The Rapture

Scripture tells us “no one knows the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” when the Rapture of God’s children will take place. In Dr. David Jeremiah’s book, The Great Disappearance, he states that there “will be a resurrection command, ‘Come Forth’. It will not name a single individual but will be heard by every believer in every grave around the world. All those tombs will empty,  and the resurrected believers will fly skyward.”

     The Rapture excites me! What a reunion there will be! I am secure in the knowledge that I will be part of it. 

     Following is a little acronym of the Rapture. 

     

R esurrected

     “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrected and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” John 11: 25

 

A live 

     “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins.” Colossians 2:13 

 

P urified

     “Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.” Daniel 12:10

 

T ransformed 

     “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18

 

U nited 

     “For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we will certainly also be united with Him in a resurrection like His.” Romans 6:5

 

R edeemed

     “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come to His people and redeemed them.” Luke 1:68

 

E ternal life

     “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” 1 John 5:13