What does Revelation mean when it says the eyes of Jesus are as fire?
The eyes of Jesus as fire symbolize His fiery, penetrating examination of every believer’s works. They are put in the spotlight, revealing whether a person’s building is gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or stubble. The purpose is to test the quality and motive behind what believers do.
Les explains that the eyes of the Lord Jesus being as fire picture His fiery examination of every believer’s works. He says every believer’s work will be made manifest—put in the spotlight—and the very fiery eyes of the Lord Jesus will examine everything we have done as believers. Some things, like gold, silver, and precious stones, the fire cannot touch; others, like wood, hay, and stubble, go up in a puff of smoke. Les stresses this is primarily based on motive: why do we do the things we categorize as good works? Is it to please the flesh, to please someone else, or strictly for God’s honor and glory? He also references Revelation, where the eyes of the Lord Jesus are as fire, tying it to the works record of every believer.
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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Where does the Bible say the eyes of the Lord Jesus are like fire?
Les ties the testing of works back to Revelation, where the eyes of the Lord Jesus are as fire.