I Appeal To Caesar!

have been one factor in drawing Philip there. More important in inviting any strategically planned ministry, however, were Caesarea’s sizable and mixed population and strategic importance as an influential center …. It is possible that Philip and many other Christians left Caesarea a few years after this encounter. Papias and Polycrates suggest that Philip and his daughters later migrated to Hierapolis in Phrygia, perhaps because of the ethnic tensions in Caesarea that led up to the hostilities of 66 C.C.” Acts An Exegetical Commentary, Vol. 3, p. 3088. p. 15 Agabus the prophet. Acts 11:28. He successfully predicted a great famine, Acts 20:11. For an interesting discussion of “Steps Toward Evaluating Personal Prophecy” see C. Peter Wagner’s exposition in Acts of the Holy Spirit , pp. 506-508. There is no contradiction when the reader realizes that it is possible to have a prophecy that another spiritual person disagrees with; i.e., personal interpretation may enter in somewhat. In the final analysis, the person receiving such a prophecy must make the final application and decision. In Paul’s case, he accepted the fact that he would be made a prisoner, but that did not deter him from still going. P. 14 No mention of the great offering! It seems very strange that Luke would not have recorded some mention of the sacrificial offering of the Gentile churches. This two-year project had been time-consuming and frustrating at times. It was the pride and joy of Paul. Instead, the elders suggest a course of action that makes Paul a prisoner of Rome! P. 16 The crowd became attentive when Paul spoke in their Judean Aramaic language. The Passion Translation, p. 728, Footnote c, says “The Hebrew Language had been replaced with Aramaic during the Babylonian captivity. For more than a thousand years the Aramaic language remained the language of the Jewish people.” This may seem an extravagant statement, but oftentimes people being introduced to the “Good News” of Jesus Christ have a child-like faith that produces instant results. The fact that Paul healed the Roman governor of the island first, undoubtedly fostered the people’s faith. Paul, of course, would direct everyone’s faith to the real healer—Jesus Christ! P. 13 Cornelius. See Chapter 10 in Acts. P. 21 All are healed?