I Appeal To Caesar!

Endnotes for Chapter 12, Rome! P. 1 Healings did occur, Acts 28:9. The Christianity that was brought to Malta at that time has continued through the centuries to this day.

P. 2 Hebrews 13:8, the great truth that Paul left with the girl; also, note Psalm 102:27.

P.3 Paul’s walk to Rome. Acts 28:14-15 (Message). Written by Luke, an eyewitness: “[E]motion-packed meetings, as you can well imagine. Paul, brimming over with praise, led us in prayers of thanksgiving. When we actually entered Rome, they let Paul live in his own private quarters with a soldier who had been assigned to guard him.” P. 3 An impressive city. “The Appian Way led into Rome through the Porta Capena. Directly inside was the Circus Maximus and above it the Palatine Hill, where the palace of Nero stood. Beyond lay the center of the city, with its grandiose temples, monuments and forums. The large, open, colonnaded forums served as gathering places and centers of commerce for the people of Rome. Above the main forum rose the Capitoline Hill, the most ancient seat of power in Rome and the symbolic center of the empire. At its foot was the milestone from which all roads in the empire were measured. “On the lower hills to the east of the Capitoline Hill were the gleaming white villas and gardens of wealthy Romans. There and elsewhere were public baths, theaters and sports arenas. Beyond the stately forums stood another Rome, the blocks of large, often makeshift apartment buildings that house the Roman masses.” G. Ernest Wright, Great People of the Bible and How They Lived, p.416. P. 4 “At his own expense”: When Paul arrived in Rome, they let him live in his own private quarters with a soldier who had been assigned to guard him. Funds were contributed for Paul’s support by friends. P. 3 Chained. “[Paul] was chained to a Roman soldier twenty-four hours a day! The shifts changed every six hours which meant Paul could witness to at least four men each day! Imagine yourself as one of those soldiers, chained to a man who prayed ‘without ceasing,’ who was constantly interviewing people about their spiritual condition, and who was