Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI here in the Church, of bishops, presbyters, deacons, are imitations of the angelic glory, and of that economy which, the Scriptures say, awaits those who, following the footsteps of the apostles, have lived in perfection of righteousness according to the Gospel. For these taken up in the clouds, the apostle[194] Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul -when as yet those whom the coming of the Lord is to find on the earth, have not been caught up into the air to meet Him at His coming,[317] Tertullian Against Marcion Book III ) and so shall we ever be with the Lord,[381] Origen de Principiis Book II And again he says, "We shall be caught up in the clouds to meet Christ in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord."[200] Methodius Discourse VI. Agathe for they died, being put off by their souls. "Then we which are alive shall be caught up together with them," meaning our souls.[17] Didache in heaven; then the sign of the sound of the trumpet; and the third, the resurrection of the dead; 7. yet not of all, but as it is said: The Lord shall come and all His saints with Him.[151] Gospel of Nicodemus II The Descent of Christ into Hell e you, who have not seen death, and have not come down into Hades, but who dwell in paradise in your bodies and your souls? One of them answered, and said: I am Enoch, who was well-pleasing to God, and who was translated hither by Him; and this is Helias the Thesbite; and we are also to live until the end of the world; and then we are to be sent by God to withstand Antichrist, and to be slain by him, and after three days to rise again, and to be snatched up in clouds to meet the Lord.[22] Here also even until now we have not tasted death, but have been reserved to the coming of Antichrist, by divine signs and wonders to do battle with him, and, being killed by him in Jerusalem, after three days and half a day to be taken up alive again in the clouds.[66] Revelation of Saint John the Theologian on which I stretched forth my hands, and all the orders of my angels shall do reverence to it. And then shall be lifted up all the race of men upon clouds, as the Apostle Paul foretold.[21]