For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.(Luke 17:24-25 ESV)
Some of the vivid lightning storms we have had lately bring this passage to life. Everywhere we looked we could see lightning in the sky - far more reaching than any fireworks display. So will the coming of the Son of Man be- everyone will see it and know He has come. When He first came, as John put it, "we have seen His glory" - He shone brightly, yet many rejected the Light; they prefered the darkness to the Light. Lightning does two things: It brightens up the sky, but it also warns of the storm to come. The coming of the Son will either be a welcome light or a scary sight, depending on whether we have received or rejected Him.
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