Charles Spurgeon Commentary Acts 9:3

"And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:" — Acts 9:3 (ASV)

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

When speaking before Agrippa, Paul said that it was a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun. Was it not that very Shekinah which in ancient times had shone forth between the cherubim over the mercy-seat?

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus:

The lion is about to leap upon his prey. The sheepfold lies in the valley, and the wolf surveys it from the hillside. "Alas for the Church of God at Damascus!" you and I would have said if we had been there.

And suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

A supernatural blaze, as though heaven's gate had been thrown open, and the glory had come streaming down upon this rebellious man.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus.

There was his prey before him, and the wolf was ready to leap upon it.