Paul began his working life as Saul, a zealous Jew who traveled around ... One day Saul was traveling from Jerusalem on the road to Damascus. There, he claims he saw a bright light and heard ...

He is struck on a road just outside Damascus, and his life is readjusted. He then is the recipient of hardship: the Lord will show him the great things he must suffer for his name’s sake (Acts 9:16).

Known as Saul the Butcher, the stoning of Stephen was said to have shattered Saul's faith in the Temple and its denial of Christ as the Messiah. His conversion to Christianity and baptism as Paul ...