Rev 1:17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “ Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,
John fell upon sight of the Lord. What an experience and revelation it must be to encounter the risen Lord face to face. Even the mob that came to seize Jesus fell out when He answered them, “I am he”. At the last day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord, because He is Lord.
What did John feel when he felt the hand of the Lord on his shoulder, the same hand that stretched out the heavens and hung the stars? I suspect he felt the power and majesty of the Creator of the universe in that touch, but mixed in full measure was the love of Jesus the man that he had known long ago. Fear must have begun to melt at that moment of affection and reassurance. “Do not be afraid”.
John had seen and been with Jesus when He walked on earth and must have thought he knew Him well, but before him was something beyond his imagination. Jesus frames the whole of creation from beginning to end as contained within Himself. The word of creation has begun and enabled a new creation. The first word brought creation into existence and the last word will restore its original state, establishing the kingdom of God forever.
Isaiah 41:4 Who has done this and carried it through,
calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord —with the first of them and with the last —I am he.”
Isaiah 44:6 “This is what the Lord says—
Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;
apart from me there is no God.
Isaiah 48:12-13 12 “Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called:
I am he; I am the first and I am the last.
13 My own hand laid the foundations of the earth,
and my right hand spread out the heavens;
when I summon them, they all stand up together.
John 17:5 Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
John 17:24 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
John 8:19 Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”
“You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”
John 14:7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.”
John 16:15 All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you
John 17:10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them
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