John 18:6 "As soon then as he
had said unto them, I am he,
they went backward, and fell to
the ground."
JOHN 18:5-9
It is evident that it was the power
of God that made these six hundred
men fall backwards to the ground,
but why did it happen when He
said, "I am he"?
In this verse, and also in verse
eight, the word "he" is italicized.
That means that the word "he" was
not in the original text but was
added by the translators to make
the sentence grammatically correct.
This serves a useful purpose and is
very helpful in most cases.
However, the translators put these
additions in italics so that we could
be aware of what the text literally
said.
In this instance, Jesus literally said,
"I am." Since Jesus was God
manifest in the flesh, His statement
of "I am," carried just as much
weight as when He expressed it to
Moses (Ex. 3:14). This is nothing
less than the Almighty God
releasing His glory through the
powerful statement, "I AM." No
wonder these men were knocked to
the ground.
This graphically illustrates how
Jesus could have easily defended
Himself against any size army that
would come to take His life. As He
said in John 10:18, "No man taketh
it (i.e. His life) from me, but I lay
it down of myself."
There are many instances recorded
in scripture where people fell to
the ground as a result of being in
God's presence. The same thing still
happens today. Just as some people
faint when they experience fear,
when they experience the awesome
presence of God, they become
weak, and lose strength in their
physical body.
That is What you have inside, The "I am" now lives in you, who, what can stop you?
In this verse, and also in verse
eight, the word "he" is italicized.
That means that the word "he" was
not in the original text but was
added by the translators to make
the sentence grammatically correct.
This serves a useful purpose and is
very helpful in most cases.
However, the translators put these
additions in italics so that we could
be aware of what the text literally
said.
In this instance, Jesus literally said,
"I am." Since Jesus was God
manifest in the flesh, His statement
of "I am," carried just as much
weight as when He expressed it to
Moses (Ex. 3:14). This is nothing
less than the Almighty God
releasing His glory through the
powerful statement, "I AM." No
wonder these men were knocked to
the ground.
This graphically illustrates how
Jesus could have easily defended
Himself against any size army that
would come to take His life. As He
said in John 10:18, "No man taketh
it (i.e. His life) from me, but I lay
it down of myself."
There are many instances recorded
in scripture where people fell to
the ground as a result of being in
God's presence. The same thing still
happens today. Just as some people
faint when they experience fear,
when they experience the awesome
presence of God, they become
weak, and lose strength in their
physical body.
That is What you have inside, The "I am" now lives in you, who, what can stop you?
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