Matthew 24:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Job 37:3

and when I see his lightning flash across the sky.

Job 38:35

or will lightning flash at your command?

Isaiah 30:30

The LORD will get furious. His fearsome voice will be heard, his arm will be seen ready to strike, and his anger will be like a destructive fire, followed by thunderstorms and hailstones.

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.

Malachi 3:2

On the day the Lord comes, he will be like a furnace that purifies silver or like strong soap in a washbasin. No one will be able to stand up to him.

Malachi 4:5

I, the LORD, promise to send the prophet Elijah before that great and terrible day comes.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man will soon come in the glory of his Father and with his angels to reward all people for what they have done.

Matthew 16:28

I promise you that some of those standing here will not die before they see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom.

Matthew 24:26

If you are told that the Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told that he is in some secret place, don't believe it!

Matthew 24:3

Later, as Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him in private and asked, “When will this happen? What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?”

Matthew 24:37

When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived.

Matthew 24:39

They didn't know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man appears.

Matthew 24:44

Always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own.”

James 5:8

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

2 Peter 3:4

and say, “Didn't your Lord promise to come back? Yet the first leaders have already died, and the world hasn't changed a bit.”