Questions · lesson 8
The Third Missionary Journey
Study Lesson VIII in the text, and then complete the following:
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1. Acts 18:23 informs us that Paul began his Third Missionary Journey by making his way through the “region of
and
in order
”.
2. Concerning one Apollos who came to Ephesus about this time, Acts 18:24-28 has some interesting things to say. From the Scripture list below at least four things said about him.
a.
.
b.
.
c.
.
d.
.
i. Apollos was shown the more perfect way of the Lord (the infilling of the Holy Spirit) by
and
whom
had previously left at Ephesus.
3. The Ephesus of Paul’s day is compared in our textbook as being the
of the
era.
a. But Ephesus was also a great religious center of its day. Below, in not more than one hundred words, discuss its prominence as a religious center and something of its religious practices.
4. The historic words of Paul to the twelve believers is Ephesus were: (Acts 19:1-7)“
”.
a. The answer of these men was: “
”.
i. The verse in Acts 19 which reveals that these men were filled with the Holy Ghost is
.
5. For
months Paul ministered in the synagogue at Ephesus, and because some were
and
, but
to the
; what did Paul do?
a.
.
b. For how long?
.
c. With what result (Acts 19:8-10)
.
6. While ministering to the needs of the people of Ephesus, God used Paul to perform a special series of
.
a. Find and record the verse in Acts 19 that gives us this information:“
”.
b. So powerful was this healing ministry that we not only read that “diseases departed from them”, but also that the “
”.
i. Who was it that attempted to imitate the work of Paul?
ii. Find and record, from Acts 19, the answer the evil spirit made to them: “
”.
iii. Quote the verse which reveals the action of the evil spirit toward them: “
”.
iv. Quote the verse which reveals the result of this action :“
”.
7. Luke, who wrote the book of Acts, briefly describes the revival that followed the discomfiture of these men and in the words “so mightily
”.
a. What was the outstanding event of this revival?
.
b. Who rose up to fight against this revival in Ephesus?
.
i. What brought about this persecution?
.
ii. Demetrius stirred up the anger of the workmen to such an extent that there was a riot which lasted how long?
.Included a lot of people who did not know
.Laid hands on what two companions of Paul?
and
.Shouted for the most part “
”.
iii. Finally it was the
who got the mob quieted enough for him to make a short speech and disperse the mob.
iv. According to Acts 20:1, what did Paul do following the dismissal of the mob?
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v. From the textbook write down the two reasons why it is thought that Paul decided to go into this area at this time.
1.
.
2.
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vi. It appears that it was about this time that Paul made up his mind to make another trip to
.
1. What Scripture reveals this information to us?
.
8. On the occasion of the stop at Troas we note that a startling departure from the usual meeting practice took place. What words in Acts 20:7 are used to reveal that the growing custom in the Church was to get away from meeting on the Jewish Sabbath: “
”.
a. As Paul was now holding farewell meetings along the way, this one in Troas was held in an
where there were
, the heat of which, along with the crowded room, caused a young man named
to fall soundly asleep and fall from the window two storied above ground.
b. His comrades took him up for
“and Paul
”.
i. After this young man was restored to life, how long did the meeting continue?
.
9. At Miletus for whom did Paul send?
.
a. What outstanding defense of himself did Paul make before the assembled elders of the Ephesian Church (Acts 20:26,27)
b. Paul’s words of warning to this group were?
c. Who wrote some thirty years or so later and proved that what Paul said to these elders was happening? (Acts 20:13-36; Revelation 2)
10. At Tyre the Christian brethren warned Paul that
.
a. By what authority did they make this statement?
.
b. Then, at Caesarea, where he was staying at the house of
a prophet named
took Paul’s
and bound him
.
i. This prophet explained his strange action by declaring that in Jerusalem
(Acts 21:10,11)
ii. Paul’s answer to this prophet was “
”.
c. What had Paul said in Acts 20:22? “
”.
i. After the experience of Tyre and Caesarea, did he now have some ides of what was to befall him at Jerusalem?
.
ii. Can we fully explain and understand Paul’s insistence to continue on to Jerusalem in the fact of known disaster?
.