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Asia to help the believers in
Jerusalem. After receiving the
offerings among the churches
Paul traveled back to Jerusalem
to present the love gift to
them. This ended Paul’s 3
rd
Missionary Journey. While in
Jerusalem and while
worshipping in the Temple,
Paul was accused of breaking
the Law and a public outcry of
the Jews almost left Paul dead.
He was rescued by the Roman
guard and taken to Caesarea
where he was under arrest for
two years. He finally appealed
to Caesar and set sail to go to
Rome. During the journey there was a violent storm, and the group was shipwrecked on the island of
Malta where they stayed the winter. Finally, Paul was brought to Rome where he was under house-
arrest and yet allowed to preach the Gospel of Jesus. Many believed in Rome. According to tradition,
Paul was beheaded in Rome during the time of the Great Fire in 64 AD. Nero blamed the Christians for
starting the fire and great persecution began off and on for almost 2 ½ centuries.

Paul shares the Gospel to the entire Roman Empire – 59 to 64 AD

Paul no doubt
strengthened the Church
in Rome, and even
throughout the whole
Empire. Here he penned
many of the epistles to
the various churches in
Asia Minor and
Macedonia. By 64 AD
Christianity has spread
enough in Rome for
Caesar Nero to blame the
Christians for the great
fire in Rome. Nero
ordered many put to
death including Peter and
Paul. According to
tradition, Peter was
crucified upside down and Paul was beheaded. The Church in Rome was a center of Christianity in the
entire Roman world.

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