1. Revelation 14:14 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How does John make clear that what he sees next is important for his readers?

Revelation 14:14 (ESV)

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.

John adds the word behold. This word is the verbal equivalent of a speaker pointing his finger at what he wants his hearer to look at. John’s readers are to pay careful attention to that white cloud and the person seated on it.