Luke 17:32

"In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back."

Key Reflection

In Luke 17:32, Jesus speaks of a time of sudden and unexpected judgment, drawing from an apocalyptic scenario familiar to his first-century Jewish audience. The image of someone on the roof not descending to retrieve possessions and the field worker not returning home implies that in the face of divine retribution, one must leave everything behind without delay—symbolizing the necessity of readiness for Christ's return.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 32. Remember Lot's wife. See Barnes "Ge 19:26". She looked back--she delayed --perhaps she desired to take something with her, and God made her a monument of his displeasure. Jesus directed his disciples, when they saw the calamities coming upon the Jews, to flee to the mountains, Mt 24:16. He here charges them to be in haste--not to look back--no!; to delay--but to escape quickly, and to remember that by delaying, the wife of Lot lost her life. {w} Ge 19:26 __________________________________________________________________

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