ACTS CHRONOLOGY

APPROXIMATE DATES

(The Roman Calendar is incorrect by 4 to 6 years, i.e. Christ was born between 4 & 6 B.C.)

AD 27-33        Death of Christ; Resurrection; Ascension; Pentecost (Acts 1:15 “120” + “3,000” 2:41)

AD 28-34        First persecution w/Peter & John imprisoned; (Acts 4:4 “5,000 men + “multitudes” Acts 4:32)

AD 29-35        Ananias & Sapphira killed; (Acts 5:14 “multitudes both men & women added to the Lord”) Second persecution w/the 12 imprisoned (Acts 6:1 “number multiplied”); Seven chosen (Acts 6:7 “number multiplied greatly”)

AD 31-37        Third persecution by Saul of Tarsus; Stephen martyred; Scattering of believers “except Apostles”; Peter & John in Judea, Galilee and Samaria; Phillip in Gaza; Peter in Joppa & Caesarea

AD 34-40        Paul’s Conversion; Goes to Arabia; Church had rest; (Acts 9:31 “churches were multiplied”)

AD 40-46        Antioch church established; Fourth persecution w/James martyrdom; Peter arrested & delivered;(Acts 11:21 “a great number believed”; Acts 11:24 “much people was added unto the Lord”); Agabus’ prophecy about draught in Judea; Jerusalem elders chosen

AD 42-48        Holy Spirit separated Barnabas & Saul from Antioch church; Paul’s first missionary journey

AD 46-52        Paul’s second missionary journey

AD 52-58        Paul’s third missionary journey

AD 55-61        Agabus’ prophecy about Paul; Paul’s visit to Jerusalem & arrest; Paul’s imprisonment in Caesarea

AD 57-63        Paul’s voyage to Rome

AD 58-64        Paul’s  imprisonment in Rome

AD 65-71        Paul’s approximate time of martyrdom in Rome

AD 67-73        Destruction of Jerusalem & Temple by Titus

AD 84-90        Apostle John’s approximate time of death