“When we begin to glimpse the reality of God, the natural reaction is to worship him. Not to have that reaction is a fairly sure sign that we haven't yet really understood who he is or what he's done.”
― N.T. Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
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. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”Revelation 1:7-8 (ESV)
The List:
1) His coming is meant to fascinate us. It’s not a secret and not meant to be kept a secret.
2) He is coming (Jesus will be returning)
3) He is coming with the clouds. Clouds are his mode of transportation
4) He wants to be seen.
5) He won’t exclude anyone from this even…not those that pierced Him…not the tribes of the earth.
6) He already knows the story, it’s already written. (there are a lot of, “wills” in this passage or concrete language.)
7) Not everyone will be happy with His return ("wail on account of him")
8) He is the Alpha (beginning) This is speaking of the son
9) He is the Omega (He is the End). The climax and best part of the story is the end and it’s just HIM.
10) And we see a repeated verse from our first episode which again could be split up into 3:
a) He is
b) He was
c) He is to come
11) He is the Almighty (no one is stronger, no one is mightier)
Declarations:
You want us to behold your return
You are coming back to us and for us
You are returning on the clouds and you will ride them down to the earth
You want it to be seen by everyone
You want all to experience your return
You know the end of the story
Many will not welcome your return
You are the alpha beginning
You are Omega, the one
You are who IS AND WHO WAS AND WHO IS TO COME
You are the Almighty
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