These Men Have Been With Jesus — David Wilkerson

Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin

My message this morning. These men have been with Jesus. These men have been with Jesus. Go to acts the fourth chapter, please. Acts the fourth chapter. Please again remember Pastor Carter and his wife as they're on vacation resting in Canada.

Pray that the Lord refresh them and and give them renewed health and strength acts for first. 13 verses 1 through 13, please. If you don't have your Bible peek at somebody's next to you. Don't folks don't be afraid to share your Bible.

You we may have visitors here that didn't remember to bring theirs. So Verses 1 through 13 and as they spake unto the people the priest and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them. Being grieved that they had taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

They laid hands on them and put them in hold unto the next day. For it was now eventide I'll be at many of them which heard the word believed and a number of men the number of the men was about 5 ,000.

It came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes and Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander and as many as were the kindred of high priest were gathered together Jerusalem.

When they had set them in the midst they asked by what power. But what name have you done this and Peter filled with the Holy Ghost said unto them? He rulers of the people and elders of Israel if we this day be examined to the good deed done to the impotent man.

By what means he is made whole. Be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth Whom you crucified? Whom God raised from the dead even by him does this man stand here before you whole.

This is the stone which was cited not by you builders, which has become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other but there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John Perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men. They marveled and they took knowledge of them. That they had been with Jesus. These men have been with Jesus heavenly father.

We thank you for the word that brings life and joy to our hearts. Heavenly father you have gathered a people a particular people a special people together Lord from all over the world here this morning.

Those who've come for the first time you have chosen this time in this place. You've chosen the word to bring and you know exactly what every one of us need. Those in the overflow and annex those that are here in the main auditorium in the balcony behind me wherever my voice is heard.

We pray Holy Spirit that you would quicken the word make it life. Make it life speak life into us. Oh God quicken us by your Holy Ghost. This word has no power unless the Holy Ghost ignites it. There has to be an igniting of it by the Holy Ghost.

He has to make it life to us. Holy Spirit do so we pray Sanctify me to deliver it in Jesus name. Amen. This is quite a story. Peter and John go up to the temple and there's a man that's been there. He's been lame since birth.

He's never walked a step in his life. Every day, they bring him lay him at the gate of the temple and he begs for money. Peter and John come by you remember the story they. They said look we don't have any money.

We have no silver. No gold, but what we have will give you. In the name of Jesus get up and walk. He got up and walked all right, and he started leaping all over the temple up and down. Jesus healed me.

Jesus healed me and people marveled they all knew him. They recognized him as a as a decrepit crippled man that had been at the gate for years and years. Everybody knew him. The high priest knew him. Caiaphas knew him.

They all knew him. He was a talk of. In fact many I'm not sure the ruler of synagogue would say get him out. It looks terrible right at God's house to have somebody begging. The priest the captain of the temple the Sadducees came upon the disciples being grieved.

Grieved at a miracle. Grieved that thousands were getting saved. Can you imagine such backslidden preachers? They took into custody Peter and John and threw him in jail. They spent the night in prison and the next day.

They bring them to trial the here is Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and and Alexander and John these these are also priests and all the the relatives and kindred and the rulers of the synagogue and the Sadducees and they're all gathered together in this Courtroom and they're going to bring Peter and John.

They're in custody and bring it before them and judge them. Hmm by what power they said. By what name have you done this? Well, what a farce. What a foolish question. By whose name are you doing this?

Look, they had 5 ,000 people. Repenting and crying all over the city. Jesus name. They had their own priest getting saved and admitting to everybody that they helped crucify Christ. They had a lame man that was healed running all over Jerusalem say Jesus healed me.

Jesus healed me. And they're saying by what name. The ignorance the the blindness the purple a purposeful blindness of these High and mighty men sitting in judgment. By what power what name is this all happening?

They're afraid to even mention his name at this point as if they're you know, it might strike him dead. They even mention it. Peter cried out the top of his voice. His name is Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

That's. What's happening here? They were stunned. The Bible said that the boldness of Peter and John. They marveled the scripture says and they took knowledge of them that there had been with Jesus now took knowledge in the Greek means.

Known by a distinguishing mark. There was something that distinguished these men from all of the men who'd ever appeared in that courtroom before. There was something so different so marked. They were marked by some influence.

That's what it means. They took knowledge. There's there's some power that's gotten a hold of them these men are different it's something is distinguishing them and. Then they turned to one another said these men have been with Jesus.

Witnessing Through the Presence of Christ

These men have been with Jesus and folks at that very moment. These disciples were fulfilling the Great Commission beginning at Jerusalem to be witnesses. They were witnessing through the presence of Christ in their lives.

This is the witness to the world in the last days. It's not going to be preaching in the last days that brings the world to its knees. Yes, he said go out and preach the gospel, but folks. There's a way to preach it must be preached verbally but the most powerful way and the witness to the world in the last days are People who have been shot in with Jesus and full of his presence and the world takes note.

These men these women have been with Jesus. There's a difference. There's something distinguishes them from everyone else in the world from all Christianity. They are distinguished. There's a mark on them.

Glory be to God marked by the presence of Jesus. Now what are these distinguishing marks among on those who have been with Jesus? And I speak only of those who spend quality time with the Lord every day.

I said every day they have time. Well, I I get so discouraged when I hear Christian say I don't have time to pray. I don't have time to go in the secret cause and get along with Jesus. I don't have time to be with Jesus and Yet they can sit and watch that singing group called Sopranos folks.

I've never seen the program Sopranos. I hear it's exalting the mafia. No time for Jesus, but all the time they need to watch TV. To go shopping. Oh Come on, you'll tell me you don't spend two hours in a mall.

You have the time. You've time for everything else but to be alone with Jesus. Many. Let me tell you you can't spend quality time with Jesus without it marking you. Without distinguishing you there are marks.

I know when people have been alone with the Lord. I know when people have been with Jesus and you know it. There are marks that are left By that experience. Let me talk about some of these marks that mark those who've been with Jesus first and predominantly a Hunger and thirst for a greater measure of Christ.

Those who spend quality time in the Lord can never get enough of Jesus. You see they're not they're not ever satisfied with their initial Initial measure of Christ when you get saved the Bible said you're given a measure of faith.

Paul said that very clearly given a measure of faith and every one of us is given grace. According to the measure of the gift of Christ then he added God has dealt to every man a measure of faith. He's given you enough to bring you to himself to get you saved in other words and some people.

That's all they want. They want to be saved. I'm not going to hell now I'm saved and they want enough of Jesus just to keep a good reputation. Just enough Jesus, you know to endure what our service on Sunday morning.

Because most Christians go to churches where they're bored to death. Like one preacher said you'd start 11 o 'clock sharpen and 12 o 'clock dull. You see there's some people just satisfied with that initial Faith that brought them salvation and they don't want any greater measure of Christ.

But you see the man or woman's been shut in with the Lord. They're they're marked by an insatiable appetite to get to know Jesus better. They don't want to be next month where they are this month. They don't want to be tomorrow what they are today.

They want more of Jesus and the more they get the more they want. There's an insatiable Hungering and thirsting after the Lord himself not after theology not after new doctrines. You see a lot of people in what I call maintenance mode.

They're just trying to maintain what they have. They're really not interested in going to do because they know if they get real close to Jesus. He's gonna make some demands on them. He's going to call for separation from the world.

He may even ask them to go to a mission field God forbid. They have to leave their Cadillac here and they have to give up so much poor Christian if I get too close to Jesus, he's gonna make me too much like himself.

I have to love my enemies my mother-in-law my boss. Don't want to make those changes too much risk getting too close to Jesus. Ephesians the fourth chapter, please. Fourth chapter of Ephesians verses 13 through 15 and started verse 11.

And he gave some Apostles Prophets evangelists pastors and teachers. For the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ. Verse 13 till we all come in the unity of the faith from the knowledge of the Son of God.

Unto a perfect or mature man that word perfect is mature. Mature man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about.

With every wind of doctrine by the slight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lay in wait to deceive. But speaking the truth in love may grow up into him in all things. Which is the head even to Christ.

The Secret Closet and Spiritual Satisfaction

Now look at me, please. Let me tell you something. Let me tell you why people run around. Looking for some new fat gospel. Let me tell you why people are always looking somewhere else than their secret closet.

It's because they are strangers to the secret closet. They are not men and women who have been shut in with Jesus. Because those are shut in with Jesus. They are so satisfied in that relationship and It's going more and more satisfying.

There's more and more joy than they've ever experienced before. You can't get them you can't get them to run off to some far-off Revival someplace because they know where the revival is. They know it's in the secret closet is shut in with Jesus and their relationship.

Their intimacy with Christ is growing and they are satisfied because the Lord's showing them things in the word. They've never seen before and they go to church and the pastor's preaching what Jesus already showed them and the pastor's only Confirming it.

I Got a quiet down a little bit. You know that I was I was walking into the entrance on Broadway over here. And I heard somebody preaching and screaming and I went up guys said who's that screaming? He said it's you.

And I listen it was me. I said turn him down. He said all of these pastors advance us and all this teaching is to get you get us all. So that we're not going to be tossed by winds and waves adopted by the slight of men and cunning craftiness.

New doctrines and being led astray by men who are making merchandise of you that you come in unit of faith. And yet you grow up into a perfect mature person and to the measure of the stature grow up in Jesus.

That you become mature in Christ. He said that's what this is all about. I'm going to tell you something not every believer is looking for a Holy Ghost fire church. Not at all. Not everybody wants to sit on a convicting message that makes them uneasy in their sins and compromise.

Some people were satisfied with a very small initial measure of Christ are not going to come to a church like this for very long. Because you see if you are going to hold on to a sin here in this church.

You're not going to get just milk you're going to get some meat you see the milk according to the scripture. It's for babies. Not just according to scripture according to mama. Who knows and you see Paul the Apostle said these initial doctrines of salvation and Eternal life and the resurrection those are basic gospel truths.

They are marvelous truth, but he said That's milk. You go to some churches all you'll hear there are multitudes right now Sunday morning all Over the United States and around the world and all they get every Sunday morning is salvation salvation salvation.

That's that's that's very comforting to those who've been saved for 20 -30 years they've been saved. But you see if the preachers preaching about salvation. He's not talking about that secret in their life.

He's not talking about the compromise. He's not dealing with sin in them. He's talking about the sinner, but see I'm saved now. He's not talking about me preach it brother. Oh in the fullness of Christ if you're not willing to sit under the reproof.

And under the correction that produces it you can't grow you there among people who would come and sit underneath and they choke on it. There's some of you choking already on what you've heard. I've only given you one little scrap of meat.

Because you've been living on milk. Hebrews 5 you love the word. Then follow me in it, please. Hebrews 5 verses 12 to 14. 12 to 14. 5th chapter of Hebrews. For when the time you ought to be teachers. You have need that one teach you again.

Which be the first principles of the oracles of God and it becomes such as have need of milk and not a strong meat. For everyone that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness. For he's a babe you see if you if you don't hear gospel preaching that produces conviction.

Leading to righteousness you're living on milk. You don't want to look at the next verse but strong meat belongeth to them that are full age. Even to those by re who by reason of use have their senses exercised what to discern both good and evil.

There you cannot have discernment without having the preaching that brings it forth that brings forth repentance among believers. Repentance isn't something you do once it's something you do all your lifetime that brings Discernment between what is good and what is evil?

And what the apostles say he'd look folks look this way for just a minute he said hey look. You've been in the church so long you've heard from Apostles evangelists teachers prophets. By now you ought to be a teacher.

Well. This is some morning. I'll tell you. And he He says you're to be teaching by now. He said your babies you still want just nothing. But look, it's all you want you want the bottle and that's all you want.

You don't want to meet you don't want to grow up. You see those who are shut in with Jesus are growing. Every time you go along with Jesus in the secret closet and give him your faith your confidence your worship your praise.

You're reaching out to him and say more of you. Jesus, I love you I worship you and you're just started with him you automatically grow there is growth. You won't see it. You won't feel it, but you're growing.

Hallelujah. I've told you before one of the greatest complaints we did in our vast mailing list is This quote we can't find a church with life. The preaching is bland and dry. We're not growing. We thrive on your written messages and we're so hungry and I I feel sometime that that's that's very flattering.

But it shouldn't be that way that people would get from a written Message that we preach here and get their spiritual life out of that rather than church folks. We don't boast here. This is only one of many many places.

God is working and bringing forth the word. We are just one and God help us if there's any pride in that God help us. He'll lift his hand immediately. God forbid Times Square Church is only one very small Factor in the work of God in these last days very small we thank God for it, but we never boasted that and then people say I can't find a church that brings life and Everything's so dead and dry anymore and so many foolish things creeping into the body.

And then others write and say they tell us that they've decided because they can't find what they're looking for that. They'll go alone with the Lord and we get letters and people been shut in with the Lord for two three four and five years and Folks their letters you can tell the difference.

There's a mark on them. There's a distinctive mark. They talk about Jesus with with such depth I I get message. They'll say I've been a prayer of the Lord asked me to share this with you. Would you test it and They're not trying to be Revelatory, they're not trying to be very special.

It's just that God because of their Familiarity with the Lord now and because of their intimacy with Christ. They're seeing and hearing marvelous truths. They're being quickened by the Holy Spirit and Folks everyone that shut in with God is prepared for any crisis that comes.

Every crisis that comes that you prepare you can't. You can't wait until a crisis comes and then try to run to the secret closet and suddenly get a touch from God. You have to long before you get in it.

Folks I just came back from three weeks overseas and preaching to multitudes and in Moscow and Helsinki. And and in st. Petersburg, Russia and folks I tell you it was months on my knees months shut in with Jesus asking God to put a love in my heart and asking the Lord to prepare me that I would go in the fullness of his blessing the fullness of the gospel the fullness of the Christ the fullness of the blessing of God himself and the Holy Ghost.

And he answered that prayer. But folks I couldn't just went over there and get on my knees the night before and pray Oh God prepare me for this task ahead of me. No way you can't be shut in with Jesus and Then come out and talk about anything else, but him what's in you is gonna come out of you.

You bump a cup of coffee and see what comes out. What? No hot chocolate, no. Whatever's insides coming out and when the devil bumps you what's coming out Jesus? All today you talk. I'll tell you I I know when somebody said it with Jesus when they come from Christ.

When they've been studying with the Lord and these men these women have been with Jesus. Because that's what they talk about. They talk about something new. God has said to them out of the Word of God.

I was reading the word last night. I was in prayer and the Lord showed me this. He showed me that they're not trying to preach at you. They're just so excited about it and it's bringing joy as bringing comfort as preparing from the crisis that's coming ahead in their life.

Someday a telephone call and then suddenly panic. No. Suddenly the Holy Ghost comes with quickening power and comfort because they've been shut in with him. Boy right now all over the United States between services Saturday night they go out to eat or Sunday after church and go out to eat and those not shut in with the Lord.

They're talking about The Oscars they're talking about some guy named Tony's Tony. They're talking about football. They're talking sports. Women are talking about shoes. Fashion. Hairstyles, where did you get those fingernails?

You may laugh but that's that that's what's happening. Now I'm not saying that's wrong. But that's all they talk about. You can sit there for half an hour. Not one here. What not here one word about Jesus not one word of Revelation.

Nothing that comes from the heart of God nothing that warms your heart nothing that touches your soul. Because they're worldly minded they are not shut in with the Lord. They're living on this initial experience.

I got saved 15 years ago. I can tell you the time in the place. So what said to you yesterday? What'd you hear this morning? Another mark of those have been with Jesus a holy boldness and spiritual authority.

The more persons with Jesus and the more like him he becomes. The purer he becomes the cleaner he becomes the more he's secure in the righteousness of faith. He's he knows it. He's assured of it. He's come to the Lord and the Holy Ghost has dealt with his sins.

The Holy Spirit's up to mortify his sins and folks the more righteous you become the more bold you become. The Bible says listen to what it says. Proverbs 28 1. The wicked flee when no man's chasing him.

But the righteous are bold as a lion. Bold as a lion folks. I'm not talking about in-your-face Brass Condemnatory Preaching or witnessing. I'm not talking about that at all. The word bold here means secure confident.

The Bible said the righteous are confident and secure as a lion. A lion stands up there says I know who I am. Folks at Christmas's I know who I am in Christ. He's not afraid of the devil. He's not afraid of man because he's been shunned in with Jesus and he's been clothed in a holy boldness.

Holy Boldness Before Authorities

This holy boldness Is is really something to behold and it was beheld here by these men folks. The Bible doesn't give us all the details of this trial. But there there was a protocol and it was something to behold.

Just read some of the stories of how they came into court. First of all, the the lower priest would come and sit on the sides. And all the relatives on another side and all the dignitaries in there. They're all in robes.

And here they come in and Peter and John have of course been brought in and have two seats. They're already there in the judgment hall and all of this ceremony and all this pump is Designed to intimidate them and here comes everybody takes their seats and everybody total silence and then suddenly everybody rises and in comes Anas and Kephas in their finery and in there.

Their miters that stick way up here and they're holding their canes. They walk in dignity and everybody bows. As if to say John Peter. Look at those powerful men. The stand before you better be careful how you speak your tone of voice your before powerful dignified leaders Kephas and Anas one of them to be totally intimidated.

I Picture Peter turn into Paul. He says wait till they see King Jesus sitting on his throne. Paul Peter. Peter and John were not intimidated whatsoever and suddenly the court Clerk says to Peter John will you rise face the judge?

They rise and face Kephas and Anas in his dignified in tone voice. By what power? By what authority? Have you done this in other words? We didn't give you the power. We didn't give you the permission.

We're the law here. What authority did you do this what authority did you heal this man? Can you imagine how stupid that question is? By what human authority and I I can Picture Peter, you know how Petrus he is men are not intimidated at all.

I Honestly, I was thinking about this yesterday. I was just going over it my mind. You know, they had to bring the charges up. This wasn't just sudden instant kind of thing. They went through all the protocol and then Peter and John are called up and I know what Peter's thinking.

Let's get this meeting started. Turn me loose. I've got a word from heaven for these men. And when I read in the scripture then Peter Filled with the Holy Ghost. I have to stop right there and I'm saying to myself.

This is not going to be a quiet meeting. This man has just come from the upper room this man has just been filled with the Holy Ghost. This man you talk about meeting with Jesus. He just met with the resurrected Christ.

They've all been with Jesus in his resurrected form the Holy Ghost. Jesus came back in the Holy Ghost and He communed with them. He filled them with his spirit and these men in the Bible says then Peter Full of the Holy Ghost.

Say let me Adam let me loose. And you say to yourself this is going to be some meeting this is not going to be a lecture. This is going to be fire from heaven this Jesus possessed Holy Ghost filled man Stands before them and I don't believe he just stood there quietly.

I Believe Peter was walking up and down and though the sermon is only four verses recorded I think that's just the summary. It could have been an hour long. And in essence, he said you examine us you put us on trial as to how this happened.

In the Bible says you priest your rulers. Had to be a finger to that. I can't say you without pointing the finger. You priest you rulers and all of Israel listen to me. Jesus that accomplished this it was Jesus of Nazareth who you crucified.

And God raised him from the dead. And he's alive. He's alive. No folks. It's it's not Peter judging these men. Paul said to the Thessalonians we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel. But then in the next few verses it says but we were gentle among you even as a nurse.

Cherish the children because you were dear to us and you see this man was Peter was so assured in Christ he had come from Christ and He's not trying to belittle these men and he's not folks. There are preachers that stand in the pulpit sound like they have power and sound like they authority, but they're just dictators.

They have not been siding with the Lord and they make up with loudness what they lack in anointing. It's not loudness. It's not somebody walking all over the stage and screaming at you. That's not what this is all about because there's something in his heart.

He wanted them to know that Jesus was alive. He wanted them to repent and that's why he gave an altar call. That's exactly what he did he Said there's no other name. You've got to repent. There's no other salvation other than in his name.

He wanted these men to repent because many of their priest had already repented and the whole city is talking about Jesus now. No, you see there the holy boldness of those that are shut in with God is tempered with a Passion for Jesus.

Yes, but also a love for the lost a love for the people. To whom they preach. Folks is going to be more and more important in these last days. To be alone with Jesus and come forth in his righteousness and boldness.

Because there's a political correctness now. There's a political correctness in the land and the very name of Jesus has become anathema. Cursed and many are going to crack under the persecution that's coming.

Holy Boldness in a Communist Workplace

When I was in Poland a few weeks ago a minister friend of mine Told me an experience he had Under the communists when the communists had taken over Poland. He was working in a factory that was owned and operated by the communists and He was called by the foreman of the factory to visit the office and he said look we've got The communist bosses coming here this week.

For a big meeting a conference and they've got some English-speaking Foreigners coming also to do business and we need an interpreter. Will you interpret for us because my friend brother Chesler speaks?

He's very fluent in English. And he said I'll do it on one condition. I'm a Christian. I walk with Jesus and I won't drink because you know of vodkas as cheap as as as Other beverages their vodka just flows all through the Balkans and through Russia especially in Finland, but especially in Russia vodka is very cheap.

If they raised the price of vodka, they'd have a revolution on their hands. That's the truth. They'll tell you that and So he agreed he said you come you don't have to drink but you interpret so he comes and he sits near the boss and the foreman and the vodka starts flowing and The alcohol and everybody's drinking and brother Chesler says no.

The foreman is getting angry and angry because the big boss the communist boss and said why isn't he drinking? Is he better than us and everybody at the table is urging him to drink and he tells the whole group All the leaders of the communist leaders who could have killed him.

He could have been jailed and he said I agreed I would come here. I will interpret but I'll not drink with you. I'm a Christian. I'm a follower of Jesus and I can't do it I'm gonna take a step folks. You talk about holy boldness.

He's this man is a praying man. He's been shutting which he's come to the very presence of the Lord. He prayed before I walked into the meeting. He'd been praying for a few days after the Lord Helped me to take the stand.

There's no question. He wasn't afraid. I don't care if I go to jail I'm not gonna drink with these men. He took the stand and The foreman was raging mad. But the next day he was called in to the foreman's office.

He said to Pastor Johnny said you're a lucky man. You're very fortunate. He said the big boss called me this morning And said hey look if we ever have a secret mission and we need somebody we trust. I want that man.

I want that man. There's a holy boldness that comes from being shut in with God shut in with Jesus a bolder. No fear of man. No fear of demons. No fear of false prophets. No fear of man and take the stand at any cost hallelujah.

Visible Evidence of God's Presence

Now the final mark I want to talk about is a physical visible evidence That God is with you With them. There's a physical visible evidence that happens all the time and in this incidence the scripture says beholding Men the man which is healed standing with them.

See Peter and John are there and they're finished preaching it and they call this man to their side and they're standing right there waiting for the judgment call and these priests looking Down at this man beholding the man which is healed standing with them.

They could say nothing against it. And they said what shall we do with these men? For that indeed a notable miracle Hath been done by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem and we can't deny it.

See there was visible evidence that they had been with Jesus visible Evidence that they had been in the presence of the Lord. What did Peter and John do as soon as they were released the scripture says and being let go they went to their own company and Reported all that had happened.

They went right back to the presence of Jesus. They had come from the presence of Jesus. They immediately go back to a prayer meeting they share it with all the elders of the church and all the congregation and What does the congregation do?

The scripture says they prayed Lord. They laid hands on him said Lord behold their threatenings and Grand unto these thy servants Peter and John that with all boldness They will speak thy word By stretching forth your hand to heal and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus he says Oh God they prayed Thank you for the boldness.

You've given us, but that's just the beginning. Keep us bold. Grant that we will speak with a holy boldness and that you give visible evidence that you're with us. That by the hand of this Holy Child Jesus and in his name.

You do signs and wonders and miracles that everybody can see and know that God is with us that Jesus is with us you know when when. These men turned to one another and said it these men have been with Jesus.

Peter and John had to have overheard that and Can you imagine them winking at each other? Because you see the priest are saying these men have been with Jesus. They're talking about the historical Jesus.

They're talking about the Jesus who walked in the streets of Jerusalem. Who's now in glory. And he said these men, you know months ago. This this is now at least 50 days later. And it could be much longer than that and here they are saying these men have been with Jesus.

Jesus walked this earth and in whatever was in his spirit has rubbed off on them. They've been affected by his his authority and his power. They couldn't speak like this because they're unlearned men.

Can you can you imagine Peter and John thinking if they only knew? If they only knew that they're saying we've been with Jesus back then we were with him last night. And we were with him this morning and as soon as this stuff is all over we're going right back to him.

Have we been with Jesus? Oh, yes, we've been with Jesus with the resurrected Christ. We've been with him. These are the men who said we will give ourselves to prayer. That's the presence of Jesus and to the study of the word.