BEHOLD,HE IS COMINGWITH THE CLOUDS,and everyeyewill seeHim, eventhose whopiercedHim; and allthe tribesof the earthwill mournoverHim. Soit is to be. Amen.
Then he will prayto God,and He will accepthim, That he may seeHis facewith joy,And He may restoreHis righteousnessto man.
For dogshave surroundedme; A bandof evildoershas encompassedme; They piercedmy handsand my feet.
Let Godarise,let His enemiesbe scattered,And let those who hateHim fleebeforeHim.
Cloudsand thickdarknesssurroundHim; Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof His throne.
The oracleconcerning Egypt.Behold,the LORDis ridingon a swiftcloudand is about to cometo Egypt;The idolsof Egyptwill trembleat His presence,And the heartof the Egyptianswill meltwithinthem.
"I keptlookingin the nightvisions,And behold,with the cloudsof heavenOne like a Sonof Manwas coming,And He cameup to the Ancientof DaysAnd was presentedbeforeHim.
The LORDis slowto angerand greatin power,And the LORDwill by nomeansleave[the guilty] unpunished.In whirlwindand stormis His way,And cloudsare the dustbeneath His feet.
"I will pourout on the houseof Davidand on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,the Spiritof graceand of supplication,so that they will lookon Me whomthey have pierced;and they will mournfor Him, as one mournsfor an onlyson,and they will weepbitterlyoverHim like the bitterweepingovera firstborn.
"In that daythere will be greatmourningin Jerusalem,like the mourningof Hadadrimmonin the plainof Megiddo.
"I seehim, but not now;I beholdhim, but not near;A starshall comeforth from Jacob,A sceptershall risefrom Israel,And shall crushthroughthe foreheadof Moab,And teardownallthe sonsof Sheth.
"For the Sonof Manis goingto comein the gloryof His Fatherwith His angels,and WILL THENREPAYEVERY MANACCORDINGTO HIS DEEDS.
"TrulyI sayto you, there are someof thosewho are standingherewhowill not tastedeathuntilthey seethe Sonof Mancomingin His kingdom."
"And thenthe signof the Sonof Manwill appearin the sky,and thenallthe tribesof the earthwill mourn,and they will seethe SONOF MANCOMINGON THE CLOUDSOF THE SKYwith powerand greatglory.
"But whenthe Sonof Mancomesin His glory,and allthe angelswith Him, thenHe will siton His gloriousthrone.
Jesussaidto him, "You have saidit [yourself]; neverthelessI tellyou, hereafteryou will seeTHE SONOF MANSITTINGAT THE RIGHT HANDOF POWER,and COMINGON THE CLOUDSOF HEAVEN."
"Thenthey will seeTHE SONOF MANCOMINGIN CLOUDSwith greatpowerand glory.
And Jesussaid,"I am;and you shall seeTHE SONOF MANSITTINGAT THE RIGHT HANDOF POWER,and COMINGWITH THE CLOUDSOF HEAVEN."
"Thenthey will seeTHE SONOF MANCOMINGIN A CLOUDwith powerand greatglory.
But oneof the soldierspiercedHis sidewith a spear,and immediatelybloodand watercameout.
And againanotherScripturesays,"THEY SHALL LOOKON HIM WHOMTHEY PIERCED."
and to waitfor His Sonfrom heaven,whomHe raisedfrom the dead,[that is] Jesus,who rescuesus from the wrathto come.
Thenwe who are aliveand remainwill be caughtup togetherwith them in the cloudsto meetthe Lordin the air,and sowe shall alwaysbe with the Lord.
How muchsevererpunishmentdo you thinkhe will deservewho has trampled under footthe Sonof God,and has regardedas uncleanthe bloodof the covenantby whichhe was sanctified,and has insultedthe Spiritof grace?
and [then] have fallen away,it is impossibleto renewthem againto repentance,since they again crucifyto themselvesthe Sonof Godand put Him to open shame.
Beloved,nowwe are childrenof God,and it has not appearedas yetwhatwe will be. We knowthat whenHe appears,we will be likeHim, becausewe will seeHim justas He is.
[It was] alsoabout thesemen [that] Enoch,[in] the seventh[generation] from Adam,prophesied,saying,"Behold,the Lordcamewith many thousandsof His holy ones,
He who testifiesto these thingssays,"Yes,I am comingquickly."Amen.Come,LordJesus.
they will seeHis face,and His name[will be] on their foreheads.
"Thuslet allYour enemiesperish,O LORD;But let those who loveHim be like the risingof the sunin its might."And the landwas undisturbedfor fortyyears.
