After being in Rome for 3 days, Paul requested the Jewish religious leaders to come to his place of personal confinement. They obliged, and he explained to them all that had occurred in leading him to appeal to Caesar, which…
After the initial shock of being shipwrecked at Malta passed, the chief man on the island, Publius, welcomed the beleaguered men and showed warm, “ancient” hospitality to these men. While the men found great refreshment in the kindness of their…
The day that the sailors prayed for finally came, but they did not recognize where they were when they saw the land. However, they did see a bay with a beach and tried to navigate the ship in that direction…
Paul’s recommendation to stay in Fair Havens was not accepted, and the ship put out to sea, hoping to reach Phoenix to spend the winter there. And at first, the weather seemed to be on their side. It seemed that…
Following the court proceedings with Festus and King Agrippa, the plan was put into place to officially transport Paul to Italy to appear before Caesar. Paul, paired up with other prisoners under the authority of the centurion Julius, was accompanied…
Having shared his conversion and divine commission with King Agrippa and the rest of the royal court, Paul then turned to what he did after his encounter with Christ in the heavenly vision on the way to Damascus. Paul made…
Having been brought before the royally attired King Agrippa and Bernice, Agrippa beckoned Paul to speak. Paul began to address King Agrippa, expressing thankfulness that King Agrippa was an expert of sorts with Jewish customs and matters. He then explained…
Sometime after Paul appealed to Caesar in Festus’ court, Festus was visited in Caesarea by King Agrippa and Bernice (Agrippa’s sister). As they had an extended stay, Festus decided to share Paul’s legal case with them, seeking Agrippa’s input. Festus…
Felix sent for Paul to appear before him again as Felix was accompanied by his wife Drusilla (a Jewess). Paul used this opportunity to speak about faith in Jesus Christ. Paul’s reasoning on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment alarmed…
After Felix deferred trying Paul’s case until any accusers arrived, Ananias, some elders, and a hired legal advocate named Tertullus showed up in Caesarea to present their case against Paul. Paul was summoned before the court, and Tertullus began by…
The day after the Lord appeared to Paul with words of great encouragement, some of the more fanatical Jews developed a plot to kill Paul, binding themselves by an oath before God that they would not eat or drink until…
The day after the tribune discovered Paul’s citizenship, he unbound him and commanded the Sanhedrin to convene in order to ascertain the real reason why the Jews were accusing Paul. Standing before the council, Paul declared that he had lived…