When Christians Die (2) ...God will bring back with [Jesus] the believers who have died. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 NLT God says therell be a day when Hell wipe away all tears (Revelation 21:4). Hes given us that promise because, frankly, tears are a given with life on earth, and He wants to remind us that He didnt mean it ever to be that way. So even in the worst pain, we can know that no silent tear is wasted, no gut-wrenching heartbreak goes unnoticed, and no sighs of despair are ever without hope. Why? (1) We believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again. (Thessalonians 4:14 NLT) All hope begins here: the fact that He died and lives again. And we follow in our Masters footsteps! So it makes sense that when we die, therell be a day when we stand up on our feet again. We will live again too. (2) Since we believe this, we also believe that, well... Jesus returns! Hes alive now, so its not the end of the story. His return to earth, in an actual physical body just like first time around, gives us confidence that God will bring back with Him the believers who have died. God will put us back in actual bodies, just like Jesus (Romans 8:11). It wont be re-incarnation: our spirits going to different bodies. We get our own back-perfected! He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own... (Philippians 3:21 NLT) Imagine that! It almost sounds too good to be true. All the old things-pain, crying, death-will pass away. Youll stand up on your feet again, and youll be at home at last, in God.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:17:46 +0000
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