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15 His feet were like burnished [white-hot] bronze, refined in a furnace, and His voice was [powerful] like the sound of many waters.(A) 16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the [a]Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].(B)

17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God],(C)

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  1. Revelation 1:16 The visible, divine Presence.

15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,(A) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.(B) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(C) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(D) His face was like the sun(E) shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(F) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(G) and said: “Do not be afraid.(H) I am the First and the Last.(I)

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