Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

Bible References

When the flame

2 Kings 2:11
As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven.
Psalm 47:5
God has ascended with a shout,
The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.
Hebrews 1:3
And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Fell on

Genesis 17:3
Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
Leviticus 9:24
Then fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
1 Chronicles 21:16
Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.
Ezekiel 1:26
Now above the expanse that was over their heads there was something resembling a throne, like lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a man.
Daniel 10:9
But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.
Matthew 17:6
When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

General references

Genesis 17:3
Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
Genesis 35:13
Then God went up from him in the place where He had spoken with him.
Matthew 17:6
When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.