Reading Revelation 1:7 ~ ~ "Behold, He (Jesus) 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. . . " How does the above happen before Revelation 4:1 ~ "And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this." how can EVERY eye see Him in Revelation 1 as the rapture is a secret appearance belonging to the church ~~ ? hi Donna, i hope this is helpful, its from teaching through the book of Revelation, this section is from Rev 1:4-8 at: https://slbc.org/sermon/revelation-003/#transcriptlink "[Revelation 1:7] “BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS,” look at what it says, “and every eye will see Him.” This probably is going to be one of the most, if not the most spectacular events that will come to this planet. Not the rapture, I’m looking forward to that, believe me, I don’t have a single problem in my life that the rapture wouldn’t fix. Amen! But this is talking about something even greater than the rapture—the assertion of the kingdom and the authority of Jesus Christ. No hidden manner here because every will see Him. My Bible says, your Bible says He’s coming in the clouds, and “every eye will see Him.” He’s not hiding out in some apartment in New York City. This is a spectacular glorious event that will conclude the 70th week of Daniel. He’s coming in the clouds, He’s going to reveal Himself to the Gentiles because “every eye will see Him,” but He’s also, during this time period going to reveal Himself to the Jews, the Hebrew people, the covenanted nation... ...Look at the end of verse 7, “even those who” what? “pierced Him, and all the” what? “tribes,” doesn’t that sound kind of Jewish? “…all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him, So it shall be. Amen.” If you’re interested in cross references you can cross reference Zechariah 12:10, it talks about the same thing. “I will pour out on the house of David” doesn’t that sound Jewish, “and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have” what? “ pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.” Fair Use for Information and Discussion Purposes Behold, He (Jesus) is coming indicates an event to come to pass but has not yet happen. This verse is part of the greeting to the seven churches. It is similar to the way we talk of the Rapture. It is an event that has not happened yet but is coming. Being mentioned in 1:7 does not put its chronology before the Rapture. good replies, ~ thank you ~~ I 'see' how Rev. 1 is meant a 'proclamation' ~~ . . yes . . 'so it shall be' ~~ after the rapture ~~
