Arrested and imprisoned back in Acts 21:27-30, after people stirred up a riot against him.
In Acts 23:11, the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.”
Two years later, in Acts 25, Paul is still detained and waiting for a verdict on the charges levied against him.
Acts 28:16: “When we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.”
8 of 28! 28.57%! That is the number of chapters and percentage of Acts that spring from Paul’s experience with angry mobs, arrest, and detention. Paul also authored the books of Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon while he was in prison. That is an additional fifteen chapters of the Bible! Amazing, that a man who suffered so many setbacks is still positively impacting people today!
Vital to Paul and to the world was his proclamation of Christ.
While requesting counsel from King Agrippa on Paul’s case, Governor Festus made the following statement about Paul in Acts 25:18-19...
“When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.”
The governor got it right. For Paul, his existence was about the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Believe in Jesus! Be saved by Him. Enjoy paradise thanks to Jesus! Jesus paid the entry fee when He died for our sins on the cross, and when He rose from the dead on the third day!
He’s Alive!
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