Paul faces beasts, the 'great trinity'

Paul writes In Corinthians 15: [29] Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
[30] And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
[31] I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

“Listen, the joy and rejoicing of salvation that the Corinthians enjoyed came at a very high price. Paul’s saying, ‘I die daily; I’m risking my neck,’ ” explains Alex Kurz.

Verse 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.

“This is really an interesting thing Paul’s doing here. Why does he take the reader back to Acts 19? Why does he take us back to Ephesus in regards to the jeopardy, willing to die, the exposure to risk, death, etc., so that people can enjoy the gift of salvation?

“The beasts in verse 32 are actually men Paul’s talking about. Paul was not wrestling a bear or a lion; he was engaged in conflict with the vain religious system. There was an uproar, there was a riot, and in the Bible, over and over again, you find animals depicting men.

"Acts 19 shows you some interesting things about the opposition Paul faced; opposition that came at the hands of businessmen, religion and Roman government. The great trinity: Business, religion and politics.

Acts 19:24: [24] For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

“There’s a goddess named Diana and, by the way, there are little figurines of Diana and the figurines—it’s this little object that enshrines a figure of a woman. Diana was the goddess of fertility who was also a perpetual virgin.

“Do you know of little figurines that are used as aids to worship which represent a perpetual virgin and yet bears children?

“Why Paul talks about fighting beasts is there are two Dianas in history. The first Diana that was worshipped generally among the Greeks—she was the goddess of wild animals. Wow. Isn’t that interesting? She had a bow and an arrow and was a hunter. Antichrist is a hunter.

“Remember who the first hunter is in the Bible? Nimrod. Satan is depicted as a great hunter. He’s a bird hunter, by the way. He’s called a fowler. In Revelation, the Antichrist has a bow; he’s an archer.

Verse 28: [28] And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

“What the Ephesians did is they localized Diana. If you study history, there is the temple of Diana at Ephesus, one of the seven wonders of the world. The Ephesians got rid of the goddess of wild animals and she then became the Queen of Heaven.

“You ever heard of the Queen of Heaven who is represented as a figurine and shrine made out of silver, used as a way for people to pray to her?

“By the way, did you know the lesbian community  likes using Diana as a goddess? The idea of a perpetual virgin who bears children; that’s code for lesbian. By the way, Diana of the Ephesians was the goddess of unmarried daughters."