THE RIGHTEOUS WILL BE WITH THE LORD AT THE SECOND COMING AFTER RESURRECTION.
Friends, the Bible clearly teach that righteous dead will be with the Lord in heaven only after they are rewarded with the precious gift of immortality at the second coming of Christ. Let's consider some passages of Scripture that shed light on this important point:
i) From 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, we read the following assuring words from the apostle Paul:
"4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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.
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:
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.
4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
Beloved, the passage above is clear. The righteous dead rest in their graves awaiting the second coming of their king. It is only when Christ appears the second time that the saints will be resurrected and forever be with their Lord.
ii) From the popular passage of John 14:1-3, we obtain another beautiful insight in connection with the time that the saints will be with Christ. The passage in John 14:1-3 reads: "1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
From this passage in John 14, Christ Himself makes it clear that the disciples will be with Him in heaven when He comes again the second time. In the meantime, He tells them where He was going, they cannot follow Him, but that they will follow Him later on (John 13:36). They must wait for Him to go and prepare a place for them. After that, He will come back and take them to where He was (John 14:1-3). Thus friends, the disciples of Christ understood that they will be with their Lord in heaven not at the point of death but when He came back the second time (see also 1 Peter 1:3-4; Colossians 1:5).
The apostle Paul summarizes what I'm trying hard to point out with these beautiful words:
"20 For our CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 WHO WILL TRANSFORM OUR LOWLY BODY THAT IT MAY BE CONFORMED TO HIS GLORIOUS BODY, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself" (Philippians 3:20-21).
WHAT ABOUT THE THIEF ON THE CROSS?
At this point, I believe someone is pondering over the question; What about the account of the thief on the cross as recorded in Luke 23:39-43? Didn't Christ say he was going to be with Him in Paradise that fateful Friday?
Did Jesus promise the thief on the cross immediate access to heaven when He said, "To day shalt thou be with me in paradise"? The meaning of Christ's statement in Luke 23:43 is determined by a scriptural answer to one very important question: Did Jesus Himself go to heaven on that day?
Not according to Scripture. On the day of the resurrection, when He met Mary at the garden tomb, His words were: "Touch me not for I am not yet ascended to my Father." John 20:17. Jesus could not have gone to paradise on Friday if He hadn't yet ascended to the Father by Sunday!
Someday that thief, along with all others who have accepted Christ, will claim the promise of the resurrection and be with Jesus in paradise.
WAKE UP CHILDREN OF GOD OPEN YOUR BIBLES AND STUDY IT SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FACEBOOK PAGES AND GROUPS GIVE YOUR HEART TO JESUS REPENT WORSHIP GOD ALONE AND KEEP HIS HOLY LAW AND HIS HOLY SABBATH JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME.
Friends, the Bible clearly teach that righteous dead will be with the Lord in heaven only after they are rewarded with the precious gift of immortality at the second coming of Christ. Let's consider some passages of Scripture that shed light on this important point:
i) From 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, we read the following assuring words from the apostle Paul:
"4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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.
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:
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.
4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
Beloved, the passage above is clear. The righteous dead rest in their graves awaiting the second coming of their king. It is only when Christ appears the second time that the saints will be resurrected and forever be with their Lord.
ii) From the popular passage of John 14:1-3, we obtain another beautiful insight in connection with the time that the saints will be with Christ. The passage in John 14:1-3 reads: "1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
From this passage in John 14, Christ Himself makes it clear that the disciples will be with Him in heaven when He comes again the second time. In the meantime, He tells them where He was going, they cannot follow Him, but that they will follow Him later on (John 13:36). They must wait for Him to go and prepare a place for them. After that, He will come back and take them to where He was (John 14:1-3). Thus friends, the disciples of Christ understood that they will be with their Lord in heaven not at the point of death but when He came back the second time (see also 1 Peter 1:3-4; Colossians 1:5).
The apostle Paul summarizes what I'm trying hard to point out with these beautiful words:
"20 For our CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 WHO WILL TRANSFORM OUR LOWLY BODY THAT IT MAY BE CONFORMED TO HIS GLORIOUS BODY, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself" (Philippians 3:20-21).
WHAT ABOUT THE THIEF ON THE CROSS?
At this point, I believe someone is pondering over the question; What about the account of the thief on the cross as recorded in Luke 23:39-43? Didn't Christ say he was going to be with Him in Paradise that fateful Friday?
Did Jesus promise the thief on the cross immediate access to heaven when He said, "To day shalt thou be with me in paradise"? The meaning of Christ's statement in Luke 23:43 is determined by a scriptural answer to one very important question: Did Jesus Himself go to heaven on that day?
Not according to Scripture. On the day of the resurrection, when He met Mary at the garden tomb, His words were: "Touch me not for I am not yet ascended to my Father." John 20:17. Jesus could not have gone to paradise on Friday if He hadn't yet ascended to the Father by Sunday!
Someday that thief, along with all others who have accepted Christ, will claim the promise of the resurrection and be with Jesus in paradise.
WAKE UP CHILDREN OF GOD OPEN YOUR BIBLES AND STUDY IT SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FACEBOOK PAGES AND GROUPS GIVE YOUR HEART TO JESUS REPENT WORSHIP GOD ALONE AND KEEP HIS HOLY LAW AND HIS HOLY SABBATH JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME.
THE RIGHTEOUS WILL BE WITH THE LORD AT THE SECOND COMING AFTER RESURRECTION.
Friends, the Bible clearly teach that righteous dead will be with the Lord in heaven only after they are rewarded with the precious gift of immortality at the second coming of Christ. Let's consider some passages of Scripture that shed light on this important point:
i) From 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, we read the following assuring words from the apostle Paul:
"4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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.
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:
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.
4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
Beloved, the passage above is clear. The righteous dead rest in their graves awaiting the second coming of their king. It is only when Christ appears the second time that the saints will be resurrected and forever be with their Lord.
ii) From the popular passage of John 14:1-3, we obtain another beautiful insight in connection with the time that the saints will be with Christ. The passage in John 14:1-3 reads: "1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
From this passage in John 14, Christ Himself makes it clear that the disciples will be with Him in heaven when He comes again the second time. In the meantime, He tells them where He was going, they cannot follow Him, but that they will follow Him later on (John 13:36). They must wait for Him to go and prepare a place for them. After that, He will come back and take them to where He was (John 14:1-3). Thus friends, the disciples of Christ understood that they will be with their Lord in heaven not at the point of death but when He came back the second time (see also 1 Peter 1:3-4; Colossians 1:5).
The apostle Paul summarizes what I'm trying hard to point out with these beautiful words:
"20 For our CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 WHO WILL TRANSFORM OUR LOWLY BODY THAT IT MAY BE CONFORMED TO HIS GLORIOUS BODY, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself" (Philippians 3:20-21).
WHAT ABOUT THE THIEF ON THE CROSS?
At this point, I believe someone is pondering over the question; What about the account of the thief on the cross as recorded in Luke 23:39-43? Didn't Christ say he was going to be with Him in Paradise that fateful Friday?
Did Jesus promise the thief on the cross immediate access to heaven when He said, "To day shalt thou be with me in paradise"? The meaning of Christ's statement in Luke 23:43 is determined by a scriptural answer to one very important question: Did Jesus Himself go to heaven on that day?
Not according to Scripture. On the day of the resurrection, when He met Mary at the garden tomb, His words were: "Touch me not for I am not yet ascended to my Father." John 20:17. Jesus could not have gone to paradise on Friday if He hadn't yet ascended to the Father by Sunday!
Someday that thief, along with all others who have accepted Christ, will claim the promise of the resurrection and be with Jesus in paradise.
WAKE UP CHILDREN OF GOD OPEN YOUR BIBLES AND STUDY IT SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FACEBOOK PAGES AND GROUPS GIVE YOUR HEART TO JESUS REPENT WORSHIP GOD ALONE AND KEEP HIS HOLY LAW AND HIS HOLY SABBATH JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME.
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