TEC: "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory."
Hi TEC. In the Bible, the "sea" has a special meaning. Note the 666-beast comes out of the "sea." Likewise, the "earth" has a special meaning as well. Note how the lamb-dragon/false prophet is said to come out of the "earth." The earth has a specifical meaning that links it to the Bible, Bible truth, and Jehovah's recognized organization. So "nations of the earth" or "tribes of the earth" here can have a limited reference.
At one point, even the WTS concluded since those who see him mourn over him sympathetically, that this must be a reference not to all nations of the world, but to those who are his followers. Since his followers can be considered belonging to the "earth" this reference is fulfilled by the nations of those belonging to Christ. These will recognize him and mourn over him.
Now the reason they mourn over him is because they see his face in the clouds. They see the face of a dead black child and thus they cry over him. But why? It's because the messiah at the second coming takes up the physical body of someone who was once faithful but then became unfaithful and left God's house and became spiritually dead. The prodigal son. That is why the "eagles" are said to surround a "carcass" as well, because part of the character and nature of the messiah at the second coming is that he, like the nation of Israel, though chosen, becomes unfaithful for a while, but repents at the very last minute, and when he does, he is made the Christ.
Note what happens to the prodigal son. When he returns, his father goes out to him, gives him the best new robe, which means the robe of the Christ and heir, and sandals for his feet and a ring. How many hints do we need he is making him the Christ. Then he gives him a private banquet. Elsewhere, the private banquet and wedding feast is linked with the kingdom of the heavens.
So if you wish, "nations of the earth" can mean all in the world, or it can be more specific to Christ's followers. How likely is every nation in the earth to see the christ and then mourn over him, especially if they don't know who he is? In the meantime, what has actually happened, is that the elect have either seen me personally or on TV.
Now Christ appears in the clouds, so you don't see him directly. But at one point, his appearance will be like lightning, which shines from coast to coast. But lightning is just a minisecond! It is not a continuous light like the Sun. So this was fulfilled by modern invention, the television. You see, you can appear on TV for just a half minute but it can be seen from coast to coast or all over the world if the program is syndicated. You just have to be tuned into the right channel at the right time. So since otherwise the messiah, while he grows up and is tested for 40 years prior to becoming the Christ, is "in the clouds" and thus living a private life, those waiting on him who want to see him can do so when he appears in public for just a short period of time. Being on national television accomplished that. But that was when I was still a DEAD messiah. That is, clearly living a life of sin, which is why when the elect saw me, they would mourn over me.
I appeared on two television shows: Once on "20/20" and once on "The Gong Show." Each time I was dressed in drag and living as a woman. Obviously I was not a member in good standing in the congregation. This is the time when Lazarus is cast out of the organization and outside the Rich Man's gait.
But also, the "sign of the son of man" is seen by the elect. This is a cloud image of a dead black child, so this image as well seen by the elect, the "tribes of the earth" would cause them to mourn over the dead Christ. This image is known to the WTS and appears in the Revelation Book:
So there's a choice here. If "nations of the earth" to you means everyone on the entire planet who will then mourn over the Christ when they see them, then this was not fulfilled. But for the elect, who understand "earth" has a special but limited reference to Christ's recognized secret followers and the added context that those who see him know he is the dead christ and would mourn over him, which certainly we would not apply to the entire world, then this was fulfilled when they saw either the "sign of the son of man" in their skies, or when they saw me on TV.
"Interpretation belongs to God." Christ appears to the world as a "thief in the night" which means they don't know him or see him when he first arrives. Mourning over the dead messiah is consistent with them seeing him before he repents from his spiritual death and lifestyle, so here "tribes of the earth" apparently has the limited and specific interpretastion as a reference to the chosen and already gathered even before the messiah becomes the Christ. The messiah was born in January of 1950 which is when the "sign of the son of man" began to appear. He would te bested for 40 years, during which time he does become spiritually dead, but all the while he is watched by the "eagles" who surround his dead carcass until he repents and then becomes the messia on December 25, 1992.
So this, as far as the elect are concerned, was fulfilled.
When Christ is revealed more publicly, like I'm "coming out" (sorry) now, it is just before Armageddon. When the world at large believe I just might be the Christ, then they will clamor at the door to get into the kingdom. But at that point, the door will be closed. So something will occur that will convince the world I'm the true Christ -- something more than scripture. But when that happens, the door will already have been closed and they will just know I'm the Christ before Armageddon destroys them -- not that they might not get life later during Judgment Day, depending upon their past life's choices.
But I know this is a difficult reference. Some translations say "nations of the earth" and others "tribes of the earth", so it is difficult not to see this as a reference to all the nations of the world since "earth" is a general reference as well. But in the Bible, 'earth" has a more specific reference.
But this is a good question. At least you are paying attention to what the Bible says and checking this out while there still might be time! You deserve an explanation from me how this was fulfilled prior to 1992! So very good. STAY ALERT!