(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.
(14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
(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.
(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:
(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 Lord.
(18) Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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Case in point, (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. Apostle Paul is saying to Christian believers not to lack knowledge and understandings regarding death, for when we die, we are just sleeping in Christ and will resurrect back to life again on day of rapture; therefore, when believers sleep in Christ, we ought not to cry and mourn as unbelievers who do not have hope of eternity in Jesus Christ; (14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. that is, if we believe in the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, then we ought to believe also that those who die in Christ are not dead but are sleeping in him and will resurrect unto the Father; if we believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, walk in faith in his righteousness; Christians will not die permanent deaths when they sleep in death but will resurrect again to life with immortal bodies on the day of rapture into life everlasting.
Points to ponder, (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. Apostle Paul is saying, that by the word of Christ, those who are living currently and will be fortunate to behold his second coming back to earth, their being alive should not hinder those who are already sleeping in death from rising up again from death and to be caught up together into the arms of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; 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: that is, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the same who was crucified, died, resurrected and ascended unto the Father, will come down again to earth with sounds of thunders of voices of high ranking angels of his Holiness, and loud sounding trumpets of the Father; and those who are sleeping in him, will resurrect first from their graveyards: wonderful!; even those who we bury in graveyards, on the day of rapture will rise up first, though they are sleeping in deaths and forgotten by humanity; Christ is still thinking about both the dead and the living and he will raise the dead back to life on the day of rapture into life everlasting.
Fruits of thoughts, (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 Lord. that is, those who will be still alive when trumpets shall sound from heavenly places for Christ's second coming, they will magnetize together with resurrected spirits of the dead in immortal bodies into the firmament of glory, to meet with Christ in the air and to dwell with him in heavenly places forevermore; therefore, there is hope in eternity for all humanity; regardless, of how we suffered and died on planet earth, there is hope in Jesus Christ, he is the only way, truth and life; no man cometh to the Father, but by him. (John 14:6); believers, let us think about these things; and, (18) Wherefore comfort one another with these words. if we receive Christ into our hearts as Lord and Savior, believe in him and his words, be baptized into the faith of his righteousness and live in godliness, our salvation and eternities are assured; regardless of how our spirits will evaporate out of our mortal bodies; it does not matter at all to Jesus Christ on the day of his second coming, rapture and eternity; let us weep for the dead no more but rejoice that we will see them again with Jesus in life everlasting!
CONCLUSION:
Brethren, in today's lesson; we learn that, there is hope for believers who die in Christ, and we are all precious in the eyes of him who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light; and are all on different assignments for the Father on planet earth, we cannot all be physicians or lawyers but we are all his children and are accepted by him through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; therefore, let us not feel inferior about ourselves any longer but trust and believe in him, and be rest assured that he will not leave us behind on the day of rapture, but we will be caught up together with him in the clouds to life everlasting. Amen and Amen.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
(KJV.) I Corinthians 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
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