RECENT POSTS

Second Missionary Journey[s] – Departures:

Acts of the Apostles 15:39

Acts 15:39-40 Barnabas and Mark depart for Cypress while Paul will journey with Silas to Derby
2 missionary journeys

39 And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, 

Paul is stranded in Antioch [see map]

NEW PLAN:

  • DO NOT PASS GO
  • Go BACK to Jerusalem
  • Bring Silas along to Antioch
  • GO BY LAND
    • From Antioch North through Syria
    • Preach the Gospel to NEW Towns in CILICIA
    • Continue from Derby to the Churches started on the First Missionary Journey

Acts 15:40 (some weeks later)

  • ~AD 49 or AD 50

40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. 

41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

[See the Land route from Antioch to Derbe on the Google Earth Map of the Departures of the Second Missionary Journey]

Acts 15:39 Barnabas sails for Cypress. Google Earth Map shows where Paul wanted to go (Derby)
Map of departures of Barnabas and Paul

16:15 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Mark 16:15 – command of the Lord Jesus Christ after His Resurrection!

Talk of JESUS .com

Comment on Scripture + Share the Gospel


NEXT, God-willing, ACTS 16 – the Second Missionary Journey of the Apostles to the Gentiles – Paul & Silas.

To be continued…


Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Share on Social Media