OTY: The Revelation (4)D -Revelation Commentary
Revelation 1:13b-16
…clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His breast with a golden girdle. And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire; and His feet {were} like burnished bronze, when it has been caused to glow in a furnace, and His voice {was} like the sound of many waters. And 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.
Notice the similarities between Revelation 1:13b-16 and Daniel 10:5-6:
Revelation 1:13b-16 Robe reached down to His feet Chest girded with a golden sash Head and hair white like wool, snow Eyes like flame of fire Feet like burnished bronze Voice like many waters Mouth give words like sword Face like sun shining in its strength | Daniel 10:5-6 Dressed in linen Waist girded with pure gold of Uphaz Face like lightning Eyes like flaming torches Arms and feet like polished bronze Words sound like roaring Body like beryl |
The heavenly being that appears in Daniel 10:2-9 and speaks words is not the same heavenly being that appears in Daniel 10:10-18. The pre-incarnate Christ is the first heavenly being described. However, the vision and words of the first speaker ends at Daniel 10:9.
The second heavenly being is most likely a "strong angel." The second heavenly being states in Daniel 10:13 that Michael is a chief prince of which there are others. Daniel 10:21 indicates that this heavenly being "stands firmly." This is the key to his identity. The Hebrew says literal, "shows himself strong." The word literally means "to be/become strong." This heavenly being and Michael are "strong angels." In the Revelation, strong angels are encountered again in their primary function, which is the proclamation of revelation (Rev 5:2; 10:1; 18:21).
Revelation 1:17
And when I saw Him, (1) I fell at His feet as a dead man. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,
1. I fell at His feet as a dead man = John’s response at encountering the Son of God is similar to that of Daniel (10:9).
Revelation 1:18
and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Revelation 1:19
"Write therefore (1) the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall take place after these things.
1. A possible key to understanding the composition of the book of Revelation.
The things...have seen => Christ the revelator in chapter one.
The things...are => seven churches in chapter two and three.
The things...shall take place...=> in chapters 4-22
However, this outline is overly simplistic and has very little exegetical support. This is particularly the case when one realizes that there is no time difference between the vision of Christ in chapter one of the Revelation and the events of chapters two and three.
2. One must be careful at this point not to push the significance of this outline too far. The significance of the relationship of the church to Revelation 4-22 cannot be determined simply by recognizing the absence of the term church from these critical chapters. The absence of the term church from the Old Testament certainly does not mean that there is no applicable value for the church in the Old Testament
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Revelation 1:20
As for the (1) mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
1. Mystery = Musterion occurs four times in the Revelation (1:20; 10:7; 17:5,7). Anything spoken of as a mystery in the Bible requires divine insight. The correct interpretation necessitated help from God.
2. Great care should be given to the text of Scripture at this point.
Hermeneutically, the Bible offers insight into how meaning is discovered in the text. Clearly, the correct interpretation of the text is not far-fetched.
As stars represent angels and lampstands represent churches allegorically, we see an unsophisticated method. That the text explains the meaning of the stars and lampstands suggests that when no explanation is given the solution will be simple and uncomplicated.
We shall speak to this issue repeatedly thoroughout this commentary.
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