Revelation 1:7 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 1:7

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Behold he cometh with clouds - That is, the Lord Jesus, when he returns, will come accompanied with clouds. This is in accordance with the uniform representation respecting the return of the Saviour. See the notes on Mat 24:30. Compare Mat 26:64; Mar 13:26; Mar 14:62; Act 1:9, Act 1:11. Clouds are appropriate symbols of majesty, and God is often represented as appearing in that manner. See Exo 19:18; Psa 18:11 ff; Isa 19:1. So, among the pagan, it was common to represent their divinities as appearing clothed with a cloud: “tandem venias, precamur, Nube candentes humeros amictus.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He that cometh saith, Yea; he that testifies it, Amen. The word translated yea is Greek; Amen is Hebrew: for what is here spoken respects both Jew and gentile.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Even the godly while rejoicing in His love shall feel penitential sorrow at their sins, which shall all be manifested at the general judgment. because of--Greek, "at," or "in regard to Him." Even so, Amen--Gods seal of His own word; to which corresponds the believer's prayer, Re 22:20. To both Gentiles and Jews His promises and threats are unchangeable.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Behold	G2400 →
ἔρχεται	erchetai	He is coming	G2064 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
νεφελῶν,	nephelōn	clouds,	G3507 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὄψεται	opsetai	will behold	G3700 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
πᾶς	pas	every	G3956 →
ὀφθαλμὸς	ophthalmos	eye	G3788 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἵτινες	oitines	those who	G3748 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
ἐξεκέντησαν·	exekentēsan	pierced;	G1574 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κόψονται	kopsontai	will wail	G2875 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	because of	G1909 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
πᾶσαι	pasai	all	G3956 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
φυλαὶ	phulai	tribes	G5443 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
γῆς,	gēs	earth,	G1093 →
ναὶ	nai	Yes	G3483 →
ἀμήν.¶	amēn	Amen!	G281 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 7:13
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led…
leads to
- Matthew 26:64
  “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 21:27
  At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 24:30
  At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 14:14
  And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
- Mark 14:61–62
  But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Through
Mark 14:62
“I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
leads to
- Daniel 7:13–14
  In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led…
- Psalms 110:1
  The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
Through
John 19:37
And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
leads to
- Zechariah 12:10
  Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…

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