Revelation 1:13-16 is the only physical description of Jesus given to us in the Bible. The only other description that comes close is in Is. 53:2.
John sees “one like a son of man” [Dan. 7:13-14], standing among seven golden lampstands [Rev. 1:12-13]
His Clothing:
“clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash.” [Rev. 1:13; Ex.28:4, 29:5, 39:1-5]
His Hair:
“And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow…” . [Rev. 1:14; Dan. 7:9, Is. 1:18]
His Eyes:
“and His eyes were like a flame of fire.” Like blazing fire [Rev. 1:14; Rev. 2:18, 19:12]
His Feet:
“His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace,…” [Rev. 1:15; Ex. 27:1-6]
His Voice:
“and His voice was like the sound of many waters,…” [Rev. 1:15; Ez. 43:2]
His Right hand:
“and having in His right hand seven stars,…” [Rev. 1:16; 1:11, 1:20]
His Mouth:
“a sharp two-edged sword which comes out of His mouth,…” [Rev. 1:16; Heb. 4:12, Eph. 6:17]
His Face:
“and His face was like the sun shining in its power.” [Rev. 1:16; Matt. 17:2]
John’s Reaction
Rev. 1:17 “And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man.”
What is your reaction?
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