Acts 24 - Judgment Day

Paul is under arrest in Caesarea. His charges are not clear to the Roman authorities so there is a trial to determine his fate. A lawyer named Tertullus begins the chapter making his case against Paul. He calls Paul a plague, an instigator of insurrections, a ringleader of the Nazarenes, and, of course, someone who tried to profane the temple.

Paul makes his defense and also brings forth the charge that the Jews from Asia, who made the original charges against Paul, should be present. They were not present and according to Roman law, they should have been.

Paul then makes the assertion that he may be standing trial because of his teaching on the resurrection of the dead.

Felix, the governor, does not pass judgment on Paul and postpones any further proceedings until the Roman Commanding Officer who placed Paul under arrest, Lysias, could be present. This never happens and Paul remains a prisoner in Caesarea for two years.

During these two years, Felix and His wife go to Paul to hear him teach. Paul teaches them about Faith in Christ, reiterating the points of righteousness, self-control, and Judgement.

Paul makes it clear that there is a judgment about to take place in Jerusalem, and on the living and the dead at the resurrection.

Join us as we examine additional scriptures that shed light on the truth about the resurrection of the dead and Judgement Day.