Acts 1:9
When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
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Exodus 19:9The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” Moses told the words of the people to the LORD.
Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts amongst people, yes, amongst the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.
Daniel 7:13“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.
Luke 21:27Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
John 6:62Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
Ephesians 4:8Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”
Matthew Henry on Acts 1:7-12
Christ's Address to His Apostles; Christ's Ascension into Heaven. 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the… Read the whole commentary →