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THE BOOK OF ACTS continues the story Luke began in his Gospel. Acts covers the thirty years after Jesus' resurrection and ascension (i.e., from A.D. 30 to 60). In that short time, the church was established and the gospel of salvation was taken throughout the Roman Empire-reaching all the way from Jerusalem to Rome. Those preaching the gospel, though ordinary people with human frailties and...

opportunity. Given Paul’s volatile history with the Jews (and his rather blunt preaching about Jesus as Messiah), it is surprising that he was able to minister at the synagogue for three full months before encountering stiff enough opposition requiring him to relocate. KEEPING PROMISES Paul had earlier told the Jews in Ephesus, “I will return again to you, God willing” (18:21 NKJV). About a year later, God gave Paul an opportunity to revisit the city, and Paul jumped at the chance to keep his