The Heavenly Vision And Other Sermons

Excerpt from The Heavenly Vision and Other Sermons In the presence of King Agrippa and a splendid retinue, the Apostle had appeared to explain his conduct. He was a prisoner of the Romans. Jewish enmity charged him with sedition and conspiracy. He had made an appeal unto Caesar, and was await ing the time of his departure for the Imperial City. The Procurator, Porcius F estus, was interested in his case, and was glad of the opportunity of bringing him before his royal guests. The occasion was one of un usual magnificence. Paul was facing a brilliant court, as he stood to relate the circumstances of his life. This was not a defence. His appeal had transferred the trial to Rome. He was simply responding to the orders of the Procurator, who had summoned him from his prison to entertain Agrippa and Bernice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Heavenly Vision: And Other Sermons (1863-73) Palm tree christians. Cfiihe righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.