“Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly towards heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.’” – Acts 1:9-11
The focus of this portion of scripture, Acts 1:9-11, is the experience of Jesus being “caught up” in the cloud. “A cloud received Him” mentions only one single cloud. When Jesus returns, however, the description of the clouds is in plural form. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 says,…
