Revelation 1:15 (KJV)

Passage

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

Nearby Context

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

Revelation 1:14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

Revelation 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

Revelation 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feet", "like", "fine", "brass", "burned", "furnace", "voice", and "sound". 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 "His head and his hairs were white..." into verse 16's "And he had in his right hand...", 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.