During the two years Paul spent under house arrest in Rome he wrote at least four letters; Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians, and Philemon. We have copies of those letters in our Bible. They are called "Prison Epistles". It’s likely that he wrote other letters that God didn’t preserve for us. One of those letters could be a letter he wrote to Laodicea (Colossians 4:16). It seemed that Paul expected his letters to be circulated from congregation to congregation.
Some believe that Paul’s trial didn’t go well. They believe that he was sentenced to death! Others believe that Paul was acquitted of all the charges against him. After all, he didn’t commit any crime and there was no evidence that would justify keeping him imprisoned. There are three more letters that Paul wrote; Titus and I & II Timothy. For our purposes, we will proceed as if Paul was released from house arrest and continued his ministry. During the course of his travels we will offer suggestions as to when and where Paul may have written these last three letters.
If Paul was released from Roman custody, there is no reason to believe he didn’t pursue his original plans and go to Spain (Romans 15:28). He had written to the Roman church from Corinth about four years before. Paul believed God wanted him to visit Rome. He just didn’t know he would be spending two years in jail at Caesarea (Acts 24:27) and two more years in jail in Rome (Acts 28:30)! Now that he was free he could visit Spain. Perhaps he did.
Some believe that Paul’s trial didn’t go well. They believe that he was sentenced to death! Others believe that Paul was acquitted of all the charges against him. After all, he didn’t commit any crime and there was no evidence that would justify keeping him imprisoned. There are three more letters that Paul wrote; Titus and I & II Timothy. For our purposes, we will proceed as if Paul was released from house arrest and continued his ministry. During the course of his travels we will offer suggestions as to when and where Paul may have written these last three letters.
If Paul was released from Roman custody, there is no reason to believe he didn’t pursue his original plans and go to Spain (Romans 15:28). He had written to the Roman church from Corinth about four years before. Paul believed God wanted him to visit Rome. He just didn’t know he would be spending two years in jail at Caesarea (Acts 24:27) and two more years in jail in Rome (Acts 28:30)! Now that he was free he could visit Spain. Perhaps he did.