Paul Knew Such a Man 2 Corinthians 12:3

As Paul the apostle told the church members concerning his “visions and revelations” he shared, “I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows;) such an one caught up to the third heaven”, and in chapter twelve and verse three of Second Corinthians, Paul repeats how he, “knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body” where we read:

And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows;)

The verse begins, “And I knew such a man, ...” Paul began with the words, “I knew” which means “Paul saw, perceived, noticed and discerned” “a man” or “a male human being”. Paul once again referred to how he remembered an experience from his past.

The verse continues, “(whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows;)”. Paul began with the word, “whether” which means “if” “in the body” or “within the physical body or corpse” “or out of the body” which means “”, “I cannot” which means “Paul was not able to” “tell” or “see, perceive, notice or discern”: “God” which refers to the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “knows” or “sees, perceives, notices and discerns”. Paul shared how God knew whether he was in or out of his body.

When we think through these words of Paul, we see how he referred to his “visions and revelations” again, and all the while did not know whether he was “in or out of” his body. Nonetheless, this experience was an important one to Paul, and Jesus Christ allowed him to encounter it. Jesus knows both the physical and spiritual world, and should we ever encounter “visions and revelations” such as Paul, let us be assured “God knows” whether they shall be in or out of our bodies.

Next time Paul tells the church members, “he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then,

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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