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A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                  PART XXIV - V

I, Paul, was back at the court room in Caesarea, where I was defending my case before Governor Felix.... So far I had shared with him that, though I am a follower of the Way, I believe in the Law and the Prophets... And I believe that there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the wicked... I then began to share with him some specific details related to my recent trip to Jerusalem... I told him I had gone there to bring a financial gift for the poor.. I had gone there as well to present offerings in the temple... I could see that my accusers were listening intently to what I said... For their sakes I added the words that I was ceremonially clean when I entered the temple... I told Governor Felix as well that there was no crowd present when I entered the temple... I wanted him to know that I had done nothing wrong of which these Jewish men could accuse me of... It is true, I had made a point about me being on trial because of my viewpoint on the resurrection when standing before the Sanhedrin.... Perhaps they would consider that a crime."... Please read the typed out attachment of Paul's final statements before Governor Felix.....

   

                     ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                                                       PART XXIV - V

Paul then began to give Governor Felix details of his recent trip to Jerusalem as you can read in       Acts 24:17-21

"After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings. I was ceremonially clean when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia, who ought to be here before you and bring charges if they have anything against me. Or these who are here should state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin - unless it was this one thing I shouted in their presence: "It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today."

Paul told the governor exactly what he had done during his last trip to Jerusalem. He made it clear as well that everything he had done has been done in an orderly fashion so no one would be able to accuse himof a crime even if they may have wanted to do so. 

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