PAUL APPEARED BEFORE FELIX Acts Twenty-Four In Acts Chapter s 24-28 we observe Paul's captivity and the constant effort of the Jewish religious leaders to have him killed. They hated Paul so much that they constantly made false and improvable charges against him. In this chapter we see that they e... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL WAS ACCUSED IN THE COURT OF FELIX ACTS 24:1-9:_ The High Priest and the Jews knew that they had done wrong in their dealing with Paul so they wanted to get the matter settled quickly. Their interest was not in doing right but in blaming Paul! They came to Caesarea five days after Paul was brou... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL DEFENDED HIMSELF BEFORE FELIX ACTS 24:10-18:_ Felix had judged the Jewish nation for many years. He had been governor somewhere between ten and thirteen years. If the charge was true that Paul was guilty of sedition surely Felix would have heard something of him. Paul said it was no more than... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL DEFENSE BEFORE FELIX CONTINUED ACTS 24:19-23:_ Paul said the Jews from Asia were the only ones that saw him in the Temple. If they had anything to say against him he felt that they should be present for this hearing. He said because those Jews were not present that Felix should ask the ones th... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL WAS KEPT UNDER GUARD ACTS 24:24-27:_ Felix and his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, went to the place where Paul was kept to hear him. Paul spoke to them concerning faith in Christ. Felix was frightened when Paul talked about righteousness, temperance (self-control), and judgment to come. He sto... [ Continue Reading ]