In Ephesus, the locals had a good thing going: a famous pagan temple, a good business making souvenir idols for visitors, silversmiths who sold shrines to the goddess Artemis... But when Paul showed up with the Gospel, business dropped, and Paul found himself in a riot. When the Gospel impacts culture and trade, things get real hot real fast.
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: September 24, 2013
In Ephesus, the locals had a good thing going: a famous pagan temple, a good business making souvenir idols for visitors, silversmiths who sold shrines to the goddess Artemis... But when Paul showed up with the Gospel, business dropped, and Paul found himself in a riot. When the Gospel impacts culture and trade, things get real hot real fast.