Matthew 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 13:41, angels gather the wicked for judgment — the opposite of gathering the elect here, yet using the same imagery of angelic gathering.
Matthew 25:31 depicts the Son of Man coming with all his angels for judgment — the same event where angels are sent to gather the elect in the previous chapter.
Matthew 8:11 speaks of many coming from east and west to the kingdom—parallel to gathering from the four winds here.
Matthew 13:41 also describes angels sent to gather—but there for judgment of the wicked, here for gathering the elect.
Matthew 28:18 has Jesus claiming all authority, which underlies his sending angels to gather the elect in Matthew 24:31.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 directly references the gathering of believers to Christ at His coming, echoing the same end-times event.
Isaiah 11:12 gathers the dispersed from four corners — here Jesus gathers his elect from the four winds.
Isaiah 27:13 prophesies a great trumpet gathering exiles — Jesus applies this to gathering his elect.
Isaiah 43:6 prophesies God gathering His scattered people from the ends of the earth, prefiguring the eschatological gathering of the elect.
Mark 13:27 is the parallel account — almost identical, confirming the angelic gathering of the elect.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 has the trumpet of God and Lord's descent — this verse adds the angelic gathering of the elect.
In 1 Corinthians 15:52, the last trumpet raises the dead — the same trumpet here gathers the living elect.
Psalm 50:5 calls for God to gather his saints—prefiguring the gathering of the elect at Christ's return.
In 1 Thessalonians 4:14, God brings those who sleep in Jesus—this is the same gathering of the elect at the parousia.
In Luke 9:26, the Son of Man comes in glory with holy angels—directly parallel to the gathering with angels at the end.
Nehemiah 1:9 promises God will gather his people from the farthest places if they return—this eschatological gathering fulfills that promise.
Ephesians 1:10 speaks of uniting all things in Christ at the fullness of time, paralleling the gathering of the elect from the four winds.
John 11:52 speaks of gathering scattered children of God through Christ's death — here that gathering occurs at the end.
In Ephesians 1:4, believers are chosen before the foundation—the same 'elect' are gathered here. Thematic connection on election.
In Hebrews 1:14, angels are ministering spirits to heirs of salvation—this supports the role of angels sent to gather the elect here.
In Revelation 7:3, sealing of God's servants precedes judgment — parallel to the gathering of the elect here before the end.