13. In the middle of them was someone who looked "like a son of man." (Daniel 7:13) He was dressed in a long robe with a gold strip of cloth around his chest.
14. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow. His eyes were like a blazing fire.
15. His feet were like bronze metal glowing in a furnace. His voice sounded like rushing waters.
16. He held seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth came a sharp sword that had two edges. His face was like the sun shining in all of its brightness.
17. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. Then he put his right hand on me and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.
18. I am the Living One. I was dead. But look! I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys to Death and Hell.
19. "So write down what you have seen. Write about what is happening now and what will happen later.