After the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not get its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

 Good morning. Back to Matthew 24. Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not get its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Notice that it says after, not before the tribulation. Of course it wasn't really stars that were falling from heaven. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. The people of the ancient world conceived of the expanded sky as an arch or vault, the outmost edge of which touched the extreme limits of the earth. Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. Remember the fig tree that Jesus cursed. It had leaves, but no figs. It was not summertime – Passover is in the spring. Even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. That of course, reminds us of Revelation 3:20 - behold I stand at the door and knock. Father thank You that we are always alert, and never lets our guard down. Our lives are examples for others to follow.