Question about Jesu's message, why is there a difference before and after ressurection?

Question

Why did Jesus prohibit the Gospel from being preached
to the Gentiles during his ministry (Matthew 10:5,
7:6,15:24-26) but after his 'resurrection' tell them
to preach the Gospel to the whole world? (Mark
16:15)
If Jesus really had made the latter statement, why
was there such a fierce debate within the early
Church (and particularly between Peter and Paul) as
to whether the Gospel should be preached to the
Gentiles? (Acts 15:6-30)

Answer 1

I think it was because it was only after Christ's work on the cross that the gentiles were grafted into the tree and allowed salvation.

And maybe it was because Jesus knew that Paul was coming, who he referenced when the apostles asked him who is the greatest among us, said he who comes last will be greatest. He knew that Paul's mission would be to preach the gospel to the gentiles.

A good question, thank you.

Answer 2

The debate wasn't over whether or not the Gentiles could receive the gospel it was about keeping the law. The instigators were Judaizers that had gone out to the Gentiles and told them that unless they kept the law that they couldn't be saved. This wasn't the commandments that we all know we have to abide by. This was salvation by keeping the law which didn't work before Jesus was crucified and after he was crucified it was doing despite to the spirit of grace. The law is our school teacher to bring us to Jesus Christ and the Pharisees wanted to go back to it instead of standing fast in the liberty wherewith Christ had made them free. Freedom can be a fearful thing if you don't have your feet firmly planted on the rock.

Answer 3

The reason is the same as the reason the Gospel was not written before the resurrection the atonement and resurrection is what brings the children of God through the rock Jesus talked about before the resurrection...The Gentiles are grafted in as children of Abraham by faith in the resurrection...It is the covenant that brings God to the Gentiles.

Answer 4

When Jesus was still on earth, the holy spirit was not among the diciples. furthermore, their understanding about Jesus was not clear. Thus Jesus often tell people not to tell anyone abt him. but after he rose from the dead, everyone saw his purpose of coming to earth and thus Jesus commanded his diciples to spread the gospel to everyone.
About the thing between peter and paul, there was no arguement stated. They seemed to agree on spreading the words to the gentiles. but there was some arguements about whether gentiles should be circumcised like the jews since they accepted a jewish religion. but they reached a conclusion that circumcision was not needed.

Answer 5

There was a phenomenon that existed in Israel that we rarely read about, but you can see evidence of it in the New Testament.

The Jews had 3 pilgrimmage holidays, Passover, Tabernacles and Pentacost. Each of these holidays attracted millions of people to Jerusalem, because according to Moses' law, these holidays could be celebrated nowhere else (which is why they're called "pilgrimmage" holidays by Jews).

Jesus' strategy was to be in Jerusalem for each of these holidays and teach on the steps of the temple so that Jews from all over the world could hear it and take it home. Proof of this is in the second chapter of Acts, where a list of nationalities is given. Jews in town for Pentacost had come from as far away as Iran, Iraq, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia, as well as around the Holy Land.

As long as the world was coming to Jerusalem, Jesus had no need to go outside Judea. By the time the Apostles first began visiting these far-flung cities, the message of Jesus was already there, and the only part of the puzzle missing was his resurrection, and all they had to do is act as witnesses to this event.

Answer 6

Because you were going through a change from the law age to the grace age.