The day that Stephen was stoned a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem. This caused many to scatter and thus they preached the word wherever they went. If the persecution had not broken out would the word have spread so rapidly?

What a responsibility for those who have been given the gift of teaching! The Ethiopian eunuch depends on Philip to give him understanding of the scriptures. This man was most likely very dedicated to God because he had traveled a long distance from Ethiopia, located in Africa south of Egypt. His conversion took Christianity into another government.

What happened to Philip after the baptism of the eunuch? Seems as if he was spirited away.

Saul, the great persecutor of the Followers of “The Way” becomes a changed man. He was going to Damascus with letters in hand giving him authority from the chief priests to arrest any of the followers of Jesus. Since Damascus (located about 175 miles northeast of Jerusalem in Syria) was a commercial city that linked many other cities throughout the Roman world, Saul may have thought he could prevent the spread of Christianity to other major areas.

Does Jesus still come and go as He did when Saul had his conversion experience on the road to Damascus?

What must Anannias have thought when the Lord told him to go and ask for a man named Saul of Tarsus? What must the disciples have thought when Saul tried to join them? Saul was well known as a persecutor of the Followers of the Way.

God says He will show Saul how much he must suffer. Did Saul know ahead of time what persecutions he must endure for the cause of Christ?