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The Apostle of the Reconciliation - Charles H. Welch
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THE APOSTLE OF THE RECONCILIATION 19
God sent unto the children of
Israel ...' (Acts 10:36).
A Paul
a Antioch. Saul sought and brought.
and
b Asia Minor. Dispensational miracle.
Associates.
The Uncircumcision.
c Europe. The Gentile.
d Rome. `The salvation of God is sent
unto the Gentiles, and ... they will hear it'
(Acts 28:28).
The geographical witness shows an arrow ever pointing on from Jerusalem to the uttermost parts of the earth. It
may be seen more easily if set out as follows:
Geographical
National
Keyword
Ministerial
Jerusalem.
Jews only.
Restoration.
Peter, John, James,
Philip.
Antioch.
Jews,
Recon-
Stephen, Barnabas,
Hellenists,
ciliation.
Saul.
Greeks.
Rome.
Gentiles
Rejection.
Paul.
only.
This threefold division brings into prominence the dispensational division of the book - Restoration,
Reconciliation and Rejection - to which several chapters will be devoted later in this volume. We are at present
merely sorting out our material; therefore it is not the time to pause over-long on any one section.
When we are examining some of the epistles presently, the various visits of Paul to Jerusalem will form a subject
for investigation. This will be the right place, therefore, to tabulate the references in the Acts to Paul's visits.
Paul's Visits to Jerusalem
FIRST VISIT
Acts 9:26-30
Compare `Syria and Cilicia'
(3 years).
(Gal. 1:17-21)
with `Caesarea and Tarsus'.
SECOND VISIT
Acts 11:29,30
Before the first missionary
(14 years).
(see also 12:25)
journey.
THIRD VISIT
Acts 15:2-4
After the first missionary
journey.
FOURTH VISIT
Acts 18:21,22
To keep the Feast.
FIFTH VISIT
Acts 21:15 to 23:30
Taken prisoner.
We refrain here from attempting to affix any dates, but several items of importance arise out of these views, and
reference back to this paragraph may be made later.
The Acts of the Apostles pays great attention to the speeches made upon certain critical occasions. We give a
summary here, and may consider them at greater length, should space permit.
Five of Paul's speeches are preserved at length. Others are abbreviated. Such an active ministry as that of the
apostle must have produced numberless addresses and epistles. There is an evident selection made in the Acts of
those speeches which fit the writer's purpose.