Jensens survey of the old testament adam 435
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MAP P
CHART 57
F. PAUL THE PRISONER (21:18—28:31)
Paul the missionary became Paul the
prisoner, and he remained in bonds for the
remainder of the story of Acts. Luke knew
he was not writing a complete biography of
Paul, so any awareness that Paul might be
given later opportunity to serve God in even
greater ministries did not deter Luke from
closing his account where he did. Borne of
the Holy Spirit, the physician-author
designed Acts to close with an action-packed
account of the appearances of Paul the
prisoner in defense of his Christian
testimony. These were appearances before
an angry mob, a disorganized council, and
confused rulers — all of that leading to his
nally reaching Rome (28:14), the goal of
his heart (Rom. 1:10-11; 15:22-24).
Blaiklock writes, “Paul’s was the most
signi cant life ever lived, and when he came
to Rome, the purpose for which he had
toiled and striven was virtually achieved.”19
Map Q shows the route over which Paul
was taken to Rome (27:1—28:14), and Chart
58 is a survey of these last chapters of Acts.
V. KEY WORDS AND VERSES
A key word of Acts is witness, which
appears in its various forms about twenty
times. Some other key words and phrases
are “and it came about,” “but when,”
“preached,” “boldly,” “Jews,” “Greeks.”
What other words did you especially
observe in your survey?
Acts 1:8 is often identi ed as a key verse
of Acts, especially since an outline of Acts
(geography) is in the verse. What other key
verses did you observe?
VI. APPLICATIONS
Various applications of Acts have already
been made in the course of this chapter, so
additional ones will not be cited. As you
think back over your survey, what spiritual
applications remain with you indelibly?
