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A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XXVIII - V
"I, Paul, have finally arrived in Rome.. It has taken quite some time before I finally got here.... In fact, it has been a few years since the Lord spoke to me that I was to testify about Him in Rome.... At that time the Lord did not give me the exact date when I would be arriving in Rome... And that was just as well.... I have been to a number of places since He appeared to me to tell me my next assignment was Rome.... I first of all spent time in Caesarea.... I was there for over two years.... But these years were not wasted... For during that time I had opportunity to preach the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ to a number of important people.... Such as Governor Felix... Governor Festus... King Agrippa and his wife Bernice... As well as many other people who were present...After that time I and a group of other prisoners were put on a ship... That ship was supposed to take us to Rome....That ship, first of all, took us to Myra....Once in Myra, we were put on another ship.... That ship was supposed to take us to Phoenix....However, due to a raging storm that lasted for days, we never made it to Phoenix.... We eventually ended up on the island of Malta...But our ship was totally destroyed...We then spent three months at Malta before boarding another ship... But I was not disheartened by this so-called detour...For I believed that the Lord had a reason for me to be at Malta... I did not have to wait long after my arrival to find out the reason for this delay... For soon after my arrival I was given opportunity to pray for the healing of the father of the chief official of the island.... That opened the door for me to preach to many people on the island....And I saw many people saved, healed and delivered from demonic spirits.... It is clear to me that God cares about Governor Felix... And Governor Festus.... And King Agrippa and his wife Bernice....But He cares as much about the people living on the island of Malta... And He cares about the people living in Rome... That is why I am here now... My living conditions are very good.... For I have been given a house to live in.... However, I am not free to go out and about.... So I invited the leaders of the Jewish Community to meet with me at my home.... They came earlier today... I decided I needed to let them know that I am innocent of any crime.... Even though I was arrested in Jerusalem.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Paul finally arrives in Rome.....
ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XXVIII - V
So eventually Paul arrives in Rome from Malta as you can read in Acts 28:16
When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
Paul is placed under house arrest so he cannot go out freely but he is able to have people come and see him. The first guests he invites to his home are the leaders of the Jewish community as you can read in Acts 8:17
Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: "My brother, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans."
Paul does not wait and see how things develop in Rome but three days after his arrival in Rome, he takes the initiative by inviting the leaders of the Jewish community to his home to discuss with them what has happened to him in Jerusalem.
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