1 Thess 4:16- For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 15:22-For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 – But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at His coming.
1 Corinthians 15:22-For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 – But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at His coming. (First fruit-The first result of an activity). Christ was the First Fruit to die and become resurrected to everlasting life.
They that are Christ’s when He returns will attend the spiritual family reunion that God has prepared for HIS own special people – The Church. This family reunion will take place on earth, but the people of God shall be lifted up from the earth to see and meet their Lord in the sanctified air, where HE shall appear. Those that have died in the Lord, shall also be lifted up from death unto life to be reunited with the children of God who shall be alive at His Coming. What a Reunion. What a blessed Family Reunion. There shall never be a family reunion such as THIS one. Yes, we shall be reunited with those who have made the Lord Jesus Christ their choice and priority in this life-and they, indeed are Family. Eternal Family, and we will all be related through the blood of Jesus Christ - our Father.
Revelation 20: 4 – (The prophesy of John on the Island of Patmos) And I saw thrones and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them, and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, which had not worshiped the beast, nor his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The saints of God who has suffered for the cause of Christ were raised from death to life and, or, mortal to immortality and to great honor and glory and given the authority to judge.
Hebrews 12:14 – Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.
Define Peace and Holiness so that we can examine some of the qualifications for making this family reunion. Peace - freedom from conflict or disagreement among people or groups of people Holiness- Dedicated, consecrated and set apart for the purposes of God.
St. John 5:28-29 – Marvel not at this, for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall shall hear his voice, and shall come forth, they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
The flesh of those IN CHRIST shall be quickened to immortality in Christ and shall break forth from the grave in the identical manner of Christ when death attempted to HOLD him. Through Christ we shall BREAK THE SHACKLES OF DEATH AND BE – SET FREE FOREVER. Hallelujah!
They that have done GOOD – The GOOD deed that we can do to please God is to ACCEPT Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Without that GOOD DEED, NONE other acts of righteousness are approved in God’s sight. Isaiah 64:6 – But we are all as an unclean thing, and all of our righteousness are as filthy rags, and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Our acts of righteousness, without repenting of our sins and inviting Christ to come into our lives and BECOME Head of our lives, are as FILTHY DIRT RAGS before a HOLY GOD.
Luke 21:36 – Watch ye therefore and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
We must have our spiritual eyes open so that we are waiting for the return of Christ and waiting on him by our service unto Him. Are you waiting on Christ today? Are you serving him, or you bound by your own called out self made service to Christ. We must pray at every opportunity regardless where we may be.
While we are driving, we can lift up a prayer. On our jobs, we can lift up a prayer, we can rise up in the middle of the night or early in the morning and call out to our Father in prayer.
The Lord is not accepting anyone into HIS glory. We must be worthy to be lifted up and caught up to be with our Master. Our lives must be worthy. Our conversation must be worthy. Our service must be worthy. Our commitment to God must be Worthy. We cannot be worthy without the Cross of Christ. We cannot be worthy without accepting that Jesus died for our sins. Because he died for my sins, I must live for Him. I must serve him. I must praise him. I must be active in my local church which he has designed for his purposes.
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