Luke 17:34-35
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.
I have always heard this interpreted as a "rapture" passage--in which the one taken is an illustration of the Christian who will be taken, or raptured, prior to the end-time judgment of the world. And the one who is left will be the one who must suffer judgment.
But, what if that is a misunderstanding of Jesus' point here? What if Jesus is saying that the one who is taken is in trouble, and the one who is left is the one who is blessed?
What if this is based on the OT imagery of invading armies taking what they want and leaving only a small few, a remnant? If this is so, then it is not a rapture image at all, but simply an image of judgment.
What do you think?
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