Misinterpretations often include viewing this as a secret rapture invisible to the world, contradicting the phrase 'they shall see' which emphasizes universal visibility; preterists confine it to the AD 70 fall of Jerusalem as a symbolic fulfillment, ignoring its future literal aspects; others sensationalize it as UFO encounters or modern apocalyptic signs detached from Christ's personal return, or allegorize the cloud and glory to diminish its supernatural reality.
Luke 21:27
King James Version (1769)
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
This verse proclaims the visible and glorious second coming of Jesus Christ as the Son of Man, arriving in a cloud with divine power, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies like Daniel 7:13 and marking the climax of end-time events in the Olivet Discourse, where amid cosmic signs and tribulation, all eyes will witness his triumphant return to redeem believers and judge the world.