As it was in the days of Noah so it will be.
Mat 24:36 "But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
Mat 24:37 'For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Mat 24:38 At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,
Mat 24:39 nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Mat 24:40 Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
Mat 24:41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
Mat 24:42 Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which your Lord is coming.
Introduction
All the Signs which point to the End of the Ages are coming up quickly. There are many so called prophets who predict this year or that year. NO ONE KNOWS the exact timing. So dont follow the date setters. Wars, turmoil, tsunamis, and earthquakes are all indicative that something is about to happen. Soon in the News your will see it.
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Mat 24:36 "But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
Notes
But of that day and hour - Of the precise time of the fulfillment. The “general signs” of its approach have been given, as the budding of the fig-tree is a certain indication that summer is near; but “the precise time” is not indicated by these things. One part of their inquiry was Mat_24:3 when those things should be. He now replies to them by saying that the precise time would not be foretold. Barnes
Compare the notes at . Act 1:7 "It is not for you," He replied, "to know times or epochs which the Father has reserved within His own authority;
It is not for you to know - The question of the apostles respected the time of the restoration; it was not whether he would do it. Accordingly, his answer meets precisely their inquiry; and he tells them in general that the time of the great events of God’s kingdom was not to be understood by them. They had asked a similar question on a former occasion, Mat_24:3, “Tell us when shall these things be?” Jesus had answered them then by showing them that certain signs would precede his coming, and then by saying Mat_24:36, “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” God has uniformly reproved a vain curiosity on such points, 1Th_5:1-2; 2Pe_3:10; Luk_12:39-40.
The times or the seasons - The difference between these words is, that the former denotes any time or period that is indefinite or uncertain; the later denotes a fixed, definite, or appropriate time. They seem to be used here to denote the periods that would mark or determine all future events. Barnes
Knoweth no man, no, not the angels -
Mar_13:32."But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
Mat 24:37 'For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Notes.
But as the days of Noah were. The second coming of Christ will be sudden and unexpected. Our Lord assumes, that there was a flood sent in judgment in the days of Noah. He endorses the history contained in the book of Genesis.Popular.
The days of Noah.
We are told that when Jesus comes again to rapture (harpazo) us home, that it will be like when it was in the days of Noah. This passage, frequently cited to by Biblical scholars and writers, indicates that it was a sign of the end times and as such, should be a condition that should alert us to the coming of the Lord. John Funk Raptureready.com
Mat 24:38 At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,
Notes
They were eating and drinking, seeking their enjoyment, not expecting the catastrophe. (As they were ‘drinking,’ it would seem that wine was made before the flood.) The verse does not at all imply that Christ’s people are to cease their ordinary employments, in expectation of the coming of Christ. Absorption in these things is censured. Popular Commentary on the NT.
Mat 24:39 nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Notes
They saw Noah building the ark and doubtless, human nature being what it is, some Mocked him
BUT THEY DID NOT REALISE TILL THE FLOOD CAME AND SWEPT THEM AWAY.
THEY DID NOT KNOW AND DID NOT EVEN EXPECT IT.
They completely disregarded what Noah said to them doubtless they firmly believed that their views were just as valid and just as likely correct as those of this crazy ark-maker.
The Purposes of God are worked out quite irrespective of what puny humans think about them.
Mat 24:40 Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
Mat 24:41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
Matthew 24:40-41
Then shall two men - two women - one shall be taken, and the other left - The meaning seems to be, that so general should these calamities be, that no two persons, wheresoever found, or about whatsoever employed, should be both able to effect their escape; and that captivity and the sword should have a complete triumph over this unhappy people.
Two women shall be grinding - Women alone are still employed in grinding the corn in the east; and it is only when despatch is required, or the uppermost millstone is heavy, that a second woman is added. See Wakefield, and Harmer, Obs. vol. i. 253. That they were formerly thus employed, see Exo_11:5, and the note there. See also Isa_47:2.
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