We’ve all heard the statement that one picture is worth 1000 words. I’m sure that that came up before we had Photoshop and AI. Nowadays, the photo isn’t worth much of anything if you really want to know what something looks like.
Most of us have seen different artists impression of what Jesus looked like. Most of them reflect the cultural background of the artist more than what reality would show. If you want to speculate on what Jesus would’ve looked like in the flesh then find a young Palestinian and take a photo. We do, however, have a picture of what Jesus look like, but it’s in words, not in pixels.
It’s found in revelation chapter 1.
Revelation 1:13-16 (KJV) 13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 14 His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire; 15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.
Notice that not only does it tell us what He looked like, but it tells us how He was dressed and what He sounded like.
I don’t expect a lithograph based on this description to start adorning churches and Christian homes. Keep in mind this isn’t my description. This is the one that the apostle John gave us. If you don’t like it talk to him.
homo unius libri
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Opus 2025-518: Uncharted Revelation: 1000 Words Worth One Picture
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Comments are welcome. Feel free to agree or disagree but keep it clean, courteous and short. I heard some shorthand on a podcast: TLDR, Too long, didn't read.