Compare these two passages (and allow for translation differences but it is an obvious comparison even allowing for translations): Daniel 10v5-7 and Revelation 1v12-16. See the description of the Son of Man and see how John's description deliberately copies Daniel's and in the exact same order except the description of His 'face' which is at the end in John's description. (For the full passages see at bottom, below.)
* a man (translation of Son of Man?) / one like a Son of Man
* dressed in fine linen / a robe
* around waste - golden belt / golden sash
* face like lightning / sun shining
* eyes like flaming torches / blazing fire
* voice like the sound of multitude / rushing waters
Clearly John is saying something here.
Daniel 10v5-7 "I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves."
Revelation 1v12-16 "I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance."
* a man (translation of Son of Man?) / one like a Son of Man
* dressed in fine linen / a robe
* around waste - golden belt / golden sash
* face like lightning / sun shining
* eyes like flaming torches / blazing fire
* voice like the sound of multitude / rushing waters
Clearly John is saying something here.
Daniel 10v5-7 "I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves."
Revelation 1v12-16 "I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance."
