Saul
We emphasize the still, small voice by which God speaks to people. But He is not limited to that. His voice hit Paul like a flaming tornado. God can rearrange the molecules of any circumstance in order to get someone’s attention. He did not beg Saul to believe in Him, nor ask if Saul was willing to “accept” Him. He told Saul who He was & who Saul was now to become.
Before he became a pioneer in missions, theology, apologetics, and ultimately martyrdom, the man known by his Roman name Paul was known by his Jewish name Saul, and as such he established a pattern of persecuting the Church that can be seen throughout the long history of Christianity.
Saul of Tarsus appears in Acts 7, an interesting and terrifying figure for the early Christians. He would become one of the most significant people in world history. Who was he?