Reference

Luke 17:37

“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.”

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.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Gathering of Saints

The verse describes eagles gathering to a body, which is a natural phenomenon of scavengers and does not inherently suggest a gathering of human believers or a meeting with the Lord. The imagery is more readily interpreted as a scene of death and its consequences rather than a spiritual assembly.

Two-Stage Return

The verse describes a single event using a proverbial saying about a body and eagles, without any mention of distinct stages, separate events, or a "return" of any kind.

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 17:23

“And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.”

Luke 17:24

“For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.”

Luke 17:30

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

Luke 17:20

“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:”

Thematic Connections

Gathering of Saints Two-Stage Return

Private Study Note

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