These now famous words have been analyzed over and over again. "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." Acts 26:28 And Paul had certainly been testifying/preaching to this lost Roman potentate. And yet, soon … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PAUL BEFORE AGRIPPA
Paul the poisoner has been heard by one Roman judge after another, working his way up to the "Supreme Judge" of them all, politically speaking! (Rome's one man "Supreme Court!") Yes, we believe Paul will eventually face the Emperor Nero himself! … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PAUL BEFORE FESTUS
Festus, the name is Latin, he being a Roman. We have imported it into English and end up with the noun "festivity" or the adjective "festive." Loosely meaning: "given to frivolity." It might even have a "hint" of the word "feast" as well, one of … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PAUL “SOWING THE SEED”
Paul witnessing to Felix (Roman Governor or Procurator of Judea) is a classic example of Jesus' Parable about the "Sower." I'm not sure if Felix's heart was a picture of the "hard ground" or the "thorny ground" or the "shallow ground" … but … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PAUL AND TERTULLUS
The man is an orator, according to the Greek noun a rhetorician, in essence a lawyer! "Tertullus" means, according to one lexicon, "triple hardened!" Is that also a statement concerning his heart? He was employed by the Sanhedrin (the High Priest … [Continue reading]
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