Questions From Readers

What did the apostle Paul mean when he referred himself as "one being born prematurely"? (1 Corinthians 15:8) 

According to 1 Corinthians 15:8, Paul stated:  "Last of all he appeared also to me as if to one born prematurely." In the past, we have explained that Paul was apparently referring to his own experience when he had a vision of Jesus in heavenly glory.  It was as if he had been granted the honor of being born, or resurrected, to  spirit life ahead of time, centuries before that type of resurrection was to occur.  However, further study of this verse points to a need to adjust the explanation of this verse.

It is true that Paul is here referring happened at his conversion. But what did he mean when he said that he was "born prematurely"?  There are several possibilities.

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