Revelation 1:12-16 Podcast

So now, John was taken up into Heaven in the spirit on “the Lord’s day,” on the Isle of Patmos as a Roman prisoner. This is what he first saw after he heard the voice of Jesus Christ,

Revelation 1:12-16 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;



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.

The first thing John saw is the glorified Christ walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, after His death, resurrection and ascension. Proving, since John saw Jesus Christ Himself, He is alive forever more!

Testifying that what Jesus Christ had ministered on earth: “I Am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this (John 11:25-26)?”

His teaching is absolutely true and that He conquered death! And since Jesus Christ conquered death, those who believe and abide in Jesus Christ, Death has no victory over a born-again Christian.

Yet Jesus Christ always looked this way in His eternal appearance, before He came to earth as a babe by the virgin birth, conceived by the Holy Ghost. He appeared to Daniel this way in,



And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain Man clothed in linen, Whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

His body also was like the beryl, and His face as the appearance of lightning and His eyes as lamps of fire, and His arms and His feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of His words like the voice of a multitude.

Now the days Daniel lived were about 620 bc.- 520 bc. That’s approximately 484 years prior to Whom the Apostle John saw. So when we compare what Daniel saw, with what John saw, we know this is the same person who appeared to both.

And the point of their descriptions, is testifying to Jews and Gentiles, the whole world in an eye witness account, that this is none other than Jesus Christ, The living Son of the living God, whom they both saw.

There are a few things that stand out in John and Daniels description of Jesus Christ. His eyes, His skin, feet, and voice.

His Body

Daniel specifically describes the body of Jesus Christ to be the color of Beryl, “His body also was like the beryl” John doesn’t mention this at all.

Beryl can be found in a few places all over the world in various colors, such as: Yellow, Aquamarine, Emerald, red and also colorless, depending on the type of impurities found in the mineral of beryl.

Pure beryl on the other hand is colorless, which really stood out to me. Colorless Beryl is transparent like crystal and pure just as Jesus Christ is pure; holy; undefiled; without sin and worldly impurities of all types and shadows. Perfect in every way:

Hebrews 4:14-15 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.


Pure beryl is transparent, Just as Jesus Christ is. He has nothing to hide as it is also written about Him in,                             


 His Head And Hairs

Both Daniel and John describe the face and head of Jesus Christ as to being white. Daniel say’s, “His face as the appearance of lightning John say’s, “His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow.” And both are correct!

Lightning has an appearance of a few colors such as red, orange, blue, yellow, violet and even green, depending on the conditions of the atmosphere, such as dust, moisture and haze. But lightning is commonly white.

John could also be describing His head and hairs as shinning with white light, Revelation 1:16 and His countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

Which is also fitting, since Jesus Christ proclaimed Himself to be the Light of the world,


Now here’s another profound truth of John’s statement concerning his head and hairs, “His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow.” John could have just simply had said, “His head and hairs were white as snow,” and would have left it at that and the reader would get what he is seeing.

But he didn’t, he added a specific detail “white like wool.” As you read this, you can sense in his writing, John’s own personal experience, as he is physically noticing every detail, he is starting to recognize Jesus Christ, but in His eternal glorified state.

Letting us know, without a doubt, that the person He is seeing is Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Just as John the Baptist testified about Him by the revelation from the Holy Spirit, when he saw Jesus Christ,





So the Apostle John is describing Jesus Christ’s hairs to be the color of lamb’s wool, not describing the texture of His hairs.

His Eyes

The eyes are literally the windows to the soul. Here we are told, the eyes of Jesus Christ are, “as a flame of fire.” Daniel describes them, “as lamps of fire.” This is describing the fire of God His Fathers Holy Ghost burning in Jesus Christ’s soul.

Eyes of fire are also representative to Him being, all seeing and having infinite knowledge of all things. Nothing is hidden in the sight of Jesus Christ, nor God Most High, His Father, as is also revealed in,



His Arms And Feet

Next, His arms and feet are also specifically described. Daniel saw, “His arms and His feet like in colour to polished brass.” John doesn’t mention His arms, but say’s, “His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace;”

Have you ever wondered what he meant by that specific statement: “as if they burned in a furnace?” Daniel doesn’t mention that. He only compares His arms and feet to polished brass.

But John noticed something further than that, something out of place, something that doesn’t look natural.

Some Bible scholars would dare to misinterpret and falsely teach, this as being proof that Jesus Christ tread upon the fires of Hell, while he was in the “heart of the earth” in His death for three days.

Some radical cult interprets this as being proof that Jesus Christ is black, hair as wool with dark arms and dark feet. In their propaganda teachings, they’ll compare a black person’s hair with sheep wool, and skin with burnished bronze.

Neither of these interpretations are true about Jesus Christ, because they actually deliberately misunderstand and slightly twist the Scriptures, to prove something that does not exist in the Holy Bible.

One interpretation I’ve heard from a Holy Ghost filled and anointed evangelist saying, “His feet is a physical symbol of judgment,” which I believe to be true.

Theodore H. Epp, founder and director of “Back To The Bible Broadcast” published a book in 1969. This is what he wrote concerning Jesus’ feet of polished brass:

Quote: “Brass speaks of strength, and the furnace where brass has been burned speaks of purification. Brass also speaks of judgment, and in this case it would be pure judgment. All judgment has been committed by the Father into the hands of the Son so that the great Redeemer also becomes the mighty Judge.” (John 5)

‘Practical Studies In Revelation,’ pg. 56

And this makes absolute sense. But I feel in my Spirit that there is something more to it than that! So after pursuing this, I found that Jesus Christ appears to so many people throughout the Old Testament times.

Not once was He ever described with arms and feet of polished or fine brass. You think that would be one of His features that would stand out the most. Enough to mention it at least, like Daniel did.

Why? The only explanation could be, by evidence from the Holy Bible, is because at the times prior to Daniel, Jesus Christ didn’t have arms and feet of polished or fine brass as if they burned in a furnace, until after the death sentence of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace.

This is another reason why Jesus Christ appeared to Daniel this way. Because that incident occurred before His appearance to Daniel.

Daniel 3:21-25 These men were bound in their coats, their hosen and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Therefore because the kings commandments was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.


Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said, unto his councellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?

They answered and said, unto the king, true, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.



You see, the fourth Man is Jesus Christ, who took upon Himself all harm of the fire for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. This gives us a whole new meaning, “He took upon Himself our infirmities (Matthew 8:17).”

What are infirmities? Infirmities are our weaknesses of all realms of our existence, physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally and even financially. The true Christ bears the marks of His work for our redemption and salvation.

He took on everything we will ever go through, and took it upon Himself at the cross, just as it is written,








Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when Thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, and He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.
