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Why did Paul Appeal to Caesar?

I just finished Acts of the Apostles. The intriguing account of the beginning of the church. It seems like that every time that I get near the end of this story I want to jump into the scene where Paul appeals to Caesar. In my thinking, if he hadn't done that he would have lived another ten years or so and could have written 3 and 4th Corinthians and maybe a letter to Jerusalem or something like that. Can you imagine that?  Of course my thinking is nothing but silliness. But I often wonder what would have happened if he had survived a little longer.  Paul is one of those bigger than life characters that is hard to relate to. He seems to be in a class all his own. He wrote the Bible for Pete sake. Oops. He wrote the Bible because he was one of those authors who was moved by the Holy Spirit.  Paul was one of those whom Jesus had said would testify before kings. Could it be that he even shared Christ before Nero?  Guessing aside, we do know that Paul was God's chosen ve...