If one could earn frequent traveler miles two thousand years ago, Paul might hold a record. After spending nearly three years in Ephesus, he retraced his steps through Greece and Macedonia before docking in Miletus. There, he summoned the Ephesian elders for a tearful and final farewell. He charged them with shepherding the church of God. After a brief stay with Philip in Caesarea, Paul headed for Jerusalem, knowing that chains awaited him there. The Bible actually promises us persecution and suffering for our faith. Jesus promised us that the world would treat us the way it treated Him. Paul was quite explicit in saying this was to be expected by everyone who follows Jesus.