Luke 17:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The days of the Son of man will be like the days of Noah.
What Does Luke 17:26 Mean?
Jesus reaches back to Genesis for His first picture of the end. Noah's generation had a long warning — the ark rose plank by plank in plain sight for years — yet life simply went on around it until the rain began (Genesis 6-7).
The comparison is about obliviousness. As then, so at His coming: ordinary life will be humming along, deaf to every warning, when the day arrives. Noah meanwhile stands for another way to live — building in reverent faith on a word from God about things not yet seen (Hebrews 11:7). Every generation chooses between those two postures, and only one of them is ready.
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What does Luke 17:26 mean?
The days of the Son of man will be like the days of Noah.