Sunday, August 11, 2024

Why Did Satan Disguise Himself As A Serpent?

Why Did Satan Disguise Himself As A Serpent?

Friday August 9, 2024

Written by Miranda Caverley

Make sure there are no cracks in your foundation for the serpent to slither into. 


Why did Satan disguise himself as a serpent? That, was the question that God brought to my mind this afternoon.  

Why did Satan Disguise himself as a serpent when he came to Eve to tempt her to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

I thought to myself OK, I then let out a big sigh and began to deeply ponder on this.

First, let us start before God even created the earth and the garden of Eden.  

The bible says in Genesis chapter 1 Verses 1 and 2 (amplified bible)

 In the beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.


And then after that God spoke and created everything upon the earth and within the earth, and planted the Garden Of Eden. (reference Genesis 2: 8-25 amplified bible version


We know the garden was a place upon the earth. It was NOT the whole earth.


The garden was a place God made for Adam to live. Where God himself would come and walk with Adam (Reference Genesis 3: 8,9 amplified bible version)


The Garden was also a place where sin was not allowed. Because, God cannot look upon sin, that is why Jesus had to come to earth.  


So outside the garden of Eden was where sin was. That is true, because the bible says that Satan and his demons were cast down upon the earth. And Satan prowls around the earth like a roaring lion seeking who he can destroy (Reference Isaiah 14: 12-15 Ezekiel 28:11-19  1Peter 5:8 amplified bible version)


This also is true, because once Adam and eve sinned they were cast out of the garden of Eden and into the world.  And an Angel with a flaming sword was placed to stand guard at the Entrance to the garden so no one could go back in.  (Reference Entire Chapter 3 of Genesis and 2 Corinthians 11:1-6 Amplified bible version)


And that was when God stopped walking upon the earth side by side with man until he sent our savior Jesus Christ to be born.


Now let us get back to Satan:


Satan was the original sinner. He was cast out of heaven along with a third of the heavenly angels.


So how could the original sinner be able to gain access into the garden of Eden where no sin was allowed?


The answer: He disguised himself.


But why did he pick the form of the serpent?


The bible says that the serpent was the most cunning and crafty of all the animals God had created. (Reference Genesis chapter 3 amplified bible version)


So it comes as no surprise that Satan would choose the form of the serpent.


Now it does not say this in the bible, but I would imagine there were Angels guarding the Garden of Eden even before the fall of Adam and Eve.  Because, God has said in the bible that he has his heavenly angels protecting us and heavenly places from Satan and his demons.


Why else would Satan need to disguise himself to gain access to Eve.


The Bible says Lucifer/Satan was beautiful and can make himself appear as an angel of light to deceive people. (Reference 2 Corinthians 11: 12-15Amplified bible version)


God’s holy Angels know what Satan looks like in his true form. I am certain that he would have been stopped from entering the garden of Eden by an Angel if he had been in his true form.


So to gain access to the garden, and then to Eve, Satan disguised himself as one of God’s earthly creations.  And as we all know, the rest is history.




How does all this correlate to what is happening in the world today?


Clearly we are living in the end times by what is happening in our world.


(Reference Entire Chapters of Matthew 24 and 25 Amplified bible version)


The bible talks of the great deception. How people will refuse truth, be blinded by their sin and their hearts will be waxed worse and worse.  


The devil only had to deceive Eve and Adam when he first came and deceived man.  However, in the end times, he comes to deceive the entire world.  That is over a billion people!


So Satan must have a much better disguise than his first, for to be able to deceive the whole world. (Reference Ephesians 6:12)


The bible says Satan/the Antichrist will present himself as the savior of the world. He will convince the world that he will bring peace to the earth. He will appear to be healed of a mortal wound emphasis on that word appear.  He will appear to work miracles and wonders, calling himself God/Messiah.  Even convincing the Jews to allow himself to sit upon the throne of the third temple that will eventually be built in Jerusalem.


(Reference 2 John 1:7-10  Revelation 12:7-17  Revelation 13:1-18  Revelation 16:13-16   Revelation 19:14-21  Revelation 20:1-10 Amplified bible version)


DO NOT BE DECEIVED!!! Test every spirit. You can no longer trust your senses. Satan and his demons are twisting and distorting everything we see, hear, smell, and touch.


See through Satan’s disguise! Rip off that disguise he wears and expose him and his demons for they really are.


The Holy Spirit helps us to discern what is of God and what is of Satan.


(Reference Proverbs 4:1  Proverbs 11:9  John 14:26  Galatians 6:7  Colossians 1:8-10  amplififed bible version)


The devil is the man behind the curtain, just like in the book/movie The Wizard Of Oz.  


Satan is using his smoke, mirrors, and slight of hand to control and instil fear on the people of this world to control them.


Satan is a HUMBUG!!! He only has the power that which we give him.  He cannot stand against the name and word of God and is completely destroyed by the blood of Jesus Christ.


I employ you to walk up to that curtain that satan hides behind.  Pull it back just like dorothy did in the wizard of oz and expose Satan for who he is.  DO NOT BE DECEIVED!  


Revelation 22:12-21 Amplified bible


12 Behold, I am coming soon, and I shall bring My wages and rewards with Me, to repay and render to each one just what his own actions and his own work merit.  13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last (the Before all and the End of all).


14 Blessed (happy and [c]to be envied) are those who cleanse their garments, that they may have the authority and right to [approach] the tree of life and to enter through the gates into the city.  15 [But] without are the dogs and those who practice sorceries (magic arts) and impurity [the lewd, adulterers] and the murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and deals in falsehood (untruth, error, deception, cheating). 


16 I, Jesus, have sent My messenger (angel) to you to witness and to give you assurance of these things for the churches (assemblies). I am the Root (the Source) and the Offspring of David, the radiant and brilliant Morning Star.  17 The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, the true Christians) say, Come! And let him who is listening say, Come! And let everyone come who is thirsty [who is painfully conscious of his need [d]of those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, and strengthened]; and whoever [earnestly] desires to do it, let him come, take, appropriate, and drink the water of Life without cost.


18 I [personally solemnly] warn everyone who listens to the statements of the prophecy [the [e]predictions and the consolations and admonitions pertaining to them] in this book: If anyone shall add anything to them, God will add and lay upon him the plagues (the afflictions and the calamities) that are recorded and described in this book. 19 And if anyone cancels or takes away from the statements of the book of this prophecy [these [f]predictions relating to Christ’s kingdom and its speedy triumph, together with the consolations and admonitions or warnings pertaining to them], God will cancel and take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the city of holiness (purity and hallowedness), which are described and promised in this book.


20 He Who gives this warning and affirms and testifies to these things says, Yes (it is true). [Surely] I am coming quickly (swiftly, speedily). Amen (so let it be)! Yes, come, Lord Jesus!  21 The grace (blessing and favor) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be [g]with all the saints (God’s holy people, [h]those set apart for God, to be, as it were, exclusively His). Amen (so let it be)!

Friday, April 19, 2024

A Message From The Lord to the Jews and Gentiles in the Underground Church Across the World and Israel

A Message From The Lord to the Jews and Gentiles in the Underground Church 

Across the world and Israel

In the early hours of the morning on Sunday April 7, 2024 I (Miranda Caverley) your sister in Christ Jesus, was given a dream from the Lord.  What I share now with you is exactly as I dreamed it, and nothing has been added or taken away from what I saw and experienced. 

The meaning of the dream that the Lord gave me on Thursday April 18, 2024 is just exactly as the Lord spoke it to me. Nothing has been added or taken away from the meaning of the dream that the Lord gave me. 

These are not my words I write, but the words the Lord gave me to speak and share with you. To encourage you through these dark times. Whether you live in the United States of America like myself, or any other country across the world. This message is for the whole church, because we all are facing persecution now or in the near future who do not compromise our faith for a false gospel.   

My prayer in sharing this dream with you, is that the fear that you may be feeling at seeing what is happening in our world and the personal attacks you have been fighting.  That fear be replaced with peace and joy that only the Lord can bring. 

The Dream

Sunday April 7, 2024

I had a dream that I found myself with a small group of men and women, in what looked to be the ruins of a great medieval cathedral church.  The church was in ruins except for a huge and beautiful stained glass window.

We were all running from demons that had chased us out of tunnels that was under the church, and were trying to kill us.

Then suddenly, I heard this roaring sound coming from the outside of the church. It was as if dozens of helicopters were flying low over the church.  A man grabs my arm and tells me to hide.  I follow the man to an alcove in the church across the room from the huge stained glass window. We were able hide but yet still see what was happening.  

I started seeing shadows moving across the stained glass window on the outside.  The man that had helped me hide whispered to me, “whatever you do, do NOT make a sound or move. Or else they will kill you.  They are the Patherian Angels and they have been activated.”

I then saw those angels coming into the church.  There had to be thousands of them.  They filled the church and the outside.  Each one of the angels stood at least 8 feet tall some were taller.  They had enormous white wings, and in the feathers of their wings there were flecks of Gold and silver shimmering. All the angels wore armor, a breastplate, helmet, sword, shield, and knee high boots.  And every angel’s armor was a different color.  Some had bright red armor, others had blue, and gold, every color of the rainbow was represented  And on their armor there were precious stones like rubies, emeralds, diamonds, sapphires.  Their armor seemed to be personalized to each individual angel that wore it.  

When I saw the army of angels, I was terrified and made sure I did not move or make a sound just as the man had told me.  It was was not their size that terrified me, as much as it was the power and the authority they commanded that I could feel down into my soul that terrified me. More so than the demons that had been chasing us just a few minutes ago.

The angels marched through the church to a ladder that led down what looked like a giant well,  under the church into the tunnels we had run from to escape the demons. These Patherian Angels were sent to fight the demons and protect us who were hiding in the church. Then I woke up. 

 

From Sunday April 7, 2024 until Thursday April 18, 2024. I prayed, read the scriptures and waited on the Lord to give me the meaning of this dream. I even looked up the word Patherian, but it is a word that does not exist in the dictionary or anywhere on the internet. 

The Meaning of the dream

 Thursday April 18, 2024 around 2:30a.m. I woke up and was lying in bed awake, when I heard Jesus’ voice and he said, “This is the meaning of your dream.  The building you were in was a church.  The demons were chasing you underground. The dream is a message for the underground/persecuted church and Israel. The devil and his demons are attacking you and trying to kill you.  But do NOT fear them! My Patherian Angels are going before and fighting them and protecting you.”  

There was a pause and then Jesus said, “the word Patherian is not one word.  It is two words.”  And after saying that Jesus left me.

I laid there in bed wide awake trying to take it all in of what had just happened. The dream kept replaying over and over in my mind.  I did not sleep the rest of the night and laid there in my bed processing everything.

Now I must address how I know how to spell Patherian Angels.  The Lord showed me a picture in my mind of a piece of paper and the words were written on it.  

When I got up out of bed for the day. I looked up the meaning of the words Path and Erian.  

 The definition for the word Path in the dictionary has 5 definitions.  The first definition and the 4th definition of the word is what I am to share

 Path

1. A way beat, formed or trodden by the feet of persons or animals

4. A course of action, conduct, or procedure “path of righteousness”

It turns out that the word Erian is actually a name and not a word, that can be either a boy or a girl.  It is and old Celtic name that comes from the Anglo-Saxons.  

 The name Erian means “One who ploughs”

 The words Path-Erian put together literally me Path Plougher.  You could say it also mean Way Maker

 

 The Path-Erian Angels are making and clearing the way for God’s people. Jews and Gentiles.  Protecting us from the devil and his demons.  

The Church that was in ruins I was in, represents the state of the church today and how the devil has gotten into these great building to destroy it.

 The small group I was with, represents those who are still faithful.  Have stood strong, unwavering in their faith.  Even though the church building around them is in ruins.

 God has NOT abandoned us! Those who are covered by the blood of Jesus. Are faithful and have not compromised in the face of so many churches turning from the scriptures and are now preaching a false gospel. The Lord has His Path-Erian Angels going before us and preparing the way and protecting us.  

 In my past personal experiences with angels, and what is written in scriptures, usually when angels appear the first thing they say is, “do not be afraid” However in this dream, it was not the case.  There are scriptures throughout the old and new testament of the bible that there are experiences with angels similar to the Path-Erian Angels I saw in my dream.  I can truly understand now, when I read in the scriptures why people were terrified when they saw an angel.

The man in the dream that helped me and warned me about the Path-Erian Angels. I do not know if he was an angel or not.  But, if he was he was most certainly a guardian angel. Because, he helped protect me from harm just like the other angels I have been visited by in past dreams.  

I share these things with you not in the hope to bring myself recognition, fame or fortune. I share these things with you in the hope to be obedient to Lord, and to share His message with you.  In the hope it will encourage you, that you have peace and joy in knowing the Lord is fighting for you and protecting you.  

 

Below are scriptures from the bible that support what I experienced in the dream.  

 Angels in Scripture that are similar to what I experienced with the Path-Erian Angels

 Exodus 23:20-30

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Conquest of the Land

20 “Behold, I am going to send an [a]Angel before you to keep and guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Be on your guard before Him, listen to and obey His voice; do not be rebellious toward Him or provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgression, since My Name (authority) is in Him. 22 But if you will indeed listen to and truly obey His voice and do everything that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. 23 When My Angel goes before you and brings you to [the land of] the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, I will reject them and completely destroy them. 24 You shall not bow down to worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do [anything] in accordance with their practices. You shall completely overthrow them and break down their [sacred] pillars and images [of pagan worship]. 25 You shall serve [only] the Lord your God, and He shall bless your bread and water. I will also remove sickness from among you. 26 No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; [b]I will fulfill the number of your days. 27 I will send My terror ahead of you, and I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you [in flight]. 28 I will send hornets ahead of you which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite before you. 29 I will not drive them out before you in a single year, so that the land does not become desolate [due to lack of attention] and the [wild] animals of the field do not become too numerous for you. 30 I will drive them out before you little by little, until you have increased and are strong enough to take possession of the land.

2 Kings 19:32-35

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32 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: “He will not come to this city [Jerusalem] nor shoot an arrow there; nor will he come before it with a shield nor throw up a siege ramp against it. 33 By the way that he came, by the same way he will return, and he will not come into this city,”’ declares the Lord. 34 ‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”

35 Then it came to pass that night, that the [a]angel of the Lord went forth and struck down 185,000 [men] in the camp of the Assyrians; when the survivors got up early in the morning, behold, all [185,000] of them were dead. 

1 Chronicles 21:15

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15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was destroying it, the Lord looked, and relented concerning the catastrophe and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now remove your hand [of judgment].” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Psalm 78:49-53

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49 
He sent upon them His burning anger, His fury and indignation and distress,
A band of angels of destruction [among them]. 50  He leveled a path for His anger [to give it free run]; He did not spare their souls from death, But turned over their lives to the plague. 51 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt,The first and best of their strength in the tents [of the land of the sons] of Ham.52 But God led His own people forward like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.
53 He led them safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea engulfed their enemies.

Matthew 13:49

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49 So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

Revelation 9:13-19

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The Sixth Trumpet—Army from the East

13 Then the sixth angel sounded [his trumpet], and I heard a solitary voice from the four horns of the golden altar which stands before God, 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the [appointed] hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. 16 The number of the troops of cavalry was twice ten thousand times ten thousand (two hundred million); I heard the number of them. 17 And this is how I saw the horses and their riders in my vision: the riders had breastplates [the color] of fire and of hyacinth (sapphire blue) and of brimstone (yellow); and the heads of the horses looked like the heads of lions; and from out of their mouths came fire and smoke and brimstone (burning sulfur). 18 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came from the mouths of the horses. 19 For the power of the horses [to do harm] is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and it is with them that they do harm.

 Other scriptures that you can read

Joshua 5:13-15     Numbers 22:31-35   Psalms 103:20, 21    

Hebrews 1:7, 1:14       Revelation 12:7

 

Sciptures that talk about Jews/Gentiles who preserver unwavering in their faith

Psalm 91:11

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11 
For He will command His angels in regard to you,
To protect and defend and guard you in all your ways [of obedience and service].

Daniel 12:1

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The Time of the End

12 “Now at that [end] time Michael, the great [angelic] prince who stands guard over the children of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; but at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the [a]Book [of Life], will be rescued.

Matthew 24:9-14

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9 “Then they will hand you over to [endure] tribulation, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will be offended and repelled [by their association with Me] and will fall away [from the One whom they should trust] and will betray one another [handing over believers to their persecutors] and will hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will appear and mislead many. 12 Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures and bears up [under suffering] to the end will be saved. 14 This good news of the kingdom [the gospel] will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end [of the age] will come.

Hebrews 2:16

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16 For, as we all know, He (Christ) does not take hold of [the fallen] angels [to give them a helping hand], but He does take hold of [the fallen] descendants of Abraham [extending to them His hand of deliverance].

Revelation 3:10-11

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10 Because you have kept the word of My endurance [My command to persevere], I will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial, that hour which is about to come on the whole [inhabited] world, to test those who live on the earth. 11 I am coming quickly. Hold tight what you have, so that no one will take your crown [by leading you to renounce the faith].

Revelation 3:21-22

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21 He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant to him [the privilege] to sit beside Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

 

 

Jesus Tell Of The Signs Of His Return

Matthew 24

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Signs of Christ’s Return

24 Jesus left the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the [magnificent and massive] [a]buildings of the temple. 2 And He said to them, “Do you see all these things? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, not one stone here will be left on another, which will not be torn down.”

3 While Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, “Tell us, when will this [destruction of the temple] take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?”

4 Jesus answered, “Be careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error]. 5 For many will come in My name [misusing it, and appropriating the strength of the name which belongs to Me], saying, ‘I am the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed),’ and they will mislead many. 6 You will continually hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end [of the age]. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs [of the intolerable anguish and the time of unprecedented trouble].

9 “Then they will hand you over to [endure] tribulation, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will be offended and repelled [by their association with Me] and will fall away [from the One whom they should trust] and will betray one another [handing over believers to their persecutors] and will hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will appear and mislead many. 12 Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures and bears up [under suffering] to the end will be saved. 14 This good news of the kingdom [the gospel] will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end [of the age] will come.

Perilous Times

15 “So when you see the [b]abomination of desolation [the appalling sacrilege that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the [c]reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains [for refuge]. 17 Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house [because there will not be enough time]. 18 Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat. 19 And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 Pray that your flight [from persecution and suffering] will not be in winter, or on a Sabbath [when Jewish laws prohibit travel]. 21 For [d]at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again]. 22 And if those days [of tribulation] had not been cut short, no human life would be saved; but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened. 23 Then if anyone says to you [during the great tribulation], ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and they will provide great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect (God’s chosen ones). 25 Listen carefully, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out there, or, ‘Look! He is in the inner rooms [of a house],’ do not believe it. 27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming [in glory] of the Son of Man [everyone will see Him clearly]. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the [e]vultures will flock together.

The Glorious Return

29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not provide its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And at that time the sign of the Son of Man [coming in His glory] will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth [and especially Israel] will mourn [regretting their rebellion and rejection of the Messiah], and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory [in brilliance and splendor]. 31 And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet and they will gather together His elect (God’s chosen ones) from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Parable of the Fig Tree

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its young shoots become tender and it puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you, too, when you see all [f]these things [taking place], know for certain that He is near, right [g]at the door. 34 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

36 “But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son [in His humanity], but the Father alone. 37 For the coming of the Son of Man (the Messiah) will be just like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be [unexpected judgment]. 40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be [h]taken [for judgment] and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken [for judgment] and one will be left.

Be Ready for His Coming

42 “So be alert [give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith], for you do not know which day [whether near or far] your Lord is coming. 43 But understand this: If the head of the house had known what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore, you [who follow Me] must also be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others [in the house] their food and supplies at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that [faithful] servant when his master returns and finds him doing so. 47 I assure you and most solemnly say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware, 51 and will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].