Revelation 1:7
What is written? (ESV)
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. Even so. Amen.
What does it say?
Behold, he [Jesus] is coming in the clouds when every eye will see him, even the ones that killed him, and all will cry out on account of him. Amen.
What is its immediate context?
The book of Revelation is what John saw and was told to write down (1:1-2). Using “in the Spirit” as a structural marker, the book can be sectioned into four visions in particular:
- Vision One (1:9-3:22) – Jesus speaking to the seven churches
- Vision Two (4:1-16:21) – Seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls of wrath; “one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls” introduces the last two (and therefore possibly connected):
- Vision Three (17:1-21:8) – Babylon the Harlot
- Vision Four (21:9-22:5) – Jerusalem the Bride
How Revelation 1:7 is applied across Bible answers
Will Jesus return…to earth?
John describes Jesus' return as "coming with the clouds".
