Conversion of Paul the Apostle Acts says that Paul was on his way from Jerusalem to Syrian Damascus with a mandate issued by the High Priest to seek out and arrest followers of Jesus, with the intention of returning them to Jerusalem as prisoners for questioning and possible execution. The journey is interrupted when Paul sees a blinding light, and communicates directly with a divine voice. The account continues with a description of Ananias of Damascus receiving a divine revelation instructing him to visit Saul at the house of Judas on the Street Called Straight and there lay hands on him to restore his sight
W. S. Senior seen And life is miles of houses with miles of mud between You will see in a sudden vision, you will see with a sudden sigh The scarlet splashed flamboyant awash in the azure sky You will see Anuradhapura and the old kings’ bathing pool And the shadowy blue king-fisher, the carven granite cool And the pass of Haputale and the lowland flat and far And through Gravillea feathers, the rosy evening star And the moon-besilvered jungle, the dipping magic cross Mid steady balm in-blowing from the silver foam and floss And better than places — faces, the Aryan face