53.7 And He, on account of the heavens, the Most High.
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Jesus comes with the Clouds
وهو بالأفق الأعلى
Wahuwa bial-ofuqi al-aAAla
53.7 And He, on account of the heavens, the Most High.
Summary of 53.7:
• Revelation declares that Jesus will appear with the clouds and that all will see Him
• 53.7, is a continued description of the Lord, as detailed in 53.6, via the copulative conjunction “wa”(and)
• 53.7 adds to 53.6 by telling us that He (i.e. Jesus) is “bialofuqi”, on account of the heavens
• Observe that the only other Koranic location of “bialofuqi” (81.23) is referencing the Mighty Angel (that is wrapped in a cloud) as described in the Book of Revelation, as seen by the companion (i.e. John)
• Thus, 53.7 is demonstrating that the Lord Jesus is seen in the clouds, from the vantage point of the Earth-bound John
• Juxtaposed next is the term “al-aAAla”, which is one of the names of “allah”, and is best rendered “The Most High”
• The authors of the Koran have attempted (once again) to raise the god “allah” of the Koran, to the same deity status as the Lord Jesus
• Recapping ayahs 1 - 7 in sura 53, we have the following parallels to Revelation:
1. John falls at the feet of Jesus
2. John is the Companion of Jesus
3. John did not die
4. John did not err
5. John speaks not by his own will
6. John received divinely inspired Revelation
7. This Revelation was signified via an angel
8. The Revelation is from Jesus Christ
9. Jesus taught John
10. Jesus is the Triune God
11. The Lord Jesus is Uniplural in nature
12. The Lord Jesus is coming with the clouds
