21/11/2017
Blessed is he who believes as it is written!
There is no room left for any misunderstanding or
interpretation in re- gard to 1 Ths 4. We are told
unequivocally that the LORD Himself descends
from heaven, accompanied by the voice of the
archangel and the trump of God, and with a
commanding shout that goes forth as a wake-up
call for the dead. Already at His ascension, the two
angels announced: “… this same Jesus, which is
taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen him go to haven
(Act1:11).And in Psalm47:5 it says: “God is gone
up with a shout, the L ORD with the sound of a
trumpet.” The LORD will return in like manner.
At His glorious Return, it is about the commanding
shout of the L ORD, Who has conquered and
indeed overcome death, and Who could say upon
the resurrection of Lazarus: “I am the resurrection
and the life …” and to John on the Isle of Patmos:
“Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that
liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for
evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of
death.” (Rev 1:17-18). At the Return of Christ, the
dead in Christ shall rise first, and those who are
alive in Him will be transformed, and together we
will ascend on clouds to meet the L ORD in the air.
Amen! This is THUS SAITH THE LORD!
Then the following Scriptures will be fulfilled:
“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and
shineth even unto the west; so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.” (Mt 24:27).
“Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be
taken, and the other left.” (Mt 24:40).
”For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one
part under heaven, shineth unto the other part
under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in
his day.” (Lk 17:24).
“I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in
one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other
shall be left.” (Lk 17:34).
“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from
the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ
from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” (Rom
8:11).
“… but we know that, when he shall appear, we
shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1
Jn 3:2).