Daniel 10:6
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
The one Daniel saw was dazzlingly bright and glorious, his body like beryl, his face with the appearance of lightning, his eyes like lamps of flaming fire, his arms and feet gleaming in color like polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. He was clothed in linen, with his waist wrapped and girded with fine gold of Uphaz. The vision was given by the Hiddekel River to Daniel while he was among the captives in Babylon. It came in the third year of Cyrus, after he had mourned for three full weeks, eating no pleasant bread and taking no meat or wine and leaving himself unanointed.
Before the appearance Daniel had afflicted his soul and set his heart to understand and to humble and chasten himself before God, praying most earnestly with tears, confession and humiliation. From the first day his words were heard, so a messenger was sent to give him the message from God. The glory overwhelmed Daniel so that his attractiveness and comeliness were turned to corruption and decay, no strength or breath remained in him, and he fell facedown toward the ground in a deep sleep. Then the one who appeared addressed him as a man greatly beloved and deeply loved, touched him to set him on his knees and hands, touched his lips when he was unable to speak and dumb, and strengthened him as one in the appearance and form of a man while telling him not to fear and to have peace and be strong and courageous.
The radiant figure is the Son of God, who came with another heavenly messenger, and His appearing to Daniel by the Hiddekel is paralleled by His appearing to John as an exile on the isle of Patmos. It is also taught that the figure is a ministering angel who came to Daniel in vision to bring a communication from God. The vision takes place amid a conflict in which good and evil angels are actively involved in earthly affairs, with Gabriel coming in response to Daniel's prayer and Michael coming to help him. He came to teach Daniel and to make known God's mind and will by making Daniel understand what would take place and what shall befall his people in the latter days.
The verse belongs to the prophetic revelations recorded in Daniel 7 through 12, which concern events extending to the closing period of this world's history, whose meaning was not fully understood by Daniel and which were to remain sealed until the time of the end. The light given through Daniel's visions was especially for the last days and gives light for future ages and for the present time. The events foretold in these visions are now being fulfilled and will soon come to pass. The verse shows that the person who humbles himself, confesses sin, and walks before God in contrition is honored by God with understanding, forgiveness, peace and strength, and learns what true greatness is, since exalted position amounts to nothing and only righteousness and truth give honor.