God coming down from heaven to defeat David's enemies
2 Samuel 22:1,10-11 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He bowed the heavens and CAME DOWN; thick darkness was under his feet. He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
God coming on the clouds to destroy Egypt via the Assyrians
Isaiah 19:1 An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift CLOUD
and COMES to Egypt;
God coming down from heaven to destroy Samaria via the Assyrians
Micah 1:3 For behold, the Lord is COMING out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
God judging Jerusalem in their midst via Babylon
Ezekiel 5:8 therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, even I, am against you. And I will execute judgmentsb IN YOUR MIDST in the sight of the nations.
Jesus (who is God) coming on the clouds to judge Jerusalem
Matthew 24:30 Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the tribes of the land will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory
Why does the language used to describe Jesus' coming in the NT mean something different than the language used to describe God's coming in the OT?
2 Samuel 22:1,10-11 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He bowed the heavens and CAME DOWN; thick darkness was under his feet. He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
God coming on the clouds to destroy Egypt via the Assyrians
Isaiah 19:1 An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift CLOUD
and COMES to Egypt;
God coming down from heaven to destroy Samaria via the Assyrians
Micah 1:3 For behold, the Lord is COMING out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
God judging Jerusalem in their midst via Babylon
Ezekiel 5:8 therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, even I, am against you. And I will execute judgmentsb IN YOUR MIDST in the sight of the nations.
Jesus (who is God) coming on the clouds to judge Jerusalem
Matthew 24:30 Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the tribes of the land will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory
Why does the language used to describe Jesus' coming in the NT mean something different than the language used to describe God's coming in the OT?