man in Mt. 26:64 (in dependence on the LXX of Dan. 7:13); 24:30; Mk 13:26; this probably forms the basis for the present usage (cf. also Rev. 11:12). Borne up by the clouds they come to a meeting with the Lord. Like the word parousia (cf. Appendix, pp. 349ff) meeting had a technical meaning in the Hellenistic world in relation to the visits of dignitaries to cities (the two words appear together in Josephus, Ant. 11. 327f); the visitor would be formally met by the citizens, or a deputation of them,