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kindreds of the earth shall wail because of As the Son of man, He will come with
him” (Rev 1:7). His arrival will be publicly “great power and glory” (Mar 13:26), in
witnessed by the world, and this will elicit contrast to His first coming in apparent
a response from all. The remnant of Israel, weakness and with His glory veiled. It
repentant and regenerate, will look upon will demonstrate His invincible might and
the One whom they pierced and mourn incomparable majesty, as He puts down
(Zec 12:10-12), realising that He was His enemies and sets up His kingdom.
“wounded for [their] transgressions” (Isa Finally, there is the Treasure of His com-
53:5). They will see Him coming as their ing. He will be accompanied by angelic
Saviour: “And so all Israel shall be saved: hosts who will be deployed to “gather
as it is written, There shall come out of together his elect” (v27). The “elect” are
Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away His chosen ones – a term of special affec-
ungodliness from Jacob” (Rom 11:26). At tion for those who are His people. In the
the same time, the nations, unrepentant context, this likely refers primarily to the
and unregenerate, will see Him coming as remnant of Israel, dispersed among the
their Judge: “And I saw heaven opened, nations. Isaiah refers to this regathering
and behold a white horse; and he that sat at the coming of the Messiah. He “shall
upon him was called Faithful and True, assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather
and in righteousness he doth judge and together the dispersed of Judah from the
make war …. And out of his mouth goeth four corners of the earth” (Isa 11:12). The
a sharp sword, that with it he should smite Lord’s special people, His by covenant,
the nations: and he shall rule them with a will be of first concern to Him, as He re-
rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress turns to set up His kingdom. “And they
of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts,
God" (Rev 19:11,15). in that day when I make up my jewels”
Notice also the Title of His coming. All (Mal 3:17).
will see “the Son of man.” This title, while The Son of man will come. He will ar-
in no way diminishing the truth of the de- rive after the darkest period of Israel’s
ity of Christ, links Him with humanity. He history. His coming will be preceded by
is the ideal man destined to rule over the cosmic and demonic agitation. When He
earth as God intended for man from the arrives, there will be no mistaking His
beginning. He is the only man perfectly coming. In full view of a watching world,
fitted to restore all that Adam lost in his He will assert His authority, destroy His
rebellion against God’s authority in the enemies, deliver His people and set up
garden. The Lord’s coming “in the clouds” His kingdom. The crowning day is com-
looks back to Daniel’s vision of one like ing, by and by!
the Son of man who approaches the An- These predictions were made in the
cient of Days “with the clouds of heaven” shadow of Calvary. Shortly after this,
and is given “dominion, and glory, and a the Lord was betrayed, forsaken, denied,
kingdom, that all people, nations, and lan- rejected and crucified. The world last
guages, should serve him: his dominion is saw Him crowned with thorns, crucified
an everlasting dominion, which shall not between thieves; they will next see Him
pass away, and his kingdom that which “coming in the clouds with great power
shall not be destroyed” (Dan 7:13-14). and glory” (Mar 13:26).

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