[[Acts-25]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Acts-24]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Acts-26]] --- ### Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go." *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Paul's legal appeal to the Roman Emperor ensures his journey to Rome, directly fulfilling the divine promise that he would testify to the Gospel in that city. *Historical context*: At the time of these events (c. 60 AD), the Roman Emperor (Caesar) was Nero. Historians and theologians note that Paul's appeal was a formal legal right of Roman citizens (provocatio), which compelled the local governor to transport the prisoner to Rome. Paul eventually reached Rome as recorded in [[Acts|Acts 28]], where he spent two years preaching while awaiting trial, thus fulfilling the mission established by divine decree. *Related to*: [[Acts-23#v11|Acts 23:11]] ### So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp... at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Paul is brought before King Agrippa II and Bernice to present his case. This event fulfills the prophecy given at Paul's conversion that he would bear the name of Jesus before kings. *Historical context*: King Agrippa II (Herod Agrippa II) was the last ruler of the Herodian dynasty and was appointed by the Romans as king over various territories in northern Palestine and Lebanon. His hearing of Paul's defense (detailed in [[Acts|Acts 26]]) is recognized by scholars as the specific realization of the commission for Paul to stand before 'kings' (plural), having already stood before Felix and Festus (governors) and moving toward the Emperor (Caesar). *Related to*: [[Acts-09#v15|Acts 9:15]] --- #ai_prophecy