Ananias (=Hananiah, GOD’s Grace).
Sapphira (=sapphire, lapis lazuli,
blue stone) is the picture of the Law (see Exodus 24:9-12).
https://emmausroadministries.international/2021/01/29/ananias-and-sapphira/
https://biblehub.com/lexicon/exodus/24-10.htm
https://www.gemsociety.org/article/history-legend-lapis-lazuli-gems-yore/
Peter (=stone - see John 1:42 (KJV)) was a Law-keeping Jew. He preached mixture of the Law and Grace messages, which was the ministry of death, and it caused the death of Ananias and Sapphira.
https://www.lesfeldick.org/lesbk5.html
https://www.josephprince.com/sermons/ministry-of-death-done-away-1?sku=20020322M3
The
examples of experiences of people who had lived under mixture of the Law and Grace
messages and then listened to the Gospel of Grace:
2. https://blog.josephprince.com/praise-report-the-real-treasure-found-in-the-person-of-jesus/
5. https://blog.josephprince.com/praise-report-freed-from-anxiety-enjoying-renewed-closeness-with-god/
6. https://www.josephprince.org/blog/praise-reports/grace-changed-my-parents-and-me
8. https://blog.josephprince.com/praise-report-no-longer-slaves-to-fear/
‘HE (JESUS) looks at me and HE goes, "I love you with a wild love ... No man controls MY love for you"’ ~ Chris Dupré (The Wild Love of GOD on Sid Roth's It's Supernatural!)
‘HE (JESUS) then said in Arabic, “... just know that I love you." "That's it?" I asked. HE said, "Yes, believe in ME".’ ~ Khalida Wukawitz (Heaven Is Beyond Your Wildest Expectations – Sid Roth)
"For the first time in my adult life I wanted it to be true that JESUS loved me. ... I yelled out into the darkness, 'JESUS, save me.' ... and HE came to rescue me.” ~ Howard Storm (My Descent Into Death)
