Rev 17And when I saw him, I fell at hisfeet as dead. And he laid his righthand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, andthe things which shall be hereafter;
Malachi 4:2 "But unto you that fear my Name , shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings." John saw the glory of God in the face of Jesus and fell at Jesus' feet. In addition, with the great catch in Galilee, Peter saw who Jesus really was and fell at his feet. Guess you just can't (and don't want to) help yourself, PTL!!! I know I'll be falling in reverence!
Then, Christ touches John and tells John not to be afraid, and who he is. If the Lord appeared to me, yes, I would be afraid. But, He is our conformer and our protector. As we know, God is is the first and the last (alpha and omega). He that liveth, was here, walked on earth with us as Jesus Christ, then Christ was crucified, & rose from the grave to be alive forever, eternity. Ironsides, in his book "Lectures on the Revelation", says death is the body without the spirit. That the body goes to the grave and the spirit goes to the unseen world. Hades is the condition of the spirit without the body. And Christ just said, he has the keys to it! Both to death and Hades (Hell).
Verse 19 Jesus gives John direction, the first chapter and the first division of Revelation- things he has seen. Then, "the things that are" in the next two chapters with the remains from chapter 4 to the end.
Blessings to all,
Calabash
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