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While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
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The Cloud of God's Presence
Commentators widely agree that this was no ordinary cloud. It symbolized the glorious presence of God, often called the Shekinah glory, which appeared in the Old Testament (e.g., Exodus 40:34–38). The disciples' fear was a natural reaction to entering the tangible, awesome presence of God Himself, not just a weather phenomenon.
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Overshadowed them (επεσκιαζεν αυτους). Imperfect active () as present participle in Mr 9:7, inchoative, the shadow began to come u…
The cloud, like other elements in this narrative, can symbolize more than one thing, among them the cloud in the desert after the Exodus ([Referenc…
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