30 He lived there two whole years at his own expense, [7]
and welcomed all who came to him, 31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and
teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. (Acts
28:30-31 (ESV)
Thus ends Acts. It’s sort of anti-climatic. We don’t know
what happens to Paul? Does he get acquitted? What? Does he go to Spain? What
happens?
Acts doesn’t tell us. There are other sources that tell us
Paul did indeed make it to Spain. He died in Rome after returning evidently. He
is buried alongside Peter. Acts, of course is our most reliable source of
information regarding the history of Paul and Peter, but a person would do well
to read Eusebius’s Church History if they want the continuation of the story.
It’s hard to imagine that after all this Paul would lose his
hearing. At this time the Roman government wasn’t hostile to Christianity.
Though Nero would change that as he went more and more insane. But here you
have Paul spending two years in his own home renting at his own expense. How he
covered those expenses is not said. He preached the gospel though, that much we
know, under guard in house arrest, but nonetheless without hindrance.
He spoke it boldly, and it took root.
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