Revelation 1:15 (LSB)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:13 and in the middle of the lampstands I saw one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a golden sash.

Revelation 1:14 And His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire.

Revelation 1:15 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 1:16 and having in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword which comes out of His mouth, and His face was like the sun shining in its power.

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear; I am the first and the last,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feet", "like", "burnished", "bronze", "been", "glow", "furnace", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "feet" and "like", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And His head and His hair were..." into verse 16's "and having in His right hand seven...", so "feet" and "like" 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 "feet" and "like" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.