40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(A) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(B)

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40 (A)Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

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40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one [a]will be taken and one [b]will be left. 41 (A)Two women will be grinding at the [c](B)mill; one [d]will be taken and one [e]will be left.

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  1. Matthew 24:40 Lit is
  2. Matthew 24:40 Lit is
  3. Matthew 24:41 I.e., handmill
  4. Matthew 24:41 Lit is
  5. Matthew 24:41 Lit is

40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be [a]taken [for judgment] and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken [for judgment] and one will be left.

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  1. Matthew 24:40 This is not the removal of the church described in 1 Thess 4:13-18 and Rev 3:10. The one taken is taken for judgment just as the wicked were taken by the flood in Noah’s day. The one left is left to enter the kingdom that Christ will establish.

37-39 “The Arrival of the Son of Man will take place in times like Noah’s. Before the great flood everyone was carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ark. They knew nothing—until the flood hit and swept everything away.

39-44 “The Son of Man’s Arrival will be like that: Two men will be working in the field—one will be taken, one left behind; two women will be grinding at the mill—one will be taken, one left behind. So stay awake, alert. You have no idea what day your Master will show up. But you do know this: You know that if the homeowner had known what time of night the burglar would arrive, he would have been there with his dogs to prevent the break-in. Be vigilant just like that. You have no idea when the Son of Man is going to show up.

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