10 Bible Verses about Sudden Events

In a second, in the shutting of an eye, at the sound of the last horn: for at that sound the dead will come again, free for ever from the power of death, and we will be changed.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping. Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first; Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.