{"podcast":{"title":"Awake Us Now","slug":"awake-us-now-3481","podcast_index_feed_id":3481,"rss_url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.awakeusnow.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/c/f/b/0cfb11e159b4b02d/logo.jpg","author":"Rev. Christopher Dodge","episode_count":1107,"summary":"Awake Us Now is a body of believers who: WORSHIP the Triune God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Praise Him with joy and thanksgiving for He is God and He is good; WALK by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the clear teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and the clear declaration of the Scriptures. Such a daily walk is a far cry from mere religion or \"church as usual;\" WITNESS to Jesus Christ our Savior in daily life situations. Take seriously His call to make disciples. Be alert to the opportunities God provides to encourage and mentor others in the Christian life. Utilize the developing technologies to reach a new generation with the timeless Gospel of Christ.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481"},"episode":{"title":"Dig Deeper - Acts Chapter 3: Where was the Beautiful Gate?","slug":"dig-deeper-acts-chapter-3-where-was-the-beautiful-gate","published_at":"2026-06-02T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-3-where-was-the-beautiful-gate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481","url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-3-where-was-the-beautiful-gate","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/awakeusnow/Dig_Deeper_-_Acts_Chapter_3__Where_was_the_Beautiful_Gate_.mp3?dest-id=246214","summary":"Pastor digs deeper into the question \"where was the temple gate that was called the 'Beautiful Gate' located?\" In Acts 3:1-2 we see that there was a lame man begging for alms at the Beautiful Gate. Pastor opens with stating that we are not sure exactly where it was located, but that there are several theories on its location. Several locations have been proposed: One of the earliest proposed locations is that it may have been the Eastern Gate or the Sushan Gate. However, surviving literature says this gate was not used by the people to go in and out of the Temple Complex, but was used for the religious practices like taking sacrifices out. Without the coming and going of people the lame man would not have been begging there. Another proposal is the Nicanor Gate made of bronze. It was one of the gates in a secondary wall that surrounded the Sanctuary area within the Temple Complex, but there is a good deal of evidence that it was not a practice to allow the lame into the inner court area. The third proposal has been suggested by many as the gate the lame man would have used. It is a gate located at the southern end of the Complex and known as the Double Gate, the main gate through which the people would have entered the Temple Complex. Pastor Dodge references a book by archeologist and architect, Leen Ritmeyer, entitled \"The Quest: Revealing the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.\" Ritmeyer suggests that the Double Gate is where the lame man would have been. Pastor shares recent archeological work exposing the massive pilgrim route from the Pool of Saloam up to the Double Gate entrance of the Temple Complex. Some of the \"Southern Steps\" leading up to the Double Gate from Jesus' day and before, can still be seen today. While we do not know exactly where the lame man was that day,…","meta_description":"Pastor digs deeper into the question \"where was the temple gate that was called the 'Beautiful Gate' located?\" In Acts 3:1-2 we see that there was a lame…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":540,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-us-now-3481/episodes/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-3-where-was-the-beautiful-gate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/dig-deeper-acts-chapter-3-where-was-the-beautiful-gate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}