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.
The coming
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.
“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’?
“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.
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.
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?
“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.