• The Signs of an Apostle – 2Co 12:12
  • The poisonous snake miracle – Act 28:1-6
    • The people
      • Described as “barbarous”
        • They did not speak Greek
        • They were not savages
      • They treated the shipwrecked people with kindness
    • The snake bite – Act 28:3-5
      • Paul was gathering firewood
      • The poisonous snake clung to his arm
      • The people thought Paul was being punished for sin
        • Human ideas of justice
        • Human ideas of judgment
        • The explanation of Christ – Jhn 9
      • Paul suffered no harm
      • The people now thought Paul was “a god”
  • The healing of the father of Publius – Act 28:7-8
    • The man was sick
    • The healing was instantaneous and miraculous
  • The healing of the people – Act 28:9
    • The rest of the sick came to Paul
    • They were all healed
  • The principles involved
    • The gift of healing was an apostolic sign
    • The gift of miracles was an apostolic sign
    • The sign gifts ended with the apostles
    • No one today has the sign gifts
    • The sign confirmed the message of resurrection
  • The people honored the apostolic party - Act 28:10
    • Gratitude produces generosity
    • They loaded the ship with supplies
• The Trip from Malta to Rome – Act 28:11-16
  • Three days on the Island of Sicily – Act 28:11-12
  • Landing at the port of Puteoli – Act 28:13-14
    • 130 miles from Rome near the city of Naples
    • Paul was met by Christians – Act 28:14
      • The miraculous witness of the Gospel
      • The wide spread of Christianity
  • On to Rome – Act 28:15-16
    • Two groups of Christians meet up with Paul
      • Some at the forum of Appius (40 miles from Rome)
      • Some from the three taverns (30 miles from Rome)
    • They welcomed him
    • They prayed with him
    • They encouraged him
• In Rome – Act 28:17-31
  • Paul invites the local Jewish leader to meet with him
    • He explained his predicament – Act 28:17-23
    • He points out the real reason for Jewish opposition: for the hope of Israel
  • The next meeting – Act 28:23
    • Paul led in Bible study
    • The subject: The Lord Jesus Christ
    • The study of Moses and the prophecies
    • The result – Act 28:24
      • Some believed
      • Some did not believe
      • Paul’s observation of Isaiah’s word – Act 28:25-28
  • Two years in Rome – Act 28:30-31
    • Paul was preaching and teaching - The Lord Jesus Christ
    • Paul was “unhindered”
    • Paul wrote Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians and Philemon
• Paul’s History
  • Released
  • Rearrested
  • Beheaded

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