Revelation 1:16 (GNV)

Passage

And he had in his right hand seuen starres: and out of his mouth went a sharpe two edged sword: and his face shone as the sunne shineth in his strength.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:14 His head, and heares were white as white wooll, and as snowe, and his eyes were as a flame of fire,

Revelation 1:15 And his feete like vnto fine brasse, burning as in a fornace: and his voyce as the sounde of many waters.

Revelation 1:16 And he had in his right hand seuen starres: and out of his mouth went a sharpe two edged sword: and his face shone as the sunne shineth in his strength.

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feete as dead: then he laid his right hand vpon me, saying vnto me, Feare not: I am that first and that last,

Revelation 1:18 And am aliue, but I was dead: and beholde, I am aliue for euermore, Amen: and I haue the keyes of hell and of death.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "right", "hand", "seuen", "starres", "mouth", "went", "sharpe", and "edged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "right" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And his feete like vnto fine brasse..." into verse 17's "And when I saw him I fell...", so "right" and "hand" 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 "right" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.