Please read this passage before reading this homily. 

Paul arrived in Jerusalem.  He was arrested there and tried in a Jewish court.  Then we was held under Roman custody.  He was led, as Luke had said in the Gospel (21:12) before kings and governors for the sake of Jesus’ name.  Felix the governor is mentioned in Acts 24:2 and Festus, his successor, in Acts 13b.  The king, Agrippa, is also mentioned, in Acts 25:13b.

When the judgment on his case filed to move forward, Paul appealed to have his case transferred to the court of the governor.  His journey to Rome as a prisoner was very dangerous.  He would arrive in Rome and spend two years in captivity.  Since Jesus had not said anything about being hauled before the emperor in his gospel (21:12), Luke does not tell us that Paul ever appeared before the emperor.

After telling us that Paul was on house arrest in Rome for two years, Luke brought the story of Acts to an end.  The apostles had borne witness for Christ beginning from Jerusalem, extending throughout Judaea and Samaria, and even to Rome and the other ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

And now, brothers and sisters, the challenge is ours, to continue brining the good news of Jesus Christ to the remotest corners of our lives.  We have received the power of the Holy Spirit and so we must go out and proclaim the good news.  Acts continues in us.