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# the sun will be darkened
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the sun will become dark" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# the moon will not give its light
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Here the moon is spoken of as if it were alive and able to give something to someone else. AT: "the moon will not shine" or "the moon will be dark" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# the stars will fall from the sky
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This does not mean that they will fall to earth but that they will fall from where the are now. AT: "the stars will fall from their places in the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the powers in the heavens will shake" or "God will shake the powers that are in the heavens" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# the powers that are in the heavens
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"the powerful things in the heavens." Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the sun, moon, and stars or 2) this refers to powerful spiritual beings
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# in the heavens
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"in the sky"
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# Then they will see
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"Then people will see"
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# with great power and glory
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"powerfully and gloriously"
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# he will gather
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The word "he" refers to God and is a metonym for his angels, as they are the ones who will gather the elect. AT: "they will gather" or "his angels will gather" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the four winds
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The whole earth is spoken of as "the four winds," which refer to the four directions: north, south, east, and west. AT: "the north, south, east, and west" or "all parts of the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky
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These two extremes are given to emphasize that the elect will be gathered from the entire earth. AT: "from every place on earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tribulation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/power]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/elect]] |