oamenii ii respingeau cuvintele si i-a mustrat fara teama: "Oameni tari la cerbice, netaiati imprejur cu inima si cu urechile! Voi intotdeauna va impotriviti Duhului Sfant." In timp ce pazeau randuielile exterioare ale religiei lor, inimile lor erau corupte si pline de un rau aducator de moarte. El a amintit cruzimea parintilor lor in prigonirea prorocilor si a declarat ca persoanele carora li se adresase infaptuisera un pacat mai mare prin respingerea si rastignirea lui Hristos. "Pe care din proroci nu i-au prigonit parintii vostri? I-au omorat pe cei ce vesteau mai dinainte venirea Celui Neprihanit, pe care L-ati vandut acum si L-ati omorat." 40:5 Cand au fost rostite aceste adevaruri directe, clare, preotii si mai marii lor au turbat de manie si au tabarat asupra lui Stefan, scrasnind din dinti. "Dar Stefan, plin de Duhul Sfant, si-a pironit ochii spre cer, a vazut slava lui Dumnezeu" si a zis: "Iata vad cerurile deschise si pe Fiul omului stand in picioare la 40:6 dreapta lui Dumnezeu". Poporul nu voia sa-l asculte. "Au inceput atunci sa racneasca, si-au astupat urechile si s-au napustit toti intr-un gand asupra lui. L-au tarat afara din cetate si l-au ucis cu pietre." Si el a ingenuncheat si a strigat tare: "Doamne, nu le tine in seama pacatul acesta!" 40:7 Am vazut ca Stefan a fost un om puternic al lui Dumnezeu, special educat pentru a ocupa o pozitie importanta in biserica. Satana a jubilat la moartea lui; caci stia ca ucenicii aveau sa-i resimta lipsa. Dar triumful lui Satana a fost de scurta durata; pentru ca in acel grup care a asistat la moartea lui Stefan era o persoana careia Isus avea sa i Se descopere. Saul nu a luat parte la aruncarea cu pietre in Stefan, dar a consimtit la moartea lui. Avea un zel deosebit in persecutarea celor din biserica lui Dumnezeu, vanandu-i, luandu-i din casele lor si dandu-i pe mana celor care voiau sa-i ucida. Saul era un om inzestrat si educat; zelul si multa lui invatatura il facusera sa fie extrem de stimat de catre iudei, in timp ce era temut de multi dintre ucenici. Talantii lui au fost folositi cu eficienta de catre Satana, ducand mai departe razvratirea impotriva Fiului lui Dumnezeu si impotriva celor ce credeau in El. Dar Dumnezeu poate frange puterea marelui vrajmas si elibera pe cei care sunt tinuti in robie de catre el. Hristos l-a ales pe Saul ca "un vas ales" pentru a-I propovadui Numele, pentru a-i intari pe ucenicii Sai in lucrarea lor si pentru a inlocui cu prisosinta locul gol lasat de Stefan |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
It is possible now to have the inspirational ebooks on your browser and to read it allowing you to make comparisons between different translations or versions for a specific language. This occasion is unique, and you have only to browse to the desired author and book.
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