 And then Luke goes on to tell us that not only did he give consent to the murder of Stephen, but then he wreaked havoc in the early church. He was like the head of the Gestapo, who at midnight, the knock would come at the door, and without even waiting for an answer, Saul and his agents would sweep into the home and grab the father, grab the mother, whatever kids, and herd them off to prison and throw them into the prison because they were Christians.