The one like a son of man placed his right hand on John. That same hand held the seven stars (Revelation 1:16). Now, with or without the seven stars, this visitor leans over John to touch him with the same hand. Touch is comforting, especially in the face of pressure. Here is the care of John’s Visitor for this apostle.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,