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caused to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. And
in His right hand He held seven stars; and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged
sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him,
I fell at His feet as a dead man.

The revelation of the glorified Christ was so great that all strength left John’s body.
He was overcome by the magnificence of Christ’s appearing. John fell down as if dead, his
sinful flesh being unable to arise in the presence of such holiness, power, and glory.
Yet, the awesome truth, incredible in its comprehension, is that this same glorious
appearance is to be shared with the victorious saints of God. This is what John wrote in his
first epistle. “We shall be like Him!” This is what Paul testifies in the following words:

Romans 8:18-19
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory that is to be revealed in us. For the anxious longing of the creation
waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.

Paul writes also of the power we are to experience in the coming ages. Paul walked
in moments of great power, where astounding works were performed by his hands, as
testified in the book of Acts.

Acts 19:11-12
And God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that
handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the
diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.

The apostle knew that, as awesome as such experiences were, they were only a
foretaste of the powers to be experienced by the saints in the coming ages.

Hebrews 6:4-5
For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the
heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted
the good word of God and the powers of the age to come...

Peter also wrote of that glory which is to come.

I Peter 4:13
To the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing; so that also
at the revelation of His glory, you may rejoice with exultation.

And Paul again writes of this glory of Christ that the saints are to share.

II Corinthians 4:17
For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far
beyond all comparison...