Acts 3:7

And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength.

'HE TOOK HIM BY THE RIGHT HAND, AND RAISED HIM UP'-'and hence implies taking hold with. firm grasp' (Vincent p. 459). The command was such. shock or surprise to the lame man, that Peter didn't even wait for his response. Peter reached down and pulled the man up.

'AND IMMEDIATELY'-'The apostle did not then stand back and watch the man struggle to his feet.' (Stott p. 91)

Points to Note:

Here we see the quality of true miracles. They were instant! This man has never walked in his life. There is no slow-gradual stumbling on his part, no rehabilitation is needed to strengthen his muscles. He doesn't need any follow-up surgery or medication. He is healed immediately, and the condition of his legs after he is healed, is the condition of. man who never had anything wrong with such legs in the first place. It's as if, the man had never been lame, or had even the slightest defect in his legs.

The apostles didn't work "second-rate" miracles. When they healed-it was the same quality as when Jesus had healed (John 5:8). The reason for this--is that Jesus is still healing through them (Acts 3:6). Thus, as long as the miraculous gifts were available to the Church (1 Corinthians 13:8), they always had the same quality. Hence, we must conclude that all modern "healers" are fakes, for their supposed miracles and healings clearly do not have the same quality as the miracles you can read about in the Gospels and Acts.