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As white wool (hōs erion leukon). Erion (wool) in N.T. only here and Heb 9:19, though old word. The person of the Lord Jesus is here described in language largely from Dan 7:9 (the Ancient of Days).
White as snow (hōs chiōn). Just “as snow,” also in Dan 7:9. In N.T. only here and Mat 28:3.
As a flame of fire (hōs phlox puros). In Dan 7:9 the throne of the Ancient of Days is phlox puros, while in Dan 10:6 the eyes of the Ancient of Days are lampades puros (lamps of fire). See also Rev 2:18; Rev 19:12 for this bold metaphor (like Heb 1:7).