“Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.”
As Gabriel speaks, Daniel falls in deep sleep; Gabriel touches him and sets him upright—demonstrating the overwhelming power of encountering heavenly reality and requiring divine assistance to maintain consciousness. The physical touching by the angel emphasizes the tangible dimension of celestial communication and God's care for his prophet even amid overwhelming revelation. Sleep and waking image recurs, suggesting the thin boundary between mortal and divine consciousness.
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