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Intro to the Epistle to the Colossians, Part 2 (TMF:2490)

Friday, November 22, 2024
Peace to Live By: Intro to the Epistle to the Colossians, Part 2 (TMF:2490) - Daniel Litton
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       This being the case, it is also ascertained that Paul hadn’t visited the city of Colossae before. This can to determined from verse 1 of chapter 2. And the audience to which Paul was writing may have been quite large. At the site of the city in present day, the walls are still there, as well as a theater, and the theater suggests seating of about 25,000 to 30,000 people. Thus, in understanding Colossae’s size, we understand that the church may have been large, but to what degree, it really is not known. In coming to verse 1 of chapter 1, we read the following: “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God.” For those who are familiar to the setup of things after the Lord Jesus Christ’s accession into Heaven, we know that God basically chose two men to be the primary heads of the work he sought to accomplish. Those two people are the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul. Now, Peter was with Jesus during his earthly ministry, all the way from the beginning and all the way through the end.