Matthew 17:6
Matthew 17:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.”
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Read Full Chapter →Hearing the voice from heaven, the disciples fall on their faces in terror.
What Does Matthew 17:6 Mean?
It is the voice, even more than the blazing light, that overwhelms them. They fall prostrate, faces to the ground, gripped by holy fear -- the response of mortals who suddenly sense the nearness of God, as Israel trembled at the foot of Sinai.
Such fear is not cowardice but the right weight of standing before holiness. Yet it is not where God means to leave them. Reverence opens the heart, and in the next moment the One they fear will stoop to touch them. The same Lord whose glory undoes us comes near to raise us up.
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What does Matthew 17:6 mean?
Hearing the voice from heaven, the disciples fall on their faces in terror.