en_tn/mat/24/26.md

translationWords

• en:tw:christ
• en:tw:desert
• en:tw:sonofman

translationNotes

• Jesus continues to tell his disciples what will happen before he comes again.
• as the lightning shines … so will be the coming … - He will come very fast and be easy to see. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
• Wherever a dead animal is, there the vultures will gather - Possible meanings: 1) when the Son of Man comes, everyone will see him and know that he has come (see UDB) or 2) wherever spiritually dead people are, false prophets (en:bible:notes:mat:24:09) will be there to tell them lies. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• vultures - birds that eat the bodies of dead or dying creatures