MT 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. PLURAL

MT 26:64

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the CLOUDs of heaven. PLURAL

MR 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. PLURAL

1TH 4:17

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the CLOUDs, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. PLURAL

RE 1:7

Behold, he cometh with CLOUDs; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. PLURAL

MT 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. Singular
MR 9:7	And there was a CLOUD that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the CLOUD, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. Singular
LU 9:34	While he thus spake, there came a CLOUD, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the CLOUD. Singular
LU 9:35	And there came a voice out of the CLOUD, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. Singular
LU 12:54	And he said also to the people, When ye see a CLOUD rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. Singular
* LU 21:27	And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a CLOUD with power and great glory. Singular
AC 1:9	And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a CLOUD received him out of their sight. Singular
1CO 10:1	Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the CLOUD, and all passed through the sea; Singular
1CO 10:2	And were all baptized unto Moses in the CLOUD and in the sea; Singular
? HEB 12:1	Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a CLOUD of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Singular
RE 10:1	And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a CLOUD: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: Singular
RE 11:12	And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a CLOUD; and their enemies beheld them. Singular
RE 14:14	And I looked, and behold a white CLOUD, and upon the CLOUD one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.Singular
RE 14:15	And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the CLOUD, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. Singular
RE 14:16	And he that sat on the CLOUD thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. Singular

* Falling Away The 'Falling Away' occurs when the shepherds no longer desire to 'feed the sheep' but rather feed themselves and let the flock stray. In the first century the Christians met in homes, for they had no 'public or buildings' to congregate into, today it is reversing back to that time instead of continuing to go forward, having begun to 'fear' the World instead of God, is the Church losing it's fear of God? If you were satan/serpent (Matthew 10:6 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.) and you had to somehow destroy or confuse this group called Christians, how would you do it, what would be the first thing you would need to destroy or confuse? Why are so many Christians bouncing from one church (building) to another church, what are they searching for? In order to find a treasure, you need to have a map, in order to read the map, you must have a 'key', we as Christians, know the key is the Holy Spirit who shall teach us in all things, the things that are of God, but what is the map? If we already have the treasure, do we need the map anymore, all the map did was to 'layout' our direction, keep us on a straight path to the treasure, told us where the other paths would follow if we ventured off the correct path, if you had a map that would lead you straight to a cache' of pure gold, would you give it to others to let them draw the paths and trails better or find easier paths to get you to the gold, or would you rather keep the original map, what if those who could re-design the paths on the map, understood mappery, they could interpret better than the 'key' the original language of the map, and re-word and redirect your path so it would be much easier, and you would not have to work as hard, isn't this what you would want? What happened to the 'key'? Is this what the Christian is hunting for from one church to another is to relocate the original key, if so, how do we find the key without the original map? Perhaps, the key is actually trying to get us back to the original map?

What is the next thing you would need to confuse or destroy if you were the serpent? What about fellowship, how do we bring down the strongman of the house, what if we were to implement something that seemed to bond these Christians together and change it, so that some liked the change but others do not, after all, didn't most of the Christians vote for change in the last election, and don't you hear the ministers stating we need 'change' for the better, to grow, to learn, to get more people into the building, does more become equivalent to better, or does more mean more tithes/money? A lot of buildings have full parking lots, but they don't seem too have 'fullness' of heart, why not, now what are they looking for? Need the answer, what are you looking for, what did you hope to find when you came back into the Church, was it the same church as yesteryear, if not, what changed? Does it really matter if we praise Jesus with hip-hop, reggae, acid, or rock music, if not, would you feel the same if they chose to praise Jesus with ball room, country, classical, bluegrass, or symphony music, if not why not? Does it matter if we ask others to accept our way, and we decide to change theirs for ours, what is fellowship? If the Church people all have a map individually, but one map is not the same as the other persons map, and each member in the church has his own individual map and each goes their own path, their own journey, is there more than one map, more than one path, if so, can we tell them they are wrong or in error, can we tell those outside the church, in other beliefs they are wrong, after all, might they not produce their own maps to prove us wrong? As the serpent have you won, or at least, confused the Christian and their message? Now, look at this in a more practical manner, a young man went to his minister and stated that he really wanted to do what was right, after all, he was a new Christian and wanted to be pleasing unto His LORD, so he asked the minister which Bible he should purchase and read, what did the minister tell him? What does it mean to copy a word exactly as it is written, what does it mean to substitute a word by the use of another word that means about the same thing? *

The Shepherd Ezekiel 34  1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
* The Good Shepherd * John 21 14 This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. (Lambs - children, Sheep - Adults, Sheep - Elderly) Proverbs 4  1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.