In Acts of the Apostles how does Ananias die?

Answer 1

A:Acts chapter 5 speaks approvingly of the murder of Ananias and his wife, Sepphora, who had promised to give all their money to the Church but had secretly withheld some. Acts 5:5 says that when confronted with this, Ananias simply fell down and died. If there is any doubt that this was a natural death, this is dispelled by verse 5:9, in which Peter tells Sepphora that she will die the same way.

In order to defend Peter against the obvious charge of murder, some claim that it was not Peter but the Holy Spirit who brought about the deaths but this is only shifting the blame, not removing the sin. In defence of both Simon Peter and the Holy Spirit, it is unlikely that these events took place.

Answer:What The Bible tells us is that both Ananias and his wife "fell down" and "gave up the ghost." What the Bible tells us in the Book of Acts is that Ananias and Sapphira's lie was pretending to have given all when in fact they had only given a part. The Bible tells us their death was an act of God, not of Peter, and was evidently intended to be an example for all time of God's displeasure at the sins of greed and religious hypocrisy. The incident shows God's attitude toward a wrong heart; it is a warning, in the beginning days of the church, against using or rather misusing the church as a means of self glorification and it had an immediate effect on the church.

Answer 2

Ananias dies after lying to the Apostle Peter about the price he received for a piece of land. Peter confronts Ananias, and he falls dead upon hearing Peter's words. His wife, Sapphira, later meets the same fate for conspiring with him in the deception.