E.M Blaiklock Legacy Podcast
Acts Commentary: The Decree, Ongoing Conflict, and God’s Unfolding Plan
In this episode of “Acts Commentary” by E M Blaiklock, we continue through Acts chapter 15. Explore how the Jerusalem council’s decree was meant as a compromise, why controversy still lingered in the early church, and how history eventually shifted the church beyond Judaistic interpretations. We als...
Acts Commentary: The Jerusalem Conference Begins (Acts 14:27–15:3)
Join Jason as E. M. Blaiklock’s Acts commentary continues through the Jerusalem Conference. In this episode we look at the report back to Antioch, why the Law became a major debate, how new Gentile believers approached Jewish customs, and how the accounts in Acts and Galatians can be harmonized as t...
Acts Commentary Barnabas, John Mark, Elymas, and Acts 13:48
Welcome back as we continue E. M. Blaiklock’s Acts commentary with additional notes on Acts 11:1 and Acts 13. In this episode we touch on the prominence of Barnabas in the text, John Mark’s possible role on the mission, the meaning and background of the name Elymas, context around Saul’s reign, and ...
Acts Commentary: Lystra’s Crowd Turns (Acts 14:20–21a)
Welcome back as we continue E. M. Blaiklock’s Acts commentary. In this episode we pick up at Lystra after the healing—when worship attempts turn into mob violence. We’ll examine the role of local religion, the arrival of Paul’s old enemies, the nature of the assault on Paul, and Paul’s wise, Scriptu...
Acts Commentary: Cyprus to Perga (Acts 13:4–13)
Welcome back as we continue our Acts journey with E. M. Blaiklock’s commentary. In this episode we look at Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus—where the gospel confronts superstition and reaches both Jews and Gentiles—and then travel to Perga, asking why the mission may have shifted there. We’ll connect the...
Acts 13:4–12—Cyprus and the Confrontation with Elymas**
In this episode of your Acts commentary series, we follow Paul and Barnabas as they begin organized missionary evangelism in Cyprus. E. M. Blaiklock explains why the island made sense as a starting point, how Paul’s ministry moved from Jews to Gentiles with clear purpose, and how Luke’s historical p...
Acts 13:1–3—God Opens the Door to the Nations
In this episode, we continue through E. M. Blaiklock’s commentary on Acts, moving from Peter’s realizations about God’s impartiality to the surprising grant of repentance to Gentiles. Then we arrive at Acts 13:1–3, where the story of Paul’s first missionary journey begins in a simple, matter-of-fact...
Acts 12 (Blaiklock): Peter in Prison—Deliverance in Jerusalem
Welcome back to your podcast—we continue our walk through Acts with an introduction and commentary by E. M. Blaiklock, focusing on Acts 12:1–19. Today we look at Herod Agrippa I and the shift from earlier Jewish caution to open persecution, then follow the vivid, first-hand details of Peter’s impris...
Acts 10–11: The Gentile Pentecost
From Acts 10:24–28 through Peter’s encounter with Cornelius and into Acts 11:1–18, this episode explores how God’s Spirit moved before baptism and how the Jerusalem church grappled with the inclusion of Gentiles. Delving into E. M. Blaiklock’s commentary, we’ll see Peter’s Christ-centered message, t...
Acts Commentary: Peter Uses the Keys (Part VI)
Welcome back as we continue Acts: A Commentary by E. M. Blaiklock (continuing from page 93). In today’s episode, we look at “Peter Uses the Keys” (Acts 9:32–12:25), beginning with Peter’s visit to Lydda and then moving toward Joppa. You’ll hear how Luke sets these events up as part of Peter’s ongoin...