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Luke begins The
Acts of the Apostles where his gospel left off; namely the ascension of Christ:
“Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and
carried up into heaven” (Luke 24:51; NKJV).
Paul was unquestionably innocent of the crime of which he
had been accused. Festus had been a fool. The Sanhedrin had set him
up, but that was cold comfort for Festus. His face must have been a study
in vexation as he looked anxiously at Agrippa only to have his worst fears
confirmed. Paul might be mad (in Festus’s estimation) but he was
certainly not bad. The king would look at Festus and nod his
head judiciously: “Not guilty, Mr. Procurator. The man is clearly not
guilty.”