22 - Paul's Capture in Jerusalem -The Itineraries Of Paul
Paul's Capture in Jerusalem Acts 21 is the third “we” section, using the first person plural, where Luke is included in his travels. The first time was when he went from Troas over to Philippi. It ended there so apparently Luke must have stayed at Philippi or went someplace else. It is picked up again when Paul is coming back through Macedonia from Achaia. He picks up Luke and Luke travels with him all the way to Miletus. Then in chapter 21 we begin his trip back to Jerusalem and this is the third “we” section. Acts 21:1-3: And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. We started at Miletus which is just south of Ephesus on the coast. From there they sailed down the coast stopping at Patara and a couple of other places. Then they sail over past Cyprus, leaving it on the left, into Syria and to Tyre. That’s where the ship unlades her burden. Acts 21:4: And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. What’s the will of the Lord? This is the first record of someone else telling Paul that he should not go to Jerusalem. They tell it to him through the spirit; by revelation. It wasn’t sense-knowledge, just a feeling, but it was by the spirit. Had Paul been told, before, not to go to Jerusalem? Yes, God had told Paul in every city, it says, “There are bonds and afflictions there. Don’t go Paul.” Now, after Paul didn’t heed the revelation, look how close he’s getting to Jerusalem. So, they warn him. Acts 21:5-8: And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and chil
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the circumcision, he had been sent to the 249 Paul's Capture in Jerusalem uncircumcision. When Paul stayed in his field, he did alright but when he went back to the Jew territory, to the circumcision, is where he got into trouble. God told him, “Get out. Go far hence unto the Gentiles. That’s where I want you to teach.” When he came back to the circumcision territory, he ran into some problems. Acts 21:20: And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: “the Lord” – Most of the critical Greek texts and manuscripts have “God” there. They glorified God. They said, “Isn’t this wonderful. All those Gentiles believed. Look at all those incidents. It’s really moving out there in all those places.” “Isn’t it wonderful, the Gentiles are believing,” and in the same bre