Sweet C
Well-Known Member
I can only go off what the bible states and that is he was a Jew and that he was not physically what we would consider beautiful (see Isaiah 53). So based on that he could physically have resembled almost any race today so I would never pinpoint Him to any specific race. I hear a lot of people use that scripture in Revelations to state that Jesus was black, but what you will rarely hear from such individuals is what the rest of that scripture states in context which reads from Rev 1:14-1:18 (KJV) is:
Rev 1:14 His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;
Rev 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
Rev 1:16 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.
Rev 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Rev 1:18 I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
So examining the scripture in proper context you will see that the passage has nothing to do with his actual color or race, but is describing His authority. In this vision of John the revelator he is not seen as the lamb of God (though there is some reference here i.e. hair like wool and white), but the Lion of the Tribe of Judah in his full authority. So bottom line is, does it really matter what color he is, he bleed and died so that all might have access to the tree of eternal life. Praise God for his sacrifice!!!!!
Rev 1:14 His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;
Rev 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
Rev 1:16 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.
Rev 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Rev 1:18 I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
So examining the scripture in proper context you will see that the passage has nothing to do with his actual color or race, but is describing His authority. In this vision of John the revelator he is not seen as the lamb of God (though there is some reference here i.e. hair like wool and white), but the Lion of the Tribe of Judah in his full authority. So bottom line is, does it really matter what color he is, he bleed and died so that all might have access to the tree of eternal life. Praise God for his sacrifice!!!!!
erplexed, I digress. I began to pray and ask God about this very thing several years ago. For me, his response was to not focus on what color his skin was while he was here in the flesh. He specifically told me to concentrate on what his blood had done for me instead. Then he made me aware of a song called 'The Blood song' that I'd never heard of up until that point.
) Images sometimes cause strife over who is right and the focus on what matters the most (Loving God with all your mind, soul, strength, possessions. Loving your fellow man as you love yourself) is lost. Remember, divide and conquer is and always will be a simple but effective tool in the devil's repertoire. 
