Matthew 24:27
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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
For wheresoever the carcass is,.... Not Christ, as he is held forth in the Gospel, crucified and slain, through whose death is the savour of life, and by whom salvation is, and to whom sensible…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
For as the lightning cometh out of the east ... - This is not designed to denote the quarter from which he would come, but the manner. He does not mean to affirm that the “Son of man” will come from…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
as the lightning All-pervading, swift, sudden and of dazzling brightness; such shall be the coming of the Son of man.
shineth Translate, appeareth. The flash is instantly visible in the remotest…
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