Saul Falls on the Damascus Road

Saul lies struck down on a rocky desert road, shielding his eyes as his traveling companions stand and kneel around him in alarm. The barren path, walking staff, robes, and arid wilderness setting frame the moment of divine interruption on the road to Damascus. This artwork depicts the conversion of Saul, the persecutor of the early church, when a heavenly light stopped him and the risen Christ confronted him with the words, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” The scene marks the beginning of Saul’s transformation into Paul the apostle, a testimony that grace can overtake opposition and turn zeal toward the gospel. Useful for sermons, Bible studies, discipleship lessons, and ministry teaching on repentance, calling, persecution, and conversion. by Erik Stenbakken