Coins from the reign of King Agrippa. Bernice was King Agrippa's sister. Agrippa was the last king of Herod the Great's dynasty, he is sometimes also called Herod Agrippa II. Paul met with King Agrippa and Bernice in about 59 A.D.This meeting is important to us today. It was the time for the perfect opportunity (similar to a Supreme Court trial in the U.S. today) to prove to history if Jesus had survived the crucifixion or point to his body, in His tomb. The tomb guarded after His death. The chief priests, government and king had Paul's life in their hands to prove that Jesus, His death and resurrection were false. Instead Paul passed this trial and Paul asked to go higher up to prove his case again. History records that Paul, who had formerly persecuted and allowed Christians to be killed, gave the rest of his life proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ and, eventually, ran the good race until martyred in Rome.
Acts 25:13-21
13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. He said: "There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner. 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.
16 "I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over any man before he has faced his accusers and has had an opportunity to defend himself against their charges. 17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in. 18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. 20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges. 21 When Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar."
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