Festus explains Paul’s case to Agrippa and Bernice.

Acts 25:14-16

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“When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix, about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him. To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’” Acts 25:14-16

After king Agrippa and Bernice were with Governor Festus, for many days, Festus discussed Paul’s case with them. As learned in the previous post on Acts 25:13, Agrippa was an expert in Jewish affairs [but not in the born-again experience of the Gospel of Jesus Christ]. Paul would be evaluated by the laws of Judaism. When the United Nations become the undisputed one world government, there will only be one judgment. That is the judgment of those who live and govern by the atheistic entity giving them what to speak, do, think, and feel. A one world government means one political party, one standard of justice from the global constitution to the national supreme courts to the lowest courts [and one community family, which is global]. Government and justice will be to serve the one world government and its global culture. Christianity has little earthly hope in this world’s brand of justice.

As Felix was transitioning his governorship to Festus, he left Paul in prison as a favor to the Jewish people [Acts 24:27], who wanted him to not only be imprisoned, but executed. Festus said the Jewish people asked for a judgment against Paul, but what they really asked for was a conspiracy against Paul to have him killed [Acts 25:1-2]. Today’s culture wants their governing authorities to create policies, laws, and judgments that keep Christians, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and all of Christianity locked out of their social network. The governing authorities and the people of the community culture are one in their purpose through the entity that governs through thoughts, feelings, words, and behaviors. Click here for a post on the extinction of Christian births from Revelation 12.

Festus said that his answer to the Jewish people was that Paul was entitled to a trial, to face his accusers face-to-face. Actually, Festus tried to return Paul’s case to the lower Jewish courts and away from the higher state court, by manipulating Paul to agree to the change of venue, Acts 25:9. Festus knew that the Jewish leaders had already decided that Paul was guilty and deserving of death, and Festus was eager to give them what they wanted. Truth and justice were not happening in Paul’s court hearings.

Today, truth and justice are thrown to the ground by the masses of today’s culture, as quoted, “Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.” Daniel 8:12 The transgression is to not believe in God, to scoff at the need for the forgiveness of unbelief through Jesus Christ, and to oppress the presence of the Holy Spirit. Because of that global transgression, the army of the world’s population are given to the “horn”. The “horn” is the beastly entity that replaces truth, justice, the conscience, the spirit, and oppresses the Holy Spirit by giving people what to say, do, think, and feel. The global population and governing authorities live by that entity. They oppose service to God through Jesus Christ as the will of the army of people throws truth to the ground in their domination of cities around the world. They promote prosperity in the name of the entity giving them what to do, say, think, and feel.

“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” Mark 8:36

“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:31-32

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11