Matthew 24:27

For just like lightning that appears in the east can be seen even in the west, so it will be with the presence [i.e., coming] of the Son of man.

Matthew 24:31

And He will send out His angels [i.e., as messengers] with the sound of a great trumpet [See I Thess. 4:16] to gather His elect [i.e., God's people] from all directions, [even] from throughout the whole world. [Note: See Mark 13:27, which suggests this thought by its use of 'earth' and 'sky']

Mark 13:27

And He will send out His angels and gather His elect [i.e., God's people] from all directions, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of the sky [i.e., from throughout the whole world].

Luke 17:24

For the Son of man [will come] in His day just like lightning which flashes from one part of the sky and lights up the other part.

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Summary

And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

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Matthew 24:27
For just like lightning that appears in the east can be seen even in the west, so it will be with the presence [i.e., coming] of the Son of man.
Mark 13:27
And He will send out His angels and gather His elect [i.e., God's people] from all directions, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of the sky [i.e., from throughout the whole world].