What did God reveal to Saul/Paul during his three years in the desert?
God revealed to Saul all the doctrines of grace associated with the Church, things that had been kept secret. This happened after his conversion, when God took him into the desert for three years. These truths were hidden from Peter and the eleven, for God is sovereign in what He reveals.
Les teaches that after Saul's conversion in Acts chapter 9, God took him down into the desert for three years. During that time, God revealed to him all the doctrines of grace associated with the Church—things that had been kept secret. This revelation was not given to Peter and the eleven, because God is sovereign. Les points out that chapter 10 follows chapter 9 in content: the chief of sinners is saved, then a house full of Gentiles is saved. God held these truths from Peter and the eleven; they could not have heard and comprehended them because God is sovereign.
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What did God commission Saul to be in Acts 9?
In Acts 9, instead of Israel going out to the nations with the Gospel, God commissioned Saul to be the Apostle of the Gentiles.