The right hand is typically the hand of action and power. With this hand the one like a son of man holds seven stars. That picture is astounding and speaks to the heavenly majesty of this man. God had asked Job whether he could bind the stars or loose them from their position in the constellations, or lead a constellation to a different place in the sky (Job 38:31–33). Obviously no man of the earth has such power. But the one like a son of man controls even the stars! (See also Psalm 147:4; Isaiah 40:26.)
16 In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.