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I’ve always been confused by the response Jesus gave to the question of the disciples. Here is the scripture
“30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. 32 Remember Lot’s wife! 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” [36] [e]
37 “Where, Lord?” they asked.
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”
This didn’t make sense to me. The disciples are asking where will these people be taken to? Here is one interpretation of what Jesus meant.
“Where, Lord?
In Luke, the question that Jesus is responding to is also a bit confusing (particularly given our modern understanding of the rapture). However, the question of “Where, Lord?” seems to be addressing the last thing Jesus says. He just finished saying that the “Son of Man” will come and gather his people. The disciples’ question seems to ask “Where will they be gathered to.”
This very much is a reference to what we call the “rapture”. This is the “gathering up” of people that Jesus will perform in the last days. Just before this he talks about how the world is turning evil and then he says that he will come back and gather his people. This is definitely what we modernly call the “rapture”.
Jesus replies
His reply to the question of “Where, Lord?” is a parable. He’s basically saying, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” The meaning behind this is:
“That should be pretty obvious to you.”
Jesus was saying that his kingdom was coming, the world was about to end, he was about to gather his people. The disciples ask a stupid question: “Where will you gather them?” Jesus doesn’t even bother giving a straight answer because the answer is obvious: He’s gathering them to heaven to be with him forever.
Why use this phrase?
The reason that the answer is obvious is because, he’s already answered that question. Just previously in Luke 17:20-21 the passage begins Jesus’ speech with “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed.”
The entire speech is about the Kingdom of God. So when they ask, “Where will they be gathered.” He just replies in parables, since he’s already made it obvious.”
Here is yet another response to the same question
“What does Luke 17:37 mean?
Scholars argue over the meaning of this brief interaction. Jesus is talking about His second coming: when He will judge the world. His arrival then will be as sudden and violent as the flood or the destruction of Sodom. His followers need to be completely focused on Him and His offer of eternal spiritual life even as the world descends into chaos—even as their closest friends and family members continue rejecting Him (Luke 17:22–35).
It’s unclear what the disciples are asking and what Jesus means by His answer. Are the disciples asking where the “days of the Son of Man” will occur (Luke 17:22)? Where the judgment will be? Where the people will be taken (Luke 17:34–35)? It’s not clearly explained here or in other passages.
Similarly, we don’t know exactly what Jesus’ answer means. Some say it refers not to the location of the events but to the finality of the death of judgment. Once vultures arrive, there’s no hope for the corpse.”
And yet another interpretation of the scripture
“In Jesus’ parable he is referring to the gathering and circling of vultures where a carcass is found, marking its location and making it obvious from miles around. The carcass doesn’t somehow represent Jesus’ body — that is pushing the parable beyond its intent. The point is that high circling of the vultures makes the location obvious from afar. In Matthew’s parallel this verse is immediately preceded by a verse on the visibility of lightning from the west to the east at the coming of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:27-28). I believe that in his parable of the vultures, Jesus is saying that there is no need to pinpoint a location now; when Jesus comes it will be obvious to all. As Green puts it, “Just as the presence of carrion is indicated by circling vultures, so will his presence at the end be clearly evident.”732”
I searched this out because I never understood it. I realize I’m not going to understand everything in scripture but when I don’t I search and try to figure it out. It seems no one is certain about the meaning as there are different interpretations. I posted this today because I figured there were probably others that also wondered about what Jesus was referring to. 7.genie