Look, he is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn for him. So it is to be. Amen

Just a short thought from reading yesterday.

• Look – turn your focus, lift your head, Look. I like the old school word, “Behold” – this isn’t a glance, but STOP… and LOOK. whatever you are facing today, Look at this…
• He IS coming. Know the Certainty the Jesus is coming. That is a Future reality and a Present confidence. Know this.
• With the Clouds… So many references to clouds in the Bible. Of course they often represent Judgment… but also Fanfare. And then I think of the time to come in Revelation 19. He comes with Justice and with the hosts of Heaven, including those of us who are the Redeemed. We will be part of the Cloud that returns WITH him. Life horses stirring up clouds of dust. We will just be part of the cloud. No one notices us…
• But Every Eye will see him. The Blind, the blinded, those refusing to look, the Hopeful, all will see, perceive attend..
• EVEN those… don’t worry about “those” – you have a list of “those”… their time will come… even those who have rejected, persecuted, raged against… even those
• Every nation and people group… all will mourn… either gratefully or regretfully. Zechariah 12:10 says that the people group who rejected him, will mourn the one they pierced. Again, some will mourn in repentance… and others will mourn as they reject him still, but time is too late
• So… I love to use the word “So” in sermons, it’s like “therefore” – because he is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him… all will mourn… So…
• It IS to Be… Amen – Amen means “so be it” and so this final word is forwards and backwards – it IS to BE… So Be It – can we say that now… Yes Lord, It IS to be… So Be it. It will be and all God’s people said “Amen”