Seated Or Standing; A Metaphor Lost In Translation

Mr. M said:

Luke 21:
34 But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation,
drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape
all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.

Most translations use dwell in verse 35, although some go further adrift and
use "live on the face of the earth". Here is the true word:
dwell-[G2521] =kathemai, which means sitting, or seated.
for example:
Luke 20:42 Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at My right hand,
43 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

In fact, other than this once, kathemai is never translated 'dwell'.
What were they thinking? Being a 'noble Berean' today requires
the student of Truth to look into the original language lexicons
and check up on the translators. Here is an on line Strongs.

G2521 - kathēmai - Strong's Greek Lexicon (kjv)

Now we can restore the metaphor.
"This will come up on all those seated on the face of the earth",
contrasting with:
"to stand before the Son of Man".

We all have seen this metaphor played out in our day to day lives
thousands of times. Someone comes in to another's presence and
are offered a seat, "make yourself comfortable".
The offer is immediately declined with "I can't stay but a minute",
and they remain standing.
So what does it mean to be seated on the earth?
It was right there in the previous verse!
34 But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation,
drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.

To remain standing should immediately call to mind Ephesians 6:
Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able
to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

If the Psalms are a regular part of your devotions, as they are mine,
you may have recalled:

Psalm 1:5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Having brought this to my attention, I immediately asked the Lord for
another teaching on remaining standing. Here is one that is widely
overlooked, on account of the marital bond.

1 Corinthians 7:
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those
who have wives should be as though they had none,
30 those who weep as though they did not weep,
those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice,
those who buy as though they did not possess,
31 and those who use this world as not misusing it.
For the form of this world is passing away.
32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried
cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord.
33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—
how he may please his wife.

Remembering the words of the Lord:
Luke 9:
61 And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You,
but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

There appears to be a notion that all believers will be whisked
away before the Day of the Lord. Jesus said that to escape that Day,
don't get comfortable with your life in this world. Remain standing.

Luke 12:
35 “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;
36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master,
when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes
and knocks they may open to him immediately.
37 Blessed are those servants whom the master,
when he comes, will find watching....

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