How did the Lord stop Saul on the road to Damascus?
The Lord stopped Saul on the road to Damascus by striking him down with a beam from heaven, likely a laser beam as understood now. Saul fell to the earth and heard a voice saying, 'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?'
Les teaches that outside Damascus, the Lord struck Saul down with a beam from heaven, which Les speculates was probably a laser beam as we understand them now. Saul fell to the earth and heard a voice saying, 'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?' This occurred while Saul was still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord. He had gone to the high priest and desired letters to the synagogues so that if he found any followers of Jesus of Nazareth, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Les calls this the fork in the road, where God finally left off dealing with the nation of Israel and began something totally different out of the secret recesses of His own mind.
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
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How close to Damascus was Saul when the light from heaven shone around him?
Saul was close to the outskirts of Damascus when the light shone around him, probably within a mile or two, though the exact distance is unknown.