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Apostle Paul before the Sanhedrin The destination for Paul is Rome in this extraordinary journey of taking the gospel to all the “ends of the earth”. God in his perfect design and in control of all world history allows and uses everything for his glory including the then reigning civilization – the Roman Empire. Rome being the capital of the then world had the infrastructure to initiate the spread of the Gospel to all over the world. But before Paul will get to Rome, he would have to stand at least four trials – before the Sanhedrin, Governors Felix and Festus, and King Agrippa. The Sanhedrin is “the Supreme Jewish court, consisting of 70 to 100 men”. The Commander who now has custody of Paul after his arrest wants to give the Jewish court a chance to hear Paul’s case. In between the hearings, there were plots by the Jews to kill Paul and God would foil each of those plans. Read about how God used Paul’s nephew to foil one of these plans (Acts 23: 12-22). If God is behind your mission...

The Power of Our Testimony Apostle John had been given “the revelation of Jesus of Christ” for us his servants. John recorded, “10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. 12Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short” (Revelation 12:10-12). As we continue our study in Acts 22, Apostle Paul countered the opposition and his accusers by telling his testimony of personal salvation, knowledge and experience with Christ. People can argue about anything but no one can argue with you about your p...

Free Press for the Gospel Once again, we need to remind ourselves of the purpose of the Book of Acts. Dr. Luke through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit has documented the spread of the gospel from Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). As we come to Acts 21, we see how God will use circumstances beyond Paul’s control to start the journey that will bring Paul to Rome which was then the world’s capital for the purpose of the gospel. From here on it is going to be hardship and trials for Paul until he gets to Rome. In the meantime, the gospel is getting free press and Paul is offered a platform to proclaim the gospel. Are the circumstances in your life and my life offering God free press for the spread of the gospel? Or, are we only full of complaints and always seeking for justice to be done? Life is not fair on this side of eternity so let’s take advantage of it for God’s glory to be exemplified in our lives. Let’s see what happened to Apostle Paul. Ac...