I have not resolved the cloud question. And now we are in the i.net age and its cloud, lol.
The cloud one is a simple one, but it's not a natural cloud. And like the way it's used to describe storage on the net, Jesus uses it spiritually regarding his second coming, but it's not a natural cloud that he's talking about and he's not coming out of the sky either, heaven isn't in the sky. The Jews expected a Messiah that would come and war naturally, but Jesus Christ came with the sword of his mouth. Many Christians think that same, that he's coming naturally again to war but they aren't reading the Bible in the Spirit, Jesus didn't use natural warfare the first time, and he certainly isn't using it now, his weapons of a warfare are not carnal, but they are for pulling down of strongholds, Christ is warring with Satan by the sword of the spirit, which is in his mouth and which is in this in his church who are truly born of God. I see the Bible very differently from others, and what they are failing to realise is God is love. And you can see him in Christ Jesus because he was in his express image. Jesus isn't coming baring the arms of this world to war, he's coming in the power of the holy Spirit!
But what I meant is that Acts 2 and Eph 1 are solidly unified and coherent in what they are saying: Christ is to be preached as the Lord of the universe now; he has been made Christ and Lord in the resurrection enthronement.
I totally agree I've never said anything different. He has been made Christ and Lord, by God his father. God has highly exalted him as set him at his right hand, Christ is over everything and he is above everyone. But God is still the head of Christ. Jesus Christ is on his throne now. Not in the future, he says to those who overcome I will grant them to sit in my throne as I overcame and am set in my father's throne.
Revelation 3
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne
He then says
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
This is spiritual, it isn't a natural throne, Jesus Christ isn't of this world, his kingdom isn't of this world, and he's coming fighting against the powers of darkness not naturally with the kingdom's of this world or for a natural throne.
Herod thought like that the first time he came, and he set out to kill him when he was a baby, Jesus had no interest whatsoever in Herods earthly kingdom, why would people think that he will be interested now? He has been set over the kingdom of God, and the only way to God is through him!
