12 I turned to see who was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven oil lamps burning on top of seven gold stands.
13 In the middle of the lampstands I saw someone who looked like the Human One. He wore a robe that stretched down to his feet, and he had a gold sash around his chest.
14 His head and hair were white as white wool—like snow—and his eyes were like a fiery flame.
15 His feet were like fine brass that has been purified in a furnace, and his voice sounded like rushing water.
16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. His appearance was like the sun shining with all its power.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. But he put his right hand on me and said, "Don’t be afraid. I’m the first and the last,
18 and the living one. I was dead, but look! Now I’m alive forever and always. I have the keys of Death and the Grave.