Revelation 1:14 (DRB)

Passage

And his head and his hairs were white as white wool and as snow. And his eyes were as a flame of fire:

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks:

Revelation 1:13 And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Revelation 1:14 And his head and his hairs were white as white wool and as snow. And his eyes were as a flame of fire:

Revelation 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as in a burning furnace. And his voice as the sound of many waters.

Revelation 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars. And from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword. And his face was as the sun shineth in his power.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "head", "hairs", "white", "wool", "snow", "eyes", and "flame". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "head" and "hairs", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And in the midst of the seven..." into verse 15's "And his feet like unto fine brass...", so "head" and "hairs" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "head" and "hairs" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.