Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 17:24
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.
24. as the lightning, that lighteneth ] bright, swift, sudden, universal, irresistible.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 24. As the lightning, that lighteneth] See this particularly explained, Mt 24:27-28.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
24. as lightning . . . so . . . theSon of manthat is it will be as manifest. The Lord speaks hereof His coming and manifestation in a prophetically indefinite manner,and in these preparatory words blends into one the distinctiveepochs [STIER]. Whenthe whole polity of the Jews, civil and ecclesiastical alike, wasbroken up at once, and its continuance rendered impossible by thedestruction of Jerusalem, it became as manifest to all as thelightning of heaven that the kingdom of God had ceased to exist inits old, and had entered on a new and perfectly different form. So itmay be again, ere its final and greatest change at the personalcoming of Christ, and of which the words in their highest sense arealone true.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
For as the lightning that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven,…. The Syriac version reads, “out of heaven”, and the Arabic version, “in heaven”; which is the seat of lightning, and from whence it arises:
and shineth unto the other part under heaven; enlightens the earth, which is under the heaven: though the sense of the words, as they lie in the original text, seems to be, that as the lightning lightens at one end of the heavens, and shines to the other; which is done at once, in a moment, in a twinkling of the eye, and to which agrees the Ethiopic version;
so shall also the son of man be in his day: which is not to be understood of the swift progress of the Gospel, after his resurrection and ascension, and the pouring forth of his Spirit; but of his sudden coming, first to take vengeance on the Jewish nation for their rejection of him, and then at the last day, to judge both quick and dead. By his day, is meant his kingdom and glory, or his appearance with power, and great glory: Thus we read f for Solomon,
, “in his hour”, that is, in his glory, in the time of his kingdom, when he was in his greatest magnificence.
f Misna Bava Metzia, c. 7. sect. 1. & Jarchi & Bartenora in ib. Vid. Shirhashirim Rabba, fol. 15. 4. & 16. 1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Lighteneth (). An old and common verb, though only here and 24:4 in the N.T. The second coming will be sudden and universally visible. There are still some poor souls who are waiting in Jerusalem under the delusion that Jesus will come there and nowhere else.
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
Lighteneth [] . Only here and ch. 24:4.
Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament
1) “For as the lightening,” (hosper gar he astrape) “For even as the lightening,” or similar to the flash of lightening, that flashes everywhere, in a moment.
2) “That lighteneth out the one part under heaven,” (astraptousa ek tes hupo ton ouranon) “Is repeatedly flashing out of or from one place under heaven,” wherever it physically appears.
3) “Shineth unto the other part under heaven;” (eis ten hup ouranon lanpei) “Shines into the other place under heaven,” some distance away, everywhere about. Let is also be observed that where lightening strikes destruction comes. And at His coming, in the air, special woes begin upon the unbelieving.
4) “So shall also the Son of man be in his day.” (houtos estai ho huios tou anthropou en te hemera autou) “So will the Son of man be in his day,” the day of His coming or return, when “every eye shall see him,” Rev 1:7. Though perhaps not at the same instant, as the resurrection and judgment of the righteous and the wicked are some 1,000 years apart; Though each is to be “at His coming,” though not at the same instant, anymore than all prophecies of His first coming were fulfilled, at the same instant, see?
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(24) For as the lightning.See Note on Mat. 24:27. There is, however, a noticeable variation in the form; the two parts under heaven taking the place of the east and the west, and the day of the Son of Man taking the place of the more formal coming, or parousia, which, as far as the Gospels are concerned, occurs only in St. Matthew. There is also, perhaps, more pictorial vividness in the two words, lighteneth, shineth, than in St. Matthews cometh out, and appeareth, which is probably the right rendering of the word there translated shineth. In any case, the words in St. Matthew are less vivid in their force.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
“For as the lightning, when it lightens out of the one part under the heaven, shines to the other part under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.”
For when He comes He will be revealed in splendour and glory (compare Luk 8:29) in the same way as the lightning lights up the whole heavens. There will be no mistaking it. Every eye will see Him, and those also who pierced Him (Rev 1:7). The splendour and glory of His appearing will be manifested to all (Luk 9:26; Luk 21:27).
Thus any future activity of the Son of Man once He has been take out of the world by suffering, will be cosmic. He will rise as the Lord of glory, He will be in Heaven as the Lord of glory, and He will return as the Lord of glory. By this He is building on all the claims that He has made up to this point and adding to them. He is revealing His unique God-likeness.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
24 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.
Ver. 24. For as the lightning ] q.d. From mine ascension, and so forwards, you are not to look for me again till I come to judgment; and then I come on a sudden. Many devices there are in the minds of some, to think that Jesus Christ shall come from heaven again, and reign here upon earth a thousand years. But they are, saith a good divine, but the mistakes of some high expressions in Scripture, which describe the judgments poured out upon God’s enemies, in making a way to the Jews’ conversion, by the pattern of the last judgment. (Mr Cotton upon the Seven Vials.)
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
24. ] Supply .
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
Luk 17:24 . , understood, so also after = from this quarter under heaven to that. Here again Mt.’s version is the more graphic and original = from east to west.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
lighteneth = flasheth. Greek. astrapto. Occurs only here and in Luk 24:4.
out of. Greek ek. App-104.
under. Greek. hupo. App-104.
heaven. Sing, without Art. Compare Mat 6:9, Mat 6:10.
unto. Greek eis. App-104.
also the Son of man = the Son of man also.
His day. Described in the Apocalypse.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
24. ] Supply .
Fuente: The Greek Testament
Luk 17:24. , that flasheth) i.e. whilst it is in the act of flashing. It cannot be pointed out.- ) Often the expression, the earth , which is beneath heaven, occurs in the LXX. Version, in Job and elsewhere.-, so) most rapidly, and most widely.- , in His day) viz. the last day: Mat 26:64.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
as: Job 37:3, Job 37:4, Zec 9:14, Mat 24:27
in: Mal 3:1, Mal 3:2, Mal 4:1, Mal 4:2, Mat 24:30, Mat 25:31, Mat 26:64, 1Th 5:2, 2Th 2:2, 2Th 2:8, Jam 5:8, 2Pe 3:10
Reciprocal: Job 36:30 – he Mat 24:23 – General Mar 13:21 – General Luk 17:20 – observation Luk 17:26 – the days of the Son Luk 17:30 – General Act 2:5 – under Rev 18:1 – and the
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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The comparison between lightning and the second coming of Christ is commented upon quite fully at Mat 24:27.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Luk 17:24. For. Neither time nor place can be determined, for the coming will be sudden and universally perceived. See on Mat 24:27.
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Verse 24
And thus the kingdom of Christ is a spiritual light, springing up in the minds of men, so that those who seek it need not look far away, but will see it at once within them and around them.
Fuente: Abbott’s Illustrated New Testament
Jesus’ return would be unmistakable (cf. Mat 24:27; Mat 24:30). The messianic kingdom will not creep up on people. People living on the earth then will not discover that it began some time ago and that they are then in it. Everyone will know when it begins. However before the Son of Man begins His reign He first had to suffer and experience rejection by the unbelieving Jews of His day (cf. Luk 9:22; Luk 9:41; Luk 11:29; Luk 11:31-32; Luk 11:50-51; Luk 24:26; Luk 24:46; Mat 16:21; Act 17:3).