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John's description continues: "Moreover, his head and his hair were white as wool, as snow, and eyes as a fiery flame." (Revelation 1:14) His snow-white hair indicates wisdom due to length of life. (Compare Proverbs 16:31.) And his fiery eyes show that he is sharp, alert, as he searches, tests, or expresses indignation. Even Jesus' feet catch John's attention: "And his feet were like fine copper when glowing in a furnace; and his voice was as the sound of many waters." (Revelation 1:15) In the vision, Jesus' feet are like copper, glowing bright-properly so for one who walks zealously and with a fine standing in the presence of Jehovah God. Moreover, while in the Bible divine things are often pictured by gold, so things human are sometimes represented by copper. So Jesus' glowing feet like find copper remind us of how "comely" his feet were when he walked the earth preaching the good news. -ISAIAH 52:7; ROMANS 10:15.

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