1st 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 rise first.
[The Desire of Ages pp 804] The resurrection of Jesus was a type of the final resurrection of all who sleep in Him. The countenance of the risen Savior, His manner, His speech, were all familiar to His disciples. They may have been deformed, diseased, disfigured in this mortal life and they rise in perfect health and symmetry; yet, in the glorified body their identity will be perfectly preserved.
This leads us to the core of our study, because the you and me in the here and now would also have to confront our own mortality someday. Some will be sooner, and some will be later, but the way things are going, it will be something that must be given due consideration. Confronting our own mortality.
There is a single passage, written in the Scriptures which we hesitated to present previously, but now, will have to unpack, especially since the storms are gathering on the horizon. To put it plainly, Christ’s 2nd coming may be much closer than many persons would prefer to believe. In the book of Revelation, after the preaching of the third angel’s message, something is written, which is of critical importance for us to understand, and be reconciled to.
1st Thessalonians 4:17 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. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!