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Exodus
Moses Encounters Jehovah
3:2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of
fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush
burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses
said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is
not burnt. 4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to
see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses,
Moses. And he said, Here am I.
A glowing object on the ground resembling a bramble from which Jehovah
speaks to Moses. Note that he sees light that seems to be a fire
but is not consuming the object, in other words glowing. Since in
other text God is contacts mankind in glowing flying objects and not
glowing bushes this is something on the ground other than a burning
bush. Further examination of the method God uses to present himself will
show that this is more likely a flying craft that is on the ground.
Bush = bramble.
Matthew
Spirit Of God Descends
3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of
the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And
lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased.
This
is the first time Jesus is recorded as encountering the reality of his
former spiritual existence as a god. The Father of Jesus
speaks from the sky and declares his approval.
A Very Bright Cloud Hovers
17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud
overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This
is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
A
radiant cloud enveloped them in a brilliant haze and the Father spoke
from the cloud.
Mark
A Voice From The Sky
1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the
heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 11 And
there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased. 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the
wilderness.
The
“Spirit” descended from the sky and the Father spoke from the sky.
The Transfiguration Cloud
9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say
unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not
taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James,
and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves:
and he was transfigured before them. 3 And his raiment became
shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white
them. 4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and
they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter answered and said
to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three
tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 6 For
he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. 7 And
there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the
cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 8 And suddenly,
when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus
only with themselves.
This
is known as the “Transfiguration”. Jesus tells his apostles
that some of them will see the realm of God before they die. Jesus
is praying and his appearance changes. His clothes became pure
white and gleaming. Two men appear with Jesus and a cloud
enveloped them with a brilliant haze and suddenly the two men disappear.
Luke
Spirit Descends
3:21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that
Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and
a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I
am well pleased.
The
sky opened. The Holy Spirit in a physical shape descends and the
Father spoke. The Holy Ghost and the Holy Spirit are the same
force.
John
Spirit Descends From The Sky
1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending
from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
This
Spirit appears to be some form of energy. See Acts 2:2
Another Encounter Before The Crucifixion
12:28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from
heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it
thundered: others said, an angel spake to him.
This
is another encounter that Jesus has like the one known as the
transfiguration though not as graphic and more public in nature.
Acts
Shining Flashing Lights
9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and
suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he
fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why
persecutest thou me?
Jesus
who uses bright flashing lights from the sky to get his attention
confronts Paul.
An Apparatus Descends From The Sky
10:11 And saw heaven opened, and a
certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at
the four corners, and let down to the earth:
Peter sees craft descending from the sky. Vessel = apparatus.
The Apparatus Ascends Into The Sky
10:16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up
again into heaven.
The
craft ascended into the sky.
An Apparatus Descends From The Sky
11:5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a
vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down
from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
Peter
describes the encounter and trance like state mentioned in verse 10:11.
Very Bright Flashing Lights
22:6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey,
and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from
heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground,
and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am
Jesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with
me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of
him that spake to me. 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the
Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be
told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11 And when
I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of
them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
Paul
says that in the middle of the day very bright luminescent rays began to
flash all around him and that his companions either could not hear or
could not understand the sound/voice that followed the bright
luminescent rays.
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