Luke 17:24 — Community Reflections

LUKE 17:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.”

For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other — like lightning: the visibility will be universal and instantaneous. The lightning that lights up the sky from end to end communicates that the return will be impossible to miss — no one will need to be informed of what is already universally visible.

Church Fathers on Luke 17:24

When our Lord said, The kingdom of God is within you, He would fain prepare His disciples for suffering, that being made strong they might be able to enter the kingdom of God; He therefore foretells to them, that before His coming from heaven at the end of the world, persecution will break out upon them. Hence it follows, And he said to the disciples, The days will come, &c. meaning that so terrible will be the persecution, that they would desire to see one of His days, that…
Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

For their life was then without trouble, for Christ took care of them and protected them. But the time was coming when Christ should be taken away, and they should be exposed to perils, being brought before kings and princes, and then they should long for the first time and its tranquillity.
Theophylact · 11th century

Or, by the day of Christ He signifies His kingdom, which we hope will come, and He lightly says, one day, because there shall no darkness disturb the glory of that blessed time. It is right then to long for the day of Christ, yet from the earnestness of our longing, let us not vision to ourselves as though the day were at hand. Hence it follows, And they shall say to you, Lo here! and, Lo there!
Bede · 8th century

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