Acts 28:25–28 is the canonical climax where St. Paul pronounces the Holy Ghost’s verdict before the Jews in Rome: The salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it. Explore the judicial language of Isaias 6, Thomistic obduration, and why St. Luke ends his narrative in Rome.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Theme Song
0:33 – INTRODUCTION
1:26 – PART 1: ACTS AS THEOLOGICAL NARRATIVE
2:31 – PART 2: THE LONG TRIAL — Four Stages of Apostolic Witness
4:37 – PART 3: “WELL DID THE HOLY GHOST SPEAK” — The Isaias Citation
8:52 – PART 4: “THE SALVATION OF GOD IS SENT TO THE GENTILES”
11:00 – CONCLUSION
📖 SOURCES FOR THIS VIDEO:
Douay-Rheims Bible — Acts 28:25–28; 13:46; 18:6; 19:8–9;
Isaias 6:9–10; Matthew 13:13–15; 21:43; John 12:40; Romans 11:25
Clementine Vulgate — “ad patres nostros” (Acts 28:25):
Paul says our fathers — the Church claims the inheritance of the Prophets.
St. John Chrysostom, Homily 55 on the Acts of the Apostles – https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210155.htm
Cornelius à Lapide, Commentaria in Acta Apostolorum (linked at christtheking.info)
St. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho – christtheking.info/dialogue-with-trypho-justin-martyr/
Full Resource Library: christtheking.info/catholic-resources-on-adversus-judaeos
⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video presents historical theological sources for educational purposes. The teaching documented is theological/doctrinal opposition, not racial hatred. Individual Jews can convert and be saved. Violence against Jews is condemned.”**