The Church: No Plan B (38) Malcolm Duncan speaking from Acts 12:19b -24 on the subject "Only God has Ultimate Authority " Outline: By the end of chapter 12 Herod no longer had the upper hand - he had been defeated, but the word of God continued to increase and spread. Do we have confidence that, while we may experience difficulties and obstacles, ultimately God's word will prevail? How do we understand a passage like this where God appears to bring judgement against an individual?