Why did Paul become physically blind when he met Jesus on the Damascus road?
Paul was struck physically blind so that he might see spiritually who Jesus truly was, the Jehovah of the Old Testament, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The encounter melted him like wax, and the physical blindness served to reveal that Jesus is the God he had hated and rejected.
Les explains that Paul, who considered Jesus an imposter and blasphemer, was confronted by Jehovah Himself, who declared, 'I am Jesus.' The realization melted Paul like wax. He fell to the ground and was blinded physically so that he might see spiritually who Jesus really was—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Les connects this to the burning bush where God said, 'I am that I am,' and to John 8, where Jesus said, 'Before Abraham was, I am,' proving He is the Jehovah of the Old Testament.