This week I have come to this verse in
Revelation: “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” (Revelation 1:7). Here is what
this verse looks like side-by-side with Jesus’ clear description of his coming
in Matthew 24:29-31. This chart shows how these two Scriptures “fit” together,
and how any other Scriptures regarding these things would be added to the
picture.
My point is simple: Matthew 24:29-31 is
Jesus’ doubly God-breathed words about his coming, Revelation 1:7 is a synopsis
of what Jesus said earlier, and all the other Scriptures say the same thing. I
find this a helpful and encouraging reminder that God’s word is simpler to
understand than some would have us think.
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Matthew 24:29-31
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Revelation 1:7
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Other Scriptures
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“Immediately
after the tribulation of those days (29)
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Other
Scriptures about Great Tribulation
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the
sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars
will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. (29)
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Other
Scriptures describing cataclysmic changes in the heavens
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Then
will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man (30)
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Other
Scriptures announcing Jesus’ coming
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and
then all the tribes of the earth will mourn (30)
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and
all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.
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Other
Scriptures describing nations mourning
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and
they will see the Son of Man coming (30)
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and
every eye will see him
even
those who pierced him
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Other
Scriptures declaring that all will see Jesus’ appearing
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coming
on the clouds of heaven (30)
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he
is coming with the clouds
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Other
Scriptures that show Jesus returning on or with clouds
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with
power and great glory (31)
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Other
Scriptures that declare the glory and dominion of Christ
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And
he will send out his angels (31)
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Other
Scriptures about the angels being sent out at this time
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with
a loud trumpet call (31)
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Other
Scriptures highlighting the trumpet call
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and
they will gather his elect from the four winds (31)
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Other
Scriptures that describe the gathering of the elect who are alive at Jesus’
coming
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from
one end of heaven to the other (31)
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Other
Scriptures that describe the resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in
Christ
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I look forward to both seeing and showing how
all the references to Jesus’ coming in the book of Revelation fit the
description Jesus gave in Matthew 24 (repeated in Luke 21 and Mark 14).
© 2012 Monte Vigh ~ Box 517, Merritt, BC, Canada, V1K
1B8 ~ in2freedom@gmail.com
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