⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, ^(A)hereafter you will see the Son of Man ^(B)sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

⁶² Jesus said, “I am. ^(A)And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

³⁴ While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the ^(A)cloud. ³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ^(B)“This is ^[a]My beloved Son. ^(C)Hear Him!”

^17 (A)Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them ^(B)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus ^(C)we shall always be with the Lord.

Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

¹⁴ Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. ¹⁵ And another angel ^(A)came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, ^(B)“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come ^[a]for You to reap, for the harvest ^(C)of the earth is ripe.” ¹⁶ So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

⁷ Behold, He is coming with ^(A)clouds, and every eye will see Him, even ^(B)they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

¹² And ^[a]they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” ^(A)And they ascended to heaven ^(B)in a cloud, ^(C)and their enemies saw them.

The Race of Faith

12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, ^(A)let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and ^(B)let us run ^(C)with endurance the race that is set before us,