It is sad sorry tragic scene. My friend, Peter, is in prison. His friend and colleague, James, has been killed - James (or Jacob, the brother of John) - and famine has been prophesied.
Humanly speaking, things were not looking at all good for The Church of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. It appeared a bit of a disaster and in one sense it all looked like total failure, as Herod’s intention was to pick off the leadership one by one.
But, someone called the Church to prayer. The recognised leader was in jail, and another leader was aware of the precarious situation and called The Church to pray.