Matthew 24:27

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming [in glory] of the Son of Man [everyone will see Him clearly].

Job 37:3


“He lets it loose under the whole heaven,
And His lightning to the ends 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 make His majestic voice heard,
And show the descending of His arm [striking] in [His] fierce anger,
And in the flame of a devouring fire,
In the crashing sound of heavy rain, cloudburst, and hailstones.

Zechariah 9:14


Then the Lord will be seen [hovering] over them [protecting His people],
And His arrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord God will blow the trumpet
And will march in the windstorms 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 launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].

Malachi 4:5

“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied to him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

Matthew 16:28

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Matthew 24:3

While Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, “Tell us, when will this [destruction of the temple] take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?”

Matthew 24:37

For the coming of the Son of Man (the Messiah) will be just like the days of Noah.

Matthew 24:39

and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be [unexpected judgment].

Luke 17:24-37

For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, gives light to the other part of the sky, so [visible] will the Son of Man be in His day.

James 5:8

You too, be patient; strengthen your hearts [keep them energized and firmly committed to God], because the coming of the Lord is near.

2 Peter 3:4

and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

As

Job 37:3

“He lets it loose under the whole heaven,
And His lightning to the ends 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 make His majestic voice heard,
And show the descending of His arm [striking] in [His] fierce anger,
And in the flame of a devouring fire,
In the crashing sound of heavy rain, cloudburst, and hailstones.
Zechariah 9:14

Then the Lord will be seen [hovering] over them [protecting His people],
And His arrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord God will blow the trumpet
And will march in the windstorms of the south.
Luke 17:24
For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, gives light to the other part of the sky, so [visible] will the Son of Man be in His day.

The coming

Matthew 16:28
“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
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 launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].
Malachi 4:5
“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
James 5:8
You too, be patient; strengthen your hearts [keep them energized and firmly committed to God], because the coming of the Lord is near.
2 Peter 3:4
and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation.”

General references

Job 38:24

“Where is the way that the light is distributed,
Or the east wind scattered over the earth?
Ezekiel 1:14
And the living beings moved rapidly back and forth like flashes of lightning.
Luke 17:30
It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.