What was part of the revelation of the mystery hidden in God and revealed through Paul?
Paul’s authority as the apostle of the Gentiles, with the twelve now behind him, and God’s turning from Israel to the whole human race were part of the revelation of the mystery. This secret had been hid in God but was now revealed through Paul.
Les explains that Paul was defending his apostleship and showing his authority as the apostle of the Gentiles. The twelve were now behind him, still beating a dead horse, so to speak, because God had turned from Israel and had now turned to the whole human race. This was all part and parcel of the revelation of the mystery, the secret that had been hid in God but was now revealed through this man. Paul had also suffered inexorably for the sake of the Gospel, and he was up against opposition, as all in Asia were turned against him.
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Was Paul's apostleship to the Gentiles part of the mystery hidden in God?
The shift of authority to Paul and God's turning to the whole human race was part and parcel of the revelation of the mystery, the secret that had been hid in God but is now revealed through this man.