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
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols …
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from …
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the …
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we …
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the …
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, …
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her …
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.