Who did Les describe as a raging bull and religious zealot who hated Jesus of Nazareth?
The teacher described Saul of Tarsus as a raging bull and religious zealot who hated anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Saul was a heartache in God's eyes, but he later became Paul, the great apostle, who suffered for the gospel and helped Christianity sweep across the Roman Empire.
Les teaches that he always referred to Saul of Tarsus as a raging bull, a religious zealot, hating anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Les explains that in the same light as the two names of Benjamin, in God's eyes Saul was a heartache because of how he hated Jesus of Nazareth. But Saul had another side, just like the name of Benjamin. Saul of Tarsus becomes Paul, the great apostle, who thrilled the heart of God as he suffered, and suffered, and suffered for the sake of the gospel. Because of that one little Jew, Christianity swept across the Roman Empire. Les sees a tremendous lesson: back in Genesis, God already had the apostle Paul on His mind, as well as the prophecies concerning the Messiah. While not taking away from the type of Christ in all this, Les thinks that in a lesser role, on a smaller scale, the apostle Paul fits beautifully as well. Paul himself was a Jew, a son of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin, as noted in Romans chapter 11.