Key observation: the Ephesian elders are not going to Jerusalem for Pentecost -- Paul is the exception, not the rule. Gentile believers are not flocking to Jerusalem for feasts.
Analysis of Acts 20:17, Paul's address to Ephesian elders
Paul calls the Ephesian elders to meet him at Miletus because he cannot stop in Ephesus. They are not traveling to Jerusalem for Pentecost. This is strong evidence that Gentile believers were not observing feast days -- if they were, they would be going to Jerusalem.
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