“His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.”
Daniel falls in deep sleep and lies face to the ground; the heavenly visitor touches him and sets him upright—continuing the pattern of overwhelming reaction to heavenly encounter requiring angelic assistance and encouragement. Lying prostrate expresses appropriate response to overwhelming divine presence. Physical touch from the heavenly being bridges the gap between heavenly and earthly realities.
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