Yes—Paul received his teachings and revelations directly from the ascended Lord Jesus Christ by supernatural revelation, not from men.
Paul wrote in Galatians 1:12 that he did not receive his gospel from man and was not taught it, but received it by revelation of Jesus Christ. Les Feldick emphasizes that Paul never went to Jerusalem to learn from the Twelve. Instead, Christ, already in glory, personally revealed the doctrines of grace to him.
Galatians 1:11-12 — Paul directly states that his gospel was not received from man nor taught by man, but by revelation of Jesus Christ—answering how his teachings came to him.
In Galatians 1:11-12, Paul certifies to the Galatian believers that the gospel he preached "is not after man." He then explains why: "For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ." These are Paul's own words describing the origin of his message—not from a human teacher, not from a school, but by direct revelation from Christ. This passage is the biblical account Paul gives of the source of his teaching. The Bible does not picture Paul sitting under the instruction of the twelve apostles. Rather, his own testimony indicates a supernatural, direct unveiling of truth to him.
Les teaches that Paul did not receive his gospel through human instruction—not from a school, seminary, or the twelve apostles. Instead, Paul received everything he preached, taught, and wrote by direct supernatural revelation from the ascended Lord Jesus Christ in glory. He emphasizes that Paul was separated from the Twelve and taken out into the desert, where the Lord personally led him through what Les calls "his own private seminary training." Les also contrasts Paul with Apollos, who was an eloquent and capable teacher but had been "instructed" by someone else and knew only the Old Testament and John's baptism. Paul had no such human instruction. His message was totally new, revealed to him after Christ's death, burial, resurrection, and ascension.
Les repeatedly points out that after Paul's conversion, the logical thing would have been to go to Jerusalem and check in with the Twelve, who had spent three years with the Lord in His earthly ministry. Paul did not do that. Instead, God separated him from the Twelve and sent him to the desert, where Christ revealed the doctrines of grace to him. Paul later spent fourteen days with Peter, but Les says "other of the apostles he never saw one."
Les uses the contrast between Paul and Apollos to show the difference. Apollos was an eloquent man mighty in the Old Testament Scriptures, but he was "instructed" in the way of the Lord and knew only what had happened up to John's baptism. Paul, on the other hand, had no one teach him; his message came by revelation and inspiration. So Paul did not take up someone else's material; he began with something totally new.
Les reminds readers that all during Paul's revelations, Jesus Christ was already in glory. He had died, been buried, risen again, and ascended to the Father's right hand. Everything Paul writes concerning our doctrine today comes from the ascended Lord, not from the earthly ministry of Christ or from the Twelve.
Apollos Was Instructed by Men
Les contrasts Apollos, who was instructed and knew only up to John's baptism, with Paul, whose message came by direct revelation—showing Paul wasn't taught by human teachers.
The Ascended Lord Revealed the Doctrines of Grace
Paul didn't receive his gospel from men or from the Twelve; God directly revealed the doctrines of grace to him through supernatural revelation from the ascended Lord in glory.
Everything Paul Writes Comes From the Ascended Lord
Since Christ was in glory during Paul's revelations, all our doctrine in Paul's writings comes from the ascended, post-resurrection Lord.
Paul's Private Seminary Training With the Lord
Paul didn't learn from the earthly ministry of Christ or from the Twelve; he had private seminary training with the ascended Lord out in the desert and came away with the doctrines of grace.
Paul Received the Gospel by Revelation, Not Instruction
Paul did not go to Jerusalem to ask the Twelve to teach him; he received what he knew by revelation of Jesus Christ—the difference between revelation and instruction.
Paul Started With Something Totally New
Paul's gospel was not inherited from anyone's teaching; Christ, already in glory, revealed it to him directly, so he began with totally new revelation.
Paul Had No Teacher in the Age of Grace
Unlike Apollos, who was instructed by someone and knew only John's baptism, Paul had no one teach him in the age of grace—his teaching came by revelation and inspiration.
Paul Was Separated From the Twelve and Sent to the Desert
After salvation, God didn't send Paul to the Twelve; He separated him and revealed doctrines in the desert, and Paul later visited Peter but still didn't get his message from men.
Galatians 1:11: But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
Paul's opening assertion that his gospel did not originate with any human source.
Galatians 1:12: For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
The direct scriptural answer: Paul received his teaching by revelation from Christ, not from human instruction.
Les Feldick says Paul did not go to Jerusalem to be taught by the Twelve. He was separated from them and sent into the desert, where the Lord revealed the doctrines of grace to him. Paul later visited Peter for fourteen days, but he never saw the other apostles.
Paul meant his gospel did not come from any human teacher or institution. As Galatians 1:12 says, he did not receive it from man, neither was he taught it, but he received it by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Les uses the comparison to show the difference between instruction and revelation. Apollos was eloquent and mighty in the Old Testament, but he had been instructed by someone else and knew only up to John's baptism. Paul had no human teacher; his message came directly by revelation from the ascended Lord.
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