Nothing could prepare John to see the glorified Son of Man. His emotions were overrun as he tried to connect his previous experience with Jesus the man to this image of Jesus the glorified Son of Man. He simply could not do it, so he fell at his feet as though dead. Jesus is introduced as the First and the Last, which is a statement on His prophetic declarations. He declares what will be and He brings it all about, it is always just a matter of time. He is also the living one, the one in whom we find our life. And He holds a mystery of 7-stars and 7-lampstands, which are the 7-angels who are assigned to each of the 7-churches. This is all about what He, Jesus, says to the churches.
