It was not long after this that Felix and his wife Drusilla summoned Paul to a private interview. Drusilla felt considerable interest in the apostle, having heard an account of him from her husband, and she was desirous of hearing the reasons for his belief in Christ. Thus Paul, as a prisoner of the Lord, had an opportunity to present the truths of the gospel to some souls whom he could not otherwise have approached. A cruel and licentious Roman governor and a profligate Jewish princess were to be his sole audience. They were now waiting to listen to truths which they had never listened to before, which they might never hear again, and which, if rejected, would prove a swift witness against them in the day of God. {LP 239.2}

Der gik ikke lang tid før Feliks og hans hustru Drusilla, indkaldte Paulus til en privat samtale. Drusilla mærkede en stor interesse for apostlen, efter at have hørt hans beretning fra sin mand, og hun ønskede at høre grundene til hans tro på Kristus. Derved fik Paulus, som Herrens fange, en anledning til at bringe evangeliets sandheder til nogle sjæle, som ellers ikke kunne have kommet til. En grusom og ryggesløs romersk guvernør og en udsvævende jødisk fyrstinde skulle være hans eneste tilhørere. De ventede nu at lytte til de sandheder som de aldrig havde hørt før, som de aldrig vil høre igen, og hurtigt som viser sig at være vidne imod dem på Guds dag, hvis de blev forkastet.