For as the lightning, that flashing out of the one part under heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
For as the lightning See Matthew xxiv. 27. (Witham)
Christ here alludes to the glory with which he shall appear when he shall come to judge the world, surrounded by his angels when he will appear like lightning, that shall penetrate the inmost recesses of our souls, and shall suffer no crime, not even the slightest thought of our souls, to pass unnoticed. This is the time when he will manifest his glory, and not on his entry into Jerusalem, as the disciples imagined: for he informs them, that he will then have to suffer a cruel death. (Ven. Bede)
