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
Journey from the Fall News" called it "heartbreaking" and gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Russell Edwards from "Variety" said it "deserves to be seen by a wider commercial audience" and is "frequently enthralling". "New York" magazine had a negative review of the film, saying that it has "several powerful sequences" but "never quite come[s] alive". Bill White of the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" was even more critical, suggesting that "this "Journey" doesn't know where it's going", criticizing the "careless cinematography" and "clumsy stag[ing]". An early cut of the film was screened in April 2005 in sold-out one-day-only showings in Little Saigon, Washington, D.C., and