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Following the BeanMatthew 24:36-44
Excerpted from: The Olivet Prophecy ParadoxThis emphasis on how unexpected that judgment will be is easier to see in Matthew 24, if you would flip back there. In Matthew’s version, Christ’s illustration of the days of Noah is unmistakably about the unknown timing, not the activities. This is found in verse 36:
Before and after Christ’s mention of the days of Noah, His point in verses 36, 42, and 44 is the unknown timing. The overall flow and context show that Jesus is not saying that He will return when eating and drinking and marrying are at their peak, but rather that His return will be unexpected.
So, Christ’s reference to the days of Noah and the days of Lot do not contradict His warning of a time of intense trouble. The time before His return will be the worst of times, and His return will be unexpected, just as the destructions by the flood and by fire and brimstone were entirely unexpected. The activities of the people at the time demonstrate they had no clue as to what was about to happen.
Matthew 24:42
Excerpted from: Don't Be a Prudent AgnosticIn Matthew 24:42, we find that Jesus anticipated this would occur. Jesus really understood human nature. Incidentally, do you want to know what it is that causes people to kind of go to sleep, so that you can be aware? It's not a hard principle at all to understand. It is having to face so many difficulties, so many pressures, that one becomes weary with facing them.
We know the times and seasons. We know that we're in the ballpark, but we don't know the day. We don't know the hour, and it kind of gives the impression there that if Christ is speaking to His people, that we're going to be caught by surprise by it too.
Matthew 24:42-44
Excerpted from: Don't Be a Prudent AgnosticWe know the times and seasons. We know that we're in the ballpark, but we don't know the day. We don't know the hour, and it kind of gives the impression there that if Christ is speaking to His people, that we're going to be caught by surprise by it too.
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