the master theologian
Nov 1 2004, 04:05 PM
THE UFO ANALOGY:
"All these clouds, whirlwinds, pillars, vessels, chariots and pavilions are
seen hovering in, coming down from or rising into heaven. The thunders, trumpets and voices that are heard are heard from heaven.
All the men who leave the ground and all the angels and metallic, glowing beings that come down to the ground do so either to, or from, heaven. All the lightnings, streams of fire, brimstone and other destructive things mentioned have their origin in heaven. Even wars are fought in heaven. Since all these things are seen in relationship to heaven, the way the word ‘heaven’ is used is the key to understanding these phenomenon and must be explained. The word heaven is used over 500 times in the Bible. In the Old Testament ‘heaven’ is translated almost exclusively from two different words. The Hebrew word 'shamayim' which is defined as ‘the sky',
the place where the clouds and stars are, or 'shamayin', the
Aramaic word of the same definition.
In the Old Testament ‘heaven’ is translated from other words only five
times
in the following verses:
Psalms 68:4 it is translated from the Hebrew, arabah, ‘ the
desert ‘
77:18 the word is galgal, Hebrew for ‘ wheel
or whirlwind '
89:6 & 37 where it is translated from the word
shachaq, Hebrew for ‘ powder or thin vapor ’.
Isaiah 5:30 heaven is translated from ariyph, Hebrew for ‘ the
sky ‘
The New Testament defines ‘heaven’ from the Greek word ‘ouranos’
meaning ‘the sky’ in all but 7 instances :
Philippians 2:10 Greek epouranos, ‘ above the sky, celestial ‘
Revelation 8:13, 14:6, 19:1, 11, 14, and 17 from the Greek word
mesouranema, meaning mid-sky
The infrequency of the word ‘sky‘ in the Bible must also be looked
at in the overall study of this concept. The words sky or skies only appear
11 times in all 66 books. The words for things that normally appear in the
sky such as clouds, stars, whirlwinds, storms, lightning, birds, rain, hail
and wind appear over 600 times. Heaven is the word the translators of the
King James Bible in the early 1600's purposefully translated into the
original words biblical authors used for the physical sky and not some
ethereal plane. The King James Bible was translated for King James of
England who lived in a royal castle, surrounded by royal people, all
speaking a royal language; a very proper form of court English.The Court
English employed entirely different words to describe things,
thus,confusing the commoners as to the meaning of certain words. You was
thee, raiment was clothing and sky was heaven. Therefore, in all but the
above noted instances, the word heaven should be read as sky. Heaven is
the sky and sky fits in every instance. Heaven is not the place with the
'pearly gates' or the 'streets of gold ' as the pulpit would have you
believe. That is the new Jerusalem and is described in Revelation.
Heaven is not said to be a reward for paying your tithes or a final
destination for certain church members. Heaven is where God flies, the
same place the birds fly. Heaven is where God lives because that is
where his throne is and his throne flies. And if any more proof is
needed just consider the inheritance of the beatitudes. "The meek
shall inherit the Earth", not heaven. The heaven of the pulpit is a
simplistic, human conceptualization not a Biblically based reality.
Gen 1:8 "And God called the firmament Heaven."
(All references are taken from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance)
The continuing appearance of flying craft from Genesis to
Revelation gives proof positive that it is the preferred
and only form of divine transport.
To all christians:
One of the core principles upon which this work was founded is based on
the biblical edict to prove the concepts it represents as stated in
1 Thessalonians 5:21, "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
Throughout history witnesses have
testified to the existence of rapidly flying, glowing, flashing, spinning,
metallic objects that appear dark and solid like low clouds in daylight,
while brightly lit, with projected beams of light at night. These objects
descend to the ground, ascend into the sky, and hover above ground for long
periods, sounds are broadcast from them, and exhibit power to alter the
natural laws. Humans and other beings are described as ascending up into
and descending down from these objects and perception of time is altered.
This presentation is dedicated to the proposition that the Bible is the
ancient record of a race of ultra-terrestrials. They are in a state of
being that we can't perceive, but possess a technology that we can easily
comprehend. This technology is concentrated in two specific areas, the
flying vehicles these entities use for transportation and the phenomenon
that occur in the presence of those vehicles. The Lord Yhovah of the
Old Testament, who became the Lord Jesus of the New Testament, is described
as flying in thick clouds, swift clouds, bright clouds, dark clouds,
white clouds, low clouds, great clouds, and fiery clouds. And that's only
the clouds. There are also the platforms, vessels, whirling chariots of
fire, sky thrones, fiery horses, cherubims, thick darkness, great fire,
whirlwinds, fiery wheels, pavilions, dark waters, storms, sky dwellings,
rolls, and sanctuaries. Whether or not one believes these objects are
actually flying vehicles that the God of the Bible lives in, appears with,
travels in, and is considerd the seat of his power, is a matter of opinion.
The fact that they do not appear without him or his ambassadors and that,
in most major appearances, he and other beings are clearly described as
directly associated with these flying objects, is undeniable.
II Ki 2:11 "And it came to pass, as they still went on,
and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of
fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a
whirlwind into heaven." Ps 68:17-18 "The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy
place. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou
hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD
God might dwell among them." A clear indication of the physical nature of
these flying craft is their description as chariots of the Elohiym.
The words from which ‘chariot’ is translated mean vehicle, cavalry, or
millstone, which, of course, is a thick disc-shaped object. The actual
attachment of the number 20,000, though vague in true meaning, shows that a
great number of flying vehicles are associated with the Elohiym, a fleet.
Isa 66:15 "For, behold, the LORD will come
with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger
with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire." Ps 104:2-4 "Who coverest
thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like
a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh
the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: Who maketh
his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:" Jer 4:13 "Behold, he shall
come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are
swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled."
Clouds are the most common descriptions of the flying vehicles of the
Elohiym. This is not surprising considering the probable size and density
in daylight hours attributed to these objects. The word most often used in
the Old Testament for cloud is `anan, a cloud (as covering the sky),
for example: the nimbus or thunder-cloud. The descriptions as a dark cloud,
thick cloud, and dark water all allude to a solid object in the sky.
Since there were no solid flying objects 2000 to 4000 years
ago, and the only things close were thunder or storm clouds, this is a
logical relation. For those that may cling to the belief that these are
actually clouds, the flight characteristics, glowing at night, and other
anomalous behavior, leaves such a narrow view very much in doubt.
Perhaps the most important reference to clouds is that Jesus will return
with an army in the clouds. Mark 14:62 "...and ye shall
see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the
clouds of heaven." If these clouds are not the fluffy kind, but
very sophisticated flying craft, as the Bible records, then this would
seem to have relevance to properly identifying that army. When Bible
text says that Yhovah rides a swift cloud, are we to believe that he is
literally sitting atop a cloud speeding through the sky? When the cloud
turns to fire at night, are we to accept that it catches on fire, even
though clouds can't burn? And when it stays in a stationary position
for months, catching fire every night and burning out every morning,
are we really talking about a cloud? No, this, or these, are not clouds.
They are only named such because no one had ever heard about flying saucers,
UFOs, spacecraft or star ships. They didn't even have balloons. The only
big things in the sky during that time were clouds, so they called the
objects clouds. Exodus 16:10 "And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the
whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward
the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud."
The statement that Yhovah has chariots that are cloud-like is a direct key
to the nature of the clouds associated with the Second Coming, literally
thousands of flying vehicles."
Exodus 34:5 "And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there,
and proclaimed the name of the Lord..." The book of Exodus is where we get
the first indication that Yhovah uses physical flying objects as a mode of
transportation. It is described as a pillar of a cloud during the day and
a pillar of fire at night. The word pillar is translated from `ammuwd,
(pronounced, am-mood) a column as standing; also a stand, or platform.
This means that this could either be a column or a platform that had the
appearance of a cloud in the daylight and when the sun went down, it lit up.
And, it is staying close to the people, in other words, hovering. When
considered in light of the many other descriptions, platform seems a more
logical choice. Exodus 13:21 "And the Lord went before them by day in a
pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire,
to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of
the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people."
14:19 "And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed
and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their
face, and stood behind them:" 14:24 And it came to pass, that in the morning
watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of
fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians." 33:9
"And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar
descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with
Moses. And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door:
and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door."
Numbers 12:5 "And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in
the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came
forth." 12:5 "And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they
have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face
to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before
them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night."
Ps 68:4 "Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him
who rides on the clouds, by His name YAH, and rejoice before Him."
Numbers 9:16-22
"So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire
by night. And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after
that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud
abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. At the commandment
of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the
LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they
rested in their tents. And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle
many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and
journeyed not. And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the
tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their
tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.
And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that
the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it
was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried
upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in
their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed."
Deuteronomy 1:33 "Who went in the way before you, to search you out a
place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye
should go, and in a cloud by day." Deuteronomy 4:11 "And ye came near and
stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the
midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. " in chapter
5:22, it says "These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount
out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness,
with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables
of stone, and delivered them unto me." The fact that the Bible describes
the objects as in the sky and is clear about how they fly, reinforces the
physical nature of these vehicles. They descend and land on the ground,
they ascend and takeoff from the ground, they hover above the ground, and
they travel swiftly in flight. The entries in this section are references
to general flight descriptions, non specific sightings in flight.
Isaiah 31:5 "As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem;
defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it."
Deuteronomy 31:15 "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a
cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."
Nehemiah 9:12 "Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and
in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they
should go. Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them
from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes
and commandments:" 9:19 "Yet thou in thy manifold mercies for sookest them
not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day,
to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them
light, and the way wherein they should go." Ezekiel 10:16 "And when the
cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up
their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not
from beside them." Psalms 99:7 "He spake unto them
in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he
gave them." Revelation 10:1 "And I saw another mighty angel come down from
heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face
was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:"
Stationed in the sky, high and lifted up, elevated above the earth, hidden
from view in the clouds, flashing flames, and other anomalous traits give the
throne of Yhovah a different perspective from the thrones of earthly kings.
2 Chronicles 18:18 "Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I
saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing
on his right hand and on his left." Job 26:9 "He holdeth back the face of
his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." Psalms 45:6 "Thy throne,
O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre."
In other words, the throne of God is timless.
Psalms 97:2 "Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and
judgment are the habitation of his throne." Psalms 103:19 "The Lord hath
prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all."
Isaiah 6:1 "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting
upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple."
Daniel 7:9 "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the ancient of days
did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the
pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his
wheels as burning fire." Revelation 12:5 "And she brought forth a man child,
who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught
up unto God, and to his throne." 2 Samuel 22:10 "He bowed the heavens also,
and came down; and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a
cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
22:12 "And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick
clouds of the skies. Through the brightness before him were coals of fire
kindled." 2 Chronicles 6:1 Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he
would dwell in the thick darkness." Psalms 18:8 "There went up a smoke out of
his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were
dark waters and thick clouds of the skies." The darkness associated with the
vehicles of the Elohiym seems to refer to the density or solidity of these
objects which the authors use to distinguish them from natural clouds.
Thick darkness is described and dark waters could be a description of a
shiny reflecting surface. Psalms 97:2 "Clouds and darkness are round about
him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne."
Isaiah 60:2 "For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross
darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall
be seen upon thee." Genesis 15:17 "And it came to pass, that, when the sun
went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp
that passed between those pieces." Until almost 2000 years after the last
book of the Bible was written, there were no forms of artificial light and
if a flashlight were turned on in the camp of Moses, it would be a miracle,
to say the least. The only lights known were the sun, the moon, stars,
fire, lightning, and reflections from those sources. It is not surprising
that these sources are what the authors used to describe the illumination
appearing from these vehicles and the beings associated with them.
Genesis 19:24 "Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone
and fire from the Lord out of heaven." Exodus 19:18 "And Mount Sinai was
altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the
smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked
greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder
and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice." Exodus 40:34
"Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the
Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the
tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory
of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up
from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their
journeys: But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not
till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the Lord was upon
the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the
house of Israel, throughout all their journeys." Leviticus 9:24 "And there
came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt
offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell
on their faces." 1 Kings 18:38 "Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed
the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked
up the water that was in the trench. 2 Kings 1:10 "And Elijah answered and
said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come
down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire
from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty." 2 Kings 6:17 "And Elisha
prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And
the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the
mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said,
Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with
blindness according to the word of Elisha." 1 Chronicles 21:26 "And David
built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by
fire upon the altar of burnt offering." 2 Chronicles 7:1 "Now when Solomon
had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed
the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled
the house. And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord,
because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house. And when all
the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the
Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground
upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he
is good; for his mercy endureth for ever." Nehemiah 9:12 Moreover thou
leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of
fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go. Thou camest
down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest
them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:"
Nehemiah 9:19 "Yet thou in thy manifold mercies for sookest them not in the
wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead
them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light,
and the way wherein they should go." Job 37:15 "Dost thou know when God
disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?" Psalms 11:6
"Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible
tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup." Job 18:8 There went up a
smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were
kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness
was under his feet." Flying furnaces, burning bushes, eagles wings,
smokes, stars, and other objects could be some of the other descriptions
the ancient authors use to describe the fleet vehicles of the Elohiym.
Job 18:12 "At the brightness that was before him his
thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire." Psalms 105: 39
"He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night."
Psalms 97:3 "A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round
about." Isaiah 6:2 "Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings;
with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and
with twain he did fly." Isaiah 60:3 "And the Gentiles shall come to thy
light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising." Isaiah 66:15 For, behold,
the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind,
to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire."
Daniel 7:9 "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the ancient of
days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head
like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels
as burning fire." Matthew 2:9 "When they had heard the king, they departed;
and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it
came and stood over where the young child was." Matthew 17:5 "While he yet
spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of
the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;
hear ye him." Matthew 24:27 "For as the lightning cometh out of the east,
and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of
man be." Luke 2:8 "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding
in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel
of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about
them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all
people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."
Acts 10:30 "And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour;
and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before
me in bright clothing,"2 Thessalonians 1:8 "In flaming fire taking vengeance
on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ:" Hebrews 12:18 "For ye are not come unto the mount that might be
touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and
tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice
they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any
more:" Revelation 18:1 "And after these things I saw another angel come down
from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
Revelation 20:9 "And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed
the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down
from God out of heaven, and devoured them."
1 Chronicles 28:18 "And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight;
and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the Cherubims, that spread out
their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord."
Psalms 150:1 "Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary:
praise him in the firmament of his power." Acts 10:16 "This was done
thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven."
Here Peter describes a sheet like object that descended from heaven.
This vessel could be an apparatus. It is described as descending
by its four corners. 1 Timothy 3:16 "And without controversy great is
the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in
the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on
in the world, received up into glory." Matthew 24:30 "And then shall
appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in
the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." 26:64 "Jesus saith
unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye
see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the
clouds of heaven." Mark 13:26 "And then shall they see the Son of man coming
in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels,
and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost
part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven."
Jesus will be seen coming in the clouds. Jesus will send angels from the
extremities of the sky to the four corners of the Earth to pick up his
selected people. Mark 14:62 "And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son
of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of
heaven." Luke 21:27 "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a
cloud with power and great glory." 1 Thessalonians 4:17 "Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,
to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."
Revelation 1:7 "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him,
and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail
because of him. Even so, Amen." Gen 5:24 "And Enoch walked with God;
and he was not, for God took him." Ezekiel 43:5 "So the spirit took me up,
and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the Lord
filled the house." Mark 16:19 "So then after the Lord had spoken unto them,
he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God."
John 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter
ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending
upon the Son of man. Acts 1:2 "Until the day in which he was taken up,
after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the
apostles whom he had chosen." Acts 1:9 "And when he had spoken these things,
while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their
sight." Revelation 11:11 "And after three days and an half the Spirit of
life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great
fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven
saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud;
and their enemies beheld them." Exodus 34:5 "And the Lord descended in the
cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord..."