At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- KJV And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- NKJV Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- NASB And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- NLT Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with power and great glory.
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Then the Son of Man will be seen coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Overview
This is the promise of Christ's visible, glorious return, echoing Daniel 7's vision of the Son of Man. The One who came in humility will come again in majesty to judge and reign. This is the church's great hope, the climax of redemptive history.
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Cross-references · 9
- Rev 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Matt 24:30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
- Mark 13:26At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
- Dan 7:13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
- Matt 26:64“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
- Acts 1:9–11After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
- Matt 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Matt 16:27–28For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Rev 14:14And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
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