Revelation 1:7-8 – “Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” Family, all of you who love the Lord, close your eyes and picture the scene as the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back to the earth in power and great majesty. Perhaps what the inhabitants of the earth first see is a huge cloud headed toward earth. All news stations have live camera feeds focused on this cloud. It fills Facebook live across millions of computer, tablet and phone screens. People stand in the street and look up wondering what is happening. Some people are afraid and run to hide. Nobody has an explanation. The government and the meteorologists cannot explain it. There is simultaneously great fear and wonder throughout the world. Then the clouds open and what is first seen is Jesus emerging. Can you see Him, how majestic and grand! Then we, who are with Him, following Him as we have committed to always doing. During this great moment of the Lord, He shares it with us. We are with Him. Praise God!
Now what emotion does this scene bring to you? For those who love the Lord and long for Him, that scene brings great exhilaration, great joy! For those who have not loved the Lord, it brings great fear. They see the holes where the nails had been as He had hung on the cross. The realization of the horror of the lies they have lived. They cry, they mourn. Their comeuppance has arrived. Jesus who came first as the suffering Messiah to give hope to all who would follow is now returning as Jesus, the Lord and the conqueror of evil, of all who have and do oppose Him. For those who love the Lord, what great elation this scene brings. From those who have not loved him, the scene brings anger and also fear.
“So shall it be! Amen.” We who have loved the Lord, and all who have ever loved Him, rejoice at the sight of His return. All the doubters who spread all the lies and all the rebellious who believed the lies have their folly revealed. All those who were mocked and stood for the Lord are vindicated. Our hearts sing “Hallelujah, praise the Lord! To the unbeliever we say “what we have told you about, what you have mocked is here. Now, where is your arrogance? Now, where is your raised fist! Glory and honor and praise forever to Jesus our Savior and Lord! Praise to our mighty King!” Oh Family, hallelujah! What a wonderful and fulfilling sight! We who belong to the Lord are vindicated. Jesus, who has been mocked and cursed for over two thousand years comes back as Victor and He appears in glory, power and majesty that none can withstand. Yes, those who love Him say “So shall it be! Amen.” We revel in the glory of God and are proud to be with Him. For when He comes, we shall be with Him. Oh how humble, and proud we shall be to be in the glorious cloud of witnesses that come with Him!
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” When John originally recorded the proclamation of Jesus being the Alpha and the Omega (To wit: The Beginning and the End) he fully wrote out “Alpha.” However he only began Omega, and did not spell it out. It was a subtle but emphatic statement from John that all things began through Jesus and that Jesus is the end of it all, yet there is no end to Jesus. The wonder of Him shall eternally be new revelations of amazement to us. He is the end with no ending, praise Jesus! Also, Jesus is not only the beginning and the end, but He is also everything in-between. He spiritually raises us from the dead and stays with us forever, to the end of this time, and beyond into infinity. Amazing! Yes, Jesus is amazing! Praise God! Because Jesus is God, He lives, He has always lived and He is coming back, as He promised. There is no “if” to that fact, it will be. We know it to be true because He said it. For those who do not love it, they will know the truth when He returns. For them a sad day. For us, the best of days! May the Lord be glorified! Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown You, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.