God's Overwhelming Majesty!
And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.
But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me,
“Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.”
Revelation 1:17
We see it occasionally: Someone collapses to the floor
upon hearing sudden and shocking news. In the Bible,
people had the same reaction for a
different reason:
an encounter with the glory and majesty of God.
Prophet Daniel collapsed at the sight of a “certain man”
who came from heaven to answer prayers (Daniel 10:5).
Daniel was rendered unconscious, facedown, until
the
man revived him (Daniel 10:4-10).
When Saul of Tarsus encountered Christ on the road to
Damascus, the glory of the Lord forced him to the
ground
and rendered him temporarily blind (Acts 9:1-9). As Christ
appeared to the apostle John on the isle of Patmos, John
“fell at His feet as dead” (Revelation 1:17).
Throughout the book of Revelation, the glory and majesty
of God are revealed through John’s version of heaven.
“Throne,” “king,” “power,” and “authority” are mentioned
scores of times.
The book of Revelation may be the closest we come to
see the majesty of God until we see Him “face to face”
(1 Corinthians 13:12). Thank God for how He reveals
Himself to us through His Word.
"My God, how wonderful Thou
art! Thy majesty how bright!"
Frederick W.
Faber
