The story of Paul’s final arrest begins in Acts 21. There are some very interesting parallels between his arrest and Jesus’ arrest.
Enjoy:
Jesus -> His ministry was to suffer and die for the glory of God (Phil 2:6-11)
Paul -> “I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake” (Acts 9:16)
Jesus -> Set himself to go to Jerusalem for Passover (Luke 9:51-53)
Paul -> Set himself to go to Jerusalem for Pentecost (Acts 20:16)
Jesus -> Told His disciples several times He would go to Jerusalem, be put before the high priest, suffer and die (Matt 17:22-23; Matt 20:18-19; Matt 26:1-4)
Paul -> Told by His friends several times that if he went to Jerusalem, he would be bound and suffer (Acts 20:23-24; Acts 21:4; Acts 21:10-11)
Jesus -> Grilled by Pharisees, Sadducees, and high priest (Matt 21:23; Matt 22:15-33)
Paul -> Grilled by Pharisees, Sadducees, and high priest (Acts 23:1-10)
Jesus -> Ministered to by angels in His darkest hour (Luke 22:43)
Paul -> Ministered to by the Lord in His darkest hour (Acts 23:11)
Jesus -> Bound and brought before Roman governor Pilate (Matt 27:2)
Paul -> Bound and brought before Roman governor Felix (Acts 23:24)
Jesus -> Protected by 12 legions of angels in the presence of the Roman governor (Matt 26:53)
Paul -> Protected by 470 Roman soldiers to be sent to the presence of the Roman governor (Acts 23:23-24)
Jesus -> Crucified by order of the Roman governor (Matt 27:26)
Paul -> Beheaded by order of the Roman, Nero.
Conclusion
Paul says [+] Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. (1Cor 11:1)
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