Which direction does weather move in Israel?
In Israel, weather moves from west to east, or from the northwest to the southeast. This is the same pattern as in the Midwest. Consequently, lightning seen in the east means the storm is not approaching but has already passed.
Les explains that in Israel, as in the Midwest, weather moves from west to east, or from the northwest to the southeast. In Matthew 24:27, Jesus uses this pattern as an analogy: if lightning is seen in the east, the storm is not approaching but has already passed. He applies this to the tribulation, indicating that when its horrors are past, the events of verse 29 follow—the sun darkened, the moon without light, the stars falling, and the powers of heaven shaken.
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.