The people who had asked the Romans to crucify Jesus had not accomplished their intended objective of silencing Jesus' message. Jesus rose from the dead after three days. He was seen by too many people to deny his resurrection. Those witnesses to Jesus' resurrected body were then emboldened like never before. Threats didn't stop them. Beatings didn't stop them. Throwing them in jail hadn't curbed their passion for sharing the good news of Jesus. Now, the crowds of people were supporting them. Every point of leverage, every threat the ruling council made, became nothing more than an ineffective threat in the face of Jesus' unstoppable resurrection power.