Jess
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I have read the below passage from the research guide 5 times and I stilll don’t understand it 😂 Maybe it’s the quotations on “see”. Maybe I am too literal when I read the Bible.
I’m gonna go to bed and read it again with fresh eyes and a cup of coffee ☕️ and “see” if maybe that will help. I am pretty sure Robert writes about this in “The Second Coming of Christ” too so will re-read that. But anyone else just find it confusing?
“When Jesus ascended into heaven, according to the record, “a cloud caught him up from their vision.” (Ac 1:9) The disciples did not see Jesus riding away on a cloud, but rather, the cloud obscured their vision of him. This helps us to understand Jesus’ words concerning his presence: “They will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory,” and Revelation’s statement: “He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him.” (Lu 21:27; Mt 24:30; Re 1:7) In past cases clouds represented invisible presence; but observers could “see” the meaning with their mental “eyes.” In this case the physical occurrences that are visible would cause the one looking to “see” or realize that Christ is invisibly present.—See also Mt 24; Mr 13; Re 14:14.”
I’m gonna go to bed and read it again with fresh eyes and a cup of coffee ☕️ and “see” if maybe that will help. I am pretty sure Robert writes about this in “The Second Coming of Christ” too so will re-read that. But anyone else just find it confusing?
“When Jesus ascended into heaven, according to the record, “a cloud caught him up from their vision.” (Ac 1:9) The disciples did not see Jesus riding away on a cloud, but rather, the cloud obscured their vision of him. This helps us to understand Jesus’ words concerning his presence: “They will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory,” and Revelation’s statement: “He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him.” (Lu 21:27; Mt 24:30; Re 1:7) In past cases clouds represented invisible presence; but observers could “see” the meaning with their mental “eyes.” In this case the physical occurrences that are visible would cause the one looking to “see” or realize that Christ is invisibly present.—See also Mt 24; Mr 13; Re 14:14.”