14 His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His feet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters. (Revelation 1:14–15)
The description of the Lord in verse 13 is pedestrian compared to this. John was just getting started. We need to begin focusing more on this version of Jesus rather than the “come to me all ye who are wary and heavy laden” version, given what’s up next on the prophetic calendar. If you do a little research on your own, meaning simply check the cross references in your Bible, they’ll put you in Daniel, where the Lord is similarly described.
His body also was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult. (Daniel 10:6)
How do you see Christ? Do you see him crucified on the cross, consoling and caring for children on his knee, or coming back on the clouds? The correct answer is all the above. Otherwise, you might have a deficiency or imbalance in your doctrine. If you stop reading Daniel after chapter 6 and never venture into the dusty book of Revelation, you’ll need to round yourself out to have proper theology.
In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shining in its strength. (Revelation 1:16)
It’s hard to look someone in the eye when their face shines like the sun. Perhaps that’s the point with every knee needing to bow. Facing that two-edged sword it’s no wonder that every tongue must confess that Jesus is Lord. The question would be if the messages to the seven churches (i.e., from the “stars” or messengers, likely angels), would be heeded without the motivation of seeing what John saw.
10 …at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:10–11)
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