1000 Days In Arabia S6e3 Gal1:17

Paul is making a defense of the Gospel.  To do so, he displays his qualifications a bit.  ie: Hey, these are the reasons that you should listen to me. They are that he has had a pretty special experience with God.  He recalls a dramatic conversion that starts with actually seeing Jesus and ends with his blindness. 

So I got visited by Jesus. I did not recognize him (embarrassing for a guy who prided himself on knowing God) I have been pursued since that time.  I escaped Damascus after preaching there.  I visited Jerusalem and was pursued there too.  In between, I went to a special retreat into Roman Arabia for 3 years.  (I think this is a 1000 days of learning of God at least and maybe 1000 days of learning FROM God in a unique way) Then I have been ministering far away near my own home town for 10+ years.  I am an apostle.  I have rebuked an apostle to his face. God has been revealing Himself to me. I am qualified.

In this context, now we can get to the bottom of a distorted, desertional, and "gospel-contrary" gospel vs. the real thing. Listen for 7 minutes and admire Paul's journey BEFORE the first missionary journey. bewithme.us