Every Eye Will See

Everyone sees the world through a different lens, which is one of many reasons why we have so much conflict in this world. However, when Jesus returns to the earth “every eye will see Him.” There will be no doubt that Jesus’ is descending to the earth for His second coming. He will arrive back on earth with clouds of glory that will be unmistakable and undeniable. There will be no red carpet rolled out on top of the Mount of Olives and there will be no time to display gigantic welcome back banners, nonetheless, “every eye will see Him.”

But let’s back up for a moment. Envision Jesus seated at the right hand of the Father where He has been serving as Mediator, Intercessor, and High Priest while governing with absolute authority over the universe. Then God the Father tells Him its time, it’s time to return to earth. Jesus rises from His heavenly throne, puts on His mantle as Judge, His robe as the King of Kings, and descends through the clouds to the same city where He was crucified. The end has finally arrived. There will be no more opportunities for salvation or mercy, the only event left for this world will be judgment and hell.

With an introduction a King deserves, Paul introduces Jesus as “the One who is and who was and who is to come,” “the faithful witness,” “the first born of the dead,” and “the ruler of the kings of the earth” (Revelation 1:4, 5). The he writes “Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him…” (Revelation 1:7).

Jesus is coming back, that is a guarantee, and His return will be completely visible. Jesus will reveal Himself to an unbelieving world that is about to face final destruction and judgment. In fact it was the prophet Daniel who predicted that Jesus would come with the clouds (Daniel 7:13) and in this one moment every argument, doubt, or debate about Jesus being real will be put to an end. Those who are alive will stand in either jubilation or fear, depending on who their hearts and souls belong to.

Finally, “even those who pierced Him…” will see. But who are “those who pierced Him”? These are the Jews who were ultimately responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus. But you might say, these Jews died thousands of years ago, how will they see Him? Because scripture tells us so. The prophet Zechariah foretold that “the house of David” would pierce Him and they would mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son (Zechariah 12:10). Peter also referred to the Jews as the ones who “nailed Jesus to a cross” (Acts 2:23). The Jews living during Christ’s second coming will mourn and weep with genuine repentance for what their ancestors did to Jesus on the cross.

The reality is that our sinful nature is what pierced Jesus and nailed Him to the cross. While being completely undeserving God’s mysterious grace saves those who genuinely believe and repent.

Do you mourn over your sin? You should; it’s what draws you closer to Christ where inner peace and rest are found.