Blast Off!

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My friends, we want you to understand how it will be for those followers who have already died. Then you won’t grieve over them and be like people who don’t have any hope. We believe that Jesus died and was raised to life. We also believe that when God brings Jesus back again, he will bring with him all who had faith in Jesus before they died.

Our Lord Jesus told us that when he comes, we won’t go up to meet him ahead of his followers who have already died.
With a loud command and with the shout of the chief angel and a blast of God’s trumpet, the Lord will return from heaven. Then those who had faith in Christ before they died will be raised to life. Next, all of us who are still alive will be taken up into the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the sky. From that time on we will all be with the Lord forever.

Encourage each other with these words.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Are you encouraged when you hear about the return of Jesus Christ? Does the thought of the shout of the chief angel and the blast of God's trumpet bring chill bumps to your skin or bathe your whole being in terror? Are you at peace with your Creator or are you still trying to hide from Him like Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden?

The return of Jesus Christ is not a fairy tale like Old St. Nick or the Easter Bunny. Jesus is not a fun fictional character. Jesus is the awesomely real Son of God who came to this earth, returned to Heaven and will come again!

Everyone who has or ever had faith in Jesus will be there when He returns. Those who have already died will be with Jesus when He comes back! Then those who love Jesus will be taken up into the clouds to meet the Lord in the sky! All of those who followed Jesus will be with Him forever! It will be the blast off of Eternal Bliss with Jesus. There has never been and will never be a ride like this one.

One of Satan's greatest lies is that sin is fun. That is like saying "You can have the time of your life in a garbage dump. Eat, play, live and enjoy life romping through the trash." It is all a lie, but the invitation to follow Jesus and live in peace with Him throughout Eternity is all the truth!

Don't wait, that Day will soon be here!