<p>1:13 <i>And in the midst of the candlesticks- one like a Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest</i>- The Lord being in midst of His churches referring of course to the people within them is a continuation of a major Johannine theme: that the Lord Jesus abides in the hearts of His people through the Spirit. The long robe and sash could possibly frame Him as a priest, working for us all in an ongoing sense, and identified with the churches. And we note that even with Divine nature, the Lord's humanity is stressed. He is as a &quot;son of man&quot;. John's resurrection narratives stress the continued human aspect of the exalted Lord Jesus; and He is called still &quot;the man Christ Jesus&quot; even in His Heavenly glory (1 Tim. 2:5).</p><p>The vision of Rev. 1 has close links with that of Dan. 10. If the Rev. 1 vision is concerning the Angel, then so is that of Dan. 10. The context of the Daniel vision is that he had been praying for the opposition to the restoration to be overcome. He was therefore given this vision of the mighty Angel who was going to answer his prayers; Daniel describes the vision as being &quot;of a certain man&quot; (Dan. 10:5); when the Angel comes to him to tell him that despite the opposition He was going to answer his prayers, Daniel describes him as &quot;one like the appearance of a man&quot; (Dan. 10:18), or as is said here, &quot;like a son of man&quot;. So the association with Daniel 10 was a message that ultimately, the opposition would be overcome on account of the glorious &quot;son of man&quot; who abides amongst the believers.&nbsp;</p>