What did Christ do after the cross, and to whom did He reveal the doctrines of grace?
After the cross, Christ arose from the dead, appeared to the eleven for forty days, and ascended back to glory. He then revealed all the doctrines of grace to the apostle Paul, also called Saul of Tarsus. Until Paul, these doctrines remained unknown, kept as mysteries in God's mind.
Les explains that Christ went through the whole finished work of the cross, arose from the dead, appeared to the eleven for forty days, ascended back to glory, and then revealed to the next great man in human history, the apostle Paul or Saul of Tarsus, all of these doctrines of grace. Until Paul comes, they are unknown. That is why Paul refers constantly to the mysteries, the secrets that were kept in the mind of God.
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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