Question at position 3 In Matthew 24:40, 41, Jesus says that on the last day, "Two people will be working. One will be taken and the other left." What is the main point of that statement.So that we can have the opportunity to make sure we aren't left behind. The exact timimg of the last day can't be predicted, but it will impact everyone. To help us determine when the last day will come.单项选择题
A
So that we can have the opportunity to make sure we aren't left behind.
B
The exact timimg of the last day can't be predicted, but it will impact everyone.
C
To help us determine when the last day will come.

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Question at position 3 In Matthew 24:40, 41, Jesus says that on the last day, "Two people will be working. One will be taken and the other left." What is the main point of that statement.So that we can have the opportunity to make sure we aren't left behind. The exact timimg of the last day can't be predicted, but it will impact everyone. To help us determine when the last day will come.单项选择题

A

So that we can have the opportunity to make sure we aren't left behind.

B

The exact timimg of the last day can't be predicted, but it will impact everyone.

C

To help us determine when the last day will come.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Jesus emphasizes the sudden, unpredictable nature of the end and the universal consequence for people caught in that moment. Relevant knowledge points: Matthew 24 is part of the Olivet Discourse where Jesus warns that no one knows the day or hour (24:36), and he uses stark images—two in the field, two grinding at the mill—so that one is taken and one left (24:40–41). A parallel passage in Luke 17:34–35 expresses the same separation. The theme is unexpected timing and inevitable separation, not a timetable.

Step-by-step reasoning:
1. Read the immediate context: Jesus first insists the precise time is unknown (24:36). That frames the following illustrations.
2. Interpret the imagery: “one taken and one left” signals sudden division—people are affected differently at the moment of the end. The images stress how ordinary activities continue until that instant.
3. Draw the logical conclusion: because the exact time is unknown and people are suddenly separated, the main teaching is that the ending will arrive unpredictably and will affect everyone—some will be taken, some left—so watchfulness is required.
4. Evaluate the answer choices against that conclusion:
   - Choice 2 states the unknown timing and universal impact. This directly reflects Jesus’ emphasis in context.
   - Choice 1 (“so that we can have the opportunity to make sure we aren’t left behind”) implies the passage’s main purpose is to promise a last-minute chance; the text does call for watchfulness but does not teach a guaranteed final-minute opportunity to change one’s status.
   - Choice 3 (“to help us determine when the last day will come”) contradicts 24:36, where Jesus explicitly says the timing cannot be predicted.

Why the correct answer is correct: the passage centers on the unpredictability of the last day and its immediate effect on people, not on providing a schedule or a final-second rescue. Conclusion: The correct answer is: "The exact timimg of the last day can't be predicted, but it will impact everyone."

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