Acts 22:22-23:11

In our last message in the Book of Acts, Paul began his defense to the Jewish mob that had gathered in the temple courts and had followed him after he was arrested and taken to the Roman garrison. As he makes his defense, his last statement to them was to repeat what that the Lord had said to him. “Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles." Today we start moments after that statement. Unfortunately, at that mention of the gentiles, mob gets angry and at this point, the tribune orders Paul to be flogged to get the truth from him. However, the revelation that Paul is a Roman citizen saves his hide, literally. The tribune then calls a session with the Chief priests to find out what is going on, but it ends in an angry mob once again. We’ll end the message today with Paul once again being taken into custody for his own safety but being encouraged by the Lord that he still has more to do.