Bible Encyclopedia: Cloud: Figurative

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Whether Circumcision was a Preparation For, and a Figure of ...
... Sea; and of the Holy Ghost, signified by the pillar of cloud: yet man ... a sacrament,
and a preparation for Baptism; although less clearly figurative of Baptism ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether circumcision was a preparation.htm

Third Withdrawal from Herod's Territory.
... 10 .] ^a and behold, ^b there came a voice out of the cloud, ^a saying ... They regarded
his language as figurative, and sought to interpret the figure.] ^c And ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lxx third withdrawal from herods 4.htm

In the Next Place, as it is his Object to Slander Our Scriptures.. ...
... quoting the words, which would give the hearer the impression that they are spoken
with a figurative meaning. ... Spake the cloud-gatherer: Oh, unmatched in art! ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxxviii in the next.htm

Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew
... Discussion of the Saying of Peter. 41. Figurative Interpretation of the Same. 42.
The Meaning of the "Bright Cloud.". 43. Relation of Moses and Elijah to Jesus. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/

The Transfiguration.
... a cloud, and that one shall lead at the head of a cloud, the Memra ... The question here
arises, whether this is to be understood as merely figurative language, or ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter i the transfiguration.htm

The Second Coming of Christ.
... of Scripture which constrain us to regard the language here as literal rather than
figurative. ... Son of man coming in { ^a on the} clouds { ^c in a cloud} ^a of ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cxiv the second coming of.htm

Interpretation of Prophecy.
... the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence."
Isa.4:5. Here "the figurative reference is to the pillar of cloud and the ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxviii interpretation of prophecy.htm

Oration on the Holy Lights.
... 1. The figurative Baptism of Israel by Moses in the cloud and in the Sea. 2. The
preparatory Baptism of repentance ministered by S. John the Baptist. ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/oration xxxix oration on the.htm

Angelic Comforters.
... spot where they got the last glimpse of the vanishing cloud"transfixed there ... too
many positive statements on the subject to permit a figurative interpretation ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/xxii angelic comforters.htm

Joy and Faith, the Fruits of Christ's Departure
... need to reverse our notions of what is real and what is figurative in Christ's ... far
more real than the form which ceased when the Shekinah cloud 'received Him ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/joy and faith the fruits.htm

Nave's Topical Index

Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are spoiled.
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Hosea 6:4
O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
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Hosea 13:3
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passes away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
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Subtopics

Cloud

Cloud Formations

Cloud of Glory was Dark to the Enemies of Israel

Cloud of Glory was Designed to Cover the Tabernacle

Cloud of Glory was Designed to Defend Israel

Cloud of Glory was Designed to Guide Israel

Cloud of Glory was Designed to Regulate the Movements of Israel

Cloud of Glory was Designed to Show Light to Israel

Cloud of Glory was the Shekinah Over the Mercy-Seat

Cloud of Glory: Called: Cloud of the Lord

Cloud of Glory: Called: Cloudy Pillar