<p>17:24 <i>For as the lightning shines from one part under the heaven to the other part under heaven, so shall the Son of Man be in his day</i>- This is the &quot;lightning&quot; and earthquake associated with the return of Christ when His people, natural and spiritual, are at the nadir of persecution and tribulation (Rev. 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18). Lightning doesn&rsquo;t do as described here. The reference is therefore to the Old Testament manifestation of lightning as part of the Cherubim, which flashed with lightning (Ez. 1:4,14). Ezekiel saw the Cherubim depart from the temple (24:1 has alluded to this already), go Eastward to the mount of Olives and then mount up to Heaven (Ez. 10 :19; 11 :22,23). This is why &ldquo;the Glory&rdquo;, the lightning of the Cherubim chariot, was seen as returning to the Mount of Olives &quot;by the way of the east&quot; into the temple (Ez. 43:2-4).&nbsp;</p><p>As the Lord stood amongst them, He was the Son of Man in His day. Those who accepted Him as Messiah were accepting His 'coming' to them. For those who did not, and who argued about whether or not He fulfilled all the prophecies they were analysing &quot;with observation&quot;, He would 'come' unmistakably, but in judgment. The day of the Lord was right upon them, if only they would realize it; and they made the decision standing right there as to whether they would then be saved or condemned.</p>