Mar 13:24-27, Luk 21:25-28 | ISV | STEP | “But after the suffering of those days, ‘The sun will be darkened,the moon will not give its light,

Mark 13:24-27

24 “But after the suffering of those days,Dan 7:10; Zeph 1:15; Matt 24:29; Luke 21:25

‘The sun will be darkened,

the moon will not give its light,

25 the stars will fall from the sky,

and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.’ ^{▼▼Isa 13:10; 34:4; Joel 2:10}

26 Then people ^{▼▼Lit. they} will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ ^{▼▼Dan 7:13} with great power and glory.Dan 7:13-14; Matt 16:27; 24:30; Mark 14:62; Acts 1:11; 1Thes 4:16; 2Thes 1:7, 10; Rev 1:7 27 He will send out his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.”

The Lesson from the Fig Tree Matthew 24:32-35; Luke 21:29-33

Luke 21:25-28

25 “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24; 2Pet 3:10, 12 26 People will faint with fear and apprehension because of the things that are to come on the world, for the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.Matt 24:29 27 Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ ^{▼▼Dan 7:13} with power and great glory.Matt 24:30; Rev 1:7; 14:14

28 “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, for your deliverance is near.”Rom 8:19, 23