39- "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40- "Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41- "Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other leftIn the verses prior to these Jesus is talking about his second coming, the Day of the Lord, and in verse 40 he says, THEN two men, etc. Therefore, he is referring to His second coming when many shall die, but not all.