Paul v Felix n Festus

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‘Strive to have a conscience without offense to either God or man’, so stated Saul the Pharisee, now "Paul" of Taursus, Cilicia (Asia Minor) to the Roman Governor Felix of Caesarea when during the continued reign of Caesar Augustus, Paul was confronted by the Jewish attorney Tertullus who was representing the Temple of Jerusalem, and the high priest Ananias in their charges against Paul.

Paul had been bound over to Felix by the Roman Commander Lysius to prevent a riot in Jerusalem, and to protect Paul’s life, Paul being a Roman citizen by birth.

This exchange between Paul and Governor Felix occurred years before the Romans destroyed the second Temple in Jerusalem which had been refurbished and expanded upon by King Herod the Great and his son King Herod Antipaether during the days before and leading up to the ministry of Jesus, the Christ.

After the upcoming siege of Jerusalem, the Romans carried away all of the second Temple treasury and all of the second Temple artifacts back to Rome for parade and display.

Now, under the reign of the third Herod, King Agrippa…

As leader of the sect of Nazareans, Paul was declared "a plague" by Tertullus in front of Governor Felix.

Governor Felix’s response was to keep Paul under guard in Caesarea for another two years until the arrival of the new Governor Porcius Festus.

Upon the arrival of Festus, the new governor was at a loss as to how to bundle an appropriate charge against Paul in order to deliver him to Caesar’s court in Rome, as Paul known to be a Roman citizen under rumors of ambush by the Jewish authorities, had opted for Caesar’s judgment seat in lieu of accepting a return to Jerusalem to be tried by Festus there himself.

Festus then reasoned the matter would be better served at an audience invoking the Judean King Agrippa, if only to discern what elusive charge, if any, that had occurred involving Paul, thus allowing Festus the ability to properly pen and attach to Paul the presentable charges required to hear a case in Rome.

"Why should it be thought incredulous to you that God should raise the dead!" exclaimed Paul to King Agrippa and Governor Festus remembering Exodus 22:28 which states "You shall not speak evil to a ruler of your people."

‘For the Sadducees and the Pharisees debate the existence of angels and spirits to this day’, though Paul simply stated that he was merely not being disobedient to the heavenly vision he had incurred on the road to persecuting even more members of "The Way" in Damascus, Syria. Members of "The Way" preach ‘the doing of works worthy of repentance’.

Festus then retorted, "Too much learning is driving you insane, Paul!"

To which Paul replied "Not!", and promptly petitioned the King for understanding to which Agrippa replied, "If you had only not appealed to Caesar, you may have been set free!"

Thus ends the story as told by Luke of how Paul was sent to Rome to become a witness with Peter, to both Roman gentiles and Roman jews alike.

Source: The Book of Acts, Chapter(s) 22-27 NKJ

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