Matthew 24:30 “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”

What is “the sign?” The sign is the Son of Man in Heaven. Will Christ return for his church? I believe so. And he will return with all glory and dominion which was given him when he sat at the right hand of the Father.  

But I believe the sign mentioned in this verse is that the “Son of Man” is in Heaven. He has been given the same glory and dominion as the Father. What is the ” Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven?”  

Daniel 7:13-14 “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.” 

Not this.

So many Christians read Matthew 24:30 and immediately the get the idea of Jesus riding a cloud and returning to earth.  

But when we compare the verse to to the very same phrase in Daniel’s prophecy, we see Jesus is not coming down in Matthew 24, but he is going up. Up to the throne of God where ALL dominion and glory was given to him.  

Jesus referred to this part of Daniel’s prophecy when he addressed Caiaphas, the high priest, at his trial.  

Mark 14:60-64 “And the high priest (Caiaphas) stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.”  

Jesus claimed to be that very “Son of Man” that would be given ALL DOMINION AND GLORY.  

Now we know that these things belong only to God, so Jesus was saying that, yes, he was (he is) God. This was the great blasphemy the Jews used to condemn him.  

Mark 14:62 “And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.”  

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