Connect Revelation 1:15 to Old Testament descriptions of God's majesty and power. Revelation 1:15 in Focus “His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.” Echoes of Fiery Bronze in the Old Testament • Ezekiel 1:7 – “Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the gleam of polished bronze.” • Daniel 10:6 – “His body was like topaz, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze.” • Numbers 21:8-9 – The bronze serpent lifted up for Israel’s healing foreshadows the victorious, exalted Christ who now stands with feet of bronze over a purified kingdom. Key truths tied to bronze imagery: – Purity through fiery refinement (Malachi 3:2-3). – Unshakable stability; feet able to tread down every adversary (Psalm 110:1). – Judgment that is righteous and final (Isaiah 63:3-4). The Roar of Many Waters • Ezekiel 43:2 – “His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.” • Psalm 29:3-4 – “The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders… The voice of the LORD is powerful.” • Psalm 93:4 – “Mightier than the thunder of many waters… the LORD on high is majestic.” • Job 37:4-5 – “He thunders with His majestic voice… God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways.” What the water-roar conveys: – Irresistible authority; nothing can silence Him (Isaiah 55:11). – Sheer awe that stills every rival voice (Habakkuk 2:20). – Comfort for the faithful—His strong voice overwhelms chaos (Isaiah 43:2). Old Testament Patterns Fulfilled in Jesus • Bronze + fire = a priest-king who has passed through judgment and now judges righteously (2 Chronicles 4:1-2 with Revelation 20:12-13). • Waters + thunder = Sinai’s covenant voice now heard from the risen Lord (Exodus 19:16-19 with Hebrews 12:25-26). • Prophetic expectation meets unveiled reality: the One whom prophets glimpsed is the same Jesus John beholds (John 12:41). Living Response • Stand in reverent awe: the fiery, thundering Lord sees all, tests all, and will set all things right. • Rest in His power: the voice that once calmed Galilee’s waves now speaks over every storm of life (Mark 4:39). • Walk in purity: feet like bronze invite believers to holy, steadfast living, refined by His Spirit (1 Peter 1:6-7). |
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