Who were the twelve men in Acts 19 that Paul met?
The twelve men Paul met were Jews in transition who had been saved under John’s baptism but knew nothing of Paul’s Gospel, the Body of Christ, or the further revelations. They were the third category in Acts, following Israel in chapter 2 and Gentiles in chapter 10.
Les teaches that the Acts 19 group was in transition. They were Jews who had been saved under John’s baptism but had known nothing of Paul’s Gospel and now the Body of Christ and these further revelations. The Holy Spirit was manifested in these twelve Jews to show that there was now a change in the overall program: it was no longer based on John’s baptism and Christ’s earthly ministry, but on that which followed the work of the cross, His death, burial, and resurrection.
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
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