Seven churches

THE SEVEN CHURCHES
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Rev 1:7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those
who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So
shall it be! Amen.
Mat 24:30 "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.
This is repeated in almost exact terms in Mark 13:26 and Luke 21 :27
Mat 26:64 "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you
will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the
clouds of heaven."
This again is repeated in Mark 14:62
In the above cases Jesus is described as coming "on the Clouds" and refers to a heavenly
vehicle. In Old Testament the cloud was often used as the vehicle of God. Evidently these
were the presence of Jesus. Some examples of this can be seen in the following
passages.
Exo 13:21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their
way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or
night.
Exo 16:10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked
toward the desert, and there was the glory of the LORD appearing in the cloud.
Exo 19:9 The LORD said to Moses, "I am going to come to you in a dense cloud,
Exo 34:5 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and
proclaimed his name, the LORD.
Lev 16:2 The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he
chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on
the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.