"BobStudy Let's Start With Galatians"

By Bob Trescott

All References Are KJV Unless Otherwise Stated.

Corrected, Modified Or Updated 11/11/09

This Study contains some 15 pages.

Let's start with Paul's Galatians. Paul marvels that they so soon wanted to switch to another gospel, which is really not another gospel at all. Furthermore the gospel they wanted to switch to has been set aside by God until the tribulation. I too marvel that so many so called Christians today insist that the law as preached by the twelve is the same gospel that the apostle Paul preached. The apostle Paul's gospel was pure Grace, with out a trace of the law. Christ nailed the law to His cross but, He did not take it from the twelve. The Lord Jesus Christ removed the law through the apostle Paul the outsider.

Colossians 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Please---just think!--- The gospel of the kingdom is fully under the law, the great commission is fully under the law; but we are not under the law at all. The gospel of the grace of God is pure grace. These two gospels the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the grace of God just can not possibly be the same! They are as different as oil and water, they can not mix. We in the body of Christ have heavenly promises but the Jews promises are earthly. We are not of the same dispensation. Their's is the dispensation of law and ours is the dispensation of the grace of God.

Don't you know?--- If Paul's gospel is hid or veiled, it is hid or veiled to them that are lost. (2Corinthians 4:3). Please read all of Paul's epistles because they are written to you, they are written for you and they are written about you. Paul's epistles are for the church the body of Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ we are the church the body of Christ.

When we believe the gospel then we are members of His body and we are sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day our bodies are redeemed. So don't neglect the reading of Paul's epistles, because starting with Romans through Philemon is the only place you will find the gospel for salvation today.

The other Scriptures are all for our learning, they should not to be thrown out or rejected as so many uninformed men suggest. Paul's gospel is the only gospel by which we are saves 1Corinthians 15:2. Paul's writings are purely grace and they are not the same as those of the twelve, the twelve wrote under the law, to the Jews only.

I question how anyone can be called a believer today if he rejects the apostle Paul's gospel of the grace of God? Furthermore why would anyone want to exchange the gospel of the grace of God for the heavy yoke of theMosaic law? Here is something you may want to consider, there is no other Scriptures given under heaven where by we must be saved. To reject the apostle Pauls writings is to reject the risen and glorified Lord Jesus Christ.

1Corinthians 15:1-4.

v1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

v2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

v:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

v4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Let us except God's free gift of eternal life through the gospel found in 1Corinthians 15:1-4 and believe what God says!  For salvation the most important questions we should ask ourselves is:-- Do we understand Paul's gospel? Do we believe Paul's gospel ?  If we do not understand Paul's gospel then, what does God say about us? Has the god of this world blinded my mind? We can find the answer in the next two verses.

(2Corinthians 4:3-4).

v3. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

v4. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

If these verses are just too hard to be understood, and you think maybe the Holy spirit did not inspire Paul to write these things. Do not forget that the gospel of the grace of God was committed only to one apostle and that apostle was the apostle Paul.

Romans 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I Paul am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office:

Galatians 1:12 For I neither received the gospel from man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

The revelation of Jesus Christ given to the apostle John was for the future of the nation of Israel and not for the body of Christ, we have to understand this right away. And we must learn to rightly divide the Word of Truth.

Please note: Paul's writings are completely free from the Mosaic law which was given to the Jews only. Therefore the Lord Jesus Christ tells us, you are not under the law, you are under pure grace. The other 39 writers of Scripture from Moses to John wrote under the law; Christ's earthly ministry was fully under the law. The law was the theme of Scripture until the apostle Paul was saved and appointed as the apostle of the Gentiles.

The kingdom church's little flock had only Jewish believers in the Messiah and they functioned completely under the Mosaic law!  Christ was born under the Mosaic law and He followed it to the letter; Christ did not come to destroy the law, he came to fulfil it, the twelve apostles held fast to the law until the end. The temple was destroyed in 70 A.D.. But before 70 A.D. the law was set aside by God until the tribulation when the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world and that will be under the law. Acts 21:20 shows the eleven plus James the Lord's half brother still practices the law.

Acts 21:20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto Paul, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

For so called believers who do not like the word dispensation: I'm sorry but I do not have a better word to use. In the past I noticed that any of my titles with the word dispensation in them were seldom read. So please bare with me, and you have my permission to find a better word to use and I would be for ever grateful if you would let me know what that word is.

Now read Galatians 5:18. In this new dispensation the rules have changed; This new dispensation is called the dispensation of the grace of God; this new dispensation is for the growing of the body of Christ, Jews can be included as well.

Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

From Acts 9:17 through Acts 28:28 God had two programs, and two gospels this is another fact that has some men wringing their hands and crying no no no, while the Holy Spirit says yes yes yes! The Jewish dispensation was quickly fading; starting with Acts 7 with the stoning of Stephan. And yes the Jewish rules (for the dispensation of law) was fading away as well. Leaving only God's new dispensation (the dispensation of the grace of God), for the body of Christ.  But now God has only one program, for all of mankind. That is why Paul told the Galatians if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law.

Furthermore in the past only the Jews were under the law, but the whole world was made guilty by that law. The Galatians wanted to be under the Mosaic law perhaps because pure grace sounded to good to be true. Look what Paul says about the law.

Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

But now through Christ's death burial and resurrection God reconciled the whole of world to himself all we have to do is believe the gospel. At this time, no one is under the law. Note: God had said, the Gentiles were with out God in this world and they had no hope, because they were not part of Israel's covenant promises they were aliens from the common wealth of Israel. But that was before He saved a new apostle for the Gentiles.

Ephesians 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

That was our position before Christ saved the apostle Paul and commissioned him as the apostle of the Gentiles; and charged him with this new dispensation of the grace of God, this new gospel is the gospel of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery, it does not include the Mosaic law. But it does include the Jews.

James 2:18 But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

For a Jew when good works were absent, faith was absent as well.  All kingdom believers including the twelve apostles were zealous for the law. Again see: Acts 21:20, good works are a part of the law of Moses. Before the Lord Jesus Christ ascended back to the Father, He did not repeal the law. But from heaven through the apostle Paul the Lord Jesus Christ put the law on hold. But be assured the law will return during the tribulation but we will not be here we will be with Christ.

Paul received the gospel of Jesus Christ in a new dispensation, the dispensation of the grace of God for all mankind. The Jews now come under this new dispensation. See

Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

In the dispensation of the grace of God all mankind is on a level playing field. Therefore we have a pattern for everlasting life, and that pattern is the apostle Paul. The gospel of the grace of God has only one requirement for salvation. "Believe the gospel" and that means believe God.

(1Corinthians 15:1-4).

v1. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

v2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

v3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

v4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

We must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ's finished work on the cross. And that is believe in His death, burial, resurrection and ascension back to the Fathers right hand. Believe God according to the Scriptures. That is all sufficient to save us from our sins. Paul's gospel is the gospel of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery and that gospel is now for all mankind. The Lord Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us. Paul tells how to understand which Scriptures are to us, he says rightly divide the word of truth which means separate truth from truth not truth from error.

In the dispensation of Israel, the Mosaic law was all in all. During the time that the Lord Jesus Christ walked on this earth the Jews were required only to believe that He was the Christ the Son of the living God. After His death another requirement was added: repent of killing their messiah and be baptized for the remission of sin and keep the law. The Lord Jesus Christ said, I did not come to destroy the law, I came to fulfil the law.

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

The Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostle Paul to put the Mosaic law on hold not to distroy it. God's saving grace is a free gift for all mankind, all that is needed is to believe the gospel 1Corinthians 15:1-4. The law could never give life, it purpose was to condemn and to kill.  But God's grace is a free gift, for everlasting life, it saves and it justifies. No doubt the eleven apostles and all of the kingdom believers were zealous for the law as noted in: Acts 21:20-21 and they all most likely held that position until their death.

 (Acts 21:20-21).

v20. And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to Paul, "You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews  there are who have believed, and they are all zealous of the law:

v21. but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses,  saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.

When Luke wrote Acts 21:21, the apostle Peter was no longer the leader of the little flock. Their new leader was, James the Lord's half brother, James became spokesman for the whole assembly. He took the leadership position from Peter; probably after the apostle James was beheaded. If you are one who looks for signs, this is a big sign for you because it clearly indicated there is a change in direction. Did you notice that James the Lords half brother had the final say in Acts 15, at the Jerusalem council? That clearly demonstrated that James the Lord's half brother is now fully in charge.

Acts 15:13 And after they had held their peace, James (the Lord's half brother) answered, saying, men and brethern, harken unto me:

Final judgment was pronounced on the unbelieving nation Israel by God through the apostle Paul. The nation was set aside in unbelief, but they will be restored. Don't forget, God will still bless a nation that blesses the Jews and He will still curse any nation that curses the Jews. God forbid that our nation should ever curse or turn against Israel. The promise of blessings and curses was given to Abraham long before the nation of Israel was a nation and I am certain these promises will always be in full effect.

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curses thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Acts 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
     
After Acts 28:28 the new Jewish converts had to switch to the Gospel of the Grace of God to be saved just like Peter said they would be saved just like the Gentiles. Israel was warned three times before she was set aside; the first warning came in Acts 13:46 the second in Acts 18:6  and the final warning came in Acts 28:28. The nation was set aside in unbelief. They no longer held favored nation status in the eyes of God.

The Gentiles are now on the equal footing with the Jews. The Jews must believe the same message that the Gentiles believe, the gospel covered in:

(1-Corinthians15:1-4).

v1. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

v2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

v3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

v4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Before Acts 28:28 kingdom believers had only to believe that Jesus was the Christ the Son of the living God, that he was who He said he was and they had to keep the law. Believe Peter's confession:

Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

The requirement to just believe in His name was set aside along with the nation in Acts 28:28. All new Jewish converts are saved in the same manner as the Gentiles, one at a time. And that is according to Paul's gospel: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 above.

The Jews were zealous for the law probably as late as 70 a.d. when the temple was destroyed. The temple was destroyed a couple years after the death of Peter and Paul.  How could there be any further Scripture written after the death of the apostle Paul? Colossians 1:25 Paul says,Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God which was given to me for you to fulfil the word of God; Even the mystery which has been hid from ages and generations, but now has been made manifest to his saints; or complete the word of God a better translation would be (to put an end to the word of God.

The gospel of the kingdom is now on hold , and the nation of Israel has been set aside. Peter indicated the change at the Jerusalem council, Peter rose up and said: Acts 15:11. The Gentiles are saved without the law and the Jews shall be saved in the same manner, in the dispensation of the grace of God.

Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

This verse says the Jews will be saved in the same manner as the Gentiles, and that is by faith alone in Christ's finished work on the cross alone. The fact that James the Lord's half brother took over leadership from Peter; indicates that Peter knew the kingdom gospel was drawing to a close. This change took place about the same time as or shortly after the apostle James was beheaded in Acts 12:2. But most likely it started in Acts 7 with the stoning of Stephan. 

The nation sinned against the Father by killing the prophets they sinned against the Son by hanging Him on a Roman cross. And finally they sinned against the Holy Spirit by stoning Stephen. The dispensation of law is phased out.

Israel rejected her Messiah then in Acts 28:28 God set the nation aside in unbelief but first He warned them three times, thereby closing the dispensation of Israel under the law. God no longer deals with Israel as a nation. He deals with them, individually just like He deals with Gentiles. The kingdom Apostles fade completely from sight. According to secular history they were all martyred, with the exception of the apostle John who died of old age.

John was exiled to the isle of Patmos where he wrote his final book (Revelation) most likely this happened in the late fifties or early sixties, but certainly before the death of the apostle Paul. Paul was responsible to completed or put an end to the word of God according to Colossians 1:25. The Revelation of Jesus Christ is for the future of Israel. If Paul completed or put an end to the word of God like he said in Colossians 1:25 that would make 2-Timothy the last book of the Bible and I believe the evidence will show that John had to write Revelation before Paul wrote 2-Timothy or that would mean John completed the word of God.

Colossians 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

You will not find the church the Body of Christ in the book of Revelation because it is not there. And the body church will not be included in Israel's final judgment the tribulation because we will not be there we will be caught-up to be with the Lord Jesus Christ in the heavenlies.

The church the body of Christ is not God's earthly people, the Jews are God's earthly people; the church the body of Christ are citizens of heaven. The church the body of Christ is God's heavenly people. God did not choose the body of Christ for wrath, therefore we will not see the tribulation, we will be caught up or raptured before the tribulation starts. The rapture is our blessed hope in the Lord Jesus Christ!

 (1Thessalonians 4:16-17).

v16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

v17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Many who do not understand the gospel of the grace of God, say you are putting Paul in Jesus' place. But nothing could be further from the truth! Every word the apostle Paul wrote, came directly from the risen and Glorified Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, all of Paul's revelations were from the Lord Jesus Christ, every word is Holy Spirit inspired.

(Paraphrased) It will help you understand Scriptures, if you mark not only what is said or written, but of whom or to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, considering what goes before and what follows after. Miles Coverdale, was the first man to translate the entire Bible into the English language. While the Bible is the inspired Word of God and is an accurate record of events and sayings of men, we must remember: All Scripture is for me. It is not all addressed to me nor is it written about me.

The only way to truly understand the Scriptures is: to be a member of the body of Christ, determin who is speaking and to whom they are speaking. (For example,) James wrote to the 12 tribes scattered abroad and (they were all Jews), Gentiles are not included in the 12 tribes of Israel. James did not write to the Church the Body of Christ.

If new believers could only understand! Christ was not sent to the Gentiles, He was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel to fulfil the covenant promises made to the fathers. Christ from heaven sent the apostle Paul to the Gentiles, and we are admonished by the Holy Spirit to follow Paul as he followed the Lord Jesus Christ risen and glorified. If new believers under stood that then most likely they would understand Paul's gospel more fully. Remember, 2Corinthians 4:3-4 if Paul's gospel is hid, it is hid to them that are lost, because their minds have been blinded by the god of this world. We must follow Paul as he followed the Lord Jesus Christ.

1Corinthians 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

2Corinthians 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

2Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

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,

Listen to Miles Coverdale's warning and the Scriptures will become so much easier to be understood, especially the things that differ.

(Right Division) is the key, by which we can separate the Gospel of the kingdom,from the Gospel of the Grace of God, because the one is prophesy and the other is mystery. We must also separate the nation of Israel, from the church the body of Christ. We should be very concerned to separate these two gospels because only one gospel is for us.

(1) the Gospel for the circumcision is(Jewish) (Prophetic) it is (Set Aside) and it is not for the church the body of Christ!

(2) the gospel of the uncircumcision is for the (Gentiles) it is (Mystery) and it is (The only Gospel For Today) it is for the church the body of Christ! It is not part of the Kingdom gospel.

When James the Lord's half brother, Peter and John perceived that there was two gospels, they agreed to stay with the Nation of Israel and preach the gospel of the kingdom to the Jews only while Paul and his helpers continue with the gospel of the grace of God for the Gentiles.

Galatians 2:9. And when James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

This agreement is very clear and it was binding, consummated by a hand shake, between Paul, Barnabas, James the Lords half brother, Peter and John. The other apostles are not mentioned here, but their leaders agreed. The Scriptures do not nullify nor cancel this agreement in any way. The 11 apostles confined their ministry to Jews only and they preaching only the gospel of the kingdom and for the most part they left Paul's converts alone. Paul never the less had unfinished business with the Jews at Rome. This agreement is found in:

Galatians 2:6-9

v6. But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no mans person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

v7. But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

v8. (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

v9. And when James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. 

Acts 28:28. Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

Have you ever wondered what really happened to the twelve. Peter James and John we do know for sure, but the the others we're not so sure the Scriptures do not say. Therefore we can only go by secular history I suppose. But, really if all the stories concerning the travels of the other nine remaining apostles are as bad as the one that makes Peter the first pope. I'll gladly wait and find out in glory.

In the Kingdom we know that the twelve will sit on twelve thrones with Christ judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 22:30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

After Galatians 3:28 salvation would come in the same manner to all who would believe. Jews, Gentiles, Bond, Free, Male, and Female, there is no difference, all who believe are baptized into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit and sealed. No more law no more customs no more baptism and only one apostle.

Galatians 3:28  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

1Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Peter, under the law said," repent and be baptized for the remission of sins Jews only Acts 2:38. But Paul under pure grace believe on the Lord Jesus Christ's finished work on the cross and you will be saved; no more law Galatians 5:18. Why the different commands? The different commands come from two different dispensations"! God deals with men in dispensations.

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

"Only Believe".

1-Corinthians 15:1-4 it is the basic gospel of Jesus Christ.

I think that we are all guilty of take sub-headings in our Bibles written by men; uninspired and reading them as though they were the inspired Word of God. Why is it so hard to see the rules are difference? One is the gospel of the Kingdom, also called the gospel of the circumcision. The other is the gospel of the Grace of God also called the gospel of the uncircumcision. It really scares me to think that the preaching that the apostle Paul called another gospel, is the very same message that comes from the majority of our pulpits today.

I have no doubt that when a preacher says, we must comply with the Great Commission, he is mixing law and grace, the great commission is under the law and my friend that is another gospel and it has been set aside. The great commission was given to the twelve not the body of Christ, the great commission is under the law. The body of Christ is not under the law. Therefore how can the great commission be part of the body of Christ?

The Lord Jesus came only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel so why would he be giving commands to the Gentiles? I believe He would Not! If the nation of Israel would have repented and was baptized for the remission of their sins in the name of the Jesus Christ, they could have won the whole world for Christ. The Gentiles would all have to become Jewish proselytes and be put under the law they would have to repent and to be baptized for the remission of their sins; then they would have to become law keepers just like the Jews.

But, they did not win their own nation first; therefore the Gentiles were given a different apostle commissioned out side of the Nation of Israel to bring a different message one without the law. And, now the Nation of Israel has a big problem, it no longer functions as God's chosen people. Their kingdom program is put on hold awaiting the tribulation.  And now, the only way a Jew can be saved is in the same manner as a Gentile. That is according to Peter's statement in Acts 15:11.

Acts 15:11. "But we believe that through the grace of  the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as the Gentiles."

Peter is saying that Jews will be saved just like the Gentiles and that is by faith in Christ's finished work on the cross, His death burial and resurrection,and that is apart from the Law of Moses just like the Gentiles. Because in reality they are no longer under the law. The Holy Spirit tells us through the apostle Paul that Jews and Gentiles together are under pure grace. Christ made of the two one new man for the dispensation of Grace.

Paul received the gospel that he preached directly from the risen and glorified Lord Jesus Christ. Paul's Gospel was a secret hid in the mind of God before the world began. The Lord Jesus Christ never eluded to that secret while He walked on earth. Because He was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and that is (Jews Only!) Just like He said. The Lord Jesus Christ had to die and rise again and return to the Father before He could include the Gentiles. For that reason, Christ sent Paul to the Gentiles with the gospel of the grace of God from heaven.

(Galatians 1:11-12).

v11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man

v12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

According to the verses above we would have to have blinders on not to see that Paul got nothing from the twelve. In fact, by inspiration he tells us that he got nothing from man. No man took Paul aside to update him concerning the kingdom church at Jerusalem Paul was not concerned with the kingdom gospel because he was responsible for a new and better gospel and better rules. All of Paul's training came directly from the risen and glorified Lord Jesus Christ by revelation.

Galatians 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Since Paul's gospel came directly by revelation from the Lord Jesus Christ.  And Peter and the 11 received their gospel from Christ's earthly ministry, to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. We must understand that there had to be two gospels, one heavenly gospel for the Gentiles and one earthly gospel for the Jews only.

Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Doesn't this verse make it clear that Jesus did not come to the Gentiles? Because there are no Gentiles in the house of Israel. The Scriptures clearly explain that God's promises, and covenants are made, with the house of Israel alone. Gentiles have no part of the covenant promises of Israel. When they were made the Gentiles were with out God in this world and we had no hope.

But now,we have hope through Paul's gospel we are the Body of Christ, but we did not take Israel's place in God's scheme of things. God will always keeps His covenant promises with the nation of Israel. Our promise or our blessed hope is that before Israel's final week of wrath we will be caught up to be with the Lord Jesus Christ in the air, raptured is a better word.

I have heard it said, that this rapture idea has only been around for less than a hundred years. Also, I heard that it came from little girl working in a corn field. But it is perfectly clear to me that the rapture originated with the Holy Spirit's inspiring the apostle Paul to write of it. What do you call 1-Thessalonians 4:17 rapture means caught up and to be caught up is to be raptured?

1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.

God will not allow His word to stay hid forever. So let us stay away from all of the fables of men and stick with God's written word it is very clear surely God does not write to us in code. Darkness is swiftly settling in, at a very alarming rate as knowledge increases so does unbelief. Satan's workers are working so very hard to remove the name of Jesus Christ from our vocabulary. There is also very little doubt that it will soon be illegal to preach or teach the true Word of God.

Satan's emissaries are working very hard in this country to remove all symbols of the cross from our public places and we have so many foolish and ungodly judges that are being duped into doing Satan's bidding. And we as a country seem to adopt so many of the world's worthless ideas without giving them due consideration. Sad to say we also have an over abundance of blind leaders and blind teachers in our educational system here at home. These leaders have chosen darkness over light, but God will repay.

Let me digress a bit here. To the place where Paul tells us that the gospel of the grace of God, which he received by revelation came from the risen and glorified Lord Jesus Christ; the only acceptable gospel for all mankind today, Paul is our pattern for everlasting life. And the basic Gospel can be found in:

(1Corinthians 15:1-4).

v1. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

v2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

v3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

v4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

1Corinthians 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

2Corinthians 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

1Timothy 1:16  Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

The kingdom apostles and believers were zealous for the law possibly until 70 A.D... Saul was called in Acts 9 to become the apostle of the Gentiles. Look what God told Ananias about Saul.

Acts 9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Christ revealed the secret gospel that had been hid in the mind of God before the world began, he called it the gospel of the Grace of God which is also the gospel of Jesus Christ. This gospel is the only gospel for today and Paul calls it my gospel. We can not be saved through the kingdom gospel. The verses below show the consequences of following a different gospel such as the kingdom gospel. (or any gospel different from the gospel that Paul preached)

Galatians 1:6-9

v6. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

v7. Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

v8. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

v9. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

" William R. Newell -1868-1956"

"You can judge any man's preaching or teaching by this rule: ­ Is he Pauline? Does his doctrine start and finish according to those statements of Christian doctrine uttered by the Apostle Paul? No matter how wonderful a man may seem in his gifts and apparent consecration ­ if his Gospel is not Pauline, it is not the Gospel; and we might as well get our minds settled at once as to that."

Take into account the revelation of the mystery given to the apostle Paul. This gospel started a new dispensation, the dispensation of the Grace of God, in which we were all baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit. Paul was saved in Acts nine under the kingdom gospel in the dispensation of law, Paul repented and was baptized for the remission of his sins. Lord Jesus revealed to Paul this new gospel of Christ-according to the revelation of the mystery.

Paul can truthfully say, that he did not receive his gospel from men. This new gospel had been hid in the mind of God before the world began. For that reason alone how could any man have taught it to Paul? Therefore, it can not be found anywhere in the old testament or anywhere in the four gospels. In His heavenly ministry Christ alone taught the mystery gospel to the apostle Paul by revelation.

For this reason, the mystery can not be the same gospel as that of the twelve. Their gospel had been prophesied throughout the old testament. Their gospel had been taught during the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. During Paul's training he received the mystery gospel by revelation from our Lord Jesus Christ; Paul returned to Damascus from Arabia and them after three years he went up to Jerusalem and stayed fifteen days with Peter .

Paul did not see any of the other Apostles only James the Lord's half brother. God would not let Paul stay in Jerusalem, He hurry him away for another fourteen years, then by revelation sent Him up again to Jerusalem; to communicate the gospel that he preached among the Gentiles to the eleven. Paul says,

Galatians 2:6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

This strengthens his earlier statement that he did not received his gospel from any man. There are several things that I would like to explain, so that you might understand; if you mix the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the grace of God you will become completely confused. You will be attempting to mixing law and grace. Below are several points of confusion, when you mix law and grace.

Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Romans 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

Here are my points.

(1.) You will get confused. For example: You may try to start the Church, the Body of Christ at Pentecost, and that just can not be done, mainly because it was still hid in the mind of God at Pentecost. The body church's foundation had not been laid. Saul later called Paul was not saved several years after Pentecost. The church the body of Christ was still hid in God. Paul laid the foundation of the body church after Acts 9.

1Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

(2.) (You may try to follow the wrong marching orders.)

(Mark 16:15-16).

v15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

This is referring to the gospel of the kingdom, not to the Gospel of the grace of God. The gospel of the Kingdom is set aside.

v16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

(3.) (You may want to follow the wrong apostles).

Romans 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I (Paul) am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

(4.) The twelve Apostles are not sent to nor for the Gentiles. You will find many seeming contradictions. For Example: (Repent and be baptized for the remission of sin). Gentiles are not called upon to repent nor to be baptized, we are baptized by the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation into the body of Christ.

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

(5.)(Keep the commandments);

(Matthew 19:16-17).

v16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

v17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.  

(6.) (Instead of (BELIEVE on the Lord Jesus Christ).

(Acts 16:30-31).

v30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

v31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Some people say the statements of our Lord Jesus and the statements of His apostle Paul contradict one another! On the surface it may look that way, but we must take into consideration two different dispensations and two different sets of house rules

 Look at the two statements below:

1. When the rich young ruler asked the Lord Jesus what must I do to gain eternal life?

Jesus replied, "Keep the commandments".

2. When the Philippian Jailer asked Paul and Silas,): what must I do to be saved? they replied...

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved". I do not see any commandments here.

Paul and Silas did not mentioned the commandments at all because requirements for salvation has changed.

Then are these answers different?... absolutely they are! Is there a contradiction? No there is not! Then how can this be? Right before our eyes we find a complete change in house rules, brought about by a dispensational change. If you try to mix the dispensation of law with the dispensation of grace then you will find are huge contradiction. Common sense should tell us that the same question would require the same answer, unless the rules have changed. And the rules did changed, that is why the answers are different as well.

The Lord Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today and forever, but don't be confused! That does not mean that He has to deal with mankind the same way all the time." A dispensation is where Christ makes these changes and God then deals differently with men. For that reason we can truly say the word dispensation is really not a dirty word.  Is it?

God has the right to change the rules dealing with mankind because He is sovereign. If you should tell your new pastor I am of the dispensational persuasion your new pastor may say, oh! You are one of those folks who throw away the greater portion of your Bible! (Now! "Don't spread that stuff around here!!") And folks I'm here to tell you we do not throw away any part of our Bible, we use the entire Bible but we use it rightly divided just like Paul told Timothy that he must do.

2Timimothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

(7.) You may try and claim promises not made to you. For Example:  " Every Promise in the Book is mine," that is what an old hymn writer said. But that statement is not true, neither are Christ's promises to the twelve, ours! But, they are written for our learning not for our appropriation.

2Chronicles 7:14. "if My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face ,and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land")

This promise is not ours and it never was, it belonged to the nation of Israel under the law, before Acts 28:28.

The church the Body of Christ is not looking for forgiveness and healing, we have already been forgiven at the moment we first believed. We are looking for that blessed hope, being caught up to be with our Lord in the air.

We must rightly divide the Word of truth. And that means to separate the gospel of the kingdom (prophecy) from the gospel of the grace of God (mystery). Separate the nation of Israel from the church the body of Christ 'See Miles Coverdale'

(8.) You may be trying to take on tasks that really are not yours, and subsequently they are impossible for you to accomplish in the dispensation of the grace of God. One of these tasks might be the so called great commission. The great commission is a Jewish commission under the law and not for the Body of Christ; it was given to the twelve apostles and they failed. But it will be carried out during the tribulation by 144,000 young Jewish missionaries in Israel's final week.

(Mark 16:15-18).

v15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

The 'ye' here are the twelve and they are not Gentiles.

v16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

:v17. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

v18. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Since we cannot do all these things listed above today, that means that something is very wrong! And that something surely isn't our lack of faith. Lets put the blame where it really belongs. It can only mean that we would be trying to do the wrong job, in the wrong dispensation.

Therefore, that job is not-ours, it belongs to someone else. Don't worry it belongs to the Jews and they will do it this time. When the dispensation of the Kingdom returns during the Tribulation, Israel's final week of judgment. Jews who stand fast till the end will be saved and go into the millennial kingdom with the Lord Jesus Christ.

This is our only Commission: We are Ambassadors for Christ.

2Corinthians 5:16-21

Take a look at these next four verses and read them very slowly and try and understand what they are saying: After you read the verses you may or may not agree with my comments, but that is okay they are what comes to my mind after I read the verses.

v16. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

Christ after the flesh is His earthly ministry. If we study the scriptures, the Old Testament and the four Gospels we know Christ after the flesh. But now that we have the gospel of Jesus Christ, Paul's gospel we know Christ after His earthly ministry no more.

v17. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

I believe Paul is making a two fold statement here, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation in Christ, the old things contained in the (law) are past away, behold the gospel of the Grace of God is completely new.

v18. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of  reconciliation;

(Our commission) We represent the Lord Jesus Christ to a lost world, we are His Ambassadors in word and in deed.

v19. To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

v20. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

v21. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

We are Christ's Ambassadors, His hands, His feet and His voice.

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