Bible Versus Quran Versus Sciences, (30) the Clouds

The Clouds are mentioned in the Bible 153 times and insends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind
the Quran nine times, i.e., the Bible cites the Clouds 17from his storehouses.
times more than the Quran does.The following prophecy is about the second coming of
Furthermore, the total words of the Bible are 788,280the Lord Jesus.
while the total words of the Quran are 77,473. ItThis prophecy never happened.
follows that, the Bible has the likely of more than 10Mark 14:62
times than the Quran word-wise to talk about the"I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man
Clouds. In addition, the Bible has the prospective ofsitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming
more than 17 times than the Quran topic-wise to utteron the clouds of heaven."
about the Clouds.Luke 9:34
The Clouds BibleWhile he was speaking, a cloud appeared and
The rainbow in the clouds is the sign of the covenantenveloped them, and they were afraid as they
between the Lord and the earth.entered the cloud.
Genesis 9:13Luke 12:54
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the[Interpreting the Times] He said to the crowd: "When
sign of the covenant between me and the earth.you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you
Genesis 9:14say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does.
Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and theRevelation 14:14
rainbow appears in the clouds,[The Harvest of the Earth] I looked, and there before
Genesis 9:16me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will seeone "like a son of man" with a crown of gold on his
it and remember the everlasting covenant betweenhead and a sharp sickle in his hand.
God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."The Clouds in Quran
Ezekiel 1:28Many Scientific tips in one verse:
Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on aSurah 2:164
rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This wasBehold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in
the appearance of the likeness of the glory of thethe alternation of the Night and the Day; in the sailing of
LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard thethe ships through the Ocean for the profit of mankind;
voice of one speaking.in the rain which Allah sends down from the skies, and
The Lord came down in the cloud is in a pillar ofthe life which He gives therewith to an earth that is
clouds, and appearing in the cloud,dead; in the beasts (creatures )of all kinds that He
Exodus 13:21scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds
By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar ofand the clouds which they trail like their slaves
cloud to guide thembetween the sky and the earth, (here) indeed are
Exodus 16:10Signs for a people that are wise.
… there was the glory of the LORD appearingIn this verse, many Scientific tips are mentioned as
in the cloud.signs for the wise people e.g.:
Exodus 24:16and the glory of the LORD settled onAllah created the heavens and the earth
Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered theAllah made alternation of the Night and the Day
mountain, and on the seventh day the LORD called toAllah causes the sailing of the ships through the Ocean
Moses from within the cloud.Allah sends the rain down from the sky.
Exodus 34:5Allah gives the life to the dead earth.
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stoodAllah generates the creatures and scatters them
there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.through the earth
Leviticus 16:2Allah makes changes of the winds
The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron notThe clouds between sky and the earth are obey
to come whenever he chooses into the Most HolyAllah's will.
Place behind the curtain in front of the atonementThere is no verse in the entire Bible that gives all of
cover on the ark, or else he will die, because I appearthese meanings at a time.
in the cloud over the atonement cover.There are scientific and theological correlation between
Numbers 11:25clouds, rain, and the dead land and the revival of dead
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spokepeople.
with him,Surah 7:57
Numbers 12:5It is He Who sendeth the Winds like heralds of glad
Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud; hetidings, going before His Mercy: when they have
stood at the entrance to the Tent and summonedcarried the heavy-laden clouds, We drive them to a
Aaron and Miriam. When both of them steppedland that is dead, make rain to descend thereon, and
forward,produce every kind of harvest therewith ; Similarly We
Deuteronomy 31:15Shall raise up the dead perchance ye may remember.
Then the LORD appeared at the Tent in a pillar ofHerein we have the sequences of events that are
cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to thecloud, rain, dead land, and life of the dead land. The
Tent.One who is capable to do this is in turn capable to
Isaiah 19:1raise up the dead man for the Day of Judgment.
[A Prophecy About Egypt] An oracle concerningThe Quran is almost always reminding us with the
Egypt: See, the LORD rides on a swift cloud and isafterlife.
coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble beforeThis deep and important theological issue is not
him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.mentioned in the Bible.
The Lord veil and cover are made of cloudsThe Wind fertilize the clouds.
However, Tahpanhes is also covered with clouds!Surah 30:48
Job 22:14It is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the
Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as heClouds: then does He spread them in the sky as He
goes about in the vaulted heavens.'wills, and break them into fragments, until thou seest
Lamentations 3:44rain-drops issue from the midst thereof: then when He
You have covered yourself with a cloud so that nohas made them reach such of His servants as He
prayer can get through.wills, behold, they do rejoice!
Ezekiel 30:18Surah 13:12
Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break theIt is He Who doth show you the lightning, by way both
yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come toof fear and of hope: it is He Who doth raise up the
an end. She will be covered with clouds, and herclouds, heavy with (fertilizing) rain!
villages will go into captivity.Surah 15:22
The Lord chariot is made of cloudsAnd We send the winds fertilizing, then send down
Psalm 104:3and lays the beams of his upper chamberswater from the cloud therewith providing you with
on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot andwater (in abundance) to drink, though ye are not the
rides on the wings of the wind.guardians of its stores.
How to be like the Lord? If you ascend above theThese verses (30:48, 13:12 and 15:22) talk about the
tops of the clouds.fertilized clouds. It was after the revelation of the
What about the passengers on a flight?Quran by 1300 years that Meteorologists discovered
Isaiah 14:14that clouds are negatively and positively charged. It is
I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will makethe role of the wind (as the Quran stated) to fertilize
myself like the Most High."the clouds and leading then to rain.
The clouds are the dust of Lord's feet.The Unbelievers thinking is like many layers of
Nahum 1:3darkness over each other.
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; theSurah 24:40
LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is inOr (the Unbelievers' state) is like the depths of
the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust ofdarkness in a vast deep ocean, overwhelmed with
his feet.billow topped by billow, topped by (dark) clouds: depths
When the Lord snuff you out the sun will be coveredof darkness, one above another: if a man stretches
with a cloud.out his hand, he can hardly see it! For any to whom
Ezekiel 32:7Allah giveth not light, there is no light!
When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens andThe Scientific relation between clouds, hail and lightning.
darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, andSurah 24:43
the moon will not give its light.Seest thou not that Allah makes the clouds move
There is fire in the cloud of the Lord by night.gently, and then joins them together, then makes them
Exodus 40:38into a heap (stack)? then wilt thou see rain issue forth
So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernaclefrom their midst. And He sends down from the sky
by day, and fire was in the cloud by night,mountain masses (of clouds) wherein hail is: He strikes
Numbers 9:15therewith whom He pleases and He Turns it away
[The Cloud Above the Tabernacle] On the day thefrom whom He pleases. The vivid flash of His lightning
tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, thewell-nigh blinds the sight (nearly blinds the sight).
cloud covered it. From evening till morning the cloudMeteorologists explore the details of cloud formation,
above the tabernacle looked like fire.structure, and function by using sophisticated
Numbers 9:16equipments like planes, satellites, computers, balloons,
That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it,etc. in order to study wind and its direction, to measure
and at night it looked like fire.humidity and its variations, and to determine the levels
Deuteronomy 5:22and variations of atmospheric pressure.
These are the commandments the LORD proclaimedThe preceding verse, after mentioning clouds and rain,
in a loud voice to your whole assembly there on thespeaks about hail and lightning. Meteorologists have
mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deepfound that these cumulonimbus clouds, that shower hail,
darkness; and he added nothing more. Then he wrotereach a height of 25,000 to 30,000 ft (4.7 to 5.7 miles)
them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.like mountains, as the Quran said, "...And He sends
Psalm 105:39down hail from mountains (clouds) in the sky..."
He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to giveThis verse says "its lightning" in a reference to the hail?
light at night.This means that hail is the major factor in producing
Isaiah 30:27lightning. Meteorologists today say that a cloud
See, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, withbecomes electrified as hail falls through a region in the
burning anger and dense clouds of smoke; his lips arecloud of super cooled droplets and ice crystals. As
full of wrath, and his tongue is a consuming fire.liquid droplets collide with a hailstone, they freeze on
Isaiah 30:30contact and release latent heat. This keeps the
The LORD will cause men to hear his majestic voicesurface of the hailstone warmer than that of the
and will make them see his arm coming down withsurrounding ice crystals. When the hailstone comes in
raging anger and consuming fire, with cloudburst,contact with an ice crystal, an important phenomenon
thunderstorm and hail.the cloud filled the temple of theoccurs: electrons flow from the colder object toward
LORD.the warmer object. Thus, the hailstone becomes
1 Kings 8:10negatively charged. The same effect occurs when
When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, thesuper cooled droplets come in contact with a hailstone
cloud filled the temple of the LORD.and tiny splinters of positively charged ice break off.
2 Chronicles 5:13These lighter positively charged particles are then
Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud,carried to the upper part of the cloud by updrafts. The
Ezekiel 10:3hail, left with a negative charge, falls towards the
Now the cherubim were standing on the south side ofbottom of the cloud, thus the lower part of the cloud
the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled thebecomes negatively charged. These negative charges
inner court.are then discharged as lightning. It may be concluding
Ezekiel 10:4from this that hail is the major factor in producing
Then the glory of the LORD rose from above thelightning. This information about lightning given by the
cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple.Quran was only discovered after the revelation of the
The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full ofQuran by 1300 years.
the radiance of the glory of the LORD.Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is
The clouds rise from the ends of the earth.my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran
Jeremiah 51:16quoted from the Bible and which book preceded the
When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; hesciences"?
makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He