Timothy was a young man at this point… (27 – 30) years old. He was a passive & non-confrontational guy and apparently… he had some type of a stomach problem. History tells us that Paul founded the church in Ephesus around (AD 52) and now Timothy was taking it over about 13-yrs later (AD 65). Timothy is right in the middle of a transition process of assuming leadership of the church. After Paul left to Macedonia (The northern region where Berea / Thessalonica / & Philippi are) he urged Timothy to hold the course in Ephesus. But he wanted to quit because of the pressure and Satanic opposition against him.