To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.—“He shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth;... and let the whole earth be filled with His glory; Amen, and Amen.” (Psa. 72:8, 19.) “For ever and ever” is literally “for the ages of _the_ ages.” The Millennium and subsequent ages are the ages of the ages. 1:7. Behold, He cometh with clouds.—“While the clouds of trouble hang heavy and dark, when the mountains—kingdoms of this world—are trembling and falling, when the earth—organized society—is being shaken and disintegrated, some will begin to realize that Jehovah’s Anointed is taking to Himself His great power and is beginning His work of laying justice to the line and righteousness to the plummet.”—Z. ’16‐344; Matt 24:30. And every eye shall see Him.—“He will not be visible to natural sight, but to the eyes of understanding, as these shall open to an appreciation of the punishments and blessings which will flow to mankind from His Reign. Our King will reveal Himself gradually. Some will discern the new Ruler sooner than will others. But ultimately ‘every eye shall see [Greek, _horao_, discern] Him.’ ”—Z. ’16‐344. And they also which pierced Him.—“And I will pour upon the House of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem [the Jewish people], the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son.”—Zech. 12:10. And all kindreds of the earth shall [wail because of] BEWAIL Him.—“At the time of our Lord’s Second Advent the world will be far from converted to God; for ‘all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him.’ Christ comes before the conversion of the world and for the very purpose of converting all mankind.”—Z. ’16‐344. Even so, Amen.—We cannot stop the clouds of the Time of Trouble, or the tears of disappointment, and later, of repentance; and we would not if we could. The trouble and the tears are a necessary preparation for the blessings which follow. 1:8. I am THE Alpha and I AM ALSO THE Omega.—Alpha is the first letter, and Omega the last letter, of the Greek alphabet. The Beginning and the Ending.—“Our Lord’s great honor is shown in that He was not only the _first_ of God’s creation, but the _last_. From this we are to understand that the great Jehovah did not directly employ His own power in creating either men or angels; but that He delegated His power to His _Only_‐begotten Son.”—Z. ’93‐115. Saith the Lord GOD.—But not the clergy; they will have none of this doctrine. Which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.—“It is since His resurrection that the message has gone forth—‘All power in Heaven and in earth _is given_ unto Me.’ (Matt 28:18.) Consequently it is only since then that He could be called the Almighty.”—Z. ’93‐115; Rev. 1:4; 16:5‐7.