They Fell to the Ground (Caddero a terra)

Italian: «Appena egli disse loro: 'Io sono', essi indietreggiarono e caddero a terra.» (Giovanni 18:6, LND)

English: "Now when He said to them, “' am He,' they drew back and fell to the ground.'" (John 16:6, NKJ)

Call me a Christian with her head in the clouds (or heavenly places as I like to call it); but some of my favorite types of Scriptures are those that speak of how Christ was both God and man.

Ah. Fully God and fully man. What an amazing truth. Just imagine, a man, someone who got hungry and thirsty and felt pain,... could also have the fullness of God dwelling inside His human body.

And I think that Giovanni (John) 18:6 is one of the Scriptures that refer to this truth; although in a not so obvious way. A hidden nugget, a buried treasure, just there waiting for anyone willing to dig a little bit to find it. So what am I referring to? This may take a bit but just stay with me and I'll help you dig.

As They Went, They Were Cleansed (Mentre Andavano, Furono Purificati)

"Vedutili, egli disse loro: «Andate a mostrarvi ai sacerdoti». E, mentre andavano, furono purificati." (Luca 17:14  NR)

"So when He saw them, He said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed." (Luke 17:14 NKJV)

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One of the many things I love about La Parola di Dio, the Word of God, is that there are so many different ways Jesus gave healing to those who were sick.

Luca 17 tells one of those ways that I just find so amazing.

It's the story of ten lebbrosi, lepers, who came to Jesus, seeking to be healed, guarito. But here's the thing. Jesus, Gesù didn't touch them as he often did. He told them  in 17:14 to Andate a mostrarvi ai sacerdoti, go and show yourselves to the priest. And what was the significance of this?

Back in those days, lebbrosi  were considered to be unclean and had to live outside the city/village. And if ever they needed to come inside the city they had to warn people by crying out "unclean."

The only way they could live and move freely within the city would be if for whatever reason, the leprosy was gone from their bodies. And this had to be verified by a priest.

(Stay with me, I'm trying to bring out a point.)