As it was in the days of Noah

Luke 17:26-30

"Just as it was in the days of Noah so will it be in the time of the Son of Man. People ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, right up to the day when Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. "

"So also as it was in the days of Lot. People ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built. But on the very day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all."

"That is the way it will be on the day that the Son of Man is revealed."

The first line of this quote "Just as it was in the days of Noah..." is often taken to mean the character of the people in the day of Noah is how the character of the people will be when the time of the Son of Man is upon us. While this may be true, and it surely seems to be from other scripture, I do not believe that is at all the point He is making in these statements. He is talking about how it will be "on the day that.." not in the days before. Also the warning is clearly that people will be going on about their lives as though nothing is about to happen, right up to their judgment.

It's a common feeling, and I surely feel this way at times myself, when a disaster happens or someone important to you dies that you are frustrated in how the world just keeps going. The situation God describes is similar as it deals with the population at large and a huge coming event. Most people in the world are blind to the coming judgment. Just as the day I die, I will likely get up, get dressed, eat breakfast, make a post on my blog and head of to wherever I'm going that day. Completely unaware of the incredible event that awaits me for that day.

God is making the point that most people will be blind, and so He's asking those who can see to watch. Let us all be on the look out. Unlike the day you die, the season of His return is preceded and indicated by signs and changes in the world. Many, including myself believe the season for the Rapture is upon us. The Rapture being a separate event from His second coming of course.