“And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.”
And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.'—the gravity of the threat is underscored by Saul's official mandate and the explicit connection of believers to Christ's name. 'All who call on your name' (hoi epikaloumenoi to onoma sou) recalls Joel 2:32's eschatological promise of salvation. This tiny community in Damascus, calling on Jesus's name, are the first-fruits of God's end-times kingdom promise.
Church Fathers on Acts 9:14
And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on Your name. Acts 9:14 How was that known? It is likely that they, being in fear, made minute enquiries. He does not say this, as thinking that Christ does not know the fact, but, such being the case, how, says he, can these things be? As in fact those (in the Gospel) say, Who can be saved? — Mark 10:26 This is done, in order that Paul may believe him that shall come to him: he has seen in a vision: it…
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