and as he was now close to the descent from the Hill of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples started joyfully to praise God with a loud voice for all they had seen,

And John bore this testimony also: "I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven and rest on him.

For an angel used to descend from time to time into the bath, and disturb the water; whereupon the first person who stepped in after the water was disturbed was restored to health, no matter what disease he had been afflicted with].

concerning his Son, who was born of David's offspring by natural descent

But if so, what can we say about Abraham, our forefather by natural descent?

the patriarchs are theirs, and theirs too (so far as natural descent goes) is the Christ. (Blessed for evermore be the God who is over all! Amen.)

they are not all children of Abraham because they are descended from Abraham. No, it is through Isaac that your offspring shall be reckoned ??8 meaning that instead of God's children being the children born to him by natural descent, it is the children of the Promise who are reckoned as his true offspring.

The Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, when the archangel calls and the trumpet of God sounds; the dead in Christ will rise first;

Then I saw another strong angel descend from heaven; he was clad in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, his face like the sun, his feet like columns of fire,

He performs amazing miracles, even making fire descend from heaven on earth in the sight of men,

After that I saw another angel descend from heaven, great in might; his radiance lit up the earth,

Then I saw an angel descend from heaven with the key of the abyss and a huge chain in his hand;