Matthew 24:27

New Living Translation

For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Cross References

Job 37:3

It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction.

Job 38:35

Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct?

Isaiah 30:30

And the Lord will make his majestic voice heard. He will display the strength of his mighty arm. It will descend with devouring flames, with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.

Ezekiel 1:14

And the living beings darted to and fro like flashes of lightning.

Zechariah 9:14

The Lord will appear above his people; his arrows will fly like lightning! The Sovereign Lord will sound the ram’s horn and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert.

Malachi 3:2

“But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes.

Malachi 4:5

“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.

Matthew 16:28

And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

Matthew 24:26

“So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it!

Matthew 24:3

Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”

Matthew 24:37

“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.

Matthew 24:39

People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 24:44

You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.

Matthew 8:20

But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”

James 5:8

You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.

2 Peter 3:4

They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”