Wherever the Wind Blows

PAUL’S SHIP DEPARTS FOR ROME (28:11-16):
- After 3 months, Paul’s company set sail for Rome.
- They stopped in Syracuse, Rhegium, and Puteoli where they stayed with some believers for 7 days.
- When they finally arrived in Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself with a soldier who guarded him.
PAUL REMAINS IN ROME AND TALKS WITH THE JEWISH LEADERS (28:17-31):
- After 3 days, Paul called the local leaders of the Jews to meet with him.
- He told them he was a prisoner because the Jews from Judea and Asia hated him.
- The local Jews told Paul they hadn’t received any news about him and were curious to hear his beliefs.
- On an appointed day, many Jews from the area came to Paul’s house and listened to him teach about Jesus from “morning till evening.”
- A disagreement arose between them because some believed but others rejected Paul’s words.
- The group left after Paul became frustrated with them and told them God was sending the message of salvation to the Gentiles.
- Paul remained in house arrest for 2 years and proclaimed the Kingdom of God to those who visited him.