I have been studying the account of the rainbow covenant and I just began to notice something I never seen before. We have always tended to take the phrase 'gathered in the clouds' as literal. What if it's linked to the symbolism of the rainbow covenant?
" that the bow will be seen
in the cloud"
It seems that there can be a strong case made for the coloured gem stones of both the breast piece of the high priest and the foundation stones of New Jerusalem as being an illustration for the resurrected righteous ones. That at a great storm time of worry for the world something truly beautiful happens, the resurrection of the righteous which is part of Gods plan for saving mankind? Maybe this language for being in the cloud is illustrative talk like a rainbow is in the clouds.....something that looks like a miracle from God.
Just some thoughts to consider....
Digging
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