“And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”
Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail — the heavenly temple's opening (anoigō) reveals the ark of the covenant (kibōtos diathēkē), the ultimate symbol of God's covenant presence. The accompanying theophanic signs (lightning, rumblings, thunder, earthquake, hail) echo Exodus and establish that God's covenant-keeping reaches its eschatological climax. The vision of the ark assures that God's promises to Israel and the church are not forgotten but fulfilled.
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