Les Feldick Bible Study

What did Paul do before the religious leaders in Jerusalem in Acts 22?

Before the religious leaders in Jerusalem in Acts 22, Paul recounted his Damascus road conversion, his ministry among Gentiles, and how Gentiles came to Israel's God through the Gospel of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. He also recalled praying in the temple, being told to leave Jerusalem, and confessing his past persecution of believers, including consenting to Stephen's death.

Les explains that Paul had ministered to Gentiles for some 20 years or more, establishing churches throughout Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome, and when he came back to Jerusalem he just about got killed by the mob. Coming before the religious leaders in Jerusalem in Acts 22, Paul recounted his whole conversion experience on the road to Damascus. He also recounted his experiences among the Gentiles and how they were coming to a knowledge of Israel's God through the Gospel, through Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Rehearsing what had happened years earlier, Paul said that while he prayed in the temple he was in a trance and saw the Lord tell him to make haste and get out of Jerusalem, because the Jews would not receive his testimony concerning Him. Paul told his huge Jewish audience that they knew he had imprisoned and beaten in every synagogue those who believed on the Lord, and that when the blood of Stephen was shed, he stood by consenting to his death and held the raiment of those who killed him. Paul also said the Lord told him, "Depart, get out of Jerusalem, for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles."

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Where had Paul been before returning to Jerusalem in Acts 22?

Paul returned to Jerusalem after his journeys to the Gentiles.