Acts 1:9-14
RTB 2020!! And while they were gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven…”? (vv. 10-11a) Yes, it’s a small point, but it struck me funny. The Ascension happened at the Mount of Olives, so the disciples are about a mile from Jerusalem, yet the angels address them as “Men of Galilee” – which they were!! It just struck me funny that the angels knew that! The only apostle who was not from Galilee was Judas Iscariot. Interesting.
“…This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven.” (v. 11b) So the angels continue their address to the disciples with the second half of verse 11. The angels tell the disciples that Jesus will return in the same way that He left. To me, initially, that means He will come in a “cloud”, somehow. Or thinking further, maybe not a cloud, but an “emerging appearance”, seen by everyone in the entire world, simultaneously. I try to picture that and put myself into that picture. What GLORY!!
Slava Bohu!
I agree, Fred. We will be certain when it’s Him. There will be confusion for pretenders. I also noted what they did, went to Jerusalem to wait for the next direction — by continuous praying. No hopping in after one prayer for guidance. I/We need to learn prayer patience, asking and listening continuously.