Christ and of the gospel. He tells how he wasted the church in Jerusalem and how he shut up many of the saints in prison. This is one reason he could endure two years of prison and such abuse from the religious leaders. He had been one of them. He knew exactly how they felt. Then in verse 13 he recounts his experience on the Damascus road, how the Lord Jesus waylaid him, how he fell to the ground and heard Jesus speak to him. Then Paul realized he was going against the will of God. Many years later,