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Pauls Ministry in Rome
Act 28:23-31
So at the end of this first meeting with the Jewish leaders, they arranged with Paul another date that they could come together with him and discuss the issues further. However, it was not just those same Jewish leaders that came, but those leaders plus many more from around the city. It says they came to him in large numbers and Paul explained to them everything. From morning until evening he testified to them about the kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Yeshua being the Messiah, using both the Torah and the Prophets.
Some were convinced and we can imagine that when they returned to their synagogues and shared with the people the gospel that whole synagogue congregations were brought to faith in Yeshua as Messiah. There were some others though, who refused to believe.
When they began to argue among themselves they began to leave but Paul had one more thing to say specifically to those who had refused to believe: "The Ruach ha-Kodesh (Holy Spirit) through Isaiah spoke correctly when to your fathers (ancestors) he said,
‘Go to this people and say,
“You will keep on hearing but will never understand;
you will keep looking, but will never see.
For the heart of this people has become dull,
their ears can barely hear,
and they have shut their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts.
Then they would turn back,
and I would heal them.'" (IS 6:9-10)
Paul wanted to make sure they understood the salvation of God is also not just a promise to them, but also to the Gentiles and "they (the Gentiles) would listen".
Up to this point, there were thousands of Jews who had put their faith in Yeshua so obviously Paul was not saying that the Jews were being cast out and replaced as some teach. He was letting them know their inheritance promised them by God was going to be shared with "foreigners" who would believe. He said this as a "provoking to jealousy". (See Rom 11:11-16), Salvation is to Jew and Gentile (See Rom 15:7-13)
Paul remained for two years in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to visit him. He taught about the kingdom of God, teaching about Yeshua the Messiah with boldness and nobody hindered him from doing it.
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Act 28:23-31
So at the end of this first meeting with the Jewish leaders, they arranged with Paul another date that they could come together with him and discuss the issues further. However, it was not just those same Jewish leaders that came, but those leaders plus many more from around the city. It says they came to him in large numbers and Paul explained to them everything. From morning until evening he testified to them about the kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Yeshua being the Messiah, using both the Torah and the Prophets.
Some were convinced and we can imagine that when they returned to their synagogues and shared with the people the gospel that whole synagogue congregations were brought to faith in Yeshua as Messiah. There were some others though, who refused to believe.
When they began to argue among themselves they began to leave but Paul had one more thing to say specifically to those who had refused to believe: "The Ruach ha-Kodesh (Holy Spirit) through Isaiah spoke correctly when to your fathers (ancestors) he said,
‘Go to this people and say,
“You will keep on hearing but will never understand;
you will keep looking, but will never see.
For the heart of this people has become dull,
their ears can barely hear,
and they have shut their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts.
Then they would turn back,
and I would heal them.'" (IS 6:9-10)
Paul wanted to make sure they understood the salvation of God is also not just a promise to them, but also to the Gentiles and "they (the Gentiles) would listen".
Up to this point, there were thousands of Jews who had put their faith in Yeshua so obviously Paul was not saying that the Jews were being cast out and replaced as some teach. He was letting them know their inheritance promised them by God was going to be shared with "foreigners" who would believe. He said this as a "provoking to jealousy". (See Rom 11:11-16), Salvation is to Jew and Gentile (See Rom 15:7-13)
Paul remained for two years in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to visit him. He taught about the kingdom of God, teaching about Yeshua the Messiah with boldness and nobody hindered him from doing it.
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