Mat 24:29-31, Mar 13:24-27 | 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

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