paul is before king agrippa. he stretches forth his hand and says i'm really happy to give my defense to you today because i know you're familiar with the prophecies about the messiah in the old testament. he said, i used to persecute this way, this christian faith. i went after them and it was on my way out of israel into syria on the road to damascus when jesus christ knocked me off my horse and i saw this bright shining light and he said, saul, saul, why do you persecute me? and he said, delivering you from the people and from the gentiles unto whom now i send you. to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of satan to god. that they may receive forgiveness of sins and inhri