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Son of Man
Jesus is refers to himself. AT: "me, the Son Man" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
coming in a cloud
"coming down in a cloud"
with power and great glory
Here "power" probably refers to his authority to judge the world. Here "glory" may refer to a bright light. God sometimes shows his greatness with a very bright light. AT: "powerfully and gloriously" or "and he will be powerful and very glorious"
stand up
Sometimes when people are afraid, they crouch down in order to avoid being seen or hurt. When they are no longer afraid, they get up. AT: "stand up with confidence"
lift up your heads
By lifting their heads to look up, they would be able to see their rescuer coming to them. AT: "look up" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
because your deliverance is coming near
God, who delivers, is spoken of as if he were the deliverance that he causes. AT: "because your deliverer is coming to you" or "because God will soon save you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)