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The goal of the Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series is to clearly convey every thought contained in the Bible by presenting the message of each passage as well as an overview of other issues surrounding the text in an accessible but high-level discussion of scriptural interpretation. The nearly 40 scholars, many of whom participated in the creation of the New Living Translation, are...

cloud” signaling a theophany (16:27; 25:31; Acts 1:9–11; Rev 1:7; cf. Exod 13:21–22; 40:35–38). 24:31 his angels … will gather his chosen ones from all over the world. The purpose of the coming of the Son of Man is the gathering of his chosen ones. It is noteworthy that Jesus, as Son of Man, exercises divine prerogatives in sending his angels (cf. Dan 7:10) for his elect. The mighty blast of a trumpet. In the OT a trumpet was sounded for religious and military purposes (Exod 19:16; Josh 6:5; Ps 81:3;
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