We are talking about Matthew 24 and not Sodom and the context is very clear.
Noah and his family entered the Ark.
Matthew 24:38
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;
The wicked are taken by the flood
Matthew 24:39
and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man
This verse immediately followed the two above:
Matthew 24:40
Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2)
40There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.
Which is a different Greek word and meaning than the one used in the "one TAKEN".
1.to take to (cf. παρά, IV. 1), to take with oneself, to join to oneself: τινα, an associate, a companion, Matthew 17:1; Matthew 26:37; Mark 4:36; Mark 5:40; Mark 9:2; Mark 10:32; Luke 9:10, 28; Luke 11:26; Luke 18:31; Acts 15:39; in the passive, Matthew 24:40, 41; Luke 17:34-36; one to be led off as a prisoner, John 19:16; Acts 23:18; to take with one in order to carry away,
Lot's story is also part of this:
Luk 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
You should have continued reading up to Luke 17:36-37 and then it will be undeniably clear.
Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left."37And answering they said to Him, "Where, Lord?" And He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the vultures will be gathered."
Pay attention closely, the audience weren't asking Christ where the man who was left is.... Christ already mentioned they were in the field..... Thus, the whereabouts of the the man who was left is clear - he is on the field.
They were asking where the other man was taken. And Christ's answer was no less than horrifying - where they go, the vultures will be gathered. It means the people who were taken will be set apart for extermination.
You should have continued reading up to Luke 17:36-37 and then it will be undeniably clear.
Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left."37And answering they said to Him, "Where, Lord?" And He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the vultures will be gathered."
Pay attention closely, the audience weren't asking Christ where the man who was left is.... Christ already mentioned they were in the field..... Thus, the whereabouts of the the man who was left is clear - he is on the field.
They were asking where the other man was taken. And Christ's answer was no less than horrifying - where they go, the vultures will be gathered. It means the people who were taken will be set apart for extermination.
You mentioned the 3880 Lexicon before in regards to the English translation into "took" or "taken".
But again, in this link, we see that it has been utilized in different contexts that can be with either positive or negative meaning.T
http://biblehub.com/thayers/3880.htm
This came from the link:
Are you going to continue to avoid the Greek definitions of take and left? I assume you will since they disprove your theory.
Yes, I just looked at Strong's 863 (left-out):
http://biblehub.com/strongs/greek/863.htm
It gave me this from the link:
lay aside, leave, let go, omit
From apo and hiemi (to send; an intensive form of eimi, to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow) -- cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.
Both Forgive and remit are positive meanings.
A person doesn't want to be forgiven
I have not met at least one Christian who doesn't want to be forgiven so you lost me there...
Pretty sure at one point of my many prayers, I asked God to "forgive me" not, "forgive my sins".
Granted the popular "sinner's prayer" states "forgive my sins". I'm pretty sure if you ask any Christian that they be forgiven (not just their sins), they will agree to it.
Nice try tho...one countless others have also mistakenly made because they didn't understand the language used.
Matthew 13:37 He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of man; 38 the field is the world, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom; the weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close of the age. 41 The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, 42 and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear."
The harvest at the close of the Old Covenant Age, in the first century.
The ones taken were thrown into the fire.
There is no end to the New Covenant Age of Christ. Luke 1:33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."
I agree with you about the taken being brought out.
But when is this "first century" literal 1st century?? Are you saying there are no more evildoers and no more that causes sin in the world today because I'm finding it hard to believe. Actually, if you think there are no more evildoers, you are believing a lie. And Satan is good at twisting the Truth so many would believe the opposite of what is already far too obvious in front of you.
I read your post of Strong's 863 (left). They were not all negative and many were neutral statements. The same thing also applied to 3880 (taken).
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