What did the Lord tell Ananias about Saul in Acts 9?
The Lord instructed Ananias to go and not argue, saying Saul is a chosen vessel to bear His name before the Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel, and that He would show Saul how great things he must suffer for His name's sake.
Les teaches that in Acts 9, Ananias, a believing Jew in Damascus, was supernaturally approached by the Lord from glory and warned that Saul of Tarsus was in town and would be coming to his house. Ananias answered the Lord, saying he had heard by many how much evil Saul had done to the saints at Jerusalem by persecuting them, and that in Damascus he had authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. The Lord replied to Ananias, "Go thy way," telling him not to argue, for Saul is a chosen vessel unto Him to bear His name before the Gentiles first, and kings, and the children of Israel. God also told Ananias, while Saul was still recovering from his experience out on the road, "I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." Les then reflects on the question raised by the book title, "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?"
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
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How did Ananias respond when the Lord told him about Saul?
Ananias answered the Lord by saying he had heard from many how much evil Saul had done to the saints in Jerusalem by persecuting them.