V. 1. A mighty angel comes down from heaven. Heretofore the standpoint of the visions seemed to be in heaven; now it seems to be earth. This angel comes down to earth. Who is this angel? I take it that this angel is Jesus Christ himself, because of the description of his having a rainbow upon his head; his face as the sun; his feet as pillars of fire. One will recognize some of these features as being ascribed to Christ in the first chapter. There is no difficulty in his being called an angel; Old Testament usage has justified that.