What does Revelation say about Jesus coming with the clouds?

Revelation announces, "Behold, he is coming with the clouds" Revelation 1:7. It adds that every eye will see him, including those who pierced him, and that all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him Revelation 1:7.

Passage context

In Revelation 1:7–8 the writer interrupts the opening greeting with a public announcement: “Look—he is coming.” This arrival is pictured as visible and unavoidable, drawing the attention of “every eye,” including those linked to his wounding, and it produces widespread mourning among the earth’s tribes. These lines sit inside Revelation’s opening section, where the book introduces its message and speaker(s) and frames how it should be heard. After greetings and blessings in 1:4–6, 1:7 reads like a bold headline that sets the book’s direction: the coming of “he” and its worldwide impact.

Why it matters

Revelation 1:7–8 breaks into the opening greeting with a headline about a coming arrival and then follows it with God’s own self-description.

Read carefully

A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.

Keep reading

Start with Revelation 1:7, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.