Luke 17:26

“And as it was in the days of Noe, etc.] Whilst he was building the ark, and before he went into it; for this respects the days of Noah before the flood, and not after it; for he lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years, (<010928>Genesis 9:28) so shall it be also in the days of the son of man; some time before, and at his coming in power, and great glory, to destroy the Jews, their nation, city, and temple; and as then, so it will be when he shall come in person, at the last day, to destroy the world: the times of Noah's flood, of Jerusalem's destruction, and of the end of the world, bear a great resemblance to each other: and when the son of man comes in either of these senses,…”

“eat . . . married . . . planted--all the ordinary occupations and enjoyments of life. Though the antediluvian world and the cities of the plain were awfully wicked, it is not their wickedness, but their worldliness, their unbelief and indifference to the future, their unpreparedness, that is here held up as a warning. Note.--These recorded events of Old Testament history--denied or explained away nowadays by not a few--are referred to here as facts.”

“See the notes at Matthew 24:37-39. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The days of the Son of man - Those which immediately follow that which is eminently styled his day. Mat 24:37. Luke 17:31”

“17:26-29 in Noah’s day . . . in the days of Lot: See Gen 6–9 for Noah and Gen 18:16–19:29 for Lot; both are stories of God’s cataclysmic judgment against human wickedness.”

“as: Gen. 7:7-23, Noah, Job 22:15-18; Mat 24:37-39; Heb 11:7; Pe1 3:19, Pe1 3:20; Pe2 2:5, Pe2 3:6 the days of the Son: Luk 17:22, Luk 17:24, Luk 18:8 Luke 17:27”