Mat 24:29-31, Luk 21:25-28 | ISV | STEP | “Immediately after the suffering of those days, ‘The sun will be darkened,the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky,and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.’

Matthew 24:29-31

29 “Immediately after the suffering ^{▼▼Or tribulation} of those days,Isa 13:10; Ezek 32:7; Dan 7:11-12; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Amos 5:20; 8:9; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25; Acts 2:20; Rev 6:12

‘The sun will be darkened,

the moon will not give its light,

the stars will fall from the sky,

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

30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the tribes of the earth ^{▼▼Or of the land} will mourn when they see ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ ^{▼▼Dan 7:13} with power and great glory.Dan 7:13; Zech 12:12; Matt 16:27; Mark 13:26; Rev 1:7 31 He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to another.”Matt 13:41; 1Cor 15:52; 1Thes 4:16

The Lesson from the Fig Tree Mark 13:28-31; 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