Revelation 10:1
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Cross-reference
Revelation 10:6 has this angel swearing a solemn oath, a direct sequel to the description.
Revelation 10:5 shows the same angel lifting his hand to heaven, continuing the vision.
Revelation 4:3 features a rainbow encircling God’s throne—the same rainbow symbol appears over this angel's head.
Revelation 1:16 describes Christ's face shining like the sun—the same radiant face appears on this angel.
In Revelation 20:1, another angel descends from heaven holding a key and chain — a parallel descent with authority.
In Revelation 14:14, the Son of Man sits on a white cloud — here the angel is clothed with a cloud, linking cloud imagery to divine authority.
In Revelation 1:7, Christ comes with clouds — here the angel is wrapped in a cloud, echoing the theophanic cloud motif.
Genesis 9:11-17 establishes the rainbow as God's covenant sign, explaining its presence over this angel as a reminder of mercy.
Ezekiel 1:28 describes a rainbow in clouds around God's glory—identical imagery to the rainbow over this angel.
Daniel 7:13 describes the Son of Man coming with clouds—this angel’s cloud-coming echoes that messianic imagery.
In Matthew 17:2, Jesus' face shines like the sun at transfiguration — the same radiant glory depicted on this angel's face.
Luke 21:27 also pictures the Son of Man coming in a cloud, paralleling the angel's cloud appearance here.
In Genesis 9:13, God sets the rainbow in the cloud as a covenant sign — the rainbow over this angel's head echoes that promise.
In Exodus 34:29, Moses' face shines from being with God — a similar effect of divine encounter making the face radiant like the sun.
In Exodus 16:10, the glory of the LORD appears in a cloud — here the angel's cloud recalls that OT sign of divine presence.
In Acts 26:13, Paul sees a light brighter than the sun — a heavenly radiance like this angel's face, signaling divine presence.
In Matthew 28:3, the angel at the tomb displays a similarly radiant, divine appearance — lightning-like and white — echoing the glory of this mighty angel.
Isaiah 54:9 recalls the Noahic covenant of no more flood, linking to the rainbow's covenant meaning seen here.
Isaiah 19:1 also portrays a divine figure riding a cloud in judgment—the same cloud imagery used for this angel's descent.
In Psalm 97:2, clouds surround God's throne — here the angel is clothed in cloud, suggesting divine majesty and judgment.