24:27 For just like the lightning 1 comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
Matthew 24:31
24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven 2 to the other.
1 sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.
2 tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.