Luke 17:32-37
Summary for Luke 17:32-33: 17:32-33 a Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt when she looked longingly back at Sodom (Gen 19:26 b). She exemplifies those who cling to ... life.Summary for Luke 17:34-35: 17:34-35 c one will be taken, the other left: Some consider this separation to refer to the Rapture of the church, but the parallels drawn to God’s judgment in the Flood and against Sodom (17:26-29 d), as well as the reference to vultures and a dead body (17:37 e), suggest that it occurs at the final judgment (see Mal 3:18 f; Matt 25:32 g).
17:37 h so these signs indicate that the end is near: This clause, which does not appear explicitly in the Greek, explains the significance of the cryptic saying about the vulture.
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