and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away. so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
In these verses Jesus, using the example of Noah’s days, reveals the danger of human spiritual blindness. People were living an ordinary life: eating, drinking, marrying, and spending their days without realizing that they were standing before a decisive turning point. Their busyness was not sin in itself, yet it had become the only reality in which God’s warnings had no place. They “knew nothing,” that is, they did not understand and did not accept it, until judgment suddenly came and included everyone without exception. In this way Jesus teaches that the coming of the Son of Man will likewise be unexpected for those who live a careless and self-sufficient life, thinking that everything will always continue in the same way. This word is a warning: to remain continually awake and not lose vigilance in the flow of everyday life, so that the Lord’s coming does not become a surprise judgment, but a long-awaited meeting.