Power, influence, fame, immortality... he got them. I have no doubt he really believed he was chosen. Of course, so did David Koresh.
“Power,”
What power? Be specific. As commander of troops who could arrest and drag Christians back to Jerusalem he had more worldly power than he ever did as a Christian.
“influence,”
Over whom exactly?
“fame,”
Among whom exactly? And does he ever once act like that matters to him?
“immortality...”
You mean in the worldly sense, right? You actually think he knew he would be remembered?
“I have no doubt he really believed he was chosen. Of course, so did David Koresh.”
No, David Koresh was a charlatan and knew it - that’s why he lived as he lived. Paul’s behavior was so above reproach that even his captors knew him to be innocent of any genuine wrongdoing (Acts 25). Koresh on the other hand claimed to be the Messiah and raped little girls. The two men are not even remotely comparable.