^a See letter to the church in Thyatira, Rv. 2:18.

^b See also Rv. 14:2; 19:6. The description of the one like a son of man in 1:13-15 echos the descriptions of the Ancient of Days in Dn. 7:9-10: 7:9 While I was watching, / thrones were set up, / and the Ancient of Days took his seat. / His attire was white like snow; / the hair of his head was like lamb’s wool. / His throne was ablaze with fire / and its wheels were all aflame. / 7:10 A river of fire was streaming forth / and proceeding from his presence. / Many thousands were ministering to him; / Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. / The court convened / and the books were opened (NET); and of the angel that speaks to Daniel in Dn. 10:5-6: 10:5 I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz. 10:6 His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd (NET). See also Ez. 43:2: I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east; the sound was like that of rushing water [LXX: φωνὴ τῆς παρεμβολῆς ὡς φωνὴ διπλασιαζόντων πολλῶν, a voice of an army, as the sound of many redoubling (Brenton)]; and the earth radiated his glory (NET) and Ez. 1:24: ...I heard the sound of their wings – it was like the sound of rushing waters [LXX: ὡς φωνὴν ὕδατος πολλοῦ], or the voice of the Almighty, or the tumult of an army... (NET).