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DAMASCUS: BLIND & IN DANGER |
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34 A.D. |
ACTS of the APOSTLES
Chapter 9, Verses 8-25
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered.
The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”
But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.
After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
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"Ananias Restoring the Sight of Saint Paul"
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"Ananias Curing Saul's Blindness"
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"Ananias Restoring the Sight of St Paul"
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Wall over which St. Paul escaped, Damascus
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#1, the mosaics and stained glass windows! Well done, Dan!
Thank you, Alba. If you are happy with it, then so am I.
Good Morning, Dan! :-)
And to you, Mary-Lou!
Thank you!
I do notice a small anachronism in the GoodSalt picture of Paul being lowered over the wall. The artist painted it with 2 Minarets in the back ground, something typically associated with islamic mosques which I am pretty sure would not show up in Damascus for another 600-700 years. In spite of this artist oversight I Like the picture!
We’re probably fortunate he didn’t include Lawrence of Arabia, too.
It would have been oddly entertaining wouldn’t it!
There is no accounting for taste / Beauty is in the eye of the beholder / As you like it / Whatever turns you on
I was just thinking of someone in Arabic robes scurrying over the wall. You have another image in mind!
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