Reference

Luke 17:35

“Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

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Gathering of Saints

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Gathering of Saints

The verse describes a separation where one is taken and one is left, but it does not explicitly state that the one taken is being "gathered" or "meeting the Lord." The text could simply refer to a physical removal or destruction without implying a positive gathering of saints.

Two-Stage Return

The verse describes a separation of individuals, but it does not explicitly state that this separation is part of a distinct, prior event to a visible return, nor does it define the nature or timing of either "taking" or "leaving."

Gathering of Saints

Related Verses

Luke 17:36

“Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”

Luke 17:34

“I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.”

Luke 17:32

“Remember Lot’s wife.”

Luke 17:31

“In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.”

Luke 17:30

“Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.”

Thematic Connections

Gathering of Saints Two-Stage Return

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