How was Saul struck down on the road to Damascus?
According to the account, outside Damascus the Lord struck Saul down with a beam from heaven, probably a laser beam as we understand them now. He fell to the earth and heard a voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?”
Les explains that outside Damascus the Lord struck Saul down with a beam from heaven, which he describes as 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?” In the surrounding context, Saul was still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord—meaning believers or followers, not the twelve. He had gone to the high priest seeking letters to the synagogues so he could bring any followers of Jesus of Nazareth, men or women, bound to Jerusalem. This occurs in chapter 9, at the fork in the road when God turns from dealing with Israel to something new.
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.