14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate.
15 But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, a“It is his angel.”
16 Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
17 But amotioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place.
18 Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small1 stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
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Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Acts 12:16.
Acts 12:16
Well, Peter went to the house and he knocked on the door. The young lady, Rhoda, came and answered the door, and then she slammed the door right in Peter's face and ran back in and said, "Peter's angel was out there." It was not Peter's angel, it was Peter. But notice what Peter did, verse 16...
We are back to the persistence again. Peter did not just knock one time. Even when the door was slammed in his face, he continued to knock on the door. Why? Because he was requesting to be allowed in. That is the point regarding persistence. When we want something done, we usually have to keep after it until it is done.
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