Revelation 1:6-7

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Behold, he cometh with clouds and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

John says that Jesus hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father. That is not small language. That is not borrowed dignity. That is who we are in Him, and it is where we are headed.

In the Millennium, we will rule and reign on the earth as kings and priests, just as Revelation 5:10 declares. Think about that. The Lord does not merely save His people from wrath. He brings them into purpose. He gives them place. He gives them participation in His kingdom.

I like that, because it reminds me that salvation is not only rescue. It is also calling.

So John cannot mention that without worship rising up in his heart. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. That is the only fitting response. When you begin to see who Jesus is, what He has done, and what He has prepared for His people, praise is not forced. It just starts rising.

Then John lifts our eyes even higher and says, Behold, he cometh with clouds. Do not miss that word, Behold. It is as if John says, “Look. Pay attention. This is certain.” Jesus is coming again.

And when He comes, it will not be hidden. It will not be secret. It will not be a rumor whispered in the corner of the world. Every eye shall see him. The One once rejected will be openly revealed. The One once mocked will be unmistakably seen.

John adds, and they also which pierced him. That reaches into something very tender and very sobering. When the final battle in the Valley of Megiddo is being fought, when the nations of the world come against the Jews to annihilate Israel, and when everything looks impossibly bleak, suddenly the Lord will come back.

What a moment that will be.

The Jews will look upon Him and say, “Where did You get those wounds?”

And He will answer, as Zechariah 13:6 says, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

Think about that.

The wounds will still speak. The scars will still testify. The returning King will be the crucified Savior. The One who comes in power is the very One who first came in love.

And then John says, all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Why will they wail. Because the truth they denied will stand before them. The One they resisted will be there in plain sight. The nations will realize, “We fought against Him. We did not believe in Him. And now He is here.”

That is a heavy line. But it is an honest one.

For the believer, His coming is hope. For the rebellious world, His coming is terror. The same appearing that causes one heart to rejoice will cause another to mourn. It all depends on what a man has done with Jesus before that day arrives.

So John ends this section with two simple words: Even so, Amen.

That is not resignation. That is longing.

It is the cry of the heart that says, “Yes, Lord. Come.”
It is the settled confidence that says, “Your kingdom will stand.”
It is the worship of a soul that knows the King who is coming is also the Savior who bled.

Saints, the world is not spinning out of control. It is moving toward a Person. The battlefields of men, the rage of nations, the blindness of unbelief, and the sorrow of Israel will not have the final word. Jesus will.

And when He comes, every eye shall see Him.