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Paul the apostle fought wild animals as a gladiator
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 78345113:MV80MjM3MzA3Xzc3MTEwODcwXzJBQjMyMTdE] He's saying, If my faith is in vain, why would I subject myself to fighting beasts as persecution for my faith? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die I believe it was a common saying for gladiators who were not very hopeful of living through the next day. [/quote]
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1 Corinthians 15:32
[32]If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
With its seating capacity of about 25,000, the Great Theatre at Ephesus is the largest Roman theatre in Anatolia and is believed to have been the second biggest in the ancient world after the Colosseum in Rome, which had a capacity of 50,000.
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Of course he wasn't doing it for fun, he was being persecuted for his faith and could have died.
Paul was a badass, like so many anointed of God.
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