One will be taken, and one will be left 取去一個，撇下一個? (Mt 24:37-42)

👇Denny Petrillo - WVBS course notes 

37For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. 

Days of Noah. People have always done what they want to do, with little or no regard for the things of the Lord. 

38For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, they were marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 

Jesus is not implying that they were engaging in wicked activities. There is nothing wrong with eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, etc. The point is, these activities were their life’s focus. They were not thinking about preparing their lives for eternity, but living just for the “now”. 

39and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so shall the coming of the Son of Man be. 

Noah, a man of righteousness, preached 120 years endeavoring to get them to prepare, but they did not understand until the flood came. In that brief moment of their deaths they understood, but it was too late. It came quickly and unexpectedly and that is the way it will be with Jesus’ second coming. 

40Then there shall be two men in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. 

To further illustrate, Jesus says that two friends (companions or co-workers) will be taken at the same time; one is taken (for reward) and one is left (for punishment) (see 1 Thess 4:13-18). 

41Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left. 

Left in the sense of left for judgment, left to face the wrath of an angry God. Here are two people engaged in the same activities, but one is living a life of being prepared for the Lord’s return while the other is not. Jesus says that “in the same hour” all who are in the tombs (both wicked and righteous) will face God in judgment (Jn 5:28-29). 

42Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 

Therefore. Be prepared because...it may be today! 

👇John Chan https://www.fourseas-chinese.org/23

24:35-44 世界的末日

[24:36]「那日子，那时辰，没有人知道，连天上的使者也不知道，惟独父知道。

耶稣现在改变主题，从「这些事」转到「那日子，那时辰」。「这些事」是指在耶稣那个世代要发生的事，而「那日子，那时辰」却没有人知道，连天上的使者也不知道，惟独父知道。在可13:32，耶稣的话包括了「子也不知道」。耶稣也不知道，因为他在地上期间限制了他的无所不知。「那日子，那时辰」是指耶稣的第二次降临(基督复临)(参37和39节)。

在第一段(4-35节)，马太用的是复数的日子(参19, 22, 29节)，而在第二段(36-51节)，他用的是单数的日子或时辰(参36,42,44,50节)。在太7:22; 11:22, 24和12:36，耶稣也曾提及「那日」和「审评的日子」。新约圣经从没有把「复数的日子」适用于耶稣的第二次降临。此外，「末世」或「末后」这词并不是指耶稣再临之前的一段短时间(参来1:1-2;徒2:16-17;提后3:1)。

 

[24:37-39] 挪亚的日子怎样，人子降临也要怎样。当洪水以前的日子，人照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进方舟的那日；不知不觉洪水来了，把他们全都冲去。人子降临也要这样。

耶稣降临(原文－parousia)的时候，将和挪亚的日子一样。当时，在洪水降临之前，人们照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进方舟的那一天，他们还不知道将要发生什么事。之后洪水把他们全都冲走(参创6-7章)。耶稣的降临也是这样。就像那些人没有留意挪亚所传的，很多人也没有留意耶稣的警告，即世人将会面临审判。耶稣再来的主要目的是审判，必然的审判。

 

[24:40-41] 那时，两个人在田里，取去一个，撇下一个。两个女人推磨，取去一个，撇下一个。

耶稣再来之前，人都会留意生活中的事务。他再临时，在田里或在世间的同伴会被分别开来。有些被接去与他同在，而有些被撇下。耶稣在此强调他的来临是料想不到以及突然的。

 

[24:42-44] 所以，你们要警醒，因为不知道你们的主是哪一时辰来到。家主若知道几更天有贼来，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；这是你们所知道的。所以，你们也要预备，因为你们想不到的时候，人子就来了。」

既然没有人知道耶稣再来的时间，而且没有预兆(比如像耶路撒冷被毁的预兆一样)，那么每个人都要警醒和预备。就像一个贼不会事先预告他的拜访，同样地耶稣也不会提前告知祂会在哪一时辰来到。耶稣在此强调作准备的重要性。