Matthew 24:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 24:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 24:27 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 24:27 — KJV
“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.”
— Matthew 24:27 (KJV)
Matthew 24:27 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 24:27
“But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 24:27: cometh, east, even
“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”
Shares key themes with Matthew 24:27: east, even, also
“For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 24:27: lightning, shineth, also
“And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 24:27: east, even, son
“And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. that son: Heb. he of his sons”
Shares key themes with Matthew 24:27: cometh, even, son
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