Acts 9:9 → 2 Kings 6:18

For three days Saul "was without sight, and neither ate nor drank." Blindness in Scripture often falls as divine judgment on God's enemies — the Aramean army struck blind at Elisha's prayer (2 Kgs 6:18), and later Elymas the sorcerer blinded for opposing the gospel (Acts 13:11). But here the sign is bent the opposite way. Saul, the enemy of the church, is struck blind not to be destroyed but to be humbled — brought low, driven to fasting and prayer, and led by the hand where once he strode in menace. Christ-terminus: the light of the risen Christ first darkens the persecutor's eyes so that, when the scales fall (v18), he may see the glory he had opposed. This is judgment turned to mercy — the darkness a severe grace that prepares Saul to behold Christ and to spend his life proclaiming Him.