Cloud Ascension – Common Gospel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

Rocky Santangela
Jul 4
3 min read

Updated: Aug 12

Cloud Ascension – Base Art – Common Gospel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

A Heavenly Renewal, in Every Moment

Cloud Ascension is a Common Event from the Gospel Age, costing 0 faith and instantly restoring +2 hope to all Beings on your board. This powerful effect supports decks that revolve around recovery, resilience, and extensive event synergy, allowing you to breathe life back into your storyline while keeping momentum alive.

The King Ascends

Cloud Ascension is the moment the risen King goes up to sit and rule as the power of God. The disciples stood on the Mount of Olives, their hearts still burning from forty days of seeing Him alive, hearing His voice, and learning the mysteries of the Kingdom. Then, before their eyes, Jesus lifted from the earth. He was not pulled away by force. He was the Master of the moment, ascending in full authority, clothed in victory over sin and death. The clouds received Him, and the heavens rejoiced.

This was more than a farewell, it was a coronation. Jesus entered back into glory, seated at the right hand of the Father, far above all rule and power. Angels must have filled the skies with praise as the Lamb who was slain took His place on the throne. His ascension was the visible proof that His work was finished, that the new testament was established, and that the Spirit would now be poured out on all who believe in God's grace.

This card's verse is Acts 1:9:

"And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight."

Even as He rose, He gave a promise. Just as He went up, He will come again in the clouds. This is the hope that shapes our vision and strengthens our hearts. Every eye will see Him. Every knee will bow. For now, He reigns from heaven, gathering His bride and preparing for the day when He will rule the whole world from Jerusalem.

Cloud Ascension – Full Art – Common Gospel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

The Coming Gathering

The ascension points forward to the great gathering. One day, at the sound of the trumpet, the body of Christ will be complete, the fullness of the Gentiles brought in, and the church will rise to meet her Lord in the air. The King who ascended will descend in glory, and His people will be caught up to be with Him forever. This is the blessed hope, the wedding day of the Lamb.

Until that day, the church is being built stone by stone, in other words, believer by believer, each one chosen, anointed, and set in place. The Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, the seal that we are His. Just as the disciples were filled with joy and mission after watching Jesus rise, we live now in the same power, the same calling, the same certainty that the story is not over.

Believer, your hope is anchored in the ascended Christ. You are seated with Him in heavenly places, your life hidden in His glory. You will see His face. You will hear His voice call you upward. And you will rise in the clouds with the saints of all ages, clothed in His righteousness, forever with the One who chose you before the foundation of the world. Your King ascended, and you will ascend with Him.

Strategic Use In Gameplay

Cloud Ascension serves as a resource refresh, a support tool, and a timely reset rolled into one play. It allows you to recover key units, pivot in control scenarios, and maintain consistent synergy with other event-based cards.

Synergies and Plays:

Board Recovery & Sustain: Restoring +2 hope to all Beings can bring nearly exiled units back into play or allow them to survive critical turns.
Event Combo Engine: As a 0-cost Event, it chains seamlessly with cards that trigger off playing Events or prophecy-based effects.
Seasonal Advantage: Use it before major turns or after a swing play to maintain pressure and flexibility without spending faith.