Mat 24:40-41

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tomwebster

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Let's take a look at several verses that have been the subject of "poor" teaching for many yearsMat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken(G3880), and the other left. Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. G3880παραλαμβάνω;paralambano;par-al-am-ban'-oFrom G3844 and G2983; to receive near, that is, associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy to assume an office; figuratively to learn: - receive, take (unto, with).The first one "taken" (Does not mean she will be flown away, she is impregnated.) And, you want to look at the subject of this passage. Christ is talking to His disciples and has been asked three questions: Mat 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, 1--when shall these things be? And2--what shall be the sign of thy coming, and 3--of the end of the world? (what is the sign of the consummation of the Age?Our verses, 40 and 41, actual starts with verse 37. (These vss. 37-41, are are part of the answer to the third question)Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Mat 24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Mat 24:41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.The first taken in verses 40 and 41 are compared to "they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage," When the flood came these people that were partying, ("messing around" in any familiar or intimate act) Remember, this is what the first taken are taken to doing. Look at the promise Christ gives in Mat 24:13 "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."So, Do you want to be the FIRST TAKEN? Now let's take a moment to look at I Thes 4. (see next Topic)
 

setfree

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Doesn't this basically say the same thing that you said.....In Matthew 24:37-42, Luke 17:26-37... In these passages, Jesus compared the day of His coming with the days of Noah and Lot. Some people assume that these passages are describing the Rapture (because one person will be "taken" and another person will be left behind), but this is unlikely based on the evidence in these passages. For example, in the two other parables in (Matthew 13:24-43 and 47-50), all of the unrighteous survivors of the Tribulation will be "taken" in judgment (through death) after the Second Coming. In addition, (Matthew 25:31-46) describes the Sheep and Goats Judgment, which is where all of the unrighteous survivors of the Tribulation will be killed after the Second Coming. All of those passages tell us that the unrighteous people will be "taken" in judgment by being killed after the Second Coming, and the righteous survivors of the Tribulation will be left behind on earth. This is exactly what Jesus described in the passages above when He compared the Second Coming with the days of Noah and Lot. Notice that in the context of the Matthew passage (Matthew 24:37-42), Jesus had referred to the Second Coming twice (Matthew 24:27 and 30), and in the context of the Luke passage (Luke 17:26-37, above), Jesus had referred to the Second Coming once (compare Luke 17:23-24 with Matthew 24:26-27). In this context concerning the Second Coming, Jesus said that the events at the time of His coming will be the same as the events in the days of Noah and Lot (Matthew 24:37 and Luke 17:26, 28, above). Then Jesus emphasized this point by repeating it (Matthew 24:39 and Luke 17:30, above). How will they be the same? In the Matthew passage (Matthew 24:37-42, above), we can see several ways in which the events at the Second Coming will be the same as the events in Noah's day: 1.)The unrighteous people in Noah's time ignored any forewarnings of the coming judgment. Instead, they focused on the activities of daily living rather than preparing themselves for the coming judgment by receiving righteousness through faith. The analogy is that the unrighteous people during the Tribulation will ignore the signs of the coming judgment. Instead, they will be focused on the activities of daily living rather than preparing themselves for the coming judgment by receiving salvation. 2.)The unrighteous people in Noah's time did not know when the judgment (the Flood) would begin, and therefore the judgment fell on them so suddenly that they did not have time to do anything to escape their fate. The analogy is that the unrighteous people during the Tribulation will not know when the judgment (the Second Coming) will come, and therefore it will fall on them so suddenly that they will not have time to do anything to escape their fate. 3.)The unrighteous people in Noah's time were all "taken" in judgment through death, and the righteous people (Noah and his family) were left behind to re-populate the earth during the next phase of world history. For example, even though sailors are on top of the water in their ships, they are still considered to be on the earth (they are not considered to be "Raptured"). In a similar way, Noah and his family were on top of the water in the ark, but they were still on the earth. They were not "Raptured." The analogy is that after the Second Coming, all of the unrighteous survivors of the Tribulation will be "taken" in judgment through death, and the righteous survivors of the Tribulation will be left behind to re-populate the earth during the next phase of world history (the Millennium). So Jesus said that the events at the time of the Second Coming will be the same as the events at the time of Noah, and Jesus specifically said that those who were "taken" in Noah's time were the unrighteous people who were all killed in judgment (Matthew 24:39, above). In the same way, the unrighteous survivors of the Tribulation will be "taken" in judgment after the Second Coming by being killed (at the Sheep and Goats Judgment, I shared in another post). Just as the righteous people in Noah's time (Noah and his family) were left behind to re-populate the earth, the righteous survivors of the Tribulation will be left behind after the Sheep and Goats Judgment (after the Second Coming) to re-populate the earth during the Millennium. Just as the Flood happened suddenly and unexpectedly for the unrighteous people in Noah's time, the Second Coming will happen suddenly and unexpectedly for many people during the Tribulation, and therefore Jesus urged people to "keep watch" and be prepared (Matthew 24:42, above).