Ascetic X
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In this case, the people who fell backward were not seeking a blessing, but were there to do evil to Jesus, to arrest Him.While I don't agree with that so called practice it is similar to a Biblical event.
John 18:4-6, Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am [he]. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground.