“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.”
Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, 'Come up here!' And they went up to heaven in a cloud while their enemies watched — the heavenly summons (phone megale, loud voice) calls the witnesses upward (anabainō), and they ascend (anabainō) in a cloud (nephele), echoing Elijah's rapture (2 Kings 2:11). Their ascension occurs in full view of enemies, turning apparent defeat into exaltation.
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