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Matthew 24:40

Context
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Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. 1 

XREF

2Ch 33:12-24; Lu 17:34-37; Lu 23:39-43; 1Co 4:7; 2Pe 2:5,7-9

NET © Notes

sn There is debate among commentators and scholars over the phrase one will be taken and one left about whether one is taken for judgment or for salvation. If the imagery is patterned after the rescue of Noah from the flood, as some suggest, the ones taken are the saved (as Noah was) andthose left behind are judged. The imagery, however, is not directly tied to theidentification of the two groups. Its primary purposein context is topicture the sudden, surprisingseparation of the righteous and the judged (i.e., condemned) at the return of the Son of Man.



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