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Luke 17:37 The disciples asked Where do those that are taken taken to? Jesus said the body (soma in the Greek a live body, see the the definition of this word in Strong's) are taken where the eagles gather and where do eagles generally gather? Up there in the clouds 10000 feet or more. The word taken is paralambano i.e to take to oneself, to join to ones self (see Strong's). This does not appear to be taken to judgement, but to remove, a separation and those left (aphiemi) to depart from such as divorce of a wife from the husband, this does not look like a word that would used of those belonging to God. This verse appears very much like a reference to the rapture of God's people.