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32 aRemember Lot’s wife.  
33 aWhoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.  
34 aI tell you, in that night there will be two1 men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.  
35 aTwo women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.  
36 Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”  
37 And they answered and said to Him, a“Where, Lord?” So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” 
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Luke 17:33-37

Doesn't it seem interesting that their question was not "When will this happen?" but "Where will the people be taken?" That intrigues me. Why did they ask that? Now Jesus answer is enigmatic and I think that we can conclude that He did not intend to give a crystal clear answer.

Now to what does "where" refer to? Does it refer to the "judgment" that is obviously being spoken to, or does it refer to the "taken." I feel that either one may be applicable. They could say, "Where is the judgment going to take place?" and Jesus in His answer says, "Well, wherever it's needed—just like an eagle or a vulture would be where a body needs to be picked up." But in the construction of the context, "where" is much closer to "taken." "Where will they be taken?"—those who are separated away from the judgment. Then His answer becomes even more enigmatic. Let's go back to the book of Job, because the verse that Jesus quoted was taken from there.

Excerpted from A Place of Safety? (Part 2)

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