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A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XXIII - VIII
"After the visit from my nephew to the barracks here in Jerusalem, I, Paul, thanked God for His faithfulness towards me.... For He had preserved my life by not allowing me to once again come before the Sanhedrin in order that I might be killed by a group of Jews on the way to the meeting....I thanked God as well in advance for using the Commander to work out a plan of safety on my behalf... I was confident that the Commander would send someone to let me know the plans he had put in place for my safety as soon as he had worked out the details... I wondered if he was considering having to me take somewhere else... For it was not safe for me to be in Jerusalem.... I proved to be right... Early in the evening a Centurion came to see me.... He told me to get ready for he was going to take me to Caesarea.... We will be leaving at nine this evening.... I will be taken to Governor Felix.... I believe the Commander has prepared a letter for the Governor about me... I may have to face my accusers while in Caesarea....However, I believe the real reason for me to come before Governor Felix is so that I can preach the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ to him... I am sure the Lord will give me opportunity to do just that.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn about Paul's trip to Caesarea...
ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XXXIII - VIII
The Commander realised that the life of his prisoner Paul was in danger and that he must be removed from the barracks as soon as possible without anyone knowing about it so he began to work out the details of a plan as you can read in Acts 23:23
Then he called two of his Centurions and ordered them, "Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsement and two hundered spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. Provide mounts for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix."
The Commander knew that Paul should leave Jerusalem so he decided to send him to Caesarea for there he would be safe. However, it was important that Governor Felix knew all the details of Pauls case so he wrote a letter to the Governor, which was to be given to him the moment Paul arrived in Caesarea as you can read in Acts 23:25-230
He wrote a letter as follows: Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix:
Greetings. This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen. I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin. I found that the accusations had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment. When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once, I also ordered his accusers to present to you their case against him.
Things have been set into motion for Paul to leave Jerusalem. His first stop is Caesarea.
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