d Paul have answered, No, but a
risen Redeemer! Is it incredible that God should raise
the dead?" Then Paul continues saying, that he himself
was an enemy of Christ at first. (d) Paul proceeds with
his argument, giving his personal testimony, how this
risen Messiah had appeared to him on the way to
Damascus and what He had said to him. (e) Then he shows
how it had been foretold by the prophets and Moses that
Christ should suffer "and that He should be the first that
should rise from the dead, and should show forth light
unto the people, and to the Gentiles."

The argument is over and after certain remarks, by
Festus and Agrippa which are characteristic of both men,
there is a conference and a decision rendered by the
Roman governor and Jewish King, "That this man doeth
nothing worthy of death or of bonds." But the appeal
to Caesar cannot be set aside and Paul must go to Rome.

THE VOYAGE TO ROME

_Scripture, Acts 21:1-28:31_

Paul now begins his long delayed trip to Rome not,
however, as he expected a free man, but as a prisoner.
He comes finally to Rome and there testifies of his faith
in Christ. His native force of character and Christian
graces bring him to the front upon this voyage and in the
time of shipwreck he takes over the command.

Three ships convey him to Rome, one of which is cast
away on the island of Melita; if we follow the fortunes
of these three ships this section of Acts may be divided
into three parts:

+Caesarea to Myra+ (a city of Lycia) or the fortunes of
Paul upon the first ship (Acts 27:1-5). Aristarchus
and Luke were the companions who embarked with the
Great Apostle upon a ship of Adramyttium. Paul was
in charge of Julius, "a centurion of Augustus's band." The
first stop was at Sidon where Paul was given "liberty
to go unto his friends and refresh himself." The ship
then sailed for the city of Myra in Lycia passing to the
east and north of the island of Cyprus.

+Myra to the Island of Melita+, or the fortunes of Paul
upon the second ship (27:6-28:10). Arrived at
the city of Myra the whole company changed ships,
re-embarking in a large ship which was probably engaged in
the grain carrying trade between Alexandria in Egypt and
Rome. This portion of the voyage was full of difficulties
from the beginning. From Myra to Cnidus (a peninsula
which projected from the Carian coast having Cos on the
north and Rhodes on the south) the progress against
baffling winds was sl