Dig Site 6 - Red Level Questions Flashcards
Who was breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples?
Saul
(9:1)
“Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest”
Where was Saul going when suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him?
To Damascus
(9:3)
“As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.”
Who said, “‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’”
Jesus
(9:4–5)
“He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ Saul asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.”
On the road to Damascus what did Jesus tell Saul to do?
Get up and go into the city
(9:5–6)
“‘Who are you, Lord?’ Saul asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. ‘Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.’”
What happened when Saul got up from the ground?
He couldn’t see anything.
(9:8)
“Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.”
For how long was Saul blind?
Three days
(9:9)
“For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.”
In Damascus, who did the Lord call to in a vision?
Ananias
(9:10)
“In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, ‘Ananias!’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he answered.”
What did the Lord tell Ananias in Damascus to do?
“‘Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul.’“
(9:11)
“The Lord told him, ‘Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.’”
What did Ananias say when the Lord told him to go to Saul?
“I have heard about this man, how he harmed the saints in Jerusalem, and that he is coming here to arrest all your followers.”
(9:12–14)
“‘In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.’ ‘Lord,’ Ananias answered, ‘I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.’”
Who was the Lord’s chosen instrument to proclaim His name to the Gentiles, their kings, and the people of Israel?
Saul
(9:15)
“But the Lord said to Ananias, ‘Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.’”
What happened when Ananias placed his hands on Saul?
“Something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again.”
(9:17–18)
“Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.’ Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,”
What happened after Saul could see again?
He was baptized.\n– He ate some food.
(9:18–19)
“Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.”
When did Saul begin to preach in the synagogues in Damascus that Jesus is the Son of God?
At once
(9:20)
“At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.”
Who baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah?
Saul
(9:22)
“Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.”
When Saul was in Damascus, what did the Jews want to do to him?
Kill him
(9:23)
“After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,”
Who took Saul to the apostles and told them about Saul?
Barnabas
(9:27)
“But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.”
Where did the brothers send Saul when the Hellenistic Jews tried to kill him?
Tarsus
(9:29–30)
“He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him. When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.”
What did the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoy?
A time of peace
(9:31)
“Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.”
Finish this verse: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, …”
“…the new is here!”
(2 Corinthians 5:17)
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
