Is it also possible that Paul was a near death experiencer who during the early part of his ministry...… such as II Corinthians 12....... was unwilling to deal with some of the subject matter that had been shown to him while he was in the out of the body state.... but later in his ministry....(Romans 11)… he is willing to tackle those difficult topics?

Many near death experiencers state that it takes them about ten years to get to the place where they will write or speak about what they saw during their brush with death.


BLB - 2Co 12: Paul's Epistle - 2 Corinthians 12 (Blue Letter Bible: KJV - King James Version)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=2Co&c=12&t=KJV



"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 knoweth such an one caught up to the third heaven.

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

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter."


Here is Paul in Romans 11.... dealing with one of the most controversial topics that could possibly be discussed......


BLB - Rom 11: Paul's Epistle - Romans 11 (Blue Letter Bible: KJV - King James Version)
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Rom&c=11&t=KJV

Romans 11:32
For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!










Romans 7 very much reminds me of what was shown to near death experiencer Howard Storm regarding how heaven views our sins and mistakes so differently than we tend to do.


Howard Storm's Near-Death Experience | Saved from Hell By Jesus Christ | Prophecies of the Future
http://www.near-death.com/storm.html#a06



"My friends then said, "Do you think that we expect you to be perfect, after all the love we feel for you, even after you were on Earth blaspheming God, and treating everyone around you like dirt? And this, despite the fact that we were sending people to try and help you, to teach you the truth? Do you really think we would be apart from you now?"

I asked them, "But what about my own sense of failure? You've shown me how I can be better, and I'm sure I can't live up to that. I'm not that good." Some of my self-centeredness welled up and I said, "No way. I'm not going back." (Howard Storm)

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Do you suspect that Paul was once married and that his wife left him after his conversion to Messianic Judaism?

The vast majority of high level Rabbinic students were married at a fairly young age.