IT'S AN ILLUSTRATION!!!!!!!
I mean why not ask; well then who's the guy with the mill stone, or the one in the field, or better yet who are the 10 virigns????
It's so easy to see those are illustrations, and why not this one. Because it's been so twisted and milked that we can't think that way. Get a diff Bible then you usually use. Sit down and read MAtt 24-26, with an open mind, as you'll see Jesus is just using illustrations to get the apostles to think and keep alert to what was going to happen namely the destruction of Jerusalem!!!
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"Injustice will continue until those who are not affected by it are as outraged as those who are."