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Heavenly Angels and Clouds

Heavenly angels and clouds are often mentioned together. At Jesus' ascension into heaven, clouds are involved:


He was received by a cloud. Somehow, this doesn't sound like a normal cloud. And, as the verse says, He will return "in like manner;" again, with a cloud angels:


"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:" (Matt 25:31)

When the saints are "raptured" (read about the rapture) to heaven, there will also be clouds involved:




"The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place." (Psa 68:17)

"Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:" (Psa 104:3)


The word "they" is referring to the angels ("came with the clouds" earlier in the verse).

In Isaiah, Satan makes a statement about his goals to "climb the ladder."


"I will exalt my throne above the stars of God (angels)" was not a reference to spatial position in relation to the angels but rather a way of expressing Satan's goal to usurp the position of Jesus. "Above the angels" could well be seen as "above" as in "in charge of." That would be taking Jesus' position as archangel which means head of the angels. This shows that the conflict is between Christ (rather than primarily the Father) and Satan.

Similarly, it doesn't seem likely that to "ascend above the heights of the clouds" is a reference to going high up in the sky. More likely, it is describing his goal to be greater, to have a higher position than any of the other angels, ultimately to "be like the most High." It seems He wanted to be like God not in character but in terms of position, power and prestige.

It is interesting that heavenly angels are so often pictured with clouds. Learn more about angels, archangels and Michael the archangel in the 4-part study Who is Michael the Archangel?


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