Saint Stephen saw Yeshua standing at the right hand of God..

Today is April 24, 2023 USCCB Daily Readings Acts 6:8-15, Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30, Mt 4:4b, Jn 6:22-29

Optional Memorial of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr and excellent history of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

I enjoy learning new USCCB daily readings even Memorial of Catholic Saints I didn’t know and enjoy rich history of saints.

Now I read Saint Stephen on Acts 6:8-15

Saint Stephen & his martyrdom on Acts 7 connected Acts 6:8-15.

Who watched Saint Stephen being stoned? Saul of Tarsus (Saint Paul) on Acts 7:58

According the Biblical times, Joseph Caiaphas was the high priest of the Jews at Jerusalem appointed by the Roman procurator Valerlus Gratus, sent Yeshua to Pontius Pilate was the fifth procurator (governor) of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD for execution.

Pontius Pilate and Yeshua

The high priest (Joseph Caiaphas) and his toxic extremist holier than ever legalistic interrogators at Sanhedrin of Jerusalem in the land of Israel:

We all read Mark 14:53-60 NABRE and TLV

Question: Who was high priest tore his garments?
Answer: Caiaphas

Why did Caiaphas questioned Yeshua before tore his (Caiaphas) garments?
 
The holier than ever legalistic high priest Caiaphas rips his clothes when he hears Yeshua acknowledge that He is the Son of God. ABBA is the Aramaic Father – Bar (Ben) in Aramaic Son…AB-BA … Bar Abba meaning “son of the father”

AB-BA why dash? The Hebrew letter vav in Hebrew means connect, bridge….The letter VAV is equal to the number six and is the symbol of connection, portraying a bridge in structure.

The Hebrew letter vav means to connect the spiritual and the physical. 💜🤟🙏🕊️

We read the above photo with verse 61-63 TLV

⁶¹ But keeping silent, Yeshua did not answer. Again the kohen gadol questioned Him, “Are you Mashiach, Son of the Blessed One?”

Hold before read more verses…

The above verse 61 reveals us all see the English: …..“Son of the Blessed” in Hebrew “BenHaM’vorakh”

⁵⁵ Now the ruling kohanim and all the Sanhedrin kept trying to get evidence against Yeshua so they could put Him to death, but they weren’t finding any. ⁵⁶ Many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony wasn’t consistent. ⁵⁷ Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying, ⁵⁸ “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” ⁵⁹ Yet even then, their testimony didn’t agree.

⁶⁰ The kohen gadol stood up in the middle and questioned Yeshua, saying, “Do You have no answer? What is this they’re testifying against You?”

⁶¹ But keeping silent, Yeshua did not answer. Again the kohen gadol questioned Him, “Are you Mashiach, Son of the Blessed One?”^[a]

⁶² “I am,” said Yeshua, “and you shall see ‘the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Powerful One,’ and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven’!”

⁶³ Tearing his clothes, the kohen gadol says, “Why do we still need witnesses? ⁶⁴ You’ve heard the blasphemy. What seems right to you?”

Caiaphas:

‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of God?’ Jesus: ‘You say so, but from now on you will see the Son of Man next to the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven. ‘ Caiaphas tore his clothes and said: ‘Blasphemy!

Footnote [a] In Hebrew “BenHaM’vorakh” is in English: “Son of the Blessed”

Same parallel of Acts 7 on verse 55 Saint Stephen saw Yeshua (the Son of Man) standing at the right hand of God!

⁵⁴ When they heard these things, they became enraged and began gnashing their teeth at him. ⁵⁵ But Stephen, full of the Ruach ha-Kodesh (Holy Spirit), gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God—and Yeshua standing at the right hand of God. ⁵⁶ And he said, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

That’s why USSCB honor Feast of Saint Stephen, first martyr on December 26