Revelation 1:7
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Study Note
Study Note
'Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him' — the programmatic parousia verse of the Apocalypse combines Daniel 7:13 (coming with clouds) and Zechariah 12:10 (mourning over the one they pierced). The universal visibility of the parousia — 'every eye will see him' — distinguishes it from the kind of secret coming postulated by some dispensationalist exegesis, making the appearing a public, cosmic event. The mourning of 'all tribes of the earth' is ambiguous: is it the grief of repentance (Zechariah 12:10 in context) or of eschatological terror? Interpreters divide along these lines. The affirmation 'even so, amen' (nai, amēn) at the close combines Greek and Hebrew affirmatives, establishing the parousia promise on the bedrock of divine faithfulness across both Testaments.
Other Translations
Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!
See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.
Cross References
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For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
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