What happened to Paul on his trip to Damascus?

Answer 1

Saul of Tarsus, later known as Apostle Paul, believed he saw Christ Jesus on the road to Damascus. He mainly saw bright lights that preceded blindness, and he heard what he believed was Jesus speaking to him.

Answer 2

As Paul approached the city on his trip to Damascus, the risen Jesus appeared to him in a vision, the account of which is found in Acts 9:3-8. A goodly amount of Acts 9 deals with the immediate aftermath of the occurrence, and Paul relates further details of the encounter in Acts chapters 22 and 26.

Answer 3

Paul's life changed in SO many ways.

From a respected Pharisee and violent opposer of Christianity, to a hunted pillar in the Christian congregations, nearly overnight, the only thing that DIDN'T change was his zeal. As an educated man, he already knew the Hebrew scriptures, and all the prophecies, but had just not put it all together to realize that Jesus was the foretold Christ. Once he understood how wrong he'd been and who Jesus was, he had the courage and humility to admit he'd been wrong, and put as much effort into his Christian ministry as he had in his opposition.(Acts 7:58, Acts 8:1-3, (Acts 9:1-30/Acts 22:6-11), Acts 26:20; Galations 1:15-17)(1 Timothy 1:12-16)(1 Corinthians 15:9-10)

Certainly going from an outspoken supporter of the Jewish system to it's hated enemy, suffering stonings, beatings, ship wrecks, imprisonment....supporting himself by tentmaking.... was a major change for one who was raised in an educated ,upper-class traditional Jewish household.(Acts 18:1-17) (Acts 21:34-22:22) (2Corinthians 11:23-28; 6:4-10)(Acts 20:33-35) Some of his former associates thought he'd gone insane (Acts 26:24) and many tried to destroy him on several occasions.(Acts 17:1-9)

This was not what his life had been....it was better.(Philippians 3:4-12)

Answer 4

There are two somewhat different answers, one from Paul's own epistles and one from Acts of the Apostles.
According to Paul's own account (2 Cor 11:32-3), he spent three years preaching in Damascus, but escaped the city by being lowered in a basket when the governor under Aretas, king of the Nabateans, had a garrison deployed to arrest him.

According to Acts, Paul was taken to Damascus, where his sight was restored and he was taught Christianity. After his sight was restored, Paul straightaway began to preach in the synagogues, until the Jews took counsel to kill him. The disciples helped him escape the wrath of the Jews by lowering him down by the wall in a basket (Acts 9:20-25).

Answer 5

If my memory serve me right it was God and he made him blind.