Peter, scarcely knowing what he was doing, did as he was told. Then the angel continued:
"Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me."
Still thinking that he was dreaming, Peter followed the angel.
Peter Delivered From Prison.
They left the guards in the cell, passed the first guard of soldiers, then the second; but no one tried to stop them. When they came to the big "iron gate that leadeth to the city," it "opened to them of its own accord." The angel continued to direct Peter through one of the streets of the city, then left him as suddenly as he had appeared.
By this time, however, Peter fully realized that he was not dreaming, but was actually out of prison. He said to himself:
His Life Saved.
"Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the Jews." By this last remark, he referred to the public execution that Herod had promised to have taken place that very day. But faith and prayers were more mighty in Peter's behalf than the decree of kings, and the demands of the wicked Jews.
Wondering just a little where he should go, he turned to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where, you know, some of the saints were even at that moment praying for his deliverance.
Rhoda.