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Why Paul VANISHED for 14 Years After His Shocking Damascus Road Encounter with Jesus

After his dramatic encounter with the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, where he was struck blind and heard the voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”, the fierce persecutor of Christians instantly became a believer. Yet instead of immediately launching into public ministry, Paul mysteriously vanished from the historical record for roughly 14 years. According to his own words in Galatians 1:17–18, he went away into Arabia, then returned to Damascus, living in relative obscurity before briefly visiting Jerusalem. Far from being wasted time, these 14 hidden years transformed Saul the persecutor into Paul the apostle, preparing him for the explosive ministry that would change the world.