Much people in this city

With reference to Acts 28:10—Jesus died and rose again for the release of these -- his sheep scattered among the nations and generations of centuries. In the providence of God, "the Form of Teaching" is brought before them; and being of his sheep, they discern in the teaching the Great Shepherd's voice, and follow it (John 10:26, 27) and as he said to Paul at Corinth, "Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace; for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city" (Acts 28:10). After this encouraging admonition, Paul continued speaking in Corinth a year and six months, for the manifestation of this people. They heard; they believed; and they were baptized. They believed "the teaching," and "obeyed the form." The teaching was the Gospel of the Apocalypse of the Lord Jesus Christ. He tells us that "Christ sent him to preach the Gospel; which is the power of God for salvation to every one believing; for therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith" (1 Cor. 1:17; Rom. 1:16,17). In preaching this, he says, "I came declaring the testimony of God"; and "speaking the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which had been hid from the Aions and the Generations, but NOW is made manifest to his Saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (1 Cor. 2:1,7; Col. 1:26,27).