C. E. E. Sanborn of St. Louis, Missouri, wishes to know if Isaiah 60:8 may not be a prophecy of the modern airplane and dirigible. Isaiah 60 deals in a particular sense with the glories of the Messianic Golden Age, the time when Christ shall be “King of kings, and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:16), the time when “the kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ: and He shall reign forever and ever” (Revelation 11:15), the time when “the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him” (Daniel 7:27). In order that the people of God of Isaiah’s time might better understand these glories to which the redeemed would fall heir, Inspiration uses illustrations, in a metaphoric, figurative sense, drawn from that which was part of the Oriental life of that time. In other words, the Scriptures employ the sound pedagogical principle of making plain the unknown by the known, the unfamiliar by the familiar. This effective parabolic method was much used by our Lord in His teaching. Because of this, the “cloud” and “doves” of Isaiah 60:8 can hardly refer to dirigibles and airplanes. This chapter deals with time after the days of aircraft. If the questioner will read the entire chapter, he will get its proper scope and the true setting of this verse. This leads me to emphasize again that we must not interpret any statement of the Bible without first being sure of the meaning of the context. To violate this rule is to invite an exposition which, while it may be ingenious, may also be fanciful. In harmony with the context, then, the “cloud” of Isaiah 60:8 metaphorically represents the great number of those who will be saved (see Hebrews 12:1 for a similar use of this word). “The doves to their windows” beautifully portrays the coming of the redeemed to their eternal “homeland,” which God has prepared for those who love Him. The word for “windows” in Hebrew means the openings of the dovecotes, the doves’ nests. Just as these birds find joyful and comforting retreat in flying to their nest-homes, so will the righteous enter into the joyful security and triumphant glories of their everlasting home. With this explanation of the “cloud” and “doves” of Isaiah 60:8, the questioner will get a fuller meaning of such scriptures as Matthew 24:30, 31 and 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18, which speak of the gathering of the redeemed at the second coming of Christ.