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18 them, according to the first book ascribed to Matthew (xxiv. 29-31):

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the earth shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet." The translation of this in Persian is that after the distress and tribulation which shall surround all the people, the sun shall be withheld from shining, that is, be darkened, and the moon cease to give light, the stars of heaven will descend upon earth and the pillars of the earth will be shaken. At that time, the signs of the Son of Man shall appear in Heaven, that is, the Promised Beauty and Substance of Life shall come from the Court of the Invisible to the visible world. And He (Jesus) says: at that time, all the multitudes who inhabit the earth shall lament and bewail and the people shall see that Beauty of Oneness coming from Heaven riding upon the cloud with power, grandeur and a great gift, sending His angels with the mighty sound of a trumpet. The same statements are recorded in the other three Gospels