Matthew 24:27

Easy To Read Version

When the Son of Man {\cf2\super [375]} comes, he will be seen by all people. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere.

Cross References

Job 37:3

God sends his lightning\par to flash across the whole sky.\par It flashed all over the earth.\par

Job 38:35

Can you give a command to the lightning?\par Will it come to you and say,\par ‘Here we are.\par What do you want, sir?’\par Will it go wherever you want it to go?\par

Isaiah 30:30

The Lord will cause all people to hear his great voice. The Lord will cause all people to see his powerful arm come down with anger. That arm will be like a great fire that burns everything. The Lord’s power will be like a great storm with much rain and hail.

Ezekiel 1:14

The animals ran back and forth—fast like lightning! {\cf2\super [7]}

Zechariah 9:14

The Lord will appear to them,\par and he will shoot his arrows like lightning.\par The Lord my Master will blow the trumpet,\par and the army will rush forward\par like a desert dust storm.\par

Malachi 3:2

“No person can prepare for that time. No person can stand against him when he comes. He will be like a burning fire. He will be like the strong soap people use to make things clean.

Malachi 4:5

\{The Lord said,\} “Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [235]} will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. At that time, the Son of Man will reward each person for the things he has done.

Matthew 16:28

I tell you the truth. There are some people standing here that will see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom before they die.”

Matthew 24:26

“Some person might tell you, ‘The Christ {\cf2\super [374]} is there in the desert!’ But don’t go into the desert to look for the Christ. Another person might say, ‘There is the Christ in that room!’ But don’t believe that.

Matthew 24:3

Later, Jesus was sitting at a place on the Mount of Olives. {\cf2\super [364]} The followers came to be alone with Jesus. They said, “Tell us when these things will happen. And what will happen to show us that it is time for you to come again and time for the world {\cf2\super [365]} to end?”

Matthew 24:37

When the Son of Man {\cf2\super [379]} comes, it will be the same as the thing that happened during Noah’s time.

Matthew 24:39

Those people knew nothing about what was happening. But then the flood came and all those people were destroyed. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 24:44

So you also must be ready. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [381]} will come at a time when you don’t expect him.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests to live in. But the Son of Man {\cf2\super [96]} has no place where he can rest his head.”

James 5:8

You must be patient, too. Don’t stop hoping. The Lord \{Jesus\} is coming soon.

2 Peter 3:4

Those people will say, “He (Jesus) promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died. But the world continues the way it has been since it was made.”