Artemis Idol Makers Protest - Part 2

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The idolaters in Ephesus reacted to Paul's claim that "gods made with hands are no gods at all." The uproar was caused by the fear of loss of revenue by those who made silver shrines for Artemis. Idolatry has always been lucrative and the threat to revenue was real. We discuss the fact that in church history, similar idolatry has developed by various versions of Christianity. Paul was restrained by his friends from going into the place of the uproar. Paul was later warned about Jerusalem, but did go there. The difference is seen in the larger picture of similar tumults in Philippi…