Luke 17:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The day of the Son of Man will be like lightning flashing across the sky.

Cross References

Ezekiel 1:14

The creatures themselves moved as quickly as sparks jumping from a fire.

Zechariah 9:14

Like a cloud, the LORD God will appear over his people, and his arrows will flash like lightning. God will sound his trumpet and attack in a whirlwind from the south.

Matthew 24:27

The coming of the Son of Man will be like lightning that can be seen from east to west.

Matthew 24:30

Then a sign will appear in the sky. And there will be the Son of Man. All nations on earth will weep when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Matthew 25:31

When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on his royal throne.

Matthew 26:64

“That is what you say!” Jesus answered. “But I tell all of you, ‘Soon you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of God All-Powerful and coming on the clouds of heaven.’ ”

Matthew 5:15

and no one would light a lamp and put it under a clay pot. A lamp is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house.

1 Corinthians 1:8

And until the day Christ does return, he will keep you completely innocent.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

You know that the Lord's return will be as a thief coming at night.

2 Thessalonians 2:2

not to be easily upset or disturbed by people who claim that the Lord has already come. They may say that they heard this directly from the Holy Spirit, or from someone else, or even that they read it in one of our letters.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

Then he will appear, but the Lord Jesus will kill him simply by breathing on him. He will be completely destroyed by the Lord's glorious return.

James 5:8

Be patient like those farmers and don't give up. The Lord will soon be here!

2 Peter 3:10

The day of the Lord's return will surprise us like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a loud noise, and the heat will melt the whole universe. Then the earth and everything on it will be seen for what they are.