Introduction to Malta

Introduction to Malta.
From Acts 28:1-10.

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The storm-battered ship [spoken about in the posts from Acts 27:1-44] ran aground just feet away from the sandy shore of Malta! For a description of the sandy shore, click here for a post on the “Lowering of the Water” from Acts27:27-28. The ship was sailing for the world capital, and Malta would be the last stop before arriving there. The ship was completely broken apart by the surf and those aboard the ship had to swim, float on the broken ship flanks, etc. to make it to shore. There were 276 people aboard [Acts 27:37], consisting of the Roman centurion, the 100 soldiers with him, the prisoners, the crew, the pilot, and owner of the ship. Paul was a prisoner on the ship for preaching the Gospel of Christ and was being transported to Rome to stand judgment, be imprisoned, and eventually executed.

Paul had two Christian friends with him [not prisoners] [Acts 27:2]. One of those friends was Luke who wrote the book of Acts and the gospel of Luke. Luke was also a doctor, Colossians 4:14. We know Luke was with Paul, as the writer of Acts, because of what is written in Luke 1:3 and Acts 1:1-3. In both of those scripture references, Theophilus was who the letters were written to, and Luke is the one who wrote to Theophilus.

As seen on the map below, Malta is just north of the tip of Africa and just south of Sicily. At the time of Paul, Rome was the world capital and is about the middle of the “boot” on the south or west coast. Italy is shaped like a boot. That is how close Malta is to the world capital after setting sail from the coast of Israel. The journey to Malta from Israel was about 1227 miles as a bird flies. The journey to Rome from Israel was about 1445 miles as a bird flies. The journey from Malta to Rome was about 423 miles as a bird flies.

The ship was sailing for the world capital, Rome, and Malta was the last stage before arriving there. Today, the cities, states, and nations around the world are being storm-battered and driven to the “sandy shore” of “Malta” by the lowering of the spiritual waters. The metaphorical Malta is the last stage before arrival of the undisputed one world government through the goals of the United Nations.

The posts on the verses of Acts 28:1-10 describe the culture of Malta. What was the inhabitants of Malta like? In a sentence, they were an atheistic culture of humanism. The people of Malta are described as showing “unusual kindness” in the post on Acts 28:1-2. They believed in a false god that worked through the physiology of animals and creeping things, as described in the post on Acts 2:7-8 Paul was judged as being a murderer because a venomous snake bit him, but considered a god when no harm came to him. In many ways, they showed honor to the people who served them, as described in the post on Acts 28:9-10. 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.” Humanism is the fig leaf worn by those who serve the entity that has power over physiology to give what to feel, do, think, and say.

The culture we live in today can be described as being an atheistic culture of humanism, like the inhabitants of Malta. The god of today’s culture, which is global, is the atheistic entity that has power over physiology of human beings, animals, creeping things, birds, etc. We are just inches away from Malta as the people and nations of this storm-battered world are being driven to the world capital. The world capital being the United Nations as the undisputed one world government.

Paul was not led to Malta by the Spirit but was a prisoner on the storm-battered ship [for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ] when it was driven towards Malta. Paul even warned the captain, pilot, and owner of the ship not to start to sail on the journey towards the world capital [Acts 27:9-11]. At the same time, the hand of God is behind Paul and Luke being there to write this prophetic message to us today. The Holy Spirit is letting us know how near we are to the one world government of the beast as we are just inches away from the global shore of Malta [the atheistic culture of humanism].

While on the island of Malta, not one word is recorded of Paul speaking the Gospel of Christ to the inhabitants of Malta, no warning of the judgment to come as a result of their atheism. Everywhere else in the Bible, everywhere except on Malta, Paul always spoke of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. The natives [in some translations it calls them barbarians] were not open to the Holy Spirit to hear the testimony of Jesus, and Paul was not led there by the Holy Spirit. Malta was not a place where the Holy Spirit was able to do His redeeming work. As Paul wrote through the Holy Spirit, “But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.” 2 Timothy 2:16 Arguing for Jesus Christ, with those of Malta, would have led to much ungodliness, such as violence and death coming from the natives of Malta. In turn, this would have led to a violent response from the 101 Roman soldiers [as guards over those belonging to their ship]. Bloodshed and perpetual ill-will would have been the result.

“Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls— Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:17-18

Somebody might ask how a person of God, like Paul, could be silent in a culture of atheism. God speaks these words through Micah, “Do not prattle,” you say to those who prophesy. So they will not prophesy to you…” Micah 2:6 We have to realize that when the United Nations is established as the undisputed one world government of the beast, there is a “half hour” of silence in Heaven, nothing is heard from God. This is a “half hour” of peace for the global government and its global culture. At the same time, God puts His mark/seal on the forehead of Believers. Then after that “half hour” of silence, the events of the Seven Trumpets of Revelation 8, 9, 11 are unleashed. This is explained in Revelation 8:1 “When He opened the seventh seal [reveals the events of the Seven trumpets], there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” and also “Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” Revelation 7:2-3

Paul was on Malta for about three months because of having to wait for the winter months to pass and for Spring to come. In the Spring, another ship would be boarded by all 276 persons who were shipwrecked with Paul. From Malta, everyone boarded the ship to sail for the world government. The ship had the “hood ornament“/figure head of the twins, one a human and one a god!

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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, 3:11