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I perceive nature itself reacting to those simple words, I AM, spoken by the Creator of "all that there is." Again, from the Gospel of John: As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground. – John 18:6

Thank you, sister, it is another of those verses that clearly demonstrates that John is BUILDING a case. The "I am" causes a "power struck" reaction. The "I am" causes an attempted stoning that is followed by a mysterious slipping away.

It is just beyond credulity to maintain that this was not connected to Exodus 3:14 (particularly to the part b summation in Exodus 3:14.)

Of all the New Testament writers, John uses a consistent array of words across his gospel, his letters, and his apocalypse....The Word, linen, name, etc.

Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.