Acts 19:27 Meaning and Explanation
“So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.”
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Read Full Chapter →Demetrius warns that the trade will fall into disrepute and that the temple of the great goddess Diana, worshipped across Asia and the world, will be despised.
What Does Acts 19:27 Mean?
Now the appeal turns from profit to piety and civic pride: not only their craft but the temple of Diana, the glory of Ephesus and a treasury for Asia, stands to be despised, her magnificence destroyed. The goddess whom all Asia and the world worshipped becomes the banner over a trade dispute.
Grievance dresses itself in devotion, and self-interest learns to speak the language of holiness. Time has answered the speech: the great temple lies in ruins, while the word Paul preached still gathers worshippers on every continent. Magnificence that can be destroyed was never divine; the kingdom that cannot be moved belongs to God (Heb 12:28).
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What does Acts 19:27 mean?
Demetrius warns that the trade will fall into disrepute and that the temple of the great goddess Diana, worshipped across Asia and the world, will be despised.