36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
I am a proponent of changing the translation to read, "One will be swept away and one will remain." The context tells us that Jesus is comparing the women at the mill and the men in the field with Noah and the Flood. At the time of Noah there were men in the field and women at the mill, both were swept away. But Jesus tells us at the Coming of the Son of Man only one will be swept away and the other will remain.
The faithful will not be swept away but they will remain with alive in the flesh. Jesus Christ is instructing his disciples about eternal life. Jesus Christ will give people life not sweep them away in a flood. But there are many people who will be caught unaware. These people have turned their backs upon the Lord, and discarded his word.
But for those who are faithfully waiting for the Day of the Lord, we need to speak the truth to all people. We need to make sure that people are not uninformed even if they may be caught unaware or off guard. Remember the two women and the two men. It does not say they are grinding or walking next to each other, but one can assume such a situation. What were they talking about?
Look across the table, kitchen, office, street, or field and tell the people you see what is coming. It could come any minute or any hour and it is coming to sweep away the ungodly. Look to Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, for your salvation. He has died for your sins. He is the one who can save you from getting swept away into eternal damnation. "One will be swept away and one will remain." Remain in Christ Jesus who has saved you from your sins.
The faithful will not be swept away but they will remain with alive in the flesh. Jesus Christ is instructing his disciples about eternal life. Jesus Christ will give people life not sweep them away in a flood. But there are many people who will be caught unaware. These people have turned their backs upon the Lord, and discarded his word.
But for those who are faithfully waiting for the Day of the Lord, we need to speak the truth to all people. We need to make sure that people are not uninformed even if they may be caught unaware or off guard. Remember the two women and the two men. It does not say they are grinding or walking next to each other, but one can assume such a situation. What were they talking about?
Look across the table, kitchen, office, street, or field and tell the people you see what is coming. It could come any minute or any hour and it is coming to sweep away the ungodly. Look to Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, for your salvation. He has died for your sins. He is the one who can save you from getting swept away into eternal damnation. "One will be swept away and one will remain." Remain in Christ Jesus who has saved you from your sins.
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