Matthew 24:36-51
There are verses in this passage which are often much misapplied. “The coming of the Son of Man” is frequently spoken of as being
the same thing as death; the texts which describe the uncertainty of His coming are used in epitaphs, and thought suitable to the tomb. But there is no solid ground for such an application of this passage. Death is one thing, and the coming of the Son of Man is quite another. The subject of these verses is not death, but the second advent of Jesus Christ. Let us remember this. It is a serious thing to wrest Scripture and use it in any but its true meaning.
The first thing that demands our attention in these verses is the awful account that they give of the state of the world when the Lord Jesus comes again.