Jacob 7

Jacob 7:21 And when the multitude had witnessed that he spake these things as he was about to give up the ghost, they were astonished exceedingly; insomuch that the power of God came down upon them, and they were overcome that they fell to the earth. What's with all the passing out in the Book of Mormon? It seems like people are constantly being overcome by teh spirit so that they fall to the earth. I don't know anybody who has been overcome in this way. I suppose, though, the book o Mormon spans quite a bit more time than I have been alive, so maybe I will see it sometime.