23 - Paul's Defenses -The Itineraries Of Paul
Paul's Defenses We saw how Paul went to Jerusalem to do a few things that he wanted to do and he had gone there against what God had wanted him to do. He was there purifying himself in the temple. It takes 7 days to purify oneself. While he was there on of the later days, the 5th 6th or 7th day, he was taken captive. We don’t know which of those later days he was taken captive because it hasn’t said. He was taken captive and he was accused of having a Gentile, named Trophimus, in the temple area where he shouldn’t have been. He really hadn’t been there at all. They only supposed this, so they grabbed Paul and took him out of the temple. Acts 21:30-31: And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. “chief captain” – chiliarchos – he is the ruler over a thousand – chilios means one thousand. Acts 21:32: Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain [chiliarchos] and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. “immediately” – he went immediately because he was accustom to trouble in Jerusalem; he had had his men out on the streets before taking care of these different situations. “centurions” – hekatontarchos - they are over a hundred. If he’s got centurions, and a centurion is over a hundred, he must at least have 2 hundred out there unless some of the soldiers under one of those centurions weren’t available at the moment, otherwise he would have had at least two hundred. They quit beating Paul because “here comes the Roman national guard.” Acts 21:33: Then the chief captain [chiliarchos] came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. He saw what he assumed to be the cause, this one fellow Paul, and he said, “Well we’ll just t
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Tweet Topic: logospedia Format: Mp3 Publication Date: 1976-1977 Walter J. Cummins graduated from the Power for Abundant Class in 1962. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Ohio State University in 1968 and his Master of Education degree in Secondary School Administration in 1978 from Wright State University. He was ordained to the Christian by The Way International in 1968. He has studied at The Way International under Victor Paul Wierwille and K.C.Pillai. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he was director of the Research department of the Way International and served as assistant to the president. PDF AUDIO