The following is Isaiah's symbolism of the coming of the Lord upon a swift cloud against Egypt:
"The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it." (Isaiah 19:1)
The "Lord" in that event is actually the armies of the king of Assyria:
"So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?" (Isaiah 20:4-5)
We had the similar situation in Jesus's prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, where we have the armies coming against the city, and the Lord coming in the clouds with power:
"And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory." (Luke 21:27)
"And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled." (Luke 21:20-22)
We also have this parable of a similar event where the "king" sent forth his armies in vengeance for the murder of his servants:
"But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city." (Matthew 22:7)
Question: was the "Son of man coming in the clouds with power" in reality the Lord sending the Roman Armies against Jerusalem in vengeance and judgement?
Dan
"The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it." (Isaiah 19:1)
The "Lord" in that event is actually the armies of the king of Assyria:
"So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?" (Isaiah 20:4-5)
We had the similar situation in Jesus's prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, where we have the armies coming against the city, and the Lord coming in the clouds with power:
"And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory." (Luke 21:27)
"And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled." (Luke 21:20-22)
We also have this parable of a similar event where the "king" sent forth his armies in vengeance for the murder of his servants:
"But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city." (Matthew 22:7)
Question: was the "Son of man coming in the clouds with power" in reality the Lord sending the Roman Armies against Jerusalem in vengeance and judgement?
Dan