Paul received the revelation of grace directly by revelation from the risen, ascended Lord Jesus Christ—not through human teachers.
In Galatians 1:12, Paul says he neither received it from man nor was taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Les Feldick emphasizes that Paul did not go to Jerusalem to the Twelve, but received these doctrines from the ascended Lord, even connecting this revelation to Paul's time in Arabia and Mount Sinai.
Galatians 1:12 — Paul directly states that he received his gospel by revelation, not from human instruction.
Romans 16:25 — Defines Paul's gospel as the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began.
Ephesians 3:2-3 — Paul calls the grace given to him a dispensation and says the mystery was made known to him by revelation.
Paul tells the Galatians plainly that the gospel he preached was not after man: “For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ” (Galatians 1:12). He goes on to say that God, who separated him from his mother’s womb and called him by His grace, was pleased “to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen” (Galatians 1:15-16). In Ephesians 3, Paul calls the grace given to him a “dispensation” and says it was made known to him “by revelation.” Romans 16:25 likewise speaks of “the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began.”
Les Feldick teaches that Paul’s revelation of grace was not the result of human instruction. Paul did not go back to Jerusalem to sit under the Twelve; instead, after his conversion he went into Arabia, and Les connects this to Mount Sinai in Arabia. Drawing a parallel to Moses, Les says that just as God gave the law to Moses at Sinai and Moses brought it to Israel, God gave the doctrines of grace to Paul at Sinai and Paul brought them to the Gentiles (Clips 1, 6). Les describes this as a private, solitary seminary training of about three years, in which God revealed to Paul “the mysteries”—the whole sphere of grace doctrine.These were matters kept secret from the age began and hidden in the mind of God (Clips 0, 3). Les emphasizes that the ascended Lord in glory—not the earthly Jesus through the Twelve—gave Paul these revelations directly (Clips 2, 4, 5). Paul was, as he says, like one born before the due time, because the rest of Israel was blinded to these truths (Clip 7). Les concludes that the church and the body of Christ are strictly a Pauline revelation, not found in the Old Testament or the Gospels (Clip 3).
Les Feldick points to Paul’s own statement in Galatians 1 that he went into Arabia after his Damascus road conversion, and he identifies Sinai as being in Arabia. He then connects this to the same mountain where God gave the law to Moses. While Scripture records that Paul went into Arabia, the conclusion that Paul was at Mount Sinai and that God gave him the doctrines of grace there is Les’s deduction.
In Galatians 1, Paul declares that his gospel was not after man and that he neither received it from man nor was taught it. Les emphasizes that Paul did not return to Jerusalem to be instructed by the Twelve, but instead received direct revelation from the ascended Lord. Les says Paul calls on believers to recognize that these revelations of grace doctrine were given specifically to him.
Paul connects his gospel with the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret since the age began (Romans 16:25). Les says these mysteries became the whole sphere of grace doctrine, and that God had hidden these truths in His mind until the time to reveal them to Paul. Les notes that you find nothing of the church in the Old Testament and nothing of the body of Christ in the Gospels; it is strictly a Pauline revelation.
The Revelation of the Mystery Kept Secret
Les reads Romans 16:25 to show that Paul’s gospel was the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery that God kept secret since the age began.
Paul at Sinai Receives Doctrines of Grace
Les draws the analogy that just as Moses received the law at Sinai and gave it to Israel, God gave Paul the doctrines of grace at Sinai and Paul gave them to the Gentiles.
Direct Revelation, Not Instruction from the Twelve
Using Galatians 1:11-12, Les stresses that Paul did not go to Jerusalem to the Twelve; he received the gospel directly by supernatural revelation from the ascended Lord.
Three Years of Private Seminary Training
Les teaches that God spent about three years revealing to Paul the mysteries—the whole sphere of grace doctrine—which had been kept secret and hidden in the mind of God.
Called to Reveal the Son Among the Gentiles
From Galatians 1:15-16, Les shows that God was pleased to reveal His Son in Paul so he could preach among the Gentiles, and that Paul immediately conferred not with flesh and blood.
Private Training from the Ascended Lord
Les insists Paul did not get his gospel from the earthly ministry or the Twelve, but from a private seminary with the ascended Lord after His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.
The Same Mountain Where Moses Received the Law
Les says God took Paul to Mount Sinai in Arabia—the very place where the law was given to Moses—and there gave Paul the doctrines of grace, which Paul calls the revelation of the mysteries.
Born Before the Due Time
Les explains Paul’s statement that he was “born before the due time” by noting Paul received all these revelations while the rest of Israel was blinded.
Galatians 1:12: For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
This is Paul’s own direct statement of how he received the gospel—the core answer to the question.
Galatians 1:15-16: But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Paul connects the revelation of the Son to his call to preach among the Gentiles.
Romans 16:25: Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
Paul identifies his gospel as the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began.
Ephesians 3:2: If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Paul speaks of the grace of God given to him for others—the dispensation of grace.
Ephesians 3:3: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Paul explicitly says the mystery was made known to him by revelation.
Galatians 1:17: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
This is the passage Les uses to place Paul in Arabia, which he connects to Mount Sinai.
1 Corinthians 15:8: And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
Paul describes himself as one born before the due time, which Les says reflects the timing of his revelations ahead of Israel.
No. Paul says he did not receive it from man nor was he taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:12). Les Feldick teaches that Paul did not go to Jerusalem to the Twelve, but went into Arabia and received the gospel directly from the ascended Lord.
Les Feldick teaches that Paul was taken to Mount Sinai in Arabia—the same place where Moses received the law—and that God gave Paul the doctrines of grace there. This is Les’s inference from Paul’s trip to Arabia and the location of Sinai in Arabia.
Paul’s gospel of grace was the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began (Romans 16:25). Les says these truths were hidden in the mind of God and then revealed to Paul, becoming the whole sphere of grace doctrine.
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