How should Matthew 16:27 be interpreted given its apocalyptic genre?

I’m trying to understand Matthew 16:27 within its literary and historical context rather than through later doctrinal assumptions. Since this passage uses Jewish apocalyptic language (e.g., “Son of Man coming,” angels, and repaying according to deeds), how is it understood by the Church when read as that type of literature? Specifically, is this verse meant to describe a literal, post-mortem metaphysical judgment of individual souls, or is it primarily covenantal and historical—speaking to divine accountability and consequences playing out within history? I’m genuinely asking how priests are taught to interpret this passage when genre and first-century Jewish context are taken seriously.