Flavius 

Jesus and Flavius met in April, 27 CE, when Jesus and the apostles were working for the kingdom in Jerusalem. Flavius was a wealthy Jew, a world traveler, and he was known as a proselyte at the gate. This meant that Flavius had never been baptized, nor had he been circumcised, and was only required to obey only the laws set forth in Acts 15. But he was well-respected among the Jews in Jerusalem. He occupied a beautiful home in the city, filled with art treasures and beautiful statuary from his world travels.

Flavius invited Jesus to visit his home, although he was worried that the Master might disapprove of his extensive art collection and consider it idolatrous according to Jewish law. But Jesus reassured Flavius that that was not the case and put the man’s mind at ease. Flavius believed all that Jesus had told him, and the next day, he presented himself for baptism at Bethany. When he came back to Jerusalem, he hosted a feast for Jesus and sixty friends, many of whom became believers in the teachings of Jesus and the kingdom of heaven.

During this month, the apostles were headquartered in Bethany at the home of Lazarus, so Flavius invited Jesus to stay at his home one or two days per week so that it might be a place where other prominent Jews would be able to meet with Jesus in private. Andrew was instrumental in arranging these meetings.

One notable visitor was Jacob, a wealthy trader from Crete. Jesus and Jacob discussed the concept of God contained in the Scriptures – the concept of God as a jealous and wrathful deity. He could not reconcile that olden idea with the teachings of Jesus that portrayed God as a loving Father.

Another such visitor was Nicodemus, an elderly, wealthy member of the Sanhedrin. This was the notable meeting at Flavius’ home wherein Jesus counseled Nicodemus about being born of the spirit.

In his sixth resurrection appearance, Jesus appeared to Flavius and forty of the Greeks at this same beautiful home where he had been made to feel welcome.