“And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:”
And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire — the mighty angel (angelos ischyros) descending from heaven combines attributes of theophany: cloud (divine presence, Exodus 16:10), rainbow (covenant promise, Genesis 9:16), sun-bright face (divine glory, Matthew 17:2), pillars of fire (Exodus 13:21, divine guidance and protection). The figure is majestic and speaks with divine authority.
Church Fathers on Revelation 10:1
“I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: and he had in his hand an open book: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot upon the earth.” He signifies that that mighty angel who, he says, descended from heaven, clothed with a cloud, is our Lord, as we have above narrated. “His face was as it were the sun.” That is, with…
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