24 "But in those days, after that tribulation, ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars of heaven will be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.’*See Isaiah 13:10, 34:4. The reference is presumably to angelic beings, not literal stars (just one would demolish the planet). 26 And then they will see the Son of the Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.*Note that this Return will be visible, in contrast to the Rapture (as I understand it). 27 And then He will send His angels and gather together His elect from the four winds, from earth’s extreme point to heaven’s extreme point.*I have difficulty understanding this statement, if it is to be taken literally. That the elect will be collected from all over the world, no problem, but from all over heaven? However, since resurrected saints will participate in the administration of the Messianic Kingdom (1 Corinthians 6:2, 2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 5:10, 20:6), perhaps they are included in this statement.