I fell (επεσα). Late form for the old επεσον (second aorist active indicative of πιπτω, to fall). Under the over-powering influenc…

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. As if I were dead—deprived of sense and consciousness. He was overwhelmed by the suddennes…

I fell at his feet as dead.—At the sight of Him, the Evangelist fell as one dead. “Was this He whom on earth St. John had…

Clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as…

These verses identify Christ to John and connect the vision of the glorified Christ (vv.13–16) with his existence in history. The vision is seen in…

And when I saw him
The glorious person here described, who was just behind him, and of whom he had a full view, being so near …

The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and display it to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pu…