Acts 25

The Sanhedrin plot an ambush on Paul. Hmm...politicians, huh? LOL Felix tries to get him moved to Jerusalem so they could pounce and kill him before he ever gets there. But Paul, before Festus, appeals to Caesar, which was his right as a Roman citizen to be tried before the emperor and in Rome. So their plot was foiled.

Currently, Festus has Paul standing before King Agrippa. I thought this was interesting - helps me see a time line - from John MacArthur: "King Agrippa. Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod who killed James and imprisoned Peter. He was the last of the Herods, who play a prominent role in NT history. His great-uncle, Herod Anitpas, was the Herod of the gospels, while his great-grandfather, Herod the Great, ruled at the time Jesus was born. Though not the ruler of Judea, Agrippa was well versed in Jewish affairs. Bernice. Not Agrippa's wife, but his consort and sister. (Their sister, Drusilla, was married to the former governor, Felix). Their incestuous relationship was the talk of Rome, where Agrippa grew up. Bernice for a while became the mistress of Emperor Vespasian, then of his son, Titus, but always returned to her brother." Here in Acts 25 King Agrippa enters the auditorium where Paul is to be brought; "So, on the next day when Agrippa came together with Bernice amid great pomp, and entered the auditorium..." v23 Note: without the commentary I would have assumed "amid great pomp" was due to the King entering, not the scandal. Wow. How do people like John MacArthur get this stuff. I love the history. Maybe I should read a book on the history of Acts. Anyway...

Festus declares to King Agrippa, "...you see this man about whom all the people of the Jews appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly declaring that he ought not to live any longer. Bit I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him." v.24-25 You go Festus!