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39 and did not know until the flood came and took-away everyone, so also[a] will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 At-that-time there will be two men in the field— one is taken, and one is left; 41 two women grinding at the mill— one is taken[b], and one is left.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:39 That is, life was going on as normal, and God suddenly and unexpectedly intervened into human history.
  2. Matthew 24:41 Or, taken along... left behind. Some think believers are taken, referring either to protection on earth (as with Noah) or in heaven (through the rapture); unbelievers are left for judgment. Others think unbelievers are taken in judgment, believers are left on earth (like Noah).

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