Revelation 1:15 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Revelation 1:17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feet", "like", "burnished", "brass", "been", "refined", "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 "His head and his hair were white..." into verse 16's "He had seven stars in his right...", 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.