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Matthew 24:27

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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Matthew 24:27 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 17:24–37 (10 votes) and Zechariah 9:14 (5 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Job 37 to 2 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Matthew 24:27 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Luke 17:24–3710 votes

    For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day. But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. …

  2. Zechariah 9:145 votes

    Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

  3. Job 37:34 votes

    He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.

  4. Isaiah 30:304 votes

    And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

  5. Malachi 3:24 votes

    But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

  6. James 5:84 votes

    You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

  7. Malachi 4:53 votes

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

  8. 2 Peter 3:43 votes

    “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

  9. Job 38:352 votes

    Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

  10. Matthew 16:282 votes

    Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

  11. Matthew 24:372 votes

    As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

  12. Matthew 24:392 votes

    And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

  13. Matthew 8:200 votes
  14. Matthew 24:30 votes

    While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

Which verses point to Matthew 24:27?

The 10 strongest of 20.