When Paul says that Jesus "....appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me" what does he mean by 'as one untimely born'?
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What Paul means here is that when Paul’s apostleship was disputed, he defended his authority by referring to his experience on the road to Damascus. “Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?,” he asked. And after mentioning the resurrected Jesus’ appearances to others, Saul (Paul) stated: “Last of all he appeared also to me as if to one born prematurely.” (1 Corinthians 9:1; 15:8) It was as if Saul, by his vision of Jesus’ heavenly glory, had been granted the honor of being born, or resurrected, to spirit life ahead of time.
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Paul was an apostle of Christ. Paul was about 8-10 years old when Jesus was crucified. He later was confronted by Jesus in person, somewhere about 10-20 years later. Others that were still alive that had been disciples were considered more important than Paul, so he is simply stating that he knows he was a later addition to the group but still has authority. That he was one born out of due time, an abortive, ektroma (Greek word), a child dead born, and out of time.
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