Does Revelation 19:12 say Christ's eyes are flames of fire or like flames of fire?
Revelation 19:12 describes Christ's eyes as a flame of fire, not as being flames of fire. The wording uses as, indicating His eyes had a penetrating ability like flames of fire. The context stresses careful reading: it does not say His eyes were flames, but that they were as flames.
Les teaches from Revelation 19:12 that the verse speaks of Christ at His second coming and says His eyes were as a flame of fire. He emphasizes that it does not say His eyes were flames of fire, but as flames of fire. That means His eyes had that ability to just penetrate. He compares this to people whose eyes can penetrate, calling it a little preview, and says the Lord's eyes will penetrate as flames of fire.
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
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What does Revelation 19:12 mean when it describes Christ's eyes as a flame of fire?
In Revelation 19:12, Christ's eyes are described as 'as a flame of fire,' not 'flames of fire,' because they have the ability to penetrate through someone.