Does Jesus prove He's God by speaking to Paul out of heaven?

(Acts 9:3-8)

This scripture is awesome. Saul, his name was changed to Paul, was on his way to persecute the Christians who were saying Jesus was God, The Messiah, and that “the Christ” had come.

While Saul was on his way to Damascus, God shone a bright light on him and he fell to the ground and was astonished. Saul asked the Lord, who was he? The Lord, said "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting; it is hard to kick against the pricks.” Refer to I Corinthians 10:4.

Saul knew this was God because he was brought up in the tradition of the oneness of God which was taught by his family traditions, the prophets and now, God himself. Saul had no doubt in his mind from that point on, that this same Jesus was God himself. Later Paul understood how God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself (II Corinthians 5:19).

When I first read about Saul, I felt that he was a terrible person who didn't love the Lord because he was trying to destroy God's people because they were called Christian. This is what I found out. Saul was an educated man who loved the Lord so much, he would not allow anyone to defame the name of his God. God knew Saul's heart. Saul was persecuting the Christians because he loved the Lord God of Abraham and the prophets with all his heart. When he heard that Christians were going around preaching that Jesus was "The Messiah,” he didn't believe it and he considered this to be blasphemy.

Therefore, Paul was determined not let this travesty against God’s name continue. In other words, he would stop this blasphemy against God at all costs, even to the point of whipping, stoning and even murder. Saul loved the Lord and there was no way he was going to allow these Christians to tell people Jesus was God, “The Christ.”

Saul realized that the only ones to speak out of heaven were either an angel commissioned by God or God himself. Paul believed in only one God, so when he asked the question, who art thou Lord? Jesus identified himself as God by telling Paul his name. Paul realized at that moment, he was fighting against the God of Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the prophets. He realized that the Christians were right. Jesus is God, “The Christ,” the promised Messiah. I believe Paul wanted to get it right.

Therefore, God gave Paul the opportunity to be a spokesman for the only wise and true God - Jesus Christ. The zeal that Paul had to destroy Christianity was the same zeal and enthusiasm God used to promote the gospel of Christ. Warning: Don’t wait around for God to speak to you out of heaven before you believe his Word. The one God, who is Jesus Christ, has given you many instances to know who He is through his Word. (John 1:14, Colossians 2:9,I Timothy 3:16,I John 5:20, Revelation 1:8).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. www.google.com will daniels understanding the trinity.