wsw201
Puritan Board Senior
Matt 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a [b:875606ced2]trumpet[/b:875606ced2], and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
In looking at the above passage, especially verse 31, the plain reading of the text would certainly lead one to conclude that it refers to the Second Coming. One thing to consider is other passages where "the sound of a Trumpet" is used in conjunction with Christ's return:
1 Thess 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the [b:875606ced2]trumpet [/b:875606ced2]of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
1 Cor 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last [b:875606ced2]trumpet[/b:875606ced2]. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
All of the above references use the same reference of a Trumpet at Christ's return. Using these additional verses can an argument be made that Matt 24:29-31 refer to the Second Coming?
In looking at the above passage, especially verse 31, the plain reading of the text would certainly lead one to conclude that it refers to the Second Coming. One thing to consider is other passages where "the sound of a Trumpet" is used in conjunction with Christ's return:
1 Thess 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the [b:875606ced2]trumpet [/b:875606ced2]of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
1 Cor 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last [b:875606ced2]trumpet[/b:875606ced2]. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
All of the above references use the same reference of a Trumpet at Christ's return. Using these additional verses can an argument be made that Matt 24:29-31 refer to the Second Coming?