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His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
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Feet of Purity and Power
Christ's feet, described as glowing brass refined in a furnace, symbolize His perfect purity and unshakeable strength. Commentators explain this imagery points to His role as the righteous judge, whose ways are firm and who will triumphantly tread down all opposition. This vision connects to Old Testament descriptions of God's awesome glory.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And his feet like to fine brass. Compare Daniel 10:6, And his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass. See also Ezekie…
Burnished brass (χαλκολιβανω). Associative-instrumental case after ομοιο. This word has so far been found nowhere else save here a…
19th Century
Anglican
His feet like unto fine brass.—His feet, like those of the ministering priests of Israel, were bare and appeared like
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Baptist
Clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as…
The Son of Man’s feet appeared like shining bronze (cf. 2:18), as if it were fired to white heat in a kiln (cf. a similar figure of glowing metal i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace By which is meant, not his human nature in a suffering …
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The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and display it to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pu…
