Matthew 24:27

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Cross References

Job 37:3

Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth.

Job 38:35

Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go and say to you, ‘Here we are’?

Isaiah 30:30

And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and tempest and hailstones.

Ezekiel 1:14

And the living creatures darted to and fro, like a flash of lightning.

Zechariah 9:14

Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow go forth like lightning; the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.

Malachi 3:2

But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? “For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap;

Malachi 4:5

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for what he has done.

Matthew 16:28

Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”

Matthew 24:26

So, if they say to you, ‘Lo, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; if they say, ‘Lo, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

Matthew 24:3

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?”

Matthew 24:37

As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Matthew 24:39

and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Matthew 24:44

Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.”

James 5:8

You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

2 Peter 3:4

and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”