Revelation 1:14 (YLT)

Passage

and his head and hairs white, as if white wool--as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:12 And I did turn to see the voice that did speak with me, and having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands,

Revelation 1:13 and in the midst of the seven lamp-stands, <FI>one<Fi> like to a son of man, clothed to the foot, and girt round at the breast with a golden girdle,

Revelation 1:14 and his head and hairs white, as if white wool--as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;

Revelation 1:15 and his feet like to fine brass, as in a furnace having been fired, and his voice as a sound of many waters,

Revelation 1:16 and having in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword is proceeding, and his countenance <FI>is<Fi> as the sun shining in its might.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "and in the midst of the seven..." into verse 15's "and his feet like to fine brass...", so "head" and "hairs" 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 "hairs" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.