To whom did Christ reveal the doctrines of grace after His ascension?
After ascending back to glory, Christ revealed all the doctrines of grace to the next great man in human history, the apostle Paul, also called Saul of Tarsus. Until Paul came, these doctrines remained unknown; they were the mysteries, secrets kept in the mind of God.
Les explains that after Christ’s finished work of the cross, His resurrection, forty days of appearing to the eleven, and ascension back to glory, He then revealed all these doctrines of grace to the apostle Paul, or Saul of Tarsus. Until Paul comes, they are unknown. That is why Paul constantly refers to the mysteries, the secrets that were kept in the mind of God. This revelation came after the ascension, not during the earlier earthly ministry.
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When were the doctrines of grace first revealed, and to whom?
The doctrines of grace were unknown until Paul, whom God revealed them to after Christ's resurrection and ascension.