"It is when we come to the prophecies concerning the Son of man coming in His kingdom that we see a distinct difference! For suddenly in addition to one cloud we are introduced to a plurality of clouds! Let us see! Christ departed this earth in one cloud. He comes again in many clouds! It was the blessed seer of Patmos who announced: “Behold, He cometh with clouds: and every eye shall see Him” (Rev. 1:7). Daniel in vision beheld Him thus: “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like a Son of man came with the clouds of heaven…and there was given unto Him dominion” (Dan. 7:13-14). Jesus Himself prophesied, “And they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Mat. 24:30). And again, “Hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven” (Mat. 26:64). Finally, the apostle Paul relates this dramatic experience: “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds…and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (I Thes. 4:17). In the CLOUDS! More than one cloud. Many clouds. A great company of clouds!"
"Why are there many clouds attending Christ’s coming in the fullness of His kingdom, and what are these clouds? Let us not forget for one moment that we are dealing with the cloud of God’s glory, presence, and power — the Shekinah — the cloud of His “dwelling.” When the firstborn Son of God was in the world John said of Him, “We beheld His glory” (Jn. 1:14). Peter reveals to us what is really meant by their beholding the glory of the Son. “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to Him from the excellent glory (out of the glory cloud), saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount” (II Pet. 1:16-18). Ah, it is clear — the glory cloud that enveloped Jesus and His disciples upon the holy mount was the glory of HIS manifest sonship! “This is my beloved SON.”
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"How very significant that at the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry He said, “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as Thou, Father, art in me, and I in Thee, that they also shall be one in us…and the glory which Thou gavest me (manifest sonship) I have given them…I in them, and Thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one…that they may be with me where I am (in His relationship of sonship to the Father); that they may behold my glory which Thou hast given me” (Jn. 17:20-24). And this is the crux of the whole matter! From the dawn of creation’s light until Jesus stepped upon this planet, God manifested to His creation in a singular way His own glory. He, the eternal God, exhibited His presence in the form of one glory cloud! But as Jesus approached the cross, and the glorious events to unfold thereafter, He disclosed the grand truth that God purposed from eternity to SHARE HIS GLORY WITH A VAST COMPANY OF SONS…the glorious body which is the fullness of Him that filleth all in all!"
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God” (Rom. 8:18-19). “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” (II Cor. 3:18). “When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory” (Col. 3:4). “That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto His kingdom and glory” (I Thes. 2:12). “For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings” (Heb. 2:10). “I…also am a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed” (I Pet. 5:1). “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus…make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (I Pet. 5:10). Oh, the wonder of it!"
"What, then, are those clouds with which, and in which, the Christ comes? Why, bless your heart, WE ARE! He comes with and in many clouds! There is only one other group or plurality of objects of which it is stated that Christ come “with” or “in” them, and that is — the SAINTS! The Holy Spirit of inspiration is very careful to tell us that He comes “with” clouds. And He also tells us that He comes “with” His saints! “To the end He may establish your hearts…at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ W-I-T-H ALL HIS SAINTS” (I Thes. 3:13). Jude says, “And Enoch also…prophesied…saying, Behold, the Lord cometh W-I-T-H TEN THOUSANDS OF SAINTS” (Jude 14). The Amplified Bible is helpful when it reads, “Behold, the Lord comes W-I-T-H MYRIADS OF HOLY ONES.” But the interlinear reading from the Emphatic Diaglott gives the clearest of all renderings from the Greek text, “Lo, comes Lord I-N HOLY MYRIADS OF HIMSELF!” “Myriads of HIMSELF!” All of them begotten out of His life, all of them partakers of His divine nature, conformed to His image, filled with His mind, matured in His life. Myriads of Himself, of His own kind, born of His seed, a many brethren company of sons of God. The apostle Paul once expressed the truth in this way, “When He shall come to be glorified IN HIS SAINTS, and to be admired IN ALL THEM that believe in that day” (II Thes. 1:10). John the beloved sees this same scene in wonder-filled vision and speaking in prophetical language writes, “Behold, He cometh WITH CLOUDS; and every eye shall see Him.” Oh, the mystery of it!"
"If only I could make men see that our Lord Jesus Christ is the cloud, that is, the glory of the Father, and each son of God is putting on the cloud which He is. In the Old Testament days God was revealed in the cloud of His people out of the invisible realm of spirit. But now God is raising up His glory upon a people right here on earth! There are, in fact, many callings and various orders of the Lord’s people in both the heavenly and the earthly realms. God has sons, Christ has a glorious bride, and there is a vast household of servants of the Lord on many planes and in different orders. Each and all of these constitute dimensions of the revelation of the Lord! It is a vast kingdom, and just as there is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, another glory of the stars, and the stars themselves differ in glory, so are there many clouds of glory. There are small clouds, large clouds, bright clouds, covering clouds, rain clouds, and many more. And when He comes, on whatever plane He comes in the revelation of Himself, He comes with these clouds!"