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recognized. persecution. dropped off by his father in Syria, and lived in Damascus without being Jmmanuel and Saul It was at this time that he was joined by his brother, Thomas, and his mother. His brother informed him of the terrible things that were being done to his followers by Saul. Jmmanuel told him not to worry; he would take care of it. Saul would be later known as Paul, and for the most part, he was responsible for the creation of Christianity. It was his understanding of Jmmanuels teachings that survived to help form the New Testament. Thomas informed Jmmanuel that Saul had become a bitter enemy and was issuing threats against any who would believe in him. He was even writing letters to the synagogues in neighboring countries to find any who would follow Jmmanuels teachings, so he could bring them to Jerusalem for Immanuel decided to take care of Saul himself and went about his plan. He knew that Saul was on his way to Damascus, so he planned to confront him on the road and teach him a lesson he would not forget. Since Saul believed him to be dead, he would think he was seeing a ghost. Immanuel prepared himself with some secret things—powders, salve and liquids—and left the city and hid along the road, waiting for Saul. During the night he saw a group of men approaching along the road and could see Saul among them. Jmmanuel started a fire, mixed it with his special preparation, and created a tremendously bright light which blinded the group. As the smoke covered the men on the road, Jmmanuel yelled out so that Saul could hear him. Hearing the voice of Jmmanuel, Saul thought he was hearing a ghost and became very afraid. Jmmanuel continued to speak