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THE LIFE OF PAUL PART 2
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IN THE YEAR 52 Paul said farewell to the believers in Antioch and set off on his THIRD MISSIONARY TRIP
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Paul encouraged the believers in Derbe, Lystra, Iconium and Antioch. In the YEAR 53 Paul arrived in Ephesus.
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Paul baptised the believers in Ephesus and when he laid hands on them, they spoke in new languages and prophesied.
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For three months Paul preached in the synagogue.
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Then he rented a school hall where he preached for two years.
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It was during this period, that Bible scholars believe that Paul sailed from Ephesus to Corinth at least once.
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God did special miracles through the hands of Paul.
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Handkerchiefs were taken from him to those that were sick and God healed them.
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Many people, who believed the message of Paul, brought their books of magic and burned them.
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IT WAS IN THE YEAR 54 that Claudius was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina.
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The fifth Roman Emperor was Nero Domitius.
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Nero’s mother was Agrippina the wife of Claudius, so Claudius was Nero’s step father.
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IN THE YEAR 55 while in Ephesus Paul wrote a letter to the BELIEVERS AT CORINTH
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Paul gave the letter to Timothy and Erastus to deliver.
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The preaching of Paul in Ephesus had affected the profits of the silversmiths
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The people had stopped buying idols of the goddess Diana.
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So the businessmen kidnapped some believers and there was a riot in the city.
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So Paul travelled to Troas and began preaching there.
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After Paul left Troas he wrote his SECOND LETTER TO THE CORINTHIAN BELIEVERS from either Philipi Thesalonica or Berea.
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We know this because in the first chapter he tells them about the riot in Ephesus.
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And in the second chapter he tells them about his preaching in Troas.
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Paul eventually arrived in Corinth
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Where he preached for three months.
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In THE YEAR OF 56 at Corinth Paul wrote his letter to the believers in Rome
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Phebe who was probably expelled from Rome by Claudius seven years earlier, delivered the letter.
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The non believing Jews in Corinth conspired against Paul.
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So Paul decided to take the long route to Jerusalem, travelling through Berea, Thessallonica, Phillipi and on to Troas.
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One night while Paul was preaching in Troas, a man went to sleep, fell out of the window and died.
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Paul embraced him and said to the people, “Don’t trouble yourselves, he is alive.”
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As Paul travelled to Jerusalem, he met with the leaders of the Ephesian church.
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Whilst praying they all wept before they took Paul to the Jerusalem ship.
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In Jerusalem
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Paul was attacked by the non believing Jews; “Get him he teaches against our religion.”
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As they were about to kill Paul, the Roman commander intervened.
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Paul was given permission to speak and as he gave his testimony the Jews started rioting again.
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When the Captain discovered that Paul was a Roman citizen, he didn’t know what to do.
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Paul was allowed to speak to the Jewish leaders, but they were divided. So Paul was re-arrested for his own safety.
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The next day Paul’s nephew told the captain that forty of the Jews had planned to assassinate his uncle.
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That night an escort of over four hundred soldiers, escorted Paul north to Caesarea.
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Felix the governor and his wife sent for Paul, and as Paul shared his faith and the judgement to come, Felix trembled.
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Two years passed, and IN THE YEAR OF 59 a new Governor called Festus was appointed.
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The Jews asked for Paul to be tried in Jerusalem, because they had a plan to assassinate him on route.
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But Paul was given permission to have his trial in Rome
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Whilst under arrest, Paul shared his testimony with the rich and famous.
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Eventually Paul and his escort of soldiers set sail for Rome.
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During a terrible storm Paul told his shipmates, “God has told me that everyone will be saved.”
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The next day the ship ran aground on Malta and everyone was saved.
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While making a fire Paul was bitten by a deadly snake.
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When Paul didn’t drop dead, the people thought he was a god.
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Three months later IN THE YEAR 60, they left Malta PICTURE 51
And sailed to Rome.
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Some of the Christians travelled from Rome to meet him.
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Paul was placed under house arrest and many people came to hear about the Jewish Messiah.
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Paul lived in the house for two years and many Jews from the synagogue came to hear him preach.
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Paul wrote four letters from Rome. Firstly the letter to the believers at EPHESUS, secondly the letter to the believers at PHILIPPI,
thirdly the letter to the COLOSIAN believers.
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Colossi was one hundred miles from Ephesus, the church was probably started during Paul’s three years with the Ephesians.
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A runaway slave was delivering the Colossian letter. The last of Paul’s prison letters was to PHILEMON.
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Paul personally knew Philemon, who was the master of the runaway slave.
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IN THE YEAR OF 62 after five years in prison, Paul was released.
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Paul wrote a letter to Timothy who was a leader in the Ephesian church. He told Timothy that he was again preaching;
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In Philippi, Thessalonica, and Berea.
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Paul also sailed to Crete with Titus who was with him in Corinth.
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He had to leave Crete in a hurry, so Paul wrote TITUS a letter which today we have in the Bible.
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Paul was re-arrested and expecting to be executed.
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It was here that Paul wrote his last and most moving letter, known as 2nd TIMOTHY.
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The great fire of Rome started on the 19th of July IN THE YEAR 64 and Christians were accused of arson.
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Traditionally this is when Paul was arrested and executed by Nero, sometime between the fire.
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And when Nero was forced to commit suicide on June 9th IN THE YEAR 68.
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In the YEAR OF 66 the Jewish people started to revolt against Rome.
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This was the start of the Jewish wars which would last for seven years.
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Immediately after Nero’s suicide in 68, there was a violent power struggle, and in just one year there were four Emperors Nero
alba, Otho and Vitellius. However, they all suffered violent deaths.
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DURING THE YEAR 69 the Roman general Vespasian, surrounded the city walls of Jerusalem, but cut short the attack and left for
Rome to become the new emperor.
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Heeding the words of Jesus “when you see Jerusalem surrounded by an army get out.” The believers left.
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Vespasian sent his son Titus, to Jerusalem to finish the siege.
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IN MAY OF THE YEAR 70 in the middle of the seven year tribulation, Jerusalem was set alight and became a lake of fire.
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The temple was destroyed and not one stone was left standing, just as Jesus said would happen.
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The great seven year tribulation against the Jewish people ended IN THE YEAR 73 when around 15,000 Roman troops overcame
he mountain fortress at Masada in southern Israel.
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With sacrifices finished, the abomination of desolation ended, the end times of the Old Covenant were complete.
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