Also, the Son of Man's appearance on that day will be like lightning (17.24; cf. Matt 24.27), and as noted above, lightning is commonly associated with the appearance of God (Exod 19.16; 2 Sam 22.15//Ps 18.14; Ps 77.17–18; 97.4; Ezek 1.13; Hab 3.11; Zech 9.14). Strikingly, the Messiah in 2 Baruch is also depicted as lightning (53.8–9; 70.9–10). (emphasis added)1
1 Benjamin E. Reynolds, The Apocalyptic Son of Man in the Gospel of John (WUNT II 249; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008), 75.
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I'm glad you liked that turn of phrase. To tell you the truth, I cannot remember if that was intentional or not, but it is the sort of thing I would do on purpose.
The lightning connection between 2 Baruch and Luke was something that did and still does intrigue me. I never explored it much more than to state its existence. Considering the lightning imagery in the OT, especially in the Psalms, it could be an interesting comparative study.
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