Rev 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Whenever the living God revealed Himself in some way to humankind in the Old Testament, terror and amazement were the reactions.
People saw themselves as guilty and unclean by comparison!
In the Book of Revelation, the apostle John describes the overwhelming nature of his encounter with the Lord of glory.
Although a believer and an apostle, John sank down in abject humility and fear when the risen, glorified Lord Jesus appeared before him on Patmos.
Our glorified Lord did not condemn John.
He knew that John’s weakness was the reaction to revealed divine strength.
He knew that John’s sense of unworthiness was the instant reaction to absolute holiness.
Along with John, every redeemed human being needs the humility of spirit that can only be brought about by the manifest presence of God.
Jesus at once reassured John, stooping to place a nail-pierced hand on the prostrate apostle, and saying, “Do not be afraid."
~A. W. Tozer~
Whenever the living God revealed Himself in some way to humankind in the Old Testament, terror and amazement were the reactions.
People saw themselves as guilty and unclean by comparison!
In the Book of Revelation, the apostle John describes the overwhelming nature of his encounter with the Lord of glory.
Although a believer and an apostle, John sank down in abject humility and fear when the risen, glorified Lord Jesus appeared before him on Patmos.
Our glorified Lord did not condemn John.
He knew that John’s weakness was the reaction to revealed divine strength.
He knew that John’s sense of unworthiness was the instant reaction to absolute holiness.
Along with John, every redeemed human being needs the humility of spirit that can only be brought about by the manifest presence of God.
Jesus at once reassured John, stooping to place a nail-pierced hand on the prostrate apostle, and saying, “Do not be afraid."
~A. W. Tozer~
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