Jesus is coming, for sure, 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 John 3:3
We don’t know the exact time, but when He comes with a shout, we are going to fly up to meet Him with believers of all time.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 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 the Lord.
Many call this the “rapture”, which is the Latin translation of the Greek word “harpazo”, which is translated in verse 17 as “caught up”.
When Jesus comes, we will leave this world behind and fly away to a better place to spend eternity with Him and all those He redeemed when He died at Calvary.
When Jesus comes all the pain, sorrow, separation, suffering, sin, and heartache will end immediately for those raptured (caught up). .
Did I say we will fly — carried away and completely changed!
Albert Brumley, who lived about fifteen to twenty miles from where I grew up, wrote the song, “I’ll Fly Away.”
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“Some glad morning when this life is o’er — I’ll fly away — To a home on Gods celestial shore, — I’ll fly away.
“I’ll fly away, oh glory — I’ll fly away (in the morning). — When I die hallelujah by and by — I’ll fly away.
“When the shadows of this life have grown, — I’ll fly away; — Like a bird from prison bars has flown, — I’ll fly away.
“Just a few more weary days and then, — I’ll fly away — To a land where joys shall never end, — I’ll fly away.”
Albert E. Brumley
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