Biblical Places Spiritual Spaces Ephesus Acts & Letter

It is probable that Paul was under the authority of the Praetorian Guard, whose fortress was at the edge of the city, with apartments in close vicinity which were rented out to these prisoners awaiting their hearing. Paul had the freedom to invite friends to his apartment, share meals, write letters, all the while chained to a guard who was responsible for his captivity and safety.

Lets take a lesson from history: throughout the past two millennium when Christians have been pressed by their cultures into silence, many have responded with bold preaching and teaching, allowing God to do miracles through them, and cultivating relationships of love and service to their communities. Historically these moves of God has seen societies turn to God in significant numbers.

What will our legacy be?

Paul leaves Ephesus in 55 AD and travels across the Aegean to Greece, and continues his travels back to Jerusalem, where he gets arrested and sent to Rome, arriving in 60 AD. There he is held under house arrest awaiting his hearing before Caesar.