Originally posted by Don:
Um...sorry to butt in, but the people with Paul did NOT fall down.
Acts 9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4 And he (NOTE: Not "they") fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7 And the men which journeyed with him stood (NOTE: They stood, not arose, which is what Paul does in the next verse; note also that "stood" here is a modifier for the next word, "speechless"; it doesn't make any sense that they stood up speechless, but that they were already standing, and stood there speechless) speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
And could y'all help me out? Where's that reference about the Roman soldiers falling when Jesus said, "I am he" found at?
