“THE
BOOK OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES” Part 2 of 5
A
VALUABLE TIMELINE
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it out
and keep it handy.
It can be
terribly confusing to figure out when and where Paul went on his 3
main
trips + 4th trip to Rome at the end. The
following shows
what he did, where he went and when he wrote his 14
books
of the New Testament.
33 AD – the
cross. The church is formed after Pentecost
34 - Saul
(Paul) threatens the church, puts them in prison and kills them (Acts
8:3; 9:1)
34 - Saul
(Paul) gets saved on the road to Damascus
34 – 37 Saul
(Paul) goes into Arabia for three years. He visits Mt Sinai in
Arabia
(Gal 4:25).
37 – The gospel
of Matthew written by Matthew.
40 – Saul
(Paul) visits Peter and James in Jerusalem (3 years after being in
Arabia Gal
1:18)
43 – Paul
caught up to 3rd heaven (2Cor 12:2-4). This is the “14
YEARS AGO” in 43AD of 2Cor
12:2. This is God’s preparation for Paul
before his first trip two years later in 45AD. There are
two lots of 14 years – one 14
years ‘ago’ (2Cor 12:2) and one 14 years ‘after’ (Gal 2:1)
43 –
Barnabas collects Saul (Paul) from Antioch (Acts 11:22)
44 – Saul
(Paul) and Barnabas return to Jerusalem with money for the saints (Acts
11:29-30)
44 – James
Zebedee killed (Acts 12:2). James writes the book of James
before 44AD.
45
- 48 PAUL’S 1st TRIP (Acts 13-14). Saul has name change to
Paul. (12
yrs after the cross)
50
– Jerusalem meeting. Confronts Peter (Acts 15:2; Gal 2:11). Paul writes
Galatians
soon after.
This is the “14 YEARS AFTER”
he returns
from Arabia (Gal 2:1). Early 37 to late 50 ie 14 years.
50
– 53 PAUL’S 2nd TRIP (Acts 16-18:22). He writes 1&2
Thessalonians at Corinth (Acts 18:11)
54
- 58 PAUL’S 3rd TRIP. Paul
writes 1Corinthians at Ephesus (Acts 19:8); writes 2Corinthians
in 57AD; at Macedonia (Acts 20:1; writes
Romans at Corinth around 57AD as well (Acts 20:3)
58
– 60 Paul put in prison at Caesarea. Luke probably writes the gospel
of Luke about this time.
60
- 61 PAUL’S 4th TRIP to Rome as a
prisoner.
61
– 63 House arrest, Rome, for 2 years. Paul writes Ephesians, Philippians,
Colossians,
Philemon
63
- Released. Paul writes Titus, 1Timothy and Titus
between 63-66
64
– Emperor Nero burns Rome and blames the Christians. He re-captures
Paul around
66AD.
65
– Peter writes 1&2 Peter
66
– Jude writes the book of Jude
66
– 68 Paul put in prison. Paul writes 2Timothy and Hebrews.
68
– Paul beheaded (35 years
after the cross)
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