Zechariah 9:14 depicts the LORD appearing with lightning arrows and trumpet — a direct parallel to the lightning simile for Christ's coming.

Malachi 3:2 asks who can endure the day of his coming, describing a refiner's fire — the same sudden, purifying arrival of the Lord.

Luke 17:24 records the same saying about lightning flashing from east to west — a parallel account of Jesus' teaching on his return.

Luke 17:30 is the Synoptic parallel, describing the same 'day when the Son of Man is revealed' with lightning imagery.

In Ezekiel 1:14, the living creatures move like lightning — the same image Jesus uses here to depict the sudden, visible nature of His return.

Malachi 4:5 prophesies Elijah coming before the great day of the LORD — the forerunner to the coming described here.

James 5:7 exhorts patience until the coming of the Lord — directly tying the promise of the parousia to Christian endurance.

2 Peter 1:16 affirms the reality of Christ's coming, countering false myths — reinforcing the certainty of the event described here.

2 Peter 3:4 records scoffers questioning the promise of his coming — the opposite of the clear assurance given here.