The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 1:12
Nigh unto for from, A.V.; journey off for journey, A.V. Olivet , from the Vulgate Olivetum. The particular Greek form ἐλαιὼν , Elaeon, occurs in the New Testament only here. In Luke 19:29 ; Luke 21:37 , according to the T.R., and that followed in the R.V., it is ἐλαιῶν , of Olives. But as St. Luke usually has τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν when he speaks of it as "the Mount of Olives" ( Luke 19:37 ; Luke 22:39 ), and as here he calls it Elaeon, which is its name... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 1:11
Looking for gazing up, A.V.; this for this same, A.V.; was received for is taken, A.V.; beheld him going for have seen him go, A.V. In like manner ; i.e. in a cloud. The description of our Lord's second advent constantly makes mention of clouds. "Behold, he cometh with clouds" ( Revelation 1:7 ). "One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven" ( Daniel 7:13 ; and so Matthew 26:64 ; Luke 21:27 , etc.). We are reminded of the grand imagery of Psalms 104:3 ... read more