The Death And Legacy of Apostle Paul

August 20th, 2009 by admin

In the Final Days of Apostle Paul’s life, the records are much more vague on his whereabouts.

It is most likely that Apostle Paul remained in Rome for two years and then was finally released from prison. There were two reports that Paul traveled to Spain, where he was arrested yet again for treason.

It’s said Apostle Paul was then sent back to Rome, where he was sentenced to death under the Emperor Nero, somewhere around 65 A.D., when he was probably in his early 60’s.

It could also be possible that he was never released from the Roman prison, and did not go to Spain at this point in his life. We may never know which version actually happened.

However, most scholars do accept that he was executed by Nero’s orders and became a Christian martyr, and eventually a Saint. Paul’s tomb and shrine are at the basilica of St. Paul’s inside the walls, in Rome.

Of course, his most lasting monument is the worldwide acceptance of Christianity.

During the life of Apostle Paul, he went from being opposed to Christianity to a convert and one of the greatest of apostles of Christianity.

Christian Doctrine and the Apostle Paul

The influence of the Apostle Paul continued well after his death. The letters by Paul the Apostle were collected and circulated and quickly became a basis for Christian teaching. The very first Christian theological writings are found in Apostle Paul ’s letters, which became a basis for Christian doctrine.

Paul the Apostle was perhaps the greatest theologian in Christian history, along with Saint Augustine, who followed 350 years later. But besides his theological skill, his letters reflect the warm, compassionate understanding that is the ideal of Christian life and thought.

The ideas in those letters had a deep impact in centuries to come, inspiring St. Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and many others, all of whom themselves had profound impact on Christianity.

Paul and the Age of the Apostles

Along with Peter the apostle, Paul the Apostle was a main figure in the age of the apostles, one of the most effective leaders of the early Christian movement, and the person most instrumental in its spread throughout the Greco-Roman world.

Although Paul started out as a bitter enemy of Christianity, it was his unique vision of the universal acceptance of Christ that was responsible for the speed with which Christianity became a world religion.

One can easily imagine and feel the power of Paul’s testimony by King Agrippa II’s reaction to Paul’s teaching when Agrippa said to Paul, “almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.”

The quote speaks volumes, considering it comes from the same King of Jerusalem that saw Jesus hung on the cross.

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