Where is Bithynia located relative to the Black Sea, and when does it appear in Acts?
Bithynia lies along the Black Sea in Asia Minor, in the region later called Turkey. In Acts, it appears later in the book, when Paul intended to travel there before going back down through Asia, but the Holy Spirit redirected him across to Greece instead.
Les teaches that Bithynia is located up along the Black Sea, within the land of Turkey, or Asia Minor. He explains that this land will be found a little later in the book of Acts. Paul had intended to go to Bithynia and then go back down through Asia, but instead the Holy Spirit led him across to Greece. This fits the broader Acts journey pattern, where Paul moves from Troas across to Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, and eventually back to Antioch.