Discovery BoxMatthew 24:27 
Context24:27 For just like the lightning 1 comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
Matthew 24:30
Context24:30 Then 2 the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, 3 and 4 all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They 5 will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven 6 with power and great glory.
1 sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
3 tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.
4 tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.
5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
6 sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.
