For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. (Mark 1: 11-12)

The Gospel that Paul teaches is not Paul's. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ revealed to Paul through an apokalupsis of Jesus Christ. Look carefully and you can see in the Greek our English word apocalypse.

This is literally "to lift the veil." This is to see that which has been hidden. This is to bring forward that which has been withdrawn. To lift the veil of a bride on her wedding day is an apokalupsis.

In many Eastern traditions deep understanding comes through life-long discipline. In the West our greatest honors are reserved for sudden epiphanies. The uninvited touch of God is often at the core of our greatest stories.

As it was with Abraham at Haran or Moses at the burning bush so it was with Paul on his journey to Damascus. The divine dramatically and undeniably removed the veil to reveal purpose, meaning, and truth.

Today some Christians can seem preoccupied with the apokalupsis eschaton or the "revelation at the end of the world." But as was the case with Abraham and Moses, for Paul the apocalypse was a new beginning.

Especially on this Easter Sunday we can perceive in the empty tomb an empty womb. What was hidden has been revealed. Like the women in the garden we can suddenly see that there is no final ending but a perpetual rebirthing.