Today we boarded our ship. We toured Mykonosi. No scripture reference that St Paul was here, but tradition feels he must have visited. Beautiful place.
May 17
This morning we toured Ephesus ,Mary's house, and weaving studio.
It is just amazing to see so much ruins, and to be inside where Mary spent her last days was unexplainable.
We saw how they weave the rugs and how they get the silk from the cocoons.
From BibleGateway.com:
Acts 19New International Version (NIV)
Paul
in Ephesus
19 While Apollos was at
Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There
he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the
Holy Spirit when[a] you
believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even
heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”
“John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He
told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5 On
hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When
Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in
tongues[b] and
prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.
8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three
months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. 9 But
some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned
the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions
daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two
years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard
the word of the Lord.
11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, 12 so
that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick,
and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to
invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They
would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come
out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing
this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know,
and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who
had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such
a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in
Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was
held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and
openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had
practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When
they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand
drachmas.[c] 20 In
this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[d] to go to
Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he
said, “I must visit Rome also.” 22 He sent two of his helpers,
Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a
little longer.
The
Riot in Ephesus
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the
Way. 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines
of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He
called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You
know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. 26 And
you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large
numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of
Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. 27 There
is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the
temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess
herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will
be robbed of her divine majesty.”
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.
32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing,
some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The
Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions
to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But
when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two
hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and
said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is
the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell
from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable,
you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have
brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed
our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen
have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.
They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you
want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As
it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened
today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since
there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he
dismissed the assembly.
May 18
This evening we went to Patmos
Rev 1:9. No words can explain
From BibleGateway.com:
Revelation 1:9New International Version (NIV)
John’s Vision of Christ
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
We went to Lindos and Rhodes Acts 21:1
From BibleGateway.com:
Acts 21:1New International Version (NIV)
On to Jerusalem
21 After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Kos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara.
May 19
Visited Crete this morning. Saw the Minoan Palace. Hard to believe that 4 centuries ago they had a sewerage system, flushing system, 5 story buildings. Took wonderful pictures but can not post all of them.
On our way back to the boat. We toured Santorino Gorgeous!!!
On our way back to the boat. We toured Santorino Gorgeous!!!
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