28:30-31 (A) Why does this book end so abruptly?

It is thought that the abrupt ending here is due to Luke completing his work on the Acts of the Apostles while Paul was still under house-arrest in Rome awaiting his trial before Caesar, because there is no record of the trial or its outcome.

(B) What epistles did Paul write during the time of his house-arrest here?

Bible commentators are generally agreed that it was during the time of his house-arrest here that Paul wrote his epistles to the churches at Colossae (CP Col 4:3, 10, 18); Ephesus (CP Eph 3:1; 4:1; 6:20-21) and Phillipi (CP Php 1:7, 12-16; 4:22), and also his epistle to Philemon (CP Phm 1:1, 9-10, 23-25).

Not everyone in the contemporary church however agrees that these epistles were all written from Rome, but whether they were or not is inconsequential to salvation, and we should not argue the point over it.

(C) What happened to Paul after this?

Nothing certain is known what happened to Paul after this but it is generally thought that he was released soon after and then spent the next few years preaching in various places. During this time he wrote his first epistle to Timothy, and his epistle to Titus. He was then re-arrested and taken back to Rome where he wrote his second epistle to Timothy (CP 2Ti 1:16-17; 2:9).

Tradition says that it was some time after writing this epistle Paul was martyred under the Emperor Nero, by beheading. See also author's study Paul the Apostle - a Chosen Vessel unto God in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).

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