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1 | Overcome by the power of God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Alp7757 | 19629 | ||
John 18:4-8 Details Jesus' arrest. Of particular interest to me in vs 6 is that the detachment of troops and the priests' officers "drew back and fell to the ground" in response to Jesus responding "I am He" to their query about who Jesus of Nazareth is. Can someone explain more to me about this? Does this mean that these people experienced the power of God to the extent that they were, for lack of a better way of communicating it, slain in the spirit and still arrested Jesus? Is the interpretation that they were overcome by the power of God correct? | ||||||
2 | Overcome by the power of God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 19632 | ||
Dear Alp...Welcome to the forum :-) You quoted "'I am He'" from John 18f. But it may be "I am he" with small h. They were not asking for God but a man from Nazareth. They were acting on orders from their military superiors and being led by a civilian named Judas. They were carrying a lot of equipment (torches, lanterns, weapons) and I want to draw on some personal experience if you will indulge me :-) I remember the military service I performed. I was in the infantry and we walked everywhere. Long distances through various terrains were common. We were not sure, if we had a hint, of where we were going, and what the objective of this walk was for. We followed orders. But one thing I recall (with some humor due to the variety of clowns in our bunch and the circumstances)was when we finally reached our objective and were told to take a break by order, or by general acknowledgement that the objectives coordinates had been met, and dependent upon the situation at hand, many of us with me included, would just fall to the ground "in place",ie. wherever we were standing. Just fall in place. Is it possible that those who fell to the ground, not to include Judas (?), were just glad to be there. It was observed, it was recorded. It became a part of the historical record. Jesus was not a threat, was He? That may be the difference in reading the verse with a capital "h." But I am a history major, and have this mindset :-) So "slain in the Spirit" is not part of this verse to me. Due to my own experience in similar situations. and imagination is part of His Image. God Bless....Jensen |
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