For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
1 Corinthians 15:9-11
Paul is center stage as we are in the times of the Gentiles and Paul is the apostle to the Gentiles.
Luke 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Romans 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
Galatians 2:7-8 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; 8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
It is also known as the Church age by many.
2 Corinthians 11:28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
When Israel as a corporate entity rejected their Messiah and King they were set aside for a period which has lasted two-thousand years and is now coming to an end.
Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
Paul is not better but more prominent at this time. His gospel is no different than that preached by Christ Jesus, Peter, John, James, et al., as some wrongly proclaim.
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