"For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man …" — Matthew 24:27

Matthew 24:27 · KJV

“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

— Matthew 24:27

Verse 26

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, {he is} in the secret chambers; believe {it} not.

Verse 28

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Matthew 24 — Context

Behold, I have told you before.

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, {he is} in the secret chambers; believe {it} not.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Cross References

Luke 17:24-37

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one {part} under heaven, shineth unto the other {part} under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

Zechariah 9:14

And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

Isaiah 30:30

And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of {his} anger, and {with} the flame of a devouring fire, {with} scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. {his glorious...: Heb. the glory of his voice}

James 5:8

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

Job 37:3

He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. {lightning: Heb. light} {ends: Heb. wings}

Malachi 3:2

But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he {is} like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

2 Peter 3:4

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as {they were} from the beginning of the creation.

Malachi 4:5

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: