Friday
Read Matthew 24:36-44
36 “No one knows, however, when that
day and hour will come—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son;y
the Father alone knows. 37The coming of the Son of Man will be like
what happened in the time of Noah. 38In the days before the flood
people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into
the boat; 39yet they did not realize what was happening until the
flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man
comes. 40At that time two men will be working in a field: one will
be taken away, the other will be left behind. 41Two women will be at
a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
42 “Be on your guard, then, because
you do not know what day your Lord will come. 43If the owner of a
house knew the time when the thief would come, you can be sure that he would
stay awake and not let the thief break into his house. 44So then,
you also must always be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when
you are not expecting him.
Think
Many people interpret this scripture as people being snatched up to heaven
to be with the Lord. If you read the
passage consistently - it is the good people who are preserved - and the evil
who disappear - as in the days of Noah (vs 39).
The surrounding passages are also about being ready for Jesus to arrive.
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