Matthew 24

The Coming of the Son of Man

29 "Immediately after the distress* 24:29 Is 13:10; 24:23; Ezk 32:7; Jl 2:10,31; 3:15; Zph 1:15; Rv 6:12–13of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth* 24:30 Or all the tribes of the landwill mourn;* 24:30 Lit will beat; that is, beat their chestsand they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.* 24:30 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:12; Mt 24:3; Rv 1:731 He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet,* 24:31 Is 27:13; 1Co 15:52; 1Th 4:16; Rv 8:2; 11:15and they will gather his elect from the four winds,* 24:31 Dn 7:2; Zch 2:6; Rv 7:1from one end of the sky to the other.