Why didn't Paul go to Jerusalem after his conversion?
After his Damascus road conversion, Paul did not go to Jerusalem to consult Peter and the twelve. Instead, the Lord sent him the opposite direction, down into Sinai and Arabia, where for three years the Lord gave him a whole revelation of truths not previously hinted at in Scripture.
Les explains that after Acts chapter 9, Paul had been out among the Gentile world. In Galatians 1:11-12, Paul says the gospel he preached is not after man, neither received it of man, nor was taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. At his conversion on the road to Damascus, the Lord told him He would send him far hence to the Gentiles. Rather than immediately returning to Jerusalem to check in with Peter and the twelve, the Lord sent him the opposite direction into Sinai and Arabia. Evidently for three years the Lord laid on this man a whole revelation of things never hinted at in Scripture. Les emphasizes that the term 'the Body of Christ' never appears in the Old Testament, the Gospels, or the early book of Acts—only with Paul.
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Where did Paul go instead of Jerusalem, and what is in that region?
Instead of returning to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles, Paul went into Arabia. That region contains Mount Sinai, as Scripture notes in Galatians. There the Lord took him, and after about three years of experience at Mount Sinai in the desert, he was ready to carry the message of grace to the Gentiles.
Did Paul go to Jerusalem to check with Peter and the twelve after his conversion?
No. After his Damascus road conversion, Paul did not immediately go back to Jerusalem to check in with Peter and the twelve. Instead, the Lord sent him the opposite direction into Sinai and Arabia, where for about three years he received the revelation of Jesus Christ, not from man.
More Questions
Why didn't Paul go to Jerusalem to be taught by Peter, James and John after his conversion?
After his conversion Paul did not go up to Jerusalem to confer with those who were apostles before him (Peter, James and John), even though that would have been the logical thing to do; instead God took him out into Arabia.
Did Paul go to Jerusalem or consult anyone right after his conversion?
Immediately after his calling, Paul did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did he go up to Jerusalem.
Did Paul go straight to Jerusalem to check with the twelve apostles after his conversion?
Galatians does not say that Paul immediately went up to Jerusalem to check his revelation out with the twelve.
Where did Paul go immediately after his conversion?
Instead of going up to Jerusalem, Paul went into Arabia, and in this context Les is sure that Arabia refers to Mount Sinai.