Dr. Bingham’s Lesson for May 15, 2011

Series in Colossians (Conclusion)

“Paul closes His Letter to the Colossians” – Colossians 4:18

Introduction: Abbazia della Tre Fontane in Rome, where Paul spent his last hours or days on earth.

Monastery Complesso dell’Abbazia Tre Fontane
Mamertine Prison (Carcere Marmertino)

The church was built on an old Roman dungeon,
where tradition says that Paul was beheaded.

Colossians 4:18 – “Remember my chains.”
Colossians 1:12-20 – “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness … He is the image of the invisible God …”
Even though we have the above verses, we also have the verse that precedes them – “Remember my chains.”

Colossians 4:10-11 – Only three Jewish converts are with him.