Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
I fell (epesa). Late form for the old epeson (second aorist active indicative of piptw, to fall). Under the over-powering influence of the vision as in Revelation 19:10.
He laid (eqhken). First aorist active indicative of tiqhmi. The act restored John's confidence.
Fear not (mh fobou). Cf. Luke 1:13 to Zacharias to give comfort.
I am the first and the last (egw eimi o prwtov kai o esxatov). Used in Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 48:12 of God, but here, Revelation 2:8; Revelation 22:13 of Christ.
And the Living One (kai o zwn). Present active articular participle of zaw, another epithet of God common in the O.T. (Deuteronomy 32:40; Isaiah 49:18, etc.) and applied purposely to Jesus, with which see John 5:26 for Christ's own words about it.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 1:17:
John 6:51
2 John 1:7
Revelation 1:8
Revelation 1:19
Revelation 2:1
Revelation 2:8
Revelation 2:10
Revelation 6:17
Revelation 14:14
Revelation 22:13
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