The apostle had lived alongside the Son of Man during His sojourn on earth, and bore witness that Jesus was the incarnate Word of God. John was walking in pure, undiminished communion with God, during his exile - on the Day of the Lord, and hearing the voice of a trumpet behind him, turned to see Who was speaking. of Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Thank You that You loved us so much that You sent Jesus to be the sacrifice for our sin and that He is coming again to right every wrong, to judge the world in righteousness and wipe away every tear from our eyes. [763] Thus there is a dependence on the ἡ δὲ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ , corresponding to which are the special particulars, each of which is designated with the addition of αὐτοῦ ; viz., οἱ ὀφθ . I saw a great white throne, that is, "a throne with glorious lustre." The holy purity; dignified authority; eternal wisdom and glorious presence of the One Who stood before John was the risen, ascended, glorified Son of God - as had never been witnessed before. Revelation 1:14 Treasury of Scripture Knowing, The Concentration Of Spiritual Energy (part 1). He was instructed that everything he heard and saw was to be written in a book and shared with the Church, which is the body of Christ. It was Jesus, the God-Man Who upholds all things by the word of his power. The first thing John noticed was "His head and His hair were white like white wool. It was Jesus - the Head of the Body - the King of the Jews - the Saviour of the world  - the Almighty God of heaven - the Ancient of Days. It was Jesus Christ Who was dead, but is alive forevermore that stood before him. In Daniel’s vision, it is the Ancient of Days (the Father) who’s “hair of His head was like pure wool” (Dan. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Revelation 1:14. The most glorious yet awe-inspiring description of Jesus Christ is given in this first chapter of the Revelation to John - for our learning. The holy purity; dignified authority; eternal wisdom and glorious presence of the One Who stood before John was the risen, ascended, glorified Son of God - as had never been witnessed before. i’ not entirely sure what you don't understand about it, but I can only guess that you're asking about his eyes like a blazing fire. To the general conception ἡ δὲ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ , the part which properly pertains to the description is attached by the more accurately determining καὶ . It is said of Augustus Caesar, that he had fiery eyes F17. Revelation 20:11. This argument is usually put forth by the Black Hebrew Israelites as an apologetic for black people being the real Jews and the white man being evil, and the verses used to support this idea are in Revelation 1:14-15 where it says: “The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. Thus ch. Revelation 1:14. see ( Daniel 10:6 ) ; which may design the omniscience of Christ, which reaches to all persons, and things, and is very searching and penetrating, and discovers and brings to light things the most dark and obscure; and also Christ's eyes of love upon his own people, which have both heat and light; Christ's love never waxes cold, and, being shed abroad in the hearts of his people, warms theirs; … The wrath of God will be poured out on a God-hating, Christ-rejecting sinful world during a succession of judgement, described in the following chapters of this book of Revelation - but the wrath of God for your sins and mine has already been poured out on Jesus - our sin-subsided, Who died in our place and is risen - and behold He is alive for evermore. 7:9 ). It was Christ Jesus - the Alpha and the Omega, Who is and was and is to come, the Almighty. This elderly apostle was given an astonishing vision of Christ in all His might, majesty, dominion, and power. All rights reserved. The prophet Daniel wrote that he saw the Ancient of Days, describing Him as having hair that resembled wool (Daniel 7:9). Salem Media Group. By the head of man is signified the all of his life; and the all of man‘s life has relation to love and wisdom, therefore by "the head" is signified wisdom, and also love. His head and His hair were white like white wool, like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire. Throughout the Bible, God and God’ss fire are constantly mentioned throughout the Bible in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Heavenly Father, thank You for this amazing revelation of Jesus Christ and for opening our understanding that the Suffering Servant Who died for our sin and rose again on the third day is the incarnate God - in Whom are the words of eternal life. It was Jesus, Who is the express image of His Father. Seen as having … John is being shown the glory of the Son, which He had with the Father “before the World was” (John John 17:5 ). It was JESUS, Who having by himself purged our sins - sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] In this verse John describes Jesus as having hair like white wool and snow. Help me to live my live in a manner that is worthy of You - to Whom be all honour and glory, world without end - AMEN. His presence and posture was reminiscent of the Ancient of Days, described by Daniel - "Whose throne was ablaze with flames of fire, and Whose vesture was like white snow - the hair on His head was like pure wool". They were like snow; and His eyes were like a flame of fire." His head and his hairs were white like wool, — The hairs of his head, &c. The word Λευκος, which we translate white, properly signifies "of great lustre." ν ὡσεί τε πυρὸς σέλας, εἶδος ἠλέκτρου τιμιώτερου χρυσοῦ, ἔστι δὲ τὸ ἤλεκτρον ἀλλότυπον χρυσίον μεμιγμένον ὑέλῳ καὶ λιθείᾳ, Ἡ κεφαλὴ καὶ αἱ τρίχες, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. He is the One Who has been appointed to judge the world in righteousness - for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and all unrighteousness and ALL who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. What does Revelation 1:14 mean? He is identified as the righteous Judge of the earth, Who reads the thoughts and hearts of men. All who read it and take it to heart have been promised blessings beyond compare. The vision was of such overwhelming grandeur that this elderly apostle could do nothing but fall at the feet of One Who stood before him - as if dead. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. It was Jesus, Who had washed his filthy feet so many years before standing before John, in the magnificence of His glory. Revelation 1:14. Proud member His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow In allusion to the white head and hairs of old men, said to be hoary, or like the hoar frost, and compared to an almond tree in bloom, ( Ecclesiastes 12:5 ) ; and here to wool and snow for whiteness; see ( Ezekiel 27:18 ) ; and according to the Jews F16, (Nbl rmu) , "white wool", is the wool of a lamb just born, about which a cloth is bound, that it may not be defiled; now these metaphors are expressive of the antiquity of Christ, who is the everlasting Father, and whose goings forth were of old, even from everlasting; and of his senile gravity and prudence, for with the Ancient is wisdom; he is the wisdom of God, in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hid; and also of his glory and majesty, being the brightness of his Father's glory; and likewise of his true and proper deity, since this description is the same with that of the Ancient of days in ( Daniel 7:9 ) ; for by his head is not here meant either God the Father, who is sometimes called the head of Christ, ( 1 Corinthians 11:3 ) , nor his divine nature, which is the chief and principal in him, nor his headship over the church; nor do his hairs intend his elect, which grow upon him, and are nourished by him, and are so called for their number, weakness, and purity: and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire: see ( Daniel 10:6 ) ; which may design the omniscience of Christ, which reaches to all persons, and things, and is very searching and penetrating, and discovers and brings to light things the most dark and obscure; and also Christ's eyes of love upon his own people, which have both heat and light; Christ's love never waxes cold, and, being shed abroad in the hearts of his people, warms theirs; and in the light of his gracious countenance do they see light; and his love, like flames of fire, melts their souls into a true and genuine repentance for sin: or else, rather his eyes of wrath and vengeance, as set upon his enemies, are here meant: which will be fierce and furious, bring swift and sudden destruction on them, before which there is no standing, and from which there is no fleeing.