“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.
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