Advent 1 – Mt 24:36-44 – Structural Diagram

Passage Structure

v36-39 Jesus coming will come as surprise

v40- 41 Illustrations on what Jesus coming will be like

v42-44 Admonitions

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³⁶"No one knows

.....about that day or hour,

..........not even the angels in heaven,

..........nor the Son,

..........but only the Father.

³⁷As it was

.....in the days of Noah,

..........so it will be

...............at the coming

....................of the Son of Man.

³⁸For in the days

.....before the flood,

..........people were eating

...............and drinking,

...............marrying and

...............giving in marriage,

....................up to the day

.........................Noah entered the ark;

³⁹and they knew nothing

..........about what would happen

.....until the flood

..........came and took them all away.

That is how it will be

.....at the coming

..........of the Son of Man.

⁴⁰Two men

.....will be in the field;

..........one will be taken

..........and the other left.

⁴¹Two women

.....will be grinding with a hand mill;

..........one will be taken

..........and the other left.

⁴²"Therefore keep watch,

.....because you do not know

..........on what day

...............your Lord will come.

⁴³But understand this:

.....If the owner of the house

..........had known

...............at what time of night

....................the thief was coming,

..........he would have kept watch

...............and would not have let his house

....................be broken into.

⁴⁴So you also

.....must be ready,

.....because the Son of Man

..........will come at an hour

...............when you do not expect him.

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Repeating words or ideas

Day - hemera - v36, 37 , 38

Hour - hora - v36, 42, 44

Coming - parousia - v37, 39

Coming - erchomai - v39, 42, 43, 44

Watch - gregoreuo - v42, 43

knew/understand - ginosko - v39, 43

One taken/other left v40-41

Explanations/Reasons

v38ff at the coming it will be like the days of Noah - for in days before...

v42 keep watch because you do not know the day or hour

v44 be ready because hour will come when least ready

Comparison

v37 as it was in the days/ so it will be

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Illustration

v40, 41 Two men in field..., Two women grinding...

v43 onwer of house knowing the time of thief's arrival

Lists

v38

1. eating

2. drinking

3. marriage

4. giving in marriage

Admonition, Warning, or Instruction

v42 Keep Watch

v44 Be ready

Prophecy

v37 So it will be...

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Introduction

1. Structural Diagram

2. Surrounding Context

3. Key Cross References

4. Key Questions

5. Thoughts and Meditation

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