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And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.-Acts 28:3-6***The apostle Paul (Saul) was journeying and writing divinely inspired letters, teaching the good news of Jesus the Christ, the Son of God to Israelites and Gentiles, people not born into the Israelite tribes. Paul's previous mission was to persecute and imprison fellow Israelites who believed Jesus, who had been betrayed, arrested, crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, and returned to heaven, to be the Christ. Paul requested and received permission to go to the synagogues in Damascus in Syria to find, bind and take to Jerusalem any Israelite believers he found. As Paul journeyed thitherward, Paul and those with him saw a light from heaven flash around them. Paul heard the voice of Jesus speaking to him, and Paul spoke to Jesus, and obeyed Jesus. In Damascus Paul was baptized. Several years thereafter, in Jerusalem, Paul was arrested while a crowd was trying to kill him. Paul spoke of himself and his mission to the Israelites, and another uproar occurred. Paul was taken into custody. Before Paul was flogged, Paul identified himself as a Roman citizen. Claudius Lysias, the Roman commander, set Paul before the Sanhedrin, the high court of the Israelites (Hebrews/Jews), and there was another uproar. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Jesus stood by Paul and spoke to him. Paul's nephew told Paul that a group of Israelites were planning to kill Paul. Paul arranged for the nephew to speak to Lysias, and Lysias arranged for Paul to be sent to Governor Felix in Caesarea. Several years thereafter, Paul appeared before King Agrippa (Herod Agrippa II) and Festus, who succeeded Felix. When Paul was being taken to Italy to appeal to Caesar, the ruler of the Roman Empire, the ship carrying Paul and other prisoners was wrecked in a storm. Everyone aboard made it safely to Melita (Malta).-Genesis 11:26-35:29, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 8:1-40, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26, 6:1-8:4, 9:1-31, 11:19-28:31, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon

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