Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud, this cloud was not a cloud at all. This was the glory of God! The very air would be sucked out of the temple; the air would become thick with His presence…
This is the cloud that directed the Israelites in the wilderness (fire by night, a cloud by day). This is the cloud that overshadowed Mary when Jesus was conceived. This is the cloud on the Mount of Transfiguration. This is the cloud that God spoke from at Jesus’ baptism and on the mountain. This is the cloud that received Jesus into heaven on His ascension. And this will be the cloud that accompanies His return in glory at the end of the great tribulation…