Thirteen points Paul assures us in Scripture will give us hope (Conclusion)

Thirteen points Paul assures us in Scripture will give us hope (Conclusion)

I Thessalonians 4:13-18

10. The dead in Christ will rise first; then those who are still alive will be caught up together with them (I Thessalonians 4:16-17). “Meet” means a "meeting from every conceivable direction."

1 Thessalonians 16:14 – The spirit is being brought with the Lord, but the physical body is being resurrected from the dead; and it will join back together again for a moment. We will come back from the dead in a pre-death form. It will be for such a short time, it will not make any difference.

11. We will meet the Lord in the air (I Thessalonians 4:17).

Christ meant it literally, and when that trumpet blows we will be there.

12. All Christians will receive new imperishable forms or bodies at this in-gathering (I Corinthians 15:51-54).

The original Greek word “atomos” means "indivisble."

It is the most indivisible point of time; we will be changed from these crude, earthly bodies into the glorious forms that will last for all eternity. They will be imperishable, and we will receive bodies like the Lord Jesus.

13. All Christians will be with the Lord forever (I Thessalonians 4:17-18; Job 19:23-27).

The word “caught up” means "to rob, to seize."

Christ will rob this earth of His beloved people, the apple of God’s eye. We will meet Christ in the air, covered and surrounded by clouds.

Job 19:23-27 – No one will describe this event to you. No one will have to describe the face of Christ to you. When this event happens, you will see it with your own eyes. Our hearts yearn to see Him face to face. These stumbling feet of clay will leave their last set of footprints in the sky. Even so Lord Jesus, come home. Hallelujah!

One day I will meet you in the air when He shouts!