I agree with you up to this point my friend, but in regards to the "one taken and the other left."
In consideration of the state of the world, if you are trying to convince me that half of the population of the earth is going to be caught up, I would have to greatly disagree. Besides, I have already shown you that the "one taken" group is being compared with those "taken" in the flood, which would make the comparison wicked to wicked and not wicked to righteous. That alone would tell me that those the "one taken" is not referring to the gathering of the church.
One taken = Those gathered and taken by the angels at the end of the age
Where are they going to be taken = Wherever the carcass/dead body is, there will the eagles/vultures gather which includes the "one taken" by the angels to be killed by the double-edged sword.
My friend, while I respect your view on this, we can only agree to disagree on this issue. I have studied this for decades, debating with many, taking into consideration all the related scriptures and therefore I will not be moved from my belief that the "one taken" group are the wicked who the angels gather first and take back to where Armageddon is taking place and to be killed by that double-edged sword that proceeds out of the Lords mouth.
Blessings!
Lets see what it SAYS;
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be...
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
(SO WE HAVE A PRE JUDGEMENT SCENE...JESUS FRAMES INTO A PICTURE A PREJUDGEMENT SCENE)
40 THEN shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
(HUH?? DONT WE NEED A POST JUDGEMENT SCENE/DYNAMIC??)
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
(More pretrib framing by Jesus...there is no commerce after the gt.)
And your template places a satan worshipper working alongside a born again believer and likewise a demon possesed in bed with a believer. On top of that you have placed commerce in a destroyed planet.
That alone debunks the idea that angels are harvesting wicked and leaving righteous.)
Still not convinced?
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
But maybe those pictures and commands are all we have?
Nope
Jesus continues to frame the one taken in the rapture.;
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
He is telling the righteous,not the wicked to be ready.
There is no 50% wicked harvested to Armageddon.
That is half the earths population saved and half unsaved (wearing the mark)
It just does not survive a test fit.
Where does it fit?
Here;
25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.......
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Like a glove.
Half the church not ready,no spark or fire in their walk,half ready and wise
.....and framed exactly like the one taken verses
WATCH AND BE READY
THE EXACT SAME DYNAMIC.
Jesus in mat 24 ends with the rapture and starts ch 25 with the rapture.
One taken,one left is 50%. Your template has half the world righteous going through the wrath till armageddon and half the worlds population taken(raptured) to armageddon.
Not plausable.
But it does fit the 50-50 virgin dynamic like a glove