Revelation 1:14 (WEB)

Passage

His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:12 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.

Revelation 1:13 And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man,Daniel 7:13 clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.

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

Revelation 1:15 His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.

Revelation 1:16 He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And among the lamp stands was one..." into verse 15's "His feet were like burnished brass as...", so "head" and "hair" 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 "hair" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.