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Main point summary
Jesus tells His disciples that only the Father knows the exact time of the Parousia, and it will be like in the days of Noah, where the flood surprised those unprepared.
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Matthew 24:36-41
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“But a of that day and hour no one knows,
not even the angels of heaven,
nor the Son,
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but the Father alone.
concessive
For 1 the a coming of the Son of Man will be b just
like the days of Noah.
For as in those days before the flood
they were eating and drinking,
a marrying and giving in marriage,
until the day that b Noah entered the ark,
temporal
and they did not 1 understand
until the flood came and took them all away;
so will the a coming of the Son of Man be.
bilateral
Then there will be two men in the field;
one 1 will be taken
and one 1 will be left.
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a Two women will be grinding at the 1 b mill;
one 2 will be taken
and one 2 will be left.
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Matthew 24:36-41
Only the Father Knows
“But of that day and hour no one knows,
not even the angels of heaven,
nor the Son,
but the Father alone.
Like the Days of Noah
For the coming of the Son of Man will be just
like the days of Noah.
For as in those days before the flood
they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage,
until the day that Noah entered the ark,
and they did not understand
until the flood came and took them all away;
so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Division at the Parousia
Then there will be two men in the field;
one will be taken
and one will be left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill;
one will be taken
and one will be left.
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