Backstory: The Persecuted Church
Acts 21:15-24:27 | Session 13
Jim Dalrymple | Ozark Christian College
Review
Paul’s faith as he travels to Jerusalem:
● Persecuted
● Proclaiming (“The Word of God is not bound!” - 2 Tim 2:8)
Parallels between Jesus & Paul
1. Jerusalem:
− Jesus/Paul Certainty of suffering amplifies as they near Jerusalem
− Jesus/Paul Good news has spread! But, so have rumors and opposition
− Jesus/Paul Farewell address to disciples
− Jesus/Paul Trials before Sanhedrin, Roman governors & Herodian king
2. Temple:
− Jesus/Paul Falsely accused as a threat against the temple
− Jesus Cleansed the court of Gentiles in the Temple
− Paul Accused of defiling the Temple by bringing a Gentile
− Jesus Temple curtain torn
− Paul Gates closed
3. Trials:
− Jesus/Paul Soldiers arrest (the tribunal Claudius Lysias - 23:26)
− Jesus/Paul Unjust pre-trial
− Jesus/Paul Trial before Sanhedrin & High Priest
− Jesus/Paul Trial before Roman governor (Pilate / Felix & Festus)
− Jesus/Paul Trial before Herodian King (Antipas / Herod Agrippa II)
− Jesus/Paul Interrogation/punishment by flogging (Paul uses citizenship)
− Jesus/Paul Conspiracy for assassination
− Jesus/Paul Verdict = “he has done nothing deserving death.”
The Persecuted & Proclaiming Church
