Acts 22

Before they throw Paul into the barracks, they let him stand on the steps and address the people. He gives a long account of his life, of being born a Jew, becoming a pharisee and killing Christians. He then tells of his conversion on the road to Damascus. What I learned about the road to Damascus is kinda cool. "But it happened that I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me," v. 7 In my commentary it says, " Paul's reference to the time of day emphasizes how bright the light from heaven really was. It outshone the sun at its peak." Wow!

So the people took his story all the wrong way and prepared to stone him. The roman commander ordered Paul into the barracks to be stretched out and flogged for interrogation. He got out of it, however, by telling them that he was a roman citizen; for it was illegal to torture a roman citizen without cause or trial.