Revelation 1:14-16 - His face was like the sun shining in brilliance

1:14,15

In Dan 7:9 the hair of the Ancient of Days is described as being white like wool and His throne flaming with fire. In Ezekiel 43:2 the voice of God is described as being like that of rushing waters. They exact identity of the alloy named bronze here is not known. The overall picture here is that the one like a son of man is also divine.

1:16

The son of man holds the seven stars in his right hand, 1:20 tells us that these are the angels of the seven churches. The fact that He holds these in His right hand signifies His protection of them. We should note that some of the seven churches come in for severe chastisement. We should remember that God chastises those whom He loves.  Out of His mouth comes a sharp, double-edged sword, and His face was like the sun in its brilliance. We should remember who Christ is, and that the church is His church. Sometimes when we say “Christ is on His throne” we say it in a resigned way when evil seems to be triumphing in the world. We should say it in a victorious way! This is not to belittle or deny the suffering that the church (including you and me) might have to endure (and Revelation certainly won’t let us do this (unless you insist on taking a stupid pre-tribulation rapture view :-))), but we are the church that belongs to the victorious king.