Revelation 1:15

Translations

Modern

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

Traditional

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

Literal

…and His feet like burnished bronze, as having been refined in a furnace, and His voice as a voice of many waters,

Latin

…et pedes ejus similes auricalco, sicut in camino ardenti, et vox illius tamquam vox aquarum multarum:

Original

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English

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

Notes

Revelation 1:15

Refined or hardened bronze feet suggest stability, firmness, and security (compare Daniel 10:6).
The thundering voice shows God's power. When God speaks, people will listen (compare Ezekiel 43:2).

Revelation 1:12–20

John's first vision shows Christ as a wise, strong, and powerful messenger of God who always cares for his people.

Theme notes and profiles

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Ezekiel 43:2
…and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
Daniel 10:6
His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
Revelation 14:2
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
Revelation 19:6
And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
Revelation 2:18
To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
Psalm 93:4
Above the roar of many waters—the mighty breakers of the sea—the LORD on high is majestic.
Ezekiel 1:7
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.
Ezekiel 40:3
So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
Isaiah 17:13
The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.

Glossary

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Topics

Brass: Figurative Copper Brass: The Strength and Firmness of Christ Jesus, the Christ: Appears to the Apostle John (On Patmos Island) Vision of John on the Island of Patmos of Christ and the Golden Lampstands Water: (Noise of Many) of the Word of Christ

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