Always Ready for The King

Luke 17:26-37 "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. "It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. "It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. Remember Lot's wife! Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left." "Where, Lord?" they asked. He replied, "Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather."

Keywords: flood, Lot’s wife, Noah, Lot, vultures

Flood: Genesis 6-9 explains the flood and its cause.[1]

Lot: Abraham’s nephew[2]

Lot’s wife became a pillar of salt, she looked back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Noah: son of Lamech, used by God to save a remnant of people and animals.[3]

Vultures: an unclean bird in Mosaic Law. The vulture feeds on dead rotten flesh.[4]

The parable is a continuation of the previous five verses. Jesus stresses the importance of being ready at all times for His return. His return will come suddenly in the same way the Flood covered the earth. The people of Sodom did not notice anything until the end was upon them.[5]

Are you ready? Would you be prepared to look forward? Can you leave all the possessions, family, and friends behind to go with Jesus?

Bibliography

Brand, Chad. “Flood.” In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 580. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015.

Logan, Phil. “Lot.” In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1029-1030. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015.

Martin, John A. “Luke.” In The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament, edited by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, 199-265. Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook, 1984.

Meier, Janice K. “Vulture.” In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1636. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015.

Wooldridge, Judith. “Noah.” In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1166. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015.

[1] Chad Brand, “Flood,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 580. [2] Phil Logan, “Lot,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 1029-1030. [3] Judith Wooldridge, “Noah,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 1166. [4] Janice K. Meier, “Vulture,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 1636. [5] John A. Martin, “Luke”, in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament, edited by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck. (Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook, 1984), 249.