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Judgment Amidst the Mundane
Commentators highlight that the final separation will occur during life's most normal routines. Just as the women were grinding at the mill—a common and laborious daily task in that era—people will be engaged in their everyday work. This illustrates the sudden and unexpected nature of Christ's return, underscoring the need for constant spiritual readiness.
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18th Century
Theologian
Two women, etc. Grinding in the East was performed, as it is now, chiefly by hand. The mill-stones were about two feet in diameter, and ha…
At the mill (εν τω μυλω). So Westcott and Hort and not μυλων (millhouse) Textus Receptus. The millstone and then hand-mill which w…
19th Century
Preacher
The division between the godly and the ungodly, at the coming of Christ, will be very precise. Companions in labor will be separated forever in “th…
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These two vignettes stress the unexpectedness of the event by means of the sudden cleavage between two people. Two men are working in a field; one …
17th Century
Pastor
Two women shall be grinding at the mill
Though the word women is not in the Greek text, yet it is rightly supplied by…
17th Century
Minister
Christ foretells His second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express their greatness and certainty.…
13th Century
Philosopher
After the Lord answered the disciples' question concerning the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, He begins here to answer them concerning His S…