What did Paul do to the Jew who opposed him on the island of Cyprus?
Paul gave the opposing Jew, Simon Bar-Jonah, a temporary blindness for a season. This was because he tried to keep Paul from ministering to the Roman deputy. The blinding was not permanent, and it served as a picture of Israel's national blinding.
Les explains that when Paul first started his ministry on the island of Cyprus, the Jew Simon Bar-Jonah tried to keep Paul from ministering to the Roman deputy. Paul gave him blindness, but not permanent—only for a season. Les says this was indicative of the nation of Israel, which has been blinded not forever but for a season. That season has lasted over 1900 years, but Israel will one day have her spiritual eyes opened again.
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
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