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.
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Gill's Exposition
And they heard a great voice from heaven,.... The Complutensian edition reads, "I heard", i.e. "John"; and so the Syriac and Arabic versions; but the copies in general read "they"; not the enemies,…
Barnes' Notes
And they heard a great voice from heaven - Some manuscripts read, “I heard” - ἤκουσα ēkousa - but the more approved reading is that of the common text. John says that a voice was addressed to them…
Adam Clarke
They ascended up to heaven - Enjoyed a state of great peace and happiness.
In this time of treading down, God has reserved to himself his faithful witnesses, who will not fail to attest the truth of his word and worship, and the excellency of his ways. Here observe,
I. The…
Cambridge Bible
they heard Probably not the two prophets only, but "they that beheld them."
in a cloud Should be "in the cloud" the same, perhaps, that received their Lord out of His Disciples" sight. Any way, "the…
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