697. Cloud and light. These two images occur together in the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. In the theophanies of the Old Testament, the cloud, now obscure, now luminous, reveals the living and saving God, while veiling the transcendence of his glory – with Moses on Mount Sinai,43 at the tent of meeting,44 and during the wandering in the desert,45 and with Solomon at the dedication of the Temple.46 In the Holy Spirit, Christ fulfills these figures. the Spirit comes upon the Virgin Mary and “overshadows” her, so that she might conceive and give birth to Jesus.47 On the mountain of Transfiguration, the Spirit in the “cloud came and overshadowed” Jesus, Moses and Elijah, Peter, James and John, and “a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!'”48 Finally, the cloud took Jesus out of the sight of the disciples on the day of his ascension and will reveal him as Son of man in glory on the day of his final coming.49
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544. How does Jesus teach us to pray?
206. What does it mean to die in Christ Jesus?
348. When does the Church allow the physical separation of spouses?
342. Are all obliged to get married?
73. How should we understand the reality of sin?
106. What do we learn from the temptations of Jesus in the desert?
439. Why does the Decalogue constitute an organic unity?
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How is God’s justice manifested in the midst of suffering, according to Job 34:10-12?
What can we learn about the growth of the early church in Jerusalem from Acts 2:41-47?
What does the Bible say about divine justice in Deuteronomy 32:4?
What is the seventy week prophecy in Daniel 9?
What is the relationship between love and obedience according to the Bible?
