EXPLORE THE TEXT
We can be certain that Jesus will one day return.
36 “Now concerning that day and hour no one knows-
neither the angels of heaven nor the Son-except the Father alone.
37 As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
38 For in those days before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,
until the day Noah boarded the ark.39 They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away.
This is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be.
40 Then two men will be in the field;
one will be taken and one left.
41 Two women will be grinding grain with a hand mill;
one will be taken and one left.”
Stress the primary teaching of this parable:
Implied in the disciples’ question about signs of Jesus’s coming
was the question, “When?”
The answer, according to Jesus was, no one knows-
neither the angels nor He Himself knew God’s timetable. .Because no one knows the time of Christ’s return,
any attempt to speculate and calculate it is a waste of time
and energy.
Instead, preparedness is the proper response to
the fact that Jesus will return. (PSG, p. 99)
Noah tried to warn those around him,
but they refused to listen.
Before the flood came, they continued going about their normal routines.
By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late.
Only Noah and his family were spared.
Likewise, Jesus’s return will catch people off guard.
Like men walking in the field or women working at a mill,
many will ignore Jesus’s warnings and fail to prepare
for His return.
And they will suffer the consequences for their decision.
Ask God to help prepare for the return of Jesus.
Seek out ways to live like Jesus is coming back each day.