Paul the Apostle arrived in Ephesus and spoke in “the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months” (Acts 19:9). However, some of the people became obstinate so Paul left to speak every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. Paul did this for two years so that the people in the area heard the Word of the Lord.
There was a silversmith who made silver shrines of the goddess of Artemis (the Roman goddess “Diana”). He told his fellow tradesmen that the preaching of Paul could endanger their livelihood and discredit the goddess of Artemis. A riot ensued: “28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.” (Acts 19:28-31)
Part 3. Leaving Ephesus, our guide tells us about the ancient structure that existed during the time of the Apostle Paul. Our guide also tells us why the lowest seats in the Theater were raised during Roman times. Our guide mentions that he hid at an entrance to the Theater to surprise and propose to his wife. The word “vomitorium” was used. It is a word that was used to describe the entrance or exit passages in an ancient Roman theater or amphitheater. We are also told that another stop will be to see the making of Turkish rugs/carpets. (The video of the Making of Silk Carpets in Turkey can be found on our other KZitem channel. In the search box enter: rgathome
Click on that and you will see a capital “R”. Please click on that for the channel. There will be videos there for a variety of side trips that we made during our tour of “In the footsteps of Paul the Apostle” that took us to Turkey and Greece and then on to Rome.
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