Ship is boarded for the journey to the world capital.

Acts 27:1-6

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“And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us. And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care. When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.” Acts 27:1-6

On the map below, we see Caesarea to the far right and bottom of the image, that is where the ship left to begin the journey to Rome. Then they sailed north to Sidon. Then they sailed past Cyprus [shelter from the winds] and then to Myra. From Myra, they would change ship and head towards Cnidus.

Before boarding this ship to Rome, Paul spent a little over two years in prison in Judea, under Felix and Porcius Festus [Acts 24:27]. Paul was being transferred to Rome because he appealed to be tried in Rome and away from Judea. In Rome, Paul was imprisoned for another two years [Acts 28:30-31].

The decision was made to set sail for Rome, Italy, the capital of the world. The ship was transporting prisoners, and Paul was a prisoner for spreading the Gospel of Christ throughout the Roman Empire. Paul’s imprisonment was initiated by the Jewish leaders. Paul was being transported to Rome to face his final judgment and sentencing. The captain of the ship was a military leader from the very best of the Roman government. Today, we live in a culture, which is global, in which Christians are kept “prisoners” to prevent the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The captains of the “ship” are those who serve the entity that gives them what to think, feel, say, and do. The “ship” is this present world that is sailing towards the world capital. The world capital is the United Nations as it progresses in being established as the one world government. Christianity is not compatible with the atheistic global culture, so it is kept under “lock and key”.

Aristarchus was a Christian friend of Paul’s, not a prisoner but allowed to travel with him. The phrase “…was with us…” is the voice of the writer, who is known as Luke, the writer of the gospel of Luke, as explained in Acts 1:1-3. Altogether, with prisoners, crew, and friends, there were about 276 on the ship, [Acts 27:37]. The 276 would include the Roman centurion [captain], the soldiers he brought with him [probably all 100 under his command], the pilot, ship owner, the prisoners, the crew, and Paul’s two companions. That describes the world we live in today, we are all on the same boat in this atheistic world, some as Christians, some as friends of Christians, some neither Christians nor part of the community culture, the masses of the global culture, and those who govern over the cites, states, and nations.

Julius was the Roman military commander, the captain of the ship, and in kindness to Paul, he allowed him to visit his friends to have his needs provided for [I’m sure a “shower” and fresh shave was included]. The kindness of the Roman commander would have had a lot to do with Paul being a Roman himself, a naturally born Roman citizen, as described in this verse, “The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.” And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.” Acts22:28 In those days, it was possible to pay money to become a Roman citizen, but Paul was a Roman citizen by birth. Paul’s father was a Roman and his mother was Jewish. On his mother’s side, Paul was from the Tribe of Benjamin, and a Pharisee, as quoted in Philippians 3:5.

The Roman commander had no intention of freeing Paul but was only “playing nice” towards him as a Roman citizen. In today’s atheistic culture, every effort is made to put on a pleasant face and to “play nice” with Christians as Christianity is driven to extinction, as described in the post on Revelation 12. Today’s culture, which is global, prides themselves in being humanitarian, as humanism is the fig leaf worn by the entity replacing the conscience and spirit to give people what to think, feel, say, and do. Humanism is “An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.” 

As the ship set sail, the stormy winds were blowing in and the ship would face many difficulties on the journey to the world capital. The people and nations of today’s world feel the stormy winds blowing against them with so much violence, crime, economic woes, food shortages, illegal immigration, etc. These stormy winds are driving the peoples and nations to accept the agenda of the United Nations as it progresses in becoming the one world government. This ship set sail immediately after WW2. The United Nations was established at that time in 1945 and brought the government of the beast with it, as described in Daniel 8:1-14.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1