Hello may god bless you for the work you are doing I am a Christian been so for the last 5 years, my query is when the rapture takes place as is according to 1 thess 4:17 those who are on earth that belong to Christ will caught up with him in the air, does that mean that those who are alive in Christ will not die and go to grave? will our bodies then be changed and we receive our new bodies immediately? If this will be the process what a day that will be.
Back in 1 Thess. 4 is your answer. Those who've FALLEN ASLEEP, are deceased believers in Jesus. They received Him as Savior while they were alive; and testified that they had done so.
When Jesus comes to get all his Saints; those asleep rise up First to meet Jesus in the Clouds.
Next, all those believers who are alive, are raised to meet Jesus in the clouds.
Our bodies have been changed and Jesus takes us to Heaven immediately. There will be no more sorrow or pain.
It's going to be fast. That's why we must be ready now.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
What if: Those that sleep in Jesus are the Old Testament Saints that died never receiving the promised victory over death, but had to wait on Christ resurrection.
Matthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many of the bodies of the saints which slept (in Jesus) arose (with Christ),
Matthew 27:53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
What if: the holy city was New Jerusalem and not Old Jerusalem.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
What if: those that are alive and remain, are the ones that had their part in the first resurrection and never saw death.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that had part in the first resurrection......
John 8:51 .....he shall never see death.
The saints from the Old Testament and those that never see death, all took part in the first resurrection. These want prevent those left in their graves from seeing a future resurrection.
This (first) resurrection want prevent those still in their graves from seeing a future (second) resurrection.
1 Thessalonians 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 shall rise first.
What if: the is just reaffirming the above verses, the saints and the ones who died with Christ having their part in the first resurrection; making sure we know there are two resurrection.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain (alive because we never saw death) shall be caught up together with them (saints of old) in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, so shall we ever be with the Lord.
hope to hear from you soon, God bless you
When Jesus comes to get all his Saints; those asleep rise up First to meet Jesus in the Clouds.
Next, all those believers who are alive, are raised to meet Jesus in the clouds.
Our bodies have been changed and Jesus takes us to Heaven immediately. There will be no more sorrow or pain.
It's going to be fast. That's why we must be ready now.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
What if: Those that sleep in Jesus are the Old Testament Saints that died never receiving the promised victory over death, but had to wait on Christ resurrection.
Matthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many of the bodies of the saints which slept (in Jesus) arose (with Christ),
Matthew 27:53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.
What if: the holy city was New Jerusalem and not Old Jerusalem.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
What if: those that are alive and remain, are the ones that had their part in the first resurrection and never saw death.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that had part in the first resurrection......
John 8:51 .....he shall never see death.
The saints from the Old Testament and those that never see death, all took part in the first resurrection. These want prevent those left in their graves from seeing a future resurrection.
This (first) resurrection want prevent those still in their graves from seeing a future (second) resurrection.
1 Thessalonians 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 shall rise first.
What if: the is just reaffirming the above verses, the saints and the ones who died with Christ having their part in the first resurrection; making sure we know there are two resurrection.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain (alive because we never saw death) shall be caught up together with them (saints of old) in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, so shall we ever be with the Lord.
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